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Item: Oosterdam
Rating: 5
Author: julif

Oosterdam Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

julif

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Verified Review

24 Night Mediterranean Tapestry Greece & Adriatic Antiquities (Barcelona To Athens)

Sail date: September 14, 2023

Ship: Oosterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7143

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Holland America truly did a wonderful job. This was a dream come true for me.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very well organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Excellent

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Absolutely incredible. All employees on the ship were friendly and personable as well as providing exceptional service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Always

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great

Ship tip

Enjoy everything you have time for.

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Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Lovely. We were here for one day before the cruise. We did the hop on hop off bus. It was a great way to experience the cities highlights.

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Marseille (Provence), France

4 out of 5

It was nice but the people weren’t as friendly as all of the other ports.

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Cannes, France Did not visit port

Weather did not permit. We went to Corsica instead which we very much enjoyed.

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Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Loved it. We visited Pisa

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Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Loved it. Yes

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NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

5 out of 5

Loved it. Yes

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Cruise Strait Of Messina

5 out of 5

No port here

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Taormina, Sicily

5 out of 5

Loved it. Yes

Thumbs Up 1

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5

Loved it. Yes

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Kotor, Montenegro Did not visit port

Weather

Thumbs Up 0

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Favorite. Yes

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TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY

5 out of 5

Loved it. Yes

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Rijeka, Croatia

5 out of 5

Loved it. Yes

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Korcula Island, Croatia

5 out of 5

Loved it. Yes

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Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Loved it. Yes

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Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5

Loved it. Yes

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Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

Loved it. Yes

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Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Loved it. Yes

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Istanbul, Turkey

5 out of 5

Loved it. Yes

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Cruise Dardanelles

5 out of 5

Loved it. No port here

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Loved it. Yes

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Good

6 Comments

Ladyjunecliff 1 year ago

How wonderful. What an itinerary. Thanks for the review.

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awa 1 year ago

My husband sail on the Ossterdam Sept 2024 on the 19th. I believe the sale ports are the same. Was it enough time to visit Vatican city?

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javawoody 1 year ago

Wonderful itinerary, thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Glad you had an enjoyable cruise.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Amazing itinerary. Looks like you were on board for several weeks. Glad you enjoyed your “dream come true” cruise!

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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