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Oosterdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

MargB

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Vote: 1

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Alaskan Explorer With Hubbard Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 16, 2006

Ship: Oosterdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

The ship was beautiful. You could not fault the elegant of the decor. The food was plentiful and the salmon dishes were excellent. I felt the presentation in the Lido was very "cafeteria" - and not as well done as in the dining room. The constant smell of garlic was somewhat annoying, especially when eating dessert. I liked the craft classes and the shore talks. Evening entertainment was enjoyable but the musical numbers were far too loud. I used earplugs.

Ports of call

Victoria, British Columbia

1 out of 5

We docked at 7.30 p.m. It was dark within minutes. Did not disembark even though Victoria is one of our favorite cities.

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Sitka, Alaska

3 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

3 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

1 out of 5

We docked at 7.30 p.m. It was dark within minutes. Did not disembark even though Victoria is one of our favorite cities.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Pros: Oosterdam's Elegance Comfortable beds

Cons: Small cabin (HH category) charge for Hydrotherapy pool

2 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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TGE 11 years ago

Garlic!! What a whiner you are. Get over it. You'll certainly never appreciate the glorious food of most countries in the world. MacDonalds and Wendy's seem more appropriate dining experiences for you. So glad I did not sit at your table. I would have been bored to death.

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