Second time on the Oosterdam and with Captain Arjen van der Loo and a lot of the same crew members we had in Alaska September 2010. Service was outstanding.
EMBARKATION - SAN DIEGO:
We arrived at the port at 10:45am. They were still disembarking passengers so it was a mess in trying to get in with luggage as you could not be dropped off at the area you were supposed to be. The people in the terminal were very nice but the terminal itself was more like a large warehouse with benches. The delays and overall inefficiency was purportedly caused by passengers not cooperating with immigration debarkation procedures on the ship(you know who you are!). Not a good way to start the cruise but this was frankly the only "blemish" on an otherwise great cruise. PUBLIC ROOMS:
Cabin was very comfortable. The soft goods can use some replacing which is my only complaint. The location was all the way aft on the stern and extremely quiet. Balcony was awesome and completely covered - deep, wide and big enough for two loungers, two chairs and a small table. Queen bed was on the larger size for a queen which suited us just fine (and our feet did not hang over the edge of the bed, an annoyance we had on Celebrity Century). I'd book this cabin in a heart beat again.