Good Cruise but with ship problems

Zuiderdam Cruise Review to South Pacific

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Zuiderdam

45 Night Tales Of The South Pacific (San Diego Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 03, 2022

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7008

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Great cruise but we were faced by a lot of rain till the last three days when the weather finally improved. Even early in the cruise through Hawaii we started having rain and it never stopped till three days before the end. I did apprecite that the rain which kept us cool. The last Nuku Hiva day was hot so all in all it was great. One risky place on the ship was the gym. The yoga mats were dangerous and would slip and slide on the floor they did disappear after the first few days. The mats left were too thin and you needed at least two on top of each other. The young man in charge was very young and I am not sure he knew how to work with older people. You need a more experienced person there. Also the scale at the gym was very poor. You step on it five times and you get five different weights.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Good. Holland America line decided to have us test for Covid after they said that we did nit have to test if fully vaccinated. I was unhappy because the Holland America lady denied that. She said we had to test is what th instructions were. Finally I found a lady that said they added last minute testing for safety, and that is what I expected to hear from the beginning and i am fine with safety. I am just not fine with denying last munite change in instructions.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
very good

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service was excellent. all the service people were excellent. Thank you.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Commun areas were clean. What was the least clean was the Lido.The tables and chairs needed better wiping and the backs of the chairs was filthy and greasy and repeated greasy fingers on the back of the chairs was obvious. The workers were cleaning and shining brass late in the evenig when I went to get water but maybe new chairs are needed without fabric on the back.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was small cabin but it was our choice. It was clean and well maintained.

Ship tip

Pick a larger room if you can afford it for such a long cruise.

Ports of call

San Diego, California

5 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

4 out of 5

Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

4 out of 5

Kahului, Maui

4 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

4 out of 5

Cross International Dateline

4 out of 5

Apia, Samoa

4 out of 5

Suva, Fiji

4 out of 5

Lautoka, Fiji Islands

4 out of 5

Nuku'Alofa, Tonga Islands

4 out of 5

Aitutaki, Cook Islands

5 out of 5

Raiatea, French Polynesia

4 out of 5

Papeete, Tahiti

5 out of 5

BAHIA D OPUNOHA, MOOREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA

4 out of 5

Fakarava, Tuamotu Archipelago

4 out of 5

Nuku Hiva, Marquesas

5 out of 5

Cross The Equator

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Very good disembarkation but I had trouble wlkind and I needed a wheelchair and that complicated matters.
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2 Comments

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Great itinerary. Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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