Westerdam Review
Great Itinerary, Kind Staff, But, If You Smoke, Read My Last Few Paragraphs
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We chose the Westerdam because we had sailed on this ship before and were familiar with it. We stayed in a Neptune Suite Aft, level 7, corner suite with a verandah....which was very nice. Our room stewards were wonderful and met every one of our needs!
The Itinerary was great, except Sihanoukville in Cambodia. This port is in it's infancy as far as tourists go, but we joined the ship that day they docked after leaving from the Bangkok excursion to go off on our own to visit Siem Reap and Angor Wat. We planned the excursion on our own (way less expensive than what was offered through Holland America) and found that city in Cambodia to be delightful. If Cambodia is judged by a traveler, only on this port, Cambodia is getting the short end of the stick....Siem Reap was wonderful.
The food was good on board and plentiful, especially the Asian themed on the Lido deck, and in the Dining Room. We ate at the Specialty Dining three times....Rudy's Fish (not to our liking at all...probably what we ordered, versus the quality) and at the Pinnacle Grill Twice (food was excellent).
Cabin Review
Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
See above. The Neptune upgrade was offered about 2 weeks before we sailed. We paid 1000 each to get it. I thought it was well worth the money.
Port Reviews
Singapore
Stayed at Marina Bay Sands after Embarking before flying home. Loved it.
Stayed at the Carlton three days prior to Sailing...loved location and price
Bangkok (Laem Chabang)
Hired a private guide through Tours By Locals.....he showed us Bangkok...was awesome
Sihanoukville
Overcrowded, on going construction, kinda thrown together port of call. Pretty sad