Alaska, great! Holland America, not my thing.
Oosterdam Cruise Review
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Purser
Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8
Review summary
Alaska was amazing. Holland America not my thing.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Food was the best I have ever had on a cruise.
Alcoholic beverages were ok.
No Dr Pepper was a pain.
Bar service slow
Bar tenders wouldn’t tell you how many drinks you had left in your package for the day. Bartenders will service and charge you for something not in your package.
Onboard Activities
Really there were no activities that were free! There were some that cost money, bingo, casino.
Kids have very little to do.
Entertainment
Piano bar was ok, but they didn’t play every night.
The shows in the on the main stage were not good.
Children's Programs
None
Service and Staff
Room attendant was amazing.
Bar service was slow most of the time.
Dining room service was ok, didn’t like you had to order drinks from one person and food from another. It made it most of the time you ordered food before you even ordered a drink.
Ship Quality
Ship was clean. Ship is older and not open like newer ships on the promenade deck. It very closed and choppy.
Cabin / Stateroom
Cabins are smaller than I have seen on the other 4 ships I have been on
Ship tip
You have less time in port on this cruise than any I have been on. Really needs to be an 8 day
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Ports of call
Not near enough time. We only had 5 hours there. We pulled in at 6PM and all aboard was 11PM. Plus we had to disembark the next morning at 7AM. Way too much to do to really enjoy it.