Our 3rd cruise with HAL - 1st time on the Oosterdam 3/3 to 3/10. We are a husband and wife, 69 & 66 and have taken over 15 cruises on lines such as Royal Caribbean;Windstar;Crystal;Princess etc.
We drove from the San Fernando Valley to San Diego; dropped our luggage off at the Pier and parked across the street. Very easy with no stress. It took approx 20 minutes going through the lines to check in and receive our cabin key and info packet.We had "Pre-Registered" on line and that saved time.
Our cabin, Veranda #7109 was quite spacious with 3 large closets, a bathroom with tub/shower. The Queen size bed was very comfortable and the linens were 1st Class. Flat screen TV with a DVD player; refrigerator and all amenities were very good. Cabin steward kept the room clean,ice bucket filled and well stocked through out the cruise.