Koningsdam Review

Worse Cruise my wife and I have been on

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Koningsdam
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FOSTERG
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Dec 2018
Cabin: Verandah Stateroom

We chose this cruise for the itinerary. I paid for a larger balcony cabin mid-ship on the 8th deck (bump-out cabin). The air conditioning,(AC), did not work in our cabin. Guest services sent a technician to try and fix the problem. After several attempts they decided to move us to a different cabin. Instead of upgrading us they gave us a cabin on the 7th deck in the aft or rear of the ship. The cabin was smaller with a much smaller balcony. They offered us a $100.00 compensation. The difference in price between the 2 cabins was $660.00. Not to mention the inconvenience of having to change cabins. The Koningsdam is a beautiful ship, however, it had numerous problems on our cruise. The toilets in the bathrooms were not flushing properly so there was a sewer odor all over the ship. The AC in the common areas was not working. Many passengers were complaining of the heat on board. The special effects/lighting for the MAIN STAGE entertainment did not work until several days into the cruise. They had issues with doors opening and closing. I spoke with a crew member several days into the cruise who informed me that the ship had just returned from dry dock. I said to him you would think that after dry dock everything would be in tip top shape. He told me that the dry dock was cut short. He said the ship was suppose to be in dry dock for 21 days, however, someone order the dry dock to end after only 8 days. They were told to work out the bugs while at sea. That told me a lot about how Holland America values it's passengers. They don't! Their customer service does not exist.

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Verandah Stateroom

Cabin V

Cabin was ok but smaller than the one we had booked. Shower was good size. The toilet was on an angle so you had to sit side saddle to use it because your knee hit the shower door.

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