We spent 7 nights cruising to Italy, Malta, Greece, and Turkey on Holland America Oosterdam cruise ship, and in this video, we reach our first port of Messina in Sicily. We take our first excursion to Taormina, a city on the east coast of Sicily, and show you whether it was worth it.
Back on board, it’s Dressy Night, and we show you what the main dining room has to offer and what entertainment to expect on Oosterdam. We also have a flutter in the casino, watch, and see how we got on!
🌎 We cruised on Oosterdam in September 2024. Disclaimer: We were guests of Holland America Cruise Line. All views and opinions are our own, and we retained editorial control.
Holland America Oosterdam statistics –
First cruised – 2003
1963 passengers
812 crew
82,302 gross tonnage
285.24 metres length
32.25 metres beam
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27 Comments
I would so love to visit Taormina as it looks fabulous and my happy place is visiting anything Roman in any country. Paul's long pole videos were fantastic! Thank you both for all the hard work involved in producing these videos to give us all such pleasure xx
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We bought six pairs of cheap readers for Steve. He’s still on the first of them 😁 They’ve proven sturdier than anything the optician could provide 🤣. Great video. Loving it.xx
Very nice video! Great food pics (which I often forget to do). We love Taormina! Have a great remainder of your trip!
Phew thank goodness you didn’t have a little tinkle in the casino 🤣🤣 can’t stop laughing 😆 great vlog as always
Love to join this couple and be their valet. lol
2-3 hours doesnt really seem long enough to explore, why did they not have a full day?
Omg , that's all we get. I was enjoying it sooooo much , then Bang it was over. Waaaa😢😅❤
Taormina is beautiful. One of the places that we have revisited after being there on a few cruises
What a beautiful place and a fantastic vlog . I wouldn't have been able to choose between black forest gateaux and creme brulee as I like both ! we also had a fantastic band on the New Amsterdam ship back in 2017,we watched them every night .
Still laughing about having a tinkle in the casino! Lovely memories of Taormina, visited twice on cruises and would go again. Two hours is not enough so you will have to return 💕
❤ I can't wait to go to Italy. That is one of my bucket list dreams with my sister. I love that we can share your trip.It's like being there with you, God bless you, love your videos
❤ I just turned seventy and I always worry when I have to rush to have a little tinkle 😂😂😢😮😅😂❤
Thanks P n C, fun video, as always. I love sailing through the straits of Messina, so beautiful.
Those prices at the Pub, are tourist trap prices. I am sure the out of the way place frequented by Italians doesn't cost as much! 2 hours wasn't enough. You didn't even go to the Greek Theatre.
Hi both,
Enjoyed your video on Holland America, Taomina looked very nice ,.
Music on board sounded good 😊
Loved seeing Taormina agian, my late husband and I had a wonderful hoilday there in 2002 and seeing your vlog brought back lots of lovely memories for me, thanks.
OOOOOOOO what a ship
Love Sicily, so beautiful.
Cruising Canucks have finding the letters but we prefer your one of finding Carole's. I won't give it away, so others can try and spot her. We did rewind just to check 😂😂
We had planned to take 2 cruises this year or pay for our Pre-Arranged Funerals, so we chose the later.
OMG, ive fallen in love with Sicily, what a charming town Taormina is. Its a long trip from NZ, but having done a big trip last year around Northern Italy I feel that the south has so much to offer incorporating the heel of the boot and Sicily. The music was perfect in the background.
Carole you should call Paulie Morgan "Mr Tippex" as he's always correcting you. Love your videos you are a wonderful team .Taormina was stunning. Thank You
Right then! Just catching up👍
‘A little Tinkle in the casino’?😂😂😂😂
You guys show specifics about cruise travel that nobody else does. I'm referring to menus/prices, other onboard charges/activities and useful how-to's for ship protocol. All of this info is very important for those planning a cruise and you guys deliver the best, THANKS!!
BTW, are you guys 4-star Mariners?
How was the food on Celebrity compared to Fred Olsen? Pray tell. Thank you
Really enjoyed!! Thank you!! Have never been to Messina!