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Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Oosterdam
TraelorMex
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Just off the Oosterdam (opronounced 'Oh'sterdam) (Jan 28-Feb 18). Visited Mexico and Hawaii.
As veteran HAL cruisers we love HAL. Here are our 'likes': typical HAL experience. Food was GREAT! Service, ditto. Staff ditto. Ship, excellent shape. Ships's personnel continually cleaning and polishing. We very much appreciate HAL offering religious services on board...thanks HAL. BIG SURPRISE: ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2012
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Oosterdam
NWvacationer
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s
Background Info:
We were a party of "3 girls", me (47), my mom (82) and my cousin (51). We have all sailed HAL before, and had all been on the Oosterdam at least once. We had sailed 7-10 days in the past, and were looking for a longer trip with more sea days. This was a logical choice as we all live on the West coast.
Travel to San Diego and Embarkation:
We flew into San Diego the morning ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2012
Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Oosterdam
B.K.
6-10 Cruises • Age 80s
Last time on Oosterdam was on a Mexico cruise. We had been on other HAL ships, but there was something about the Oosterdam...it felt like coming home. I wondered this time -- before we boarded on January 14, 2012 -- "Would it feel again, like 'home'?" particularly, since we were cruising in an interior stateroom for the first time ever; previous cruises had all been done in veranda ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2012
Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Oosterdam
cruisinbill
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
My spouse and I had originally booked this cruise as a late celebration of our 40th anniversary. As it turned out, we celebrated it in Sep/11 with a cruise to Alaska on board the Diamond Princess. But, no matter, as we knew we wanted to get away from the typically cold Canadian weather in January and this cruise was a good mid-winter break.
Getting There
We flew from our home gateway of ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2012
Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Oosterdam
Seawoff
2-5 Cruises • Age 80s
All the usual stuff about embarking and disembarking, the food, the entertainment and programs on the ship are basically the same as stated by others.
This review is meant to give helpful hints.
The room: SY has three large closets. Hangers are provided. There are fold down shelves in each closet. There is also a safe in one of the closets.
There is one full size drawers under the foot of ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2012
Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite
Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Oosterdam
Rowsby
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s
DH and I are both in our late 60's with some mobility problems. We chose this 7-day trip as our "practice" cruise. This was DH's first cruise and my first cruise as an adult.
Our cabin, VB 6080, was mid-ship and close to the elevators. It was clean and had plenty of storage. Our stewards were friendly and accommodating. I had asked our TA to request a fan per a cruisecritic suggestion. It ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2011
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Oosterdam
Hal San Diego
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We have been on the Oosterdam several times (3 times in 2011) and always have a good time...that said, one must keep in mind that you are on vacation and have a good time without sweating the small stuff as "ship" happens at sea just as it does at home or in your favorite hotel or resort!!!
This voyage had Captain Arjen van der Loo in command, he is well liked by both his passengers and crew ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2011
Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Oosterdam
Cayoooga
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
We are a couple in our mid to late 40s and have cruised several times before on various cruise lines. We own 100 CCL shares and once the cruise was paid in full, we faxed the required information to HAL and the $250 OBC for a plus 14 day cruise was posted immediately to our account. Our Mexican Riviera and Hawaii B2B cruise on 11/05/2011 and 11/12/2011 cruise was wonderful. The start of the first ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2011
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Oosterdam
CntryGyNSD
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s
I will start this review by noting that our cruise was the unfortunate cruise that followed the three passengers becoming gravely ill in Hawaii and was therefore shortened by a day. This shortened itinerary significantly impacted this cruise and made many aspects feel rushed but that is the worst thing I can say about this cruise.
Staff
Since we were both first-time cruisers we of course ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2011
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Oosterdam
jezzyebelle
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s
Our plan was to fly into San Diego on Friday night, 11/11/11, however due to flight issues, we ended up missing our connection in Atlanta and had to spend the night there and head to San Diego on Saturday, the 12th. We arrived in a very wet San Diego on time. We heard several times that it hasn't rained that hard there in several years.
Embarkation was a breeze as we visited with family and ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2011
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
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