Great service, older crowd

Item: Oosterdam
Rating: 4.3
Author: paulapowell4631

Oosterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean

paulapowell4631

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Tropical Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 06, 2019

Ship: Oosterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4166

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Very nice ship but I wanted more activities on board. This is a cruise for older people, service was excellent. Entertainment was good but all done by 11:30 and things closed by midnight. Nice restaurants and dining, shows were good. Ports were ok.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy and fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Beautiful dining rooms, great service. Food in dining room was good, Lido deck was typical - plentiful but not great

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Not many activities...a pool and a fitness center. No contests or music on Lido deck.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

What they had was good. Ship closed down by midnight

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Best service ever on a cruise. Waiters and bartenders remembered us by name. Steward anticipated our needs. Was awesome service

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very good

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Was comfortable and we had a double balcony - great!

Ship tip

Relax

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

Just parked and got on the ship

Thumbs Up 0

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

Tour and walking and shopping

Thumbs Up 0

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

A very poor country. Enjoyed the beach but nothing to see here

Thumbs Up 1

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

Took a private tour, was interesting but not much fun.

Thumbs Up 1

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

What I go on a cruise for - blue water and a beach chair! Nice

Thumbs Up 14

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Lines moved quickly

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