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Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Zuiderdam

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 01, 2020

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8022

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We enjoyed our cruise (very relaxing)! Reserving a clam shell with chairs was a great way to enjoy Half Moon Cay! Snorkeling was nice in Grand Cayman (beautiful fish)! Main dining room meals were outstanding! We would like to see Holland America offer snack or some food items in the evening as we were often a bit hungry after the shows and food areas were often closed or closing around 8:30pm (since we had early seating for dinner, we were often a bit hungry in the evening). All in all, we enjoyed our cruise!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The main dining room meals were outstanding! Since we had early seating (5:30pm), we often got a bit hungry after the shows and could not find much to eat (they often closed the food area around 8:30pm). It would have been nice to find something to eat during the 8:30-10:00 pm time).

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The laser light dancing was really good, but the other main shows were just okay!

Children's Programs

We did not take children!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Take advantage of the main dining room meals, they are outstanding! If you would like to see more foods offered in the evenings (after 8:30pm), please let Holland America know this! Most people we talked to on our cruise were a bit upset that they did not have snacks or something to eat in the evening hours).

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Loved the beach (reserved a clam shell with chairs).

Falmouth, Jamaica

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Loved the snorkeling, stingray sandbar, and starfish beach!

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Beautiful area!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy! Disembarked on our own and caught a taxi when we left!
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5 Comments

javawoody    3 years ago

Thanks for the review and sharing your story

4Goodtimes    4 years ago

Interesting review.

Shh813    4 years ago

A suggestion: before buffet closes at night go in and grab some food for your cabin to have as snacks for later. Also you can call room services.

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

Good for you, time to book again

bobduck1993    4 years ago

So happy that you got what you wanted out of your cruise!