Don't get me wrong, I too love Viking's food. It was, however, a bit better on our river cruises than this most recent ocean cruise. And again, I had on our 15 day cruise, about 4 eyes-rolling back super delicious meals. Then I had probably 6 very very good meals and then the rest were just good/decent eating. Nothing was ever bad - except for the Chef's table, which doesn't mark allergens on their menus, so when I chose the Asian menu thinking that might be a good risk for my gluten sensitivity, they had to "fix" 4 of the 5 courses and they were pretty sad LOL. The Californian cuisine was excellent BTW. Also, I couldn't agree with you more about the ships crew!! We were on Saturn and the crew and James the guitar entertainer were the BEST, kindest, most amazing staff we have ever experienced! Truly exceptional! After doing quite a bit of research, I too am afraid to make the leap (it is a lot of $$ after all) to try Oceania because we too are totally spoiled by Viking. I hope to hear about your travels if you do decide to try Oceania!!!
