First Cruise on Holland America

Oosterdam Cruise Review to Hawaii

peterat2

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

18 Night Circle Hawaii (San Diego Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 17, 2018

Ship: Oosterdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The Oosterdam is a lovely cruise ship, for the number of passengers she carried, we never felt crowded, we were surprised that we found quiet places to sunbathe and be by ourselves. We found the crew very friendly and always willing to help if needed.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our Dining room waiters were excellent first class service very friendly, Our Room stewards were excellent too, our cabin was always spotless.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The ships layout was easy to follow, I liked the days of the week printed on the mats in the elevators, everywhere was clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

San Diego, California

5 out of 5

We had a late flight, Holland America had a tour of San Diego arranged, we we found very imformative about the city.

Thumbs Up 2

Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5

The port was ok, the tour of Pearl Harbour was poor, we felt as if we were running out of time, we had half hour on the mighty Mo, the guide was great. we had a 2 hour break for lunch which we found too long, an hour would have been long enough.

Thumbs Up 2

Hilo, Hawaii

3 out of 5

Lahaina, Maui

5 out of 5

The port was ok once again, the excursion was first class, we had a two hour boat ride whale watching.

Thumbs Up 3

Nawiliwili, Kauai

4 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

4 out of 5

The port was ok, the excursion was once again rushed, The Kona Coffee plantation was well worth a visit as was the Painted church.