? About which ship

[elou]

I've cruised many times, but only 1 time on Eurodam. Out of Ft. Lauderdale in March is the Eurodam, Amsterdam and Westerdam. I was just wondering which ship to take------looking mainly for best theater shows and daytime activities while at sea. Any suggestions?

[rafinmd]

Amsterdam or Nieuw Amsterdam? I think you mean NA. In March the Amsterdam is sailing roughly from Singapore to Cape Town.

 

Roy

[CruiserBruce]

The day time activities will be similar. The main shows will be similar. There are some special shows that are floating around, like the Blues show on Eurodam, for example, but don't know what ship will have what show at that timeframe.

 

What about the itineraries? That is what many people make their decisions on.

[elou]

Been to all the islands before. Just love to cruise. Also, yes, it is the Nieuw Amsterdam.

[mamaofami]

I agree with Bruce. The shows and activities will be similar.

[jtl513]

The Eurodam and Nieuw A have the Silk Den lounge and Tamarind pan-Asian restaurant as pluses, but to me feel a little more crowded than the Westerdam.

[sevenseasnomad]

A way to avoid the crowded feeling on NA & Eurodam is to rent a retreat cabana. For us, it was worth the extra money. Then too, we always book an inside cabin so we used our "private space" in the cabana area as our verandah.

 

IMO, you can't go wrong with any of these ships. Yes, NA & Eurodam have Tamarind, but if you don't go to the for-a-fee specialty restaurants, it makes no sense to base your decision upon this factor. You say you've been to all the islands. Well, which ones would you want to revisit? Maybe that's a place to start.

 

Whatever you select, have a fabulous cruise.

[Krazy Kruizers]

We don't pick a cruise for its shows.

JMO -- since you have sailed on the Eurodam -- I would choose the Nieuw Amsterdam mainly she has the Silk Den for cocktails and the Tamarind Restaurant - which we love. I know -- not everyone likes Pan Asian food.

[kazu]

Westerdam is known for doing more in the way of shows and being innovative.

 

No guarantees it will happen on your cruise - but we had a fabulous one on our cruise on her.

 

If service matters to you, we found the service on this ship very good - superior to N Amsterdam - but that was just our experience;)

[jtl513]

A way to avoid the crowded feeling on NA & Eurodam is to rent a retreat cabana. For us, it was worth the extra money.

I get the crowded feeling mainly in the Lido but also to some degree in the MDR. For us, a cabana would be a waste of money because we don't stay in any one place for very long - there's too much to do around the ship. Even when we have a cabin balcony we don't spend much time on it.

:)