Holland America Line Oosterdam Cruise Reviews

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Overall, a great experience

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Oosterdam

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dailydelite
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

This trip first attracted me because I was looking for a cruise that started in Venice and hopefully visited some ports in Greece such as Athens and the Greek Islands, This cruise filled the bill and was well priced. Overall, the ship was lovely. The Main dining room, the main stage, the elevators and halls, were all beautiful The cabin: My cabin was a Neptune Suite and I am very glad of ...
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Sail Date: September 2016

Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite


Never again Holland America

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Oosterdam

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janmader
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This was my 12-13th cruise and we had heard that HAL was among the best -- we found them among the worst. Poor, absent, on the verge of unfriendly, service; room steward constantly complaining about being overworked. Truly awful, repetitious food with few choices (even their BBQ was bad -- cold and VERY few choices); the simplest things, like getting a glass of milk,were all but impossible and the ...
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Sail Date: September 2016

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Frankly, HAL Doesn't Give A DAM? Caveat Emptor

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Oosterdam

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Keyser Soze
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

A comprehensive review of OUR HAL EXPERIENCE on the 09/28/16 Oosterdam 12nt Mediterranean Dreams cruise follows. Summary: With the exception of the two very negative experiences, our overall HAL cruise experience was nothing out of the ordinary. I highly recommend reading through all of our experiences listed, while paying special attention to the deal breaking experiences detailed at the end ...
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Sail Date: September 2016

Cabin Type: Large Interior Stateroom


WOULD SAIL AGAIN ON THE OOSTERDAM

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Oosterdam

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twovictorians
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Food was ever better than previous HAL cruises and we have done many (almost 5 star). Service was excellent and as delightful as ever. I understand that sometimes the 'open dining tables had slower than usual service, but during the set dining the service was excellent. The Oosterdam has been partly reno'ed (I understand the suites, although we did not stay in one), the Lido was super and so were ...
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Sail Date: September 2016

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


This cruise was awesome!

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Oosterdam

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felinefinex2
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Love HAL, it is my favorite cruise line! This is my third or fourth time on this particular ship and have nothing bad to say about it except the crappy room location we got on a VA guarantee cabin. The french fries at the Dive In are the best on land or water. I went with a friend on this cruise but she doesn't like to eat with people so I ate in the dining room alone. I met lots of great ...
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Sail Date: September 2016

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Pleasant in many ways....but also very disappointing...

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Oosterdam

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ScorpioGeo
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We selected this itinerary because of the many stops on the Spanish coast. In that regard, it did not disappoint. Malaga / Granada was amazing.... Alicante was also a delightful port. Calvi turned out to be quaint and charming. Likewise, Monaco and Nice were wonderful. The only port that was a complete waste of time was Gibraltar. 15 hours to look at a ROCK..... think about it. If you're ...
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Sail Date: September 2016

Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite


We enjoyed our time and would do HA again

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Oosterdam

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RicksClan 2
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Sept 4 oosterdam 12 nights VD 7097 Bucket list: Barcelona and Rome with a Sept 4 2016 cruise in the middle. This was perfect. We saw lots of places that would have been difficult to get to on our own. We took the initiative and booked our own tours, or just ventured out on our own whenever possible. Cruise Critic was great for helping to organize others to go with us. This was fun ...
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Sail Date: September 2016

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Excellent Riviera Cruise with Holland America

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Oosterdam

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PL56
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

My husband and I have cruised many times, but never with Holland America. We chose them as we liked the Riviera itinerary and it certainly did not disappoint, nor did the Oosterdam. The ship has just been re-done and is stunning. Very tastefully decorated. We had a verandah room which I don't think had been re-done yet (?), however it was very nice also. It has a nice size verandah with two ...
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Sail Date: September 2016

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Great cruiseline if one knows how to avoid some pitfalls

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Oosterdam

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circum95
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

Our third cruise, but the first with Holland America Line. Boarding as the usual stressful super heated mayhem. I wish cruise lines could learn something from Middle Eastern air carriers such as Emirates in that respect. The ship was clean and well managed. That it was a Dutch boat showed by the fact that they had LGBT single parties. We (traditional married couple) booked a suite and our ...
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Sail Date: September 2016

Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite


Cost and little things.

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Oosterdam

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icini
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Last minute choice. Rather overpriced but it did tick the boxes and I enjoyed it greatly, would consider using HAL again if a cheaper alternative did not include the ports I wanted to see. Always managed to find a sun lounger, even on sea days, though sometimes had to hunt for one. Staff mostly excellent and did not pester to buy drinks. Fruit juice available at mealtimes. Never had a long ...
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Sail Date: September 2016

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


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