Oosterdam (North America - West Coast), Holland America Line

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Dining

There are 4 restaurants on-board namely Lido Restaurant, La Fontaine Dining Room, Vista Dining Room, Pinnacle Grill Restaurant.

Lido Restaurant provides breakfast, lunch and dinner. This is an informal dining area offering Lido buffet at a poolside grill. For breakfast there are continental and omelette stations. For lunch, salads, Asian specialties, pasta and pizza, deli fixings for sandwiches, and a traditional buffet line are on offer. Complimentary ice cream and yogurt bar are available for guests.
Dinner is a casual affair here where guests can select their salads and starters from the buffet and order an entrée, which will be delivered at their table. Lido offers midnight pizza or ice cream and coffee and tea 24-hours a day.

The 2-storied La Fontaine Dining Room provides fine food and service. Vista Dining Room provides Rosenthal flatware service and offers snapper dish and lamb chops. Pinnacle Grill is a reservations-only restaurant. Romantic ambiance is created by candlelight and fine décor. This restaurant serves a variety of food items such as fresh Northwest Dishes, wines, filet mignon, Morton`s or Palm, delicious Cioppino and Baked Alaska.

The dress code is causal during the day. For evenings it may range from smart casual to semi formal which means jacket for gentlemen and casual elegance for ladies. On formal nights men are required to wear suit or dinner jacket and ladies a cocktail dress. For a 7 day cruise there are 2 formal nights, 3 informal nights and 4 casual nights. Formal wear for men and women are available on rent. 24-hour room service is provided.

Entertainment

At the 3-storied Vista Lounge guests can watch a Broadway-style show. The glittering lights and music of the shows offers tranquillity to passengers. The Queen`s Show Lounge stages movie shows every evening. At the Northern Lights guests can participate at the disco and country line dancing. Piano Bar has an in-house pianist who plays every night. Ocean Bar decorated with maritime motifs is the venue to enjoy with friends. Neptune Lounge has a concierge, exclusively for Penthouse and Deluxe Veranda Suite guests. Guests can use this area to have their breakfast pastries, or for evening hors d`oeuvres and cocktails. On warm days guests can relax by the Lido Pool. Erasmus Library has a collection of books ranging from Hemingway, Kipling, and Thoreau.

One more lounge to entertain the cruisers is the Explorer`s Lounge. It is made of fashionable furnishings and provides a stress-free atmosphere. This meeting place has intimate seating arrangement for small gatherings. Cigar Room has post-prandial Macanudo or Arturo cigar and fine cognacs to offer.

Kids’ activities include games, arts and crafts, computer fun and movies. It is made of fashionable furnishings and provides a stress-free atmosphere. This meeting place has intimate seating arrangement for small gatherings.

Facilities differ depending on children per cruise. There is a special area for the teenagers named Wave Runner which features a dance floor and big-screen movie corner. Children amuse themselves by playing video games, watch movies on a big-screen TV, or play team games for cool prizes.