Just Boarded the Zuiderdam

[Corgi Girl]

Boarding began at 11:30 and we were on about 15 minutes later. The ship looks great. Had a small glitch with a shore excursion that was resolved professionally and courteously (and quickly, too).

 

Staff so far are outstanding. The Lido was too busy, so we went to Dive In and had a good meal with no crowds.

 

We used VIP luggage. They picked up our bags at Fort Lauderdale yesterday and delivered them today. They emailed us every step of the way (when bags were picked up; when they were en route to ship; and when they were delivered to the ship).

 

So happy to finally be aboard. I hope to write more later.

[PathfinderEss]

Hope you have a wonderful cruise on the Zuiderdam.

[RJ2002]

Enjoy your cruise on the Zuiderdam. Great crew.

[Scrapnana]

Enjoy! We will be waving to you as you sail-away.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Bon Voyage

Have a great cruise.

[fm6175]

Sitting on lounge chair on Hollywood Beach watching you fade away . Have fun !

 

 

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[Typhoon1]

Enjoy.

[Himself]

Have a great cruise. Who is the Current Captain of the Vessel?

[kazu]

Looking forward to hearing about your cruise as time permits.

 

Thanks for the heads up on VIP luggage as well:)

[ger_77]

Take good care of the ship, we are boarding her in just a little over a month!

 

Smooth Sailing! :) :) :)

[Corgi Girl]

Hello,

 

Sail away was wonderful. So many people on shore and in boats waving to us. Scrap Nana and fm6175, thanks for the lovely send-off!

 

ger_77, I promise to take very good care of the ship for you. She is in great shape.

 

Himself, I can't remember who the Captain is off the top of my head, but will let you know.

 

Dinner on the first night was good. We went to listen to the B. B. King group afterwards. They played a lot of R&B from the '70's, which I thoroughly enjoyed. People were dancing. Great group!

 

The seas have been choppy. We woke up to the sound of one of our glasses flying off the shelf and onto the desk below. Glass went everywhere. Housekeeping was awesome. They came right away and vacuumed. Needless to say, we were awake for the day.

 

Half Moon Cay was beautiful, as always. Weather was perfect. Maasdam was also there for the day. The beach started to get very crowded after 10:00 or so. People kept arriving until well after.noontime.

 

Today is an at sea day and our first Formal night. Checked out the dinner menu. They are serving Surf and Turf, but the surf is prawns. Hoping for lobster tails on the last formal night.

 

Take care everyone. Wish you were here...

[cruisinislife]

Thanks so much for keeping us up to date. I am trying to match the dinner menus that I downloaded from another member. Could you tell me 1 entrée that was on the dinner menu for day 2 when you were at half moon cay? Again thanks so much we will be boarding in February. Have lots of fun.

[Cruizer Bill]

This is another cruise we are planning on taking, have fun and tell us all about it!

[Corgi Girl]

The Captain is Christopher Turner.

 

One of the meals from the second night menu was Roast Turkey.

[cruisinislife]

Thank you so much. All your information is really helping in my advance planning. It is so nice of you to take the time to answer questions and include us in on your vacation. Are they offering unlimited internet? If so how much is it? Thank you

[Valley Girl of VA]

Coral Girl - we board next week. Would love to know how the piano bar and the pianist is.

 

Jane

[suznjune]

In Dec unlimited internet was $149.

[erewhon]

Thanks for reporting from your Zuiderdam cruise.

[shrimp56]

Enjoy! We have very happy memories of Zuidy :)