Excellent ship, Excellent Beaches, except for Jamaica. Shore Excursions = loss of money

Oosterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Oosterdam

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 02, 2019

Ship: Oosterdam

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The ship is very nice, with entertainment for all ages. Yes, it has loud music by the pool, but you will always find a quiet room to read a book or to chat with your spouse or friends. Excellent food. Negative points are the useless stop in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and the shore excursion to Isla Pasion, Cozumel. The beaches are nice in both places, but: a) Jamaica has nothing in far from being a nice and calm place like the other ports of call. Maybe other ports in Jamaica wold be better (Last year I went to Ocho Rios, which was much better). b) The beach in Isla Pasion is very nice but the food is really bad, the open bar is a scam, and the stay at the island could be 2 hours more - with no impact in the time to be back onboard.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
the most beatiful beach I have ever been to. And I have been to many, many beaches

Montego Bay, Jamaica

1 out of 5
worthless stop. This should be removed from the Itinerary. I am sure if you ask, 100% of passengers would prefer to stay overnight in Half Moon Cay or in Grand Cayman

George Town, Grand Cayman Did not visit port

Capitain's decision due to rought seas. Next Time... (I've been there last year, it is really beautiful)

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
excursion to Isla Pasion. The food there was terrible. The "included drinks" were very limited, and the barman, preparing the drinks in front of us, mixed 97% water and 3% anything else. The island is beautiful but I will never take a shore excursion from the ship again. Money lost.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

RetiredRay    5 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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