Vacation cruise
Oosterdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage
Contributor Level:
Purser
Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 33
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
Transfer and check in went really smooth
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
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
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
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
The ship was clean and pretty
Cabin / Stateroom
The size was perfect, comparable to a standard hotel room. I didn't think the bed was very comfortable however
Ports of call
Didn't have the chance to do any excursions this time
Thumbs Up
4
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.
Loved this port, the town was clean and felt safe. We did a lot of walking and exploring.
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
It went very smoothly, our luggage was waiting where it was supposed to be.