Oosterdam Panama Canal Cruise

Oosterdam Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Oosterdam

16 Night Panama Canal Eastbound (San Diego To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: March 04, 2018

Ship: Oosterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4015

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Most of it was great had some problems because the ship was going into dry dock after our cruise so it had some things that needed fixing and seemed like they just wanted the cruise over.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
It was good got right on and into our room.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food after over half the cruise got a little old. But still tasted good.

Vista Dining Room

5 out of 5

Great food but got tired of eating there every night.

Lido Restaurant

4 out of 5

Good but got boring

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Had the most fun with trivia.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Most of the entertainment was great.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Most of the staff was great

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Clean almost always

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was great, we had exceptional staff.

Ship tip

Make sure you know all the charges up front so you are not taken by surprise.

Ports of call

San Diego, California

5 out of 5
Just flew in and got on the ship.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
Our excursion was really nice. Tour guide was wonderful.

Huatulco, Mexico

5 out of 5

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

3 out of 5

Puerto Corinto, Nicaragua

1 out of 5
It was really scary to be there.

Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Wonderful.

Enter Panama Canal At Balboa

5 out of 5
It was an amazing experience.

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
same as above.

Exit Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5
same as above.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Amazing port and great people. Beautiful.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Beautiful beach and island but to crowded. We had another ship there at the same time and they had double the people on it that we had. So we only stayed on it for a little while. It also took a long time to get to the island and then back.

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
We loved it there and we did an excursion to the everglades on a airboat also saw alligators, crocks, all sorts of animals in there little animal rehab. Got to hold a baby gator amazing.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It was good no problems.
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1 Comment

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.