Has anyone here sailed on Holland America's Oosterdam?
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From: nanatricot on 11 Aug 2010 23:43 On Aug 11, 10:01 pm, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: > peter wrote: > > X-no-archive: yes On 8/11/10 8:29 AM, in article > > i3tg0f$ct...(a)news.eternal-september.org, "Marcia" > > <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: > > >> I'm hoping to go on another Alaska cruise WITH my fiance this time, and > >> we're probably going with Holland America instead of Princess. I've > >> read their beds are comfortable and there are tubs in the bathroom > >> instead of tiny showers. Any opinions of that ship? > > > Marcia, the Verandah cabins do have tubs, some have whirlpools; other > > outside staterooms have tubs as well, but insides only have showers. Why do > > you prefer HAL over Princess? Have you looked at Celebrity for your next > > Alaska cruise? > >> Thanks, > >> Marcia > > Peter, I just looked at the Celebrity itineraries going out of Seattle. > They all go through Tracy Arm, and while I loved going through the > fjord on my last cruise, we really want to see Glacier Bay this time. > > Marcia- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - I've cruised to and back from Alaska on both HAL & Princess. And it is totally true that the HAL bathtubs while small are larger than the Princess showers. One can always take a shower in the bathtub. Most all cabins, except handicapped ones, have baths on HAL. also all cabins have a sofa (sitting area) which can be very nice if one partner wants to lie down on the bed and the other just wants to sit comfortaly and relax. I'm talking about indoor and ocean-view cabins here, not minisuites.. Even regular verandah suites on Princess do not have a sofa. however, if you want a fridge on this type of cabin on HAL, it will cost you $2.00 a day, well worth it to keep all the wine you want at a cool temp because on HAL you can carry on all the wine you choose to carry. entertainment is better on Princess. As for the cruise itself, both are comparable.
From: Marcia on 12 Aug 2010 01:11 nanatricot wrote: > On Aug 11, 10:01 pm, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >> peter wrote: >>> X-no-archive: yes On 8/11/10 8:29 AM, in article >>> i3tg0f$ct...(a)news.eternal-september.org, "Marcia" >>> <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>> I'm hoping to go on another Alaska cruise WITH my fiance this time, and >>>> we're probably going with Holland America instead of Princess. I've >>>> read their beds are comfortable and there are tubs in the bathroom >>>> instead of tiny showers. Any opinions of that ship? >>> Marcia, the Verandah cabins do have tubs, some have whirlpools; other >>> outside staterooms have tubs as well, but insides only have showers. Why do >>> you prefer HAL over Princess? Have you looked at Celebrity for your next >>> Alaska cruise? >>>> Thanks, >>>> Marcia >> Peter, I just looked at the Celebrity itineraries going out of Seattle. >> They all go through Tracy Arm, and while I loved going through the >> fjord on my last cruise, we really want to see Glacier Bay this time. >> >> Marcia- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > I've cruised to and back from Alaska on both HAL & Princess. And it is > totally true that the HAL bathtubs while small are larger than the > Princess showers. One can always take a shower in the bathtub. Most > all cabins, except handicapped ones, have baths on HAL. also all > cabins have a sofa (sitting area) which can be very nice if one > partner wants to lie down on the bed and the other just wants to sit > comfortaly and relax. I'm talking about indoor and ocean-view cabins > here, not minisuites.. Even regular verandah suites on Princess do not > have a sofa. however, if you want a fridge on this type of cabin on > HAL, it will cost you $2.00 a day, well worth it to keep all the wine > you want at a cool temp because on HAL you can carry on all the wine > you choose to carry. entertainment is better on Princess. As for the > cruise itself, both are comparable. One of my first questions was going to be about a fridge. While I don't drink wine, I had some bottles of juice in the fridge on Princess. There was something about an ice bucket that I read on the HAL website, which would be fine. I also didn't remember reading about safes in the room like Princess has. Did your HAL cabin have a safe? Thanks for that info. Marcia
From: peter on 12 Aug 2010 04:40 X-no-archive: yes On 8/11/10 10:18 PM, in article 4c6305a0$0$7154$607ed4bc(a)cv.net, "Tom K" <tkanitra(a)optonline.net> wrote: > She mentioned >> Celebrity, but I think she said the ships are smaller. I'm not locked >> into anything yet, which is why I am again asking questions...and if you >> remember my last cruise, you know I have lots of them!!! ;-) >> >> Thanks, >> Marcia > > > Celebrity has a sister cruise line called Azamara. That line has 2 > small ships. All the Celebrity brand ships are large, however. Not true. Oosterdam's pax capacity is 1848. Celebrity has Infinity (2034), Millennium (2034) and Mercury (1840) on Alaska itineraries. Azamara Club doesn't offer Alaska cruises.
From: Charles on 12 Aug 2010 05:45 In article <i3vvqd$96k$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Marcia <Marcia(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: > One of my first questions was going to be about a fridge. While I don't > drink wine, I had some bottles of juice in the fridge on Princess. > There was something about an ice bucket that I read on the HAL website, > which would be fine. I also didn't remember reading about safes in the > room like Princess has. Did your HAL cabin have a safe? > > Thanks for that info. The fridge info was not quite right. All cabins on the newer HAL ships, Vista class and above, have a fridge in the cabin. The Oosterdam has a fridge in every cabin. On the older smaller HAL ships the Verandah cabins have a fridge, inside and outside cabins can have one brought in for $2 a day. HAL cabins have safes. -- Charles
From: number6 on 12 Aug 2010 10:17
On Aug 11, 3:26 pm, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: > number6 wrote: > > On Aug 11, 2:29 am, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: > >> I'm hoping to go on another Alaska cruise WITH my fiance this time, and > >> we're probably going with Holland America instead of Princess. I've > >> read their beds are comfortable and there are tubs in the bathroom > >> instead of tiny showers. Any opinions of that ship? > > >> Thanks, > >> Marcia > > > Very nice ship easy to get around ... If you can - get one of the > > stern balconies ... they are huge and I found it very pleasant sailing > > away watching the wake ... > > Are those just regular veranda rooms or suites? I kind of like being > mid ship because my fiance isn't the best sailer in the world and it's > more stable. We'll see. > > Thanks, > Marcia The corner ones are the suites ... those in the center are just verandas ... if the verandas are huge ... those on the suites are humungous ... Best stability is present on the lower decks ... but the better accomodations IMO are on the upper decks ... I love the feeling of openness the stern balcony brings ... |