The cruise was chosen as a good value option with interesting ports.
It delivered in some areas, not so good in others.
The brilliant -
1 service was faultless both in dining and staterooms
2 the stateroom was roomy, clean and light
3 embarkation & disembarkation left Celebrity for dead
The average -
1 the entertainment ranged from very good to don't bother
2 the choice of ...
The only reason I'm giving it a 2 instead of a negative 200 is because there were some positives
1. The ship was docked for long periods of time and there were only 2 sea days which was great because the actual cruise line is so horrible it was nice to really enjoy being off the ship and in beautiful locations.
2. Some of the staff members were great 2 to be exact and although this is a ...
EMBARKATION AND DEBARKATION 5.0 Embarkation was an overnight stop in Barcelona. I arrived late (as expected) and was handled quite efficiently. Debarkation was a Monday in Fort Lauderdale and was reasonably efficient; the usual weekend chaos at FLL was absent.
CABIN 5.0 Standard size and comfortable, although with an unusual L-shaped configuration. The bathroom has the standard size and ...
The cruise started on the right foot because about 2 weeks prior to travel we received an e-mail giving us the opportunity of upgrading from our inside cabin to a veranda. It took about 1 second to make the decision. The veranda cabin wass terrific. We arrived in Barcelona a 2 days prior to boarding the ship to provide time for sampling Barcelona. We did this with another couple and did not use ...
We booked our Oosterdam cruise over a year ago after our return on the same ship in August of 2008 in Alaska. Our Alaska cruise had been so fabulous that we were excited to book the same ship in Europe! A place that was sure to excite the whole family! We asked for main dining over a year ago and was never granted our wish. I will say however that even tho it was a pain to call every morning ...
We embarked at Barcelona. Did an overnight stay at Hotel Ramblas - highly recommend as location is everything. We had a window facing the street but noise was never an issue as the double glazed windows were very effective. We embarked the next day at 11:30 and in less than 20min we were on the ship and having lunch in the Vista Dining Room.
We had a fabulous vacation on the Oosterdam. We ...
I and my husband (we 30 and over) took this cruise based on itinerary. It's our fifth cruise so we knew what to expect, we knew how it should be. We booked cruise shuttle from airport to the ship (only one thing which we booked through the cruise, because everything overprice). People in airport was slow and confused, did not know what to do with extra luggage event it was not full bus, but ...
This is the second time the my wife and I have taken a cruise on the Oosterdam. The first cruise being 2 years ago on the Mexican Rivera. Second time around was not a charm. There are almost as many bad things to write about the cruise as there are good things. So I will start with the good things and for those who don't want to find out about the bad I'll warn you in advance before I start ...