Love the Mexican Riviera.

Oosterdam Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 46

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Oosterdam

7 Night Mexican Riviera (San Diego Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 04, 2020

Ship: Oosterdam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 6074

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We really have enjoyed the Mexican Riviera both times that we have visited. Unfortunately our trip on the Oosterdam was not quite as nice as with the Eurodam. They raised the fare 20% and gave us less entertainment.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We usually have an easy embarkation because don't arrive early

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food was only okay. We have high standards and the buffets are not well organized

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
We really enjoyed the 2 wine tasting experiences, but the main stage was weak in regards to quality and quantity. The impressionist was good but he kept returning and a 1 man show seems insufficient for a ship of almost 2000 guests. We were very disappointed that the Americas test Kitchen was discontinued on Holland America and they raised the fare 20% from the previous year. Betty Ann was an excellent cruise director

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Cabin stewards were very good Cruise director (Betty Ann) was excellent Kitchen help was hit and miss

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
I loved our stateroom #6074. Seemed very spacious for a cruise ship. Lots of storage, large tv, mini fridge, 2 areas to get ready in the morning, bed very comfortable wi- fi thru the app is good. We don't like the soft water

Ship tip

Use the Navigator app. Helps keep track of all that is happening on the ship. Also the wifi thru the app is the best we have had on a cruise ship

Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

San Diego, California

5 out of 5
Very convenient for us 2 hours drive from our home and the parking lot is close to the dock and reasonable

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

We are going on the Oosterdam Feb 29th for that cruise. We aren’t looking for entertainment so we will be ok. We did the Panama Canal on the Oosterdam last April and I don’t think there was a lot of entertainment then either but for us it was fine.

4Goodtimes    4 years ago

Interesting comments.

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