Oosterdam Review

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OK cruise, but not ideal

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jimnhil
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Aug 2014
Cabin: Large Ocean-View Stateroom

This was our first time on a large ship- Oosterdam has nearly 2000 passengers. The staff were superb and attentive, and the ship facilities extensive. The food was fairly good but not outstanding. The package was at first sight good value, but the cost of optional extras was high: WiFi was extortionately priced, alcoholic drinks were very expensive, as was the spa, and shore excursions (though the ones we did were excellent). Entertainment on board was disappointing - we were hoping for some gentle ballroom dancing, but the dancing was either focussed on their dance competition, or cramped disco style. Talks were either all about on-shore shopping (yuk!) or very dumbed down where they were supposed to be informative. An irritation was lack of tea/coffee facilities around the ship - we had to go all the way to deck 9 for that. The ambience and style of the ship was brash and unimaginative : generally we found we couldn't wait to arrive in a port and get off - altogether a very forgettable experience.

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Large Ocean-View Stateroom

Cabin D

Cabin was on deck 1 with a sea view, perfectly adequate in terms of space and amenity, though did not have a balcony, whereas the vast majority of ocean view cabins on the ship did have a balcony. Our first time on a Holland America ship, and found the terminology misleading - they don't have such a thing as a "cabin", they are all called "staterooms" - bizarre!

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