Holland Oosterdam

Oosterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 79

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Oosterdam

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 31, 2017

Ship: Oosterdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1032

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The rooms are clean, the food was the best, but the cruise is better set up for older people.  Age 70 and up.  There was not much to do with young kids.  The dress code for dinner are set up for older people ( suit and tie)  not casual.  

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
On this ship, you need to wear and suit and tie for dinner at times, if you want to dress casual, this may not work for you.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Not much entertainment on this ship during the day the ship was at sea.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Not much entertainment to go see during the day while at sea.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
This cruise is better for older people, ages (70 and up). I did not see much for young kids to do during the day.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our cabin or room was kept clean all through the trip.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I like that the food was dished out to you rather then people putting there hand on food. The ship was very clean at all times of the day.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was always kept clean.

Ship tip

The best food and service was on main deck 9th floor.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5
Very nice place to get on a cruise.

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
Very nice port, lots of places to shop.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Very nice port, Great beach area by the ship and ski lifts to take you down to the beach or up into the hills.

Santo Tomas De Castilla, Guatemala

1 out of 5
This port did not look safe to be out away from the ship.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

1 out of 5
The ship did not stop at this schedule port do to disagreement with Mexican government over a dock. Instead they keep us at sea for an extra day.
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

exnasm68    7 years ago

Doing your homework ahead of time is so essential to having a great cruise. You're right in that HAL caters to a senior clientele. I love HAL, but I sure wouldn't take my grand kids on one of their ships. On the other hand, I would never go on a Carnival weekend cruise during spring break. If you want to treat your kids, take them on Royal Caribbean, or a longer Carnival cruise. We've done both, and the grand kids had a blast.

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