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Oosterdam Cruise Review to Transatlantic

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Oosterdam

14 Night Passage To America (Barcelona To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: October 27, 2018

Ship: Oosterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6110

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The first week was a wonderful itinerary. The last week was crossing the Atlantic. The weather was beautiful. We enjoyed the peace and the routine. Holland America is a good reliable line with history lectures, cooking demonstrations, great young musicians and other things to pass the time.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Oosterdam and her Vista class sister have a promenade that goes all around the ship (unlike a number of ships like Millenium class or MSC Preziosa). This is a nice feature. Use it to exercise after each meal. There are 3 laps to a mile.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
One of the world's great cities.

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Spain

5 out of 5
This is a nice laid back port in southeastern Spain. Try having a relaxing drink in San Francisco Square.

Gibraltar (U.K.)

5 out of 5
A not to be missed piece of world geography.

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5
A great European capital.

Funchal, Madeira

5 out of 5
A gorgeous city of 100,000 on the side of a volcano. Fun and sun in the Atlantic.

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
A great ingress and egress port. FLL is nearby as is Ft. Lauderdale beachfront and Hollywood beachfront.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
We used the "airport direct" service provided by Holland America for $50 (for both of us). It allowed us to "spend the day at the beach"
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

jojo625    6 years ago

Glad you had a a nice time. I sail on Oosterman in February.

lrgd    6 years ago

wow, i think i saw you get at least 7 sea days.

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