Fantastic Hawaii - French Polynesia cruise

Item: Zuiderdam
Rating: 4.3
Author: bjornarisberg

Zuiderdam Cruise Review to South Pacific

bjornarisberg

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

35 Night Hawaii Tahiti & Marquesas (San Diego Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 27, 2022

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1125

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This was the longest cruise in the industry after Covid and everything was excellent due to fantastic staff

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Very effective including covid test

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room good - fish often overcocked Buffet very good Caneletto restuarant excellent

Explorations Cafe

4 out of 5

Very good coffee - not complimentary

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Trivas were entertaining

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Lincoln center classic music were excellent Very good enrichment lectures

Lincoln Center Stage

5 out of 5

Excellent musicians

Billboard Onboard

3 out of 5

The big drawback here was the noise from the nearby casino - sometimes ruining the billboard activities

Rolling Stone Lounge

3 out of 5

The music was too high and much flashing light - perhaps a little to much for this category of guests

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All staff were fantastic positive Glad and serviceminded

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

In good condition

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Comfortable and clean

Ship tip

Excellent itenerary and destination-focused lectures

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Diego, California

4 out of 5

Nice city to experience

Thumbs Up 0

Catalina Island, California

5 out of 5

A nice small village to strole around

Thumbs Up 0

Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5

Yes abus tour around the island with goog stops with excellent views

Thumbs Up 1

Kahului, Maui

4 out of 5

Excursion to a pineapple plantation was interesting

Thumbs Up 0

Hilo, Hawaii

4 out of 5

Just walked around in the city which was good

Thumbs Up 0

Cruise Kilauea Volcano

2 out of 5

Did not see much depending on weather

Thumbs Up 1

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Glassbottom boat excursion would not recommend it. Wandering around is ok

Thumbs Up 1

Raiatea, French Polynesia

5 out of 5

Excursion to a private island and vannilla plantation was excellent A private excursion found at the port with fast boat to a river and a private island - the guide picked us up to late and were not really Ok

Thumbs Up 0

Bora Bora, French Polynesia

5 out of 5

Excursion with bus around the island was good as well as one boat tour in the lagon

Thumbs Up 1

BAHIA D OPUNOHA, MOOREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA

4 out of 5

Bus up to a viewpoint was good

Thumbs Up 0

Papeete, Tahiti

4 out of 5

Excellent tour on a catamaran

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Fakarava, Tuamotu Archipelago

5 out of 5

Rented bikes and snorkling at the many beaches - you can just go from the tenderport to the beaches a few hundred meters - we saw a reef shark 1,5 m lenght very close!!

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Tahuata, Marquesas

5 out of 5

Small genuine community you can strole around - some people snorkeled No excursion here

Thumbs Up 1

Nuku Hiva, Marquesas

5 out of 5

Excellket place just to walk around and go to a beach with nice sand and few coral so you do not need bathing shoes here

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