Wonderful Alaska cruise

Item: Oosterdam
Rating: 5
Author: slmcrowell

Oosterdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

slmcrowell

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 2

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

7 Night Alaskan Explorer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 08, 2019

Ship: Oosterdam

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

If you can’t take cellphone photos not ask for them

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth. Lots of great help!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Great food and selection

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The spa was amazing. The test kitchen was great.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The comedian so funny. The magician was very good

Children's Programs

No kids in our group

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Top notch! The best anywhere I have ever been. Everyone, I mean everyone, knew the ship, it schedules, anything we asked about.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The layout was good. Easy to follow signs plus there was always someone around you could ask

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Beds were very comfortable. Having a balcony was wonderful. Very clean. Great amount of closets and drawers. So glad we opted for the bigger room

Ship tip

Follow the advice given about what to bring on the website. It was spot on

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington Did not visit port

I live near by. I have visited often. Great city!

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CRUISE STEPHENS PASSAGE

5 out of 5

Beautiful

Thumbs Up 2

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Beautiful. I took the tram up Robert’s mountain, great view. Beautiful trail up top

Thumbs Up 3

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

Breathtaking! The captain got us pretty close. The thunder from the calfing was amazing

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Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

Wonderful. The fortress of the bears was my favorite place of the whole trip! The raptor centered was also great. Our taxi driver was the best!

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Raining but great. Very easy to walk to everything. Brothel was interesting. We saw seals there

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Victoria, British Columbia Did not visit port

Ate a great dinner at the pinnacle grill instead. We had been there recently and it was a late arrival. During the day would have been better

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Smooth. slower then embarking. Some people impatient with tired travelers

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