14-Day Cultural Crossing With Andalusia
Barcelona · 14n · $109/n · Nov 4, 2026
From $1,529 inside · Balcony $1,819
Live · sailing at 16 kn · Zadar
Holland America · HAL VISTA
Oosterdam
Guests
2,024 – 2,429
Crew
817
Cabins
1,012
Length
285 m
Space ratio
34
Homeport pattern
Seattle
Where she is right now
En route · Zadar· 9/20/2026, 8:54:37 PM· Course 294°
Position
42.69°N, 16.58°E
Heading
294° · COG 293°
Speed
16 kn
Destination
Zadar
Our take · opinion
East-compass Vista with a fresh spa
We experience Oosterdam as Holland America’s east-compass Vista: the same midsize calm as her sisters, now with a 2025 spa and sundeck refresh. She’s for couples and multi-gen groups who want Alaska or longer itineraries without megaship volume.
We feel Oosterdam as classic Vista HAL with a little more polish after her latest yard period. Days settle around the Lido, Explorations Café, and the Crow’s Nest when the scenery is the point. Evenings still run culinary demos by day and live music by night, plus Explorer’s Lounge classical sets and a main-stage show that stays conversational, not deafening.
Cabins mirror the Vista playbook: balcony-heavy inventory, generous suite terraces on Pinnacle, and Club Orange perks when you book Neptune or Pinnacle Suites. We push midship verandahs for most couples and flag under-Lido or elevator-adjacent banks for light sleepers. Ask us before you lock a category if connecting rooms or accessible layouts matter for the group.
Dining is the HAL familiar loop: Vista Dining Room Anytime or traditional, Pinnacle Grill for steak and the Le Cirque night, Canaletto for Italian, and a Lido Market that moves better than most buffets. The 2025 work also sharpened the Greenhouse Spa thermal story and aft Sea View whirlpools for quieter soak time. Versus Westerdam and Noordam she’s the one we’d nudge first when spa time is part of the brief; confirm sailings on this page with us for Seattle Alaska or South Pacific seasons.
She's for
- Couples who want midsize HAL polish
- Alaska or long-itinerary scenery travelers
- Guests who care about spa and thermal suite time
- Multi-gen groups that still prefer quiet evenings
She's not for
- Families hunting water slides and kid resorts
- Nightlife-first party cruisers
- Shoppers who insist on brand-new cabin hardware
Honest caveat
She’s still early-2000s Vista hardware under the 2025 spa gloss. Bathrooms and outlets lag Pinnacle-class newbuilds. If cabin modernity is your dealbreaker, we’ll steer the category comparison before you book.
The record · ship backgroundOosterdam, on paper
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The record · ship background
Oosterdam, on paper
Show ship backgroundHide ship backgroundOosterdam is Holland America’s second Vista-class ship, built at Fincantieri Marghera with keel work in early 2002 and an inaugural season that began from Rotterdam in July 2003 after naming by Princess Margriet. Sisters are Zuiderdam, Westerdam, and Noordam. Propulsion is diesel-electric with twin ABB Azipods, and her atrium centerpiece is a large crystal globe rather than Westerdam’s cut-glass sailing ship.
Signature of Excellence work in 2009 added cabins, Canaletto, and cinema space. Later projects added Observation Deck staterooms and The Retreat adults sundeck. The April 2025 Grand Bahama drydock expanded the casino, refreshed the Crow’s Nest with arts and games corners, rebuilt the Greenhouse Spa thermal suite, and upgraded aft Sea View whirlpools and teak.
Deployment commonly centers on summer Alaska from Seattle, with South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Hawaii repositionings, and occasional longer world-pattern voyages. Confirm this sailing’s homeport and itinerary on the page before you plan flights.
Build record
- Keel to delivery
- 2002 – 2003
- Inaugural
- Jul 2003, Rotterdam
- Fuel
- Marine diesel (Azipod)
- Sisters
- MS Noordam, MS Westerdam, MS Zuiderdam, P&O Arcadia
Commerce
Upcoming sailings
40 itineraries · 89 sail dates on Oosterdam. Fares are live and change daily.
