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Item: Oosterdam
Rating: 4.8
Author: cruisingmeme65

Oosterdam Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

cruisingmeme65

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

18 Night Panama Canal (San Diego To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: January 18, 2020

Ship: Oosterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7118

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We enjoyed experiencing the diverse cultures we encountered on this cruise. Central America is lovely.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Came a bit late, no lines or waiting.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Everything was good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pools great. Gym good.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Liked BB king. Some of the stage shows good.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone very friendly and accommodating.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Someone was always cleaning.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

All was good.

Ports of call

San Diego, California

5 out of 5

Arrived 2 early and toured on own

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Did a snorkeling and whale watching tour. Fantastic!

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Manzanillo, Mexico

4 out of 5

Ok, we just walked around and shopped.

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Huatulco, Mexico

5 out of 5

Snorkeling was good.

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Puerto Chiapas (Tapachula), Mexico

5 out of 5

Port ok. We visited a banana plantation and a school. Both were wonderful experiences!

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Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

5 out of 5

We enjoyed the coffee plantation and Antigua. There were lots of street venders but this is part of culture. Lots of hand beautiful woven scarves.

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Puerto Corinto, Nicaragua

5 out of 5

Good tour to see a bit of Nicaraguan culture.

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Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Port was industrial. Tour took us to different areas in Costa Rica. We enjoyed seeing the country side.

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Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

A wonderful experience!

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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Snorkeled the beautiful blue waters of Aruba.

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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

This is one of my favorite beaches!! We also snorkeled here. The lunch is good here was good.

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Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Good but no excursion

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

No problems

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Good for you guys!

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bobduck1993 4 years ago

That was some cruise that you took,you had some wonderful ports of call!

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed. We did the Panama Canal on the Oosterdam April 2019 only went East to West. We wanted to end in San Diego as that is home to us. We had a wonderful trip and loved every minute. We will be getting back on the Oosterdam 2 weeks from today.

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