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Oosterdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
Oosterdam

7 Night Alaskan Explorer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 16, 2019

Ship: Oosterdam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 6077

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Our first cruising experience and while it wasn't horrible I will definitely seek another ship next time due to our disappointment with the food. Considering that we were used to a different time zone it would have been nice if the buffet was open all day instead of shutting down so that we could have eaten when we were hungry and not have to wait.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Transfer and check in went really smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Very disappointed with the taste, selection and quality of the food. The buffet seemed to have the same food items every day and the dining room portion sizes were too small. The Canaleto menu was hard to understand and our waitress didn't help much to explain how we were to order, the food however tasted good.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
I attended a couple of Test Kitchen shows and the fire and ice lecture held by the cafe and library, I wasn't interested in much else.

Entertainment

Didn't attend any of the shows

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Very happy with our room stewards Gede & Wayan, very nice and attentive. Other staff were very nice as well, except for our waiter one evening in the dining room who was very rude.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship was clean and pretty

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The size was perfect, comparable to a standard hotel room. I didn't think the bed was very comfortable however

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5
Didn't have the chance to do any excursions this time

Juneau, Alaska

2 out of 5
Just a general feeling, the town looked dirty and had homeless people hanging out in the doorway of shops. Sales people were pushy while we were window shopping, a big turn off for me.

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

4 out of 5
Nature is beautiful and impressive, I was happy with the views and time spent there.

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5
Loved this port, the town was clean and felt safe. We did a lot of walking and exploring.

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
Nice town and good food! Will go back another day and explore more.

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5
This was an evening stop and I didn't go past the giftshop just outside of the ship, I didn't think there was much there to see. I don't like to feel rushed getting back to the ship.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It went very smoothly, our luggage was waiting where it was supposed to be.
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1 Comment

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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