Oosterdam Review
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This was our 3rd cruise with Holland America and the 2nd time on the Oosterdam. Our previous experiences have been wonderful! But this time we felt let down. The activities seemed fewer, the food more limited and not as good, and the service somewhat lacking in the Vista dining room.
We had chosen to sail with HAL based on previous cruises and had convinced friends to go with us due to the high quality of the experience. We felt let down and they made several comments about it wasn't all that special. Lest you think us complainers, we talked with a number of passengers and got the same message.
As to the cruise itself, I absolutely loved Tracey Arm, the Mt Roberts Tram in Juneau and the Rainforest Zipline in Ketchikan. The evening programs were done wonderfully (except for the comic who almost put me to sleep). I was disappointed that they were still running the same acts as they did several years ago. Guess I didn't know they didn't change very often.
Cabin Review
Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Usually only do verandah but a member of our party wouldn't go for it so we all ended up with unobstructed ocean view. Rooms were standard and I don't see anything plus or minus compared to other lines. I do like the Princess layout much better. The lighting by the closets was challenging at times and the placement of the safe on a lower shelf made it hard to key in the combination.But again, normal compared to other lines we've been on.