a mediocre cruise

Oosterdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Oosterdam

7 Night Alaskan Explorer Via Hubbard Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 19, 2007

Ship: Oosterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

Holland America is not what it used to be. Compared to Celebrity and Royal Caribbean, it is a step down. Food was mediocre (much poorer quality than Celebrity and Royal Caribbean), waited for hours for room service, and in general a lower class of and cruder passengers, casual dining dress code encouraged sloppy attire (jeans, bare midriffs, etc) at dinner. I do not think we will sail with Holland America again.

Ports of call

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
Only four hours in port was too little time.

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
not enough time in port.

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
not enough time in port.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
Only four hours in port was too little time.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Pros: undecided

Cons: see note

Recommends Oosterdam? No.

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