Oosterdam
The Oosterdam is the first of 2nd "Vista Class" ships being introduced by Holland America. She is a break from the traditional design and format for Holland America ships and is designed to be more attractive to a wider demographic than former Holland America ships.
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2 users found this review helpful.
This was our first cruise and we had a blast! My fiancee (we got engaged the morning of the cruise) had a room on the 8th floor while my room was on the 4th floor (couldn't feel the movement...read more
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32 users found this review helpful.
I am not new to cruising. I have cruise on ships owned by Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Princess, and Norwegian cruise lines. However, Holland America is the worst by far. Although...read more
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15 users found this review helpful.
WooHoo! What a great first cruise we had! We took Holland America’s Oosterdam’s maiden Alaska voyage and it was DYNO! We wanted to be one of the first cruises in the Alaska cruise...read more
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I just want to focus here on the children's programs since I had heard what great strides HA was making in this area. I'm here to tell you that if this is progress, I'd hate to see where...read more
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6 users found this review helpful.
Upon leaving from bostons' logan airport & arriving at ft. lauderdale to begin our 7 day cruise I have decided to write this review with full honesty and an open mind. We normally cruise...read more
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11 users found this review helpful.
Reviews for the ports visited abound elsewhere and so are not given here. I am concentrating on the ship because it is so new and there are so few reviews available. INTRODUCTION:...read more
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9 users found this review helpful.
As first time cruisers, we really didn’t know what to expect. Sure, we read up on a lot of areas that had us worried, our travel agent was most helpful and of course our friends tried to...read more
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22 users found this review helpful.
The Oosterdam is a new ship, and it was at capacity with 1801 passengers, most of whom were Americans, with 400 Canadians and a large contingent of Koreans on a Korean radio convention....read more
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2 users found this review helpful.
Just returned from a great cruise on a beautiful ship. We cruised for 7 days on the new Oosterdam. This ship made her maiden voyage in August of 2003. We arrived in Fort Lauderdale...read more
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22 users found this review helpful.
No provision for use of hairdryer or nightlight in bathroom. Lighting in makeup area in room inadequate. No clock provided. Lido dining was an epidemic waiting to happen, food offered by servers...read more