What Crew Members Say About Oosterdam

On the morning of March 8, 2025, the 'Oosterdam', en route from Montevideo to Port Stanley, diverted to in Mar del Plata due to the medical emergency of an 86 year old passenger on board, who needed medical attention for an 86-year-old, American passenger. The captain of the cruise ship had requested a medical radio consultation while the ship was sailing about 130 kilometers from Mar del Plata. The woman had suffered a pulmonary embolism and had to receive mechanical respiratory assistance, and the Coast Guard considered that it was best for her be treated ashore. The 'Oosterdam' transferred the passenger to the port in a tender boat. During the maneuver, both the Coast Guard vessel "Río Luján" and a semi-rigid boat from the maritime institution participated. Upon arriving at the port's motorboat club, the patient was assisted by Coast Guard personnel and, together with her husband,transferred to a private hospital in Mar del Plata. Report with photos: https://quedigital.com.ar/policiales/asi-fue-el-operativo-de-asistencia-a-la-pasajera-de-un-crucero-en-mar-del-plata/

The Port Authority of Kalamata was informed eearly on July 30, 2022, that an 83-year-old passenger of the 'Oosterdam', which was sailing 48 nautical miles south of Kalamata, needed immediate hospital care. The ship sailed to the anchorage of Kalamata where the patient was transferred onto the 'Agios Nikalaos' and, escorted by a patrol boat, was safely transported to the port of Kalamata and then transported by ambulance to the General Hospital of Messinia, for further medical examination.

Crew members stuck on the 'Oosterdam' on April 28 were once again denied entry into the United States despite no confirmed cases of coronavirus onboard. She was forced to depart from the port of Los Angeles in the night with around 800 crew members from 100 countries on board after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ruled against letting them disembark. The Holland America ship has been without passengers since March 14 after the United States government ordered cruise lines to suspend operations. After officials learned of a sick person who was medically evacuated, the entire crew was quarantined. As a result, the 'Oosterdam' has been stranded in international waters for around 45 days and will now be forced to sail to Ensenada for a possible disembarkation after being denied entry in LA. The HAL continued to work with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to obtain approval to disembark crew in the U.S. for immediate return home under their current no sail order which does not allow them to do so at this time, including for U.S. citizens.