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Help!!! Sail Caribbean Princess Or Holland's Zeiderdam?
Question:
Barbara, I’m cruising on the Zuiderdam in April. One of the reason’s I did not pick the Caribbean Princess was the passenger capcity. I really like Princess , but every complaint I read was about how crowded it was. I was told by my customers that Zuiderdam gives a smooth ride. I am also doing Eastern. Diane Giambalvo Travel Consultant GalaxSea Cruises And Tours East Brunswick, NJ 1-800-357-9393 http://www.galaxseaeb.com http://hometown.aol.com/iv18/myhomepage/business.html
Response:
ZEIDERDAM / very nice == SPA is wonderful == new mattresses are perfect
Response:
We did Eastern Caribbean on Zuiderdam in Nov-Dec 2003. Fantastic ship, great experiences, top service, really nothing to complain about. Two of our dining mates had personal problems on St Martin (they were mugged-robbed) but other than that we have no ill feelings about any of the cruise. We did experience some rough seas, and our day on Half Moon Cay was cool, overcast and windy. St Martin offered the best prices for liquor, cameras and the like, and St Thomas was slightly higher but still better than Nassau. Speaking of Nassau… we did Atlantis and I love it!
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Hi I want to go with my Daughter to the Eastern Caribbean Which Ship is best to go on? She was seasick on the Golden Princess and Zeiderdam is a smaller ship But Caribbean Princess has 500 more people on it which would make it crowded for dining and shows We want to go in May 2005 and need help in deciding Thank you to all who respond Barbara
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> Hi I want to go with my Daughter to the Eastern Caribbean Which Ship is > best to go on? She was seasick on the Golden Princess and Zeiderdam is > a smaller ship But Caribbean Princess has 500 more people on it which > would make it crowded for dining and shows We want to go in May 2005 and > need help in deciding Thank you to all who respond Barbara
I’ll give you a whole different thing to consider. The Eastern Caribbean is all open water. It’s the real Atlantic Ocean. Quite a bit of rough water. Very prone to seasickness. We’ve had some of the worst seas on the Eastern Caribbean – 17 ft. waves and 65 mph winds around St. Maarten, St. Thomas and San Juan, Puerto Rico. That just tends to be a rough area. It’s the real Atlantic Ocean, not the quiet Caribbean Sea. The Western Caribbean, on the other hand has more protected waters. Much of the time the ship is south of Cuba, which acts like a HUGE wind and wave break. The water tends to be ultra calm. Much of the time all you will see is mild ripples of water. No waves or white caps. Even for the path down, the ship travels close to Florida in waters which are protected somewhat by the Bahamas. And once south of Cuba it’s VERY calm. If you’re worried about seasickness, I’d strongly recommend the Western Caribbean. Another consideration, we found the ultra huge Royal Caribbean Voyager class ships to be rather stable in the Western Caribbean. The Celebrity ship Century, though now a bit older than the other ships you’re considering, was also very stable. As were the Carnival Destiny class ships. Some ships are just more stable than others. We found Grand Princess to be rather un-stable. Very prone to be blown around by winds, more so than waves. Here sister ship Caribbean Princess is even higher (more subject to wind). My suggestion: Western Caribbean, on Navigator of the Seas. Ultra huge ship on an ultra calm itinerary. –Tom
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Hi I want to go with my Daughter to the Eastern Caribbean Which Ship is best to go on? She was seasick on the Golden Princess and Zeiderdam is a smaller ship But Caribbean Princess has 500 more people on it which would make it crowded for dining and shows We want to go in May 2005 and need help in deciding Thank you to all who respond Barbara
Response:
> Hi I want to go with my Daughter to the Eastern Caribbean Which Ship is > best to go on? She was seasick on the Golden Princess and Zeiderdam is > a smaller ship But Caribbean Princess has 500 more people on it which > would make it crowded for dining and shows We want to go in May 2005 and > need help in deciding Thank you to all who respond Barbara
I’ll give you a whole different thing to consider. The Eastern Caribbean is all open water. It’s the real Atlantic Ocean. Quite a bit of rough water. Very prone to seasickness. We’ve had some of the worst seas on the Eastern Caribbean – 17 ft. waves and 65 mph winds around St. Maarten, St. Thomas and San Juan, Puerto Rico. That just tends to be a rough area. It’s the real Atlantic Ocean, not the quiet Caribbean Sea. The Western Caribbean, on the other hand has more protected waters. Much of the time the ship is south of Cuba, which acts like a HUGE wind and wave break. The water tends to be ultra calm. Much of the time all you will see is mild ripples of water. No waves or white caps. Even for the path down, the ship travels close to Florida in waters which are protected somewhat by the Bahamas. And once south of Cuba it’s VERY calm. If you’re worried about seasickness, I’d strongly recommend the Western Caribbean. Another consideration, we found the ultra huge Royal Caribbean Voyager class ships to be rather stable in the Western Caribbean. The Celebrity ship Century, though now a bit older than the other ships you’re considering, was also very stable. As were the Carnival Destiny class ships. Some ships are just more stable than others. We found Grand Princess to be rather un-stable. Very prone to be blown around by winds, more so than waves. Here sister ship Caribbean Princess is even higher (more subject to wind). My suggestion: Western Caribbean, on Navigator of the Seas. Ultra huge ship on an ultra calm itinerary. –Tom
Response:
We did Eastern Caribbean on Zuiderdam in Nov-Dec 2003. Fantastic ship, great experiences, top service, really nothing to complain about. Two of our dining mates had personal problems on St Martin (they were mugged-robbed) but other than that we have no ill feelings about any of the cruise. We did experience some rough seas, and our day on Half Moon Cay was cool, overcast and windy. St Martin offered the best prices for liquor, cameras and the like, and St Thomas was slightly higher but still better than Nassau. Speaking of Nassau… we did Atlantis and I love it!
Response:
Barbara, I’m cruising on the Zuiderdam in April. One of the reason’s I did not pick the Caribbean Princess was the passenger capcity. I really like Princess , but every complaint I read was about how crowded it was. I was told by my customers that Zuiderdam gives a smooth ride. I am also doing Eastern. Diane Giambalvo Travel Consultant GalaxSea Cruises And Tours East Brunswick, NJ 1-800-357-9393 http://www.galaxseaeb.com http://hometown.aol.com/iv18/myhomepage/business.html
Response:
ZEIDERDAM / very nice == SPA is wonderful == new mattresses are perfect