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Item: Oosterdam
Rating: 4.5
Author: FirstHA

Oosterdam Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

FirstHA

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

Verified Review

12 Night Greek Odyssey (Rome To Venice)

Sail date: October 10, 2022

Ship: Oosterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5082

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Great weather, not to crowded on board, good ports and tours. Very busy.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Seamless, no lines

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Buffets could use bigger signs what’s being served at each station to limit congestion around the one page description.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Didn’t do any, no pool area activities

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Ok, TED type lectures were fun, band and piano couple worked hard every night.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Clean, noisy fan ran all the time, shower temp too hot and could not be adjusted. Reported and fix timely.

Ship tip

Deck five is good and halfway to stuff above and below

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Did not visit port

Just checked in there.

Thumbs Up 0

Naples, Italy

4 out of 5

Yes, felt rushed on the coast. Very crowded

Thumbs Up 0

Santorini, Greece

4 out of 5

Hot springs swim was through a cold sea, and then only warm

Thumbs Up 0

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

Need less rug sales pitch.

Thumbs Up 0

Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete Did not visit port

Poured rain and excursion was canceled. Spent day on the ship.

Thumbs Up 0

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Busy place, an early start helped to avoid some crowds.

Thumbs Up 0

Nafplion (Nauplion), Greece

5 out of 5

Beautiful place, quieter pace

Thumbs Up 1

Argostoli, Kefalonia, Greece

5 out of 5

Didn’t care for stand up scooters. Was an adventure. Expected sit on mopeds.

Thumbs Up 1

Corfu, Greece

1 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5

Needed more time. We were delayed leaving because there was not enough tenders to get us back on the ship.

Thumbs Up 0

TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY

5 out of 5

Slovenia was great. Needed more time to visit the castle.

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Great itinerary. Glad you enjoyed your cruise!

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RoynKaren 2 years ago

thanks for your review

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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