Verandah Cabins on Oosterdam

[LewiLewi]

We are looking into a 40 day cruise on the Oosterdam, a ship that we’ve never been on. Are there any suggestions of Verandah cabins or areas we should avoid. Also, for those that have been on the Oosterdam, any suggestions for cabins or areas we should try to book?

 

[Brodysmum]

We were on her a couple of years ago. We had a rear veranda, absolutely lovely

[LewiLewi]

Thank you. Did you have an aft facing verandah or a side verandah in the back area of the ship?

[GulfShoresCruiser]

We are partial to the VF category verandahs in the front of the ship on deck 8.

 

Why:   It's quiet up there...a good value.......it's near the gym/hydro suite and the lido buffet and lido pool.....So that's the center of our world.  When it is time for dinner,  we have a nice and needed long stroll to/from the MDR.

 

 

[aaaaa]

TripAdvisor has a full forum on the pros and cons of cabins on the Vista ships.

[Crew News]

As a photographer, add my vote for an aft-facing stateroom that will allow you to see and capture from your balcony what is happening on both sides of the ship.  You will also be out of the wind while the ship is moving which means spending more time on your balcony for Room Service breakfast, a mid-afternoon plate of nachos, and watching the sunset.  Room Service food will be hot since you are just three minutes from the Room Service kitchen.  The Lido Market and MDR are short elevator rides away.

 

If you can book a Deck 5 aft stateroom, your completely covered balcony will let you enjoy it in the rain.

[kazu]

If one of them is available, check out 4164 and 4166.  The balconies for these cabins are HUGE - double wide.  

one of them has a shower only though so you would need to check the deck plans IF one is available.  I haven’t heard anyone with one of these cabins not rave about them.  There are pics on halfacts.com

 

[ski ww]

We have verandah cabin 8108 for our cruise in July, looking forward to getting on a ship again. 

[LewiLewi]

3 hours ago, kazu said:

If one of them is available, check out 4164 and 4166.  The balconies for these cabins are HUGE - double wide.  

one of them has a shower only though so you would need to check the deck plans IF one is available.  I haven’t heard anyone with one of these cabins not rave about them.  There are pics on halfacts.com

 

There is only one cabin that is available in that area, 4172. Also available is 4129. Which is in a preferable location? Will we hear kitchen noises from below in 4172?

[LewiLewi]

4 hours ago, Crew News said:

As a photographer, add my vote for an aft-facing stateroom that will allow you to see and capture from your balcony what is happening on both sides of the ship.  You will also be out of the wind while the ship is moving which means spending more time on your balcony for Room Service breakfast, a mid-afternoon plate of nachos, and watching the sunset.  Room Service food will be hot since you are just three minutes from the Room Service kitchen.  The Lido Market and MDR are short elevator rides away.

 

If you can book a Deck 5 aft stateroom, your completely covered balcony will let you enjoy it in the rain.

There is a very limited amount of Verandah cabins on this voyage. None are aft facing.

[Brodysmum]

6 hours ago, LewiLewi said:

Thank you. Did you have an aft facing verandah or a side verandah in the back area of the ship?

 

[Brodysmum]

Back facing. Larger balcony, and watching the wake…

[kazu]

47 minutes ago, LewiLewi said:

There is only one cabin that is available in that area, 4172. Also available is 4129. Which is in a preferable location? Will we hear kitchen noises from below in 4172?

 

I recommended those 2 cabins because of their verandah sizes and the favourable comments by people who have had them.

I haven’t been in either cabin you are mentioning and cannot state with certainty what you will hear.  Why don’t you visit halfacts.com and see comments made by other cruisers in those areas?  Just click Vista class and all the ships but the Noordam (slightly different but not that much) cabin comments would be relevant to the Oosterdam.

 

 

[VintageGeo]

Our last two cruises were on Oosterdam, and it is our favorite of the 3 HAL ships we've sailed. We did a 7 day in cabin VA6089, just ahead of the mid-ship elevators, and our most recent was a 17 day in cabin VC5172. That was a Panama Canal transit and we enjoyed being aft of the lifeboats for a more uninterrupted view. 

Both are standard verandah cabins, nothing special, just comfortable, and we'd gladly sail again in either.

 

Lori & George

 

[Sharon in AZ]

13 hours ago, LewiLewi said:

We are looking into a 40 day cruise on the Oosterdam, a ship that we’ve never been on. Are there any suggestions of Verandah cabins or areas we should avoid. Also, for those that have been on the Oosterdam, any suggestions for cabins or areas we should try to book?

 

We’ve been on the Oosterdam 3 times and have always booked a Verandah aft Deck 7, of course midship would be better but those cost more.  I would avoid Deck 8 unless you are under a carpeted area. The Lido above Deck 8 can create noises especially if you are light sleeper.

 

 Our next cruise just so happens to be on the Oosterdam but this time we are splurging on a Neptune Suite on Deck 7. 

[GulfShoresCruiser]

8 hours ago, Sharon in AZ said:

The Lido above Deck 8 can create noises especially if you are light sleeper.

 

Think it depend where on deck 8....We love the front verandahs...VF's.....The spa is above us and it's a quiet area, from our experience. 

[Sharon in AZ]

5 hours ago, GulfShoresCruiser said:

 

Think it depend where on deck 8....We love the front verandahs...VF's.....The spa is above us and it's a quiet area, from our experience. 

Yes, that’s a good area to be under and was our favorite area on the older ships, like the Veendam. 

[GulfShoresCruiser]

We never experienced a balcony on the older ships......Price was over our pay grade.....But on the newer ships, we've been able to snag a balcony at prices that fit the budget!  

[KroozNut]

We were in a balcony cabin on Oostie (deck 6 aft) in 2017 and loved it. That was the cruise when DW and I renewed our wedding vows... so many fond memories.