Amazing African Continent

Item: Zuiderdam
Rating: 4.2
Author: kharumi

Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

kharumi

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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73 Night Grand Africa Voyage (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 10, 2023

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7089

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

It was very educational for us to learn about slave trade history by visiting several West African countries. Our ship was the last one to go through Suez Canal before the interruption by Yemen. We were blessed with great weather and smooth sailing for the entire duration. Although we couldn’t visit Aqaba and Sharm El Sheikh ports due to Israel and Hamas war, it was a great trip overall.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Funchal, Madeira

5 out of 5

Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands

4 out of 5

Agadir, Morocco

4 out of 5

Casablanca, Morocco

4 out of 5

La Goulette (Tunis & Carthage), Tunisia

4 out of 5

Souda (Chania), Crete

5 out of 5

Limassol, Cyprus

5 out of 5

Suez Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Safaga (Luxor), Egypt

1 out of 5

There is nothing to see in Safaga town. Luxor is too far away. If you want to see Luxor, it is better to take a river cruise.

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Cross The Equator

3 out of 5

No port. We have done many crossings.

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Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles

5 out of 5

Zanzibar, Tanzania

5 out of 5

MAMOUDZOU, MAYOTTE

4 out of 5

ANDOANY (HELL-VILLE), NOSY-BE, MADAGASCAR

4 out of 5

Maputo, Mozambique

3 out of 5

Durban, South Africa

3 out of 5

The city itself is not safe. Better to take shore excursion to outside of the city.

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Cape Town, South Africa

5 out of 5

Easy walking to the major harbor shopping area.

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Walvis Bay, Namibia

4 out of 5

Shore excursion to sandwich Island was fantastic. Many vendors outside the port gate.

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Luanda, Angola

3 out of 5

Takoradi, Ghana

3 out of 5

Abidjan, (Ivory Coast) Cote D'Ivoire

1 out of 5

There are several ports. The port we docked was terrible. It took more than 30 mins to get out of the port by port shuttle. It was very difficult to arrange a private tour due to uncertainty of port to use. We took a private shore excursion to Grand Bassam and it was good.

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Banjul, Gambia

1 out of 5

Welcoming atmosphere and many vendors at the dock.

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Dakar, Senegal

1 out of 5

Can’t walk out from the port. Have to use port shuttle.

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Mindelo, Cape Verde Island

4 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico