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Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Oosterdam
The Producer
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
My wife and I just completed a 17-day cruise on February 22 on the Oosterdam from Fort Lauderdale (February 5) to San Diego. The food and service were great. The ship was clean and crisp. The staff was always friendly and helpful. The headliner shows each evening were top notch. The Lido Market was well organized, much better than other cruise ships. However, we probably will not book ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2020
Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Oosterdam
Gail MG
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
The Oosterdam is one of the older Holland America ships but is attractive, well maintained, and comfortable and has probably the best service, certainly the friendliest service, of any of the Holland America ships that we have sailed on. The officers, too, are unusually cordial and went out of their way to greet and chat with guests. What I liked best about this 17-day Panama Canal transit cruise, ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2020
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Oosterdam
jar46
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
This was our 12th cruise, 2d on HAL. What a disappointment! Ship is tired, scuffed, dirty and smelly. Needs a major renovation. Design is dated, but more important it's just old and not well maintained. The ambience of the ship transferred to many (but by no means all) of the staff, many of whom seemed just as tired as the ship and were simply going thru the motions. The food was ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2020
Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Oosterdam
Kruisysue8
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s
We wanted a cruise where we didn’t have airfare to contend with. We can drive from Phoenix to San Diego, leave our car in a hotel that stores it for free, and take the free shuttle from the Best Western Yacht Harbor ($137 a night) to the cruise port. Perfect. This was only seven days but it only cost $1249 so we were very happy with that part of it.
We love absolutely everything about this ship ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Oosterdam
ElEl
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
We sailed on the Holland-America Oosterdam’s 18-day Panama Canal cruise (January 15-February 5, 2020) from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale. My wife and I are in our 70’s, and we are four-star HAL Mariners.
We had temperatures that were mostly in the 70’s and 80’s and lots and lots of sunshine. (There was very little rain during these 18 days.) We packed sunscreen and some 30% Deet insect repellent ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Oosterdam
seawife2
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
This is our 7th cruise.We had a signature suite. Other cruises have been 14 day transatlantic on Celeberity, Princess, and Royal Caribbean. This ranks last on our ratings. Pros: Crew all very friendly, pleasant, helpful and seem to be very happy. Food was very good at first. Canned music was subtle and unobtrusive.Cons: Too many to list but here are the main ones. Ship is very tired and not well ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Oosterdam
pfowler59
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
I choose Holland America because we do not like the mega ships...I like to feel that we are at sea! I thought the food was the best I have had comparing with other cruise lines. The service was outstanding, friendly and fun. I would be hard pressed to look elsewhere. There was wonderful entertainment in the evening at the Gallery Bar. Two duel pianists played and sang 50's to 90's music. We ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Oosterdam
CAHallam
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
It has been several years, cruises and cruise lines since we were on board a HAL ship, 2016 to be exact. We chose this trip primarily because of the time frame, pricing and lazy itinerary. Had not been on the Oosterdam, and it did have Key West in the itinerary, always a favorite stop for us. We departed from Port Everglades, utilizing a nearby parking lot not directly on port property to save a ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Oosterdam
maheron
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s
My husband and I have cruised on Holland America a few times. The last two were to the Caribbean although our previous trip was on a different ship. This cruise was wonderful. We loved the ports, the excursions, the crew, the other passengers, and the relaxing atmosphere.
We remember the food being much tastier and more exotic in the past. This cruise had good food, but not fantastic food ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2019
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Oosterdam
danamansell
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s
17 of us took this cruise together to celebrate my brother's 50th. While I have traveled (and even lived) all over the world and I love to travel, I had never been on a cruise and was a little nervous. I LOVED it! It was so much fun!
I was in a balcony cabin (smallest one) and it was perfect for me and with one other person at times. I was the only one in my room, but thought it was very roomy ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
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