Oosterdam

The Caribbean from December, the Mediterranean from April

Oosterdam spends December to March in the Caribbean, sails the Mediterranean from April to November, and fits South American and Panama Canal voyages in between. From December to March she runs Caribbean round trips from Fort Lauderdale of 11, 12 and 21 nights; stops change between departures, but Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, Oranjestad and Cartagena are typical, and some sailings reach Gatún Lake inside the Panama Canal. In April she leaves Fort Lauderdale on one-way passages of 15 and 21 nights through the Panama Canal, ending in San Diego or Vancouver, with Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas among the ports you might see.

In February and March, 22- and 31-night voyages to South America leave Buenos Aires for San Antonio in Chile or for Fort Lauderdale. Ports vary, but Montevideo, Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands and Ushuaia are among them.

Her Mediterranean sailings are mostly one-ways of 7, 11 and 14 nights linking Barcelona, Rome (Civitavecchia) and Athens (Piraeus), plus 19- and 21-night round trips from Piraeus in June and July. Each departure differs, though Valletta, Santorini, Kotor and Kuşadası for Ephesus are typical calls. Wherever she sails from, we book the flights, the hotel either side and the transfers with the cruise as one holiday, so a long voyage and the travel around it sit on a single booking.

Her fellow Vista Class ships include Zuiderdam and Westerdam, and the Holland America Line page covers the rest of the fleet.

Live music, shows and a lounge with a view

Oosterdam’s evenings move between the World Stage, where two-storey panoramic LED screens surround the audience, and the Rolling Stone Lounge, where a live band plays rock, pop and country; both are included in the fare. For something quieter, the Crow’s Nest is a lounge built around panoramic sea views, a natural place to watch the coast arrive on a long voyage.

Families have the Kids Club, which takes children aged 3 to 17 for arts, sports, games and themed parties at no extra cost, though it does not run on every sailing, while High Score! offers arcade classics by day and air hockey, skee-ball and board games in the evening.

Drinks in the bars are charged separately unless you have a package; Holland America’s Have It All Package bundles the Signature Beverage Package with an internet package and prepaid gratuities.

From the Lido Market to Canaletto’s Italian classics

Most meals on Oosterdam are included in the fare. The Lido Market serves comfort food and international dishes in a market-style setting with no fixed mealtimes, which suits the long days ashore on her Mediterranean and South American voyages. Beside the pool, the Dive-In grills hamburgers and hot dogs with chips, also included, and 24-hour room service brings breakfast or a late-night bite to your stateroom.

Canaletto is the change of pace: hearty Italian classics in a relaxed but elegant room, with à la carte charges.

Oosterdam cabins and deck plans

Oosterdam’s accommodation runs up to a collection of suites. Her cabins and deck plans lay out every category across her decks, so you can see which deck puts you closest to the Lido Market or the Crow’s Nest.

CruiseAway sells Oosterdam’s sailings alongside the rest of Holland America Line’s programme, and our team can talk you through them. Our Best Price Guarantee applies. Read what past guests made of her in our Oosterdam reviews, then look through Holland America’s Grand Voyages for the line’s extended sailings.