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Item: Zuiderdam
Rating: 4.6
Author: blankhorse

Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

blankhorse

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

12 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 22, 2023

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8138

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Excellent cruise! Totally enjoyed it but could have done without the unruly kids on board.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy and well organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Excellent

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

This ship has an awesome library, which was closed a few days after we set sail because of The unruly kids on board. 300 kids were on board.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Excellent band in the rolling stone lounge. Great dancing as long as the unruly kids were not hogging up the dance floors

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent service. Crew is outstanding

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Aft room , big room with a huge balcony . Very happy with this room

Ship tip

The walking deck on the promenade level (3) is awesome! 3 times around = 1 mile.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Very friendly folks in this island

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Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Great shore excursion here. Busy city with a lot of panhandlers and aggressive teens

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Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5

The Panama Canal experience was unforgettable.

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Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

Waste of time. The boat and train tour was a tour of shanty towns and trash. Stay on the ship

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Bimini, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Don’t bother getting off

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Super smooth

Traveler Photos

5 Comments

Ladyjunecliff 8 months ago

Thanks for your review!

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Ruby13 10 months ago

That time of the year is their winter break so there’s going to be kids on a cruise.

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javawoody 10 months ago

Cruising during holidays equals kids, even on cruise lines that cater to an older demographic.

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cruising2004 10 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful Panama Canal cruise. Thank you for your review.

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Niavlys 10 months ago

Its family and children's time of the year... Maybe next time a different time or a different ship that is know for not having many childrens on board...

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