22-Day South America & Antarctica
Buenos Aires · 22n · $306/n · Feb 1, 2027
From $6,724 inside · Balcony $9,204
14-Day South America Pathways: Chilean Fjords & Glaciers
Santiago · 14n · $251/n · Feb 23, 2027
From $3,509 inside
16-Day Inca & Panama Canal Discovery: Lima Overnight
Santiago · 16n · $227/n · Mar 24, 2027
From $3,634 inside · Balcony $5,454
14-Day Cultural Crossing With Morocco & Spain
Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · 14n · $110/n · Apr 9, 2027
From $1,539 inside · Balcony $1,879
25-Day Mediterranean Crossing: Spain & Italy
Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · 25n · $341/n · Apr 9, 2027
From $8,524 inside
| Sailing | Date | Depart | Nights | $/n | Inside | Balcony | Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Day Cultural Crossing With AndalusiaBarcelona, Spain | Cartagena, Spain | Malaga, Spain | Gibraltar | Kings Wharf, Bermuda | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US | Nov 4, 2026 | Barcelona | 14 | $109 | $1,529 | $1,819 | $2,969 |
| 22-Day South America & AntarcticaBuenos Aires, Argentina | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Montevideo, Uruguay | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | Stanley/Falkland Is/Islas Malvinas | Antarctic Experience | Antarctic Experience | Antarctic Experience | Antarctic Experience | Antarctic Experience | Drake Passage and Cape Horn | Ushuaia, Argentina | Beagle Channel | Punta Arenas, Chile | Strait of Magellan | Puerto Chacabuco, Chile | Puerto Montt, Chile | San Antonio (Santiago), Chile | Feb 1, 2027 | Buenos Aires | 22 | $306 | $6,724 | $9,204 | $10,934 |
| 14-Day South America Pathways: Chilean Fjords & GlaciersSan Antonio (Santiago), Chile | Puerto Montt, Chile | Puerto Chacabuco, Chile | Pio XI Glacier (Bruggen Glacier), Chile | Strait of Magellan | Punta Arenas, Chile | Cockburn Channel | Beagle Channel | Ushuaia, Argentina | Stanley/Falkland Is/Islas Malvinas | Montevideo, Uruguay | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Feb 23, 2027 | Santiago | 14 | $251 | $3,509 | — | — |
| 16-Day Inca & Panama Canal Discovery: Lima OvernightSan Antonio (Santiago), Chile | Coquimbo (La Serena), Chile | General San Martin (Pisco), Peru | Callao (Lima), Peru | Callao (Lima), Peru | Salaverry (Trujillo), Peru | Manta, Ecuador | Fuerte Amador, Panama | Fuerte Amador, Panama | Enter Panama Canal Balboa | Exit Panama Canal Cristobal | Georgetown, Cayman Islands | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US | Mar 24, 2027 | Santiago | 16 | $227 | $3,634 | $5,454 | $6,134 |
| 14-Day Cultural Crossing With Morocco & SpainFort Lauderdale, Florida, US | Tangier, Morocco | Malaga, Spain | Cartagena, Spain | Alicante, Spain | Barcelona, Spain | Apr 9, 2027 | Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) | 14 | $110 | $1,539 | $1,879 | $3,419 |
| 25-Day Mediterranean Crossing: Spain & ItalyFort Lauderdale, Florida, US | Tangier, Morocco | Malaga, Spain | Cartagena, Spain | Alicante, Spain | Barcelona, Spain | Villefranche-sur-Mer (Nice), France | Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy | Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy | Naples (Pompeii/Amalfi), Italy | Messina, Italy | Souda (Chania), Greece | Thira (Santorini), Greece | Rhodes, Greece | Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey | Piraeus (Athens), Greece | Apr 9, 2027 | Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) | 25 | $341 | $8,524 | — | $8,524 |
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