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You can easily book your own tickets to Table Mountain at tablemountain.net, they are goos for a week. Do the same for Robbins Island

We always fly in the day before. We are seniors and do not like the stress of late flights. We like to be downtown so we can walk around and eat a local restaurant, not a chain. We have saved quite a bit on hotels by booking our room the day we book the cruise. We always book a room that can be cancelled. E.g. the room we booked in Capetown 18 months ago for $160. Is now (3 months before cruise departure) $300.

We have sailed Nautica and would not do so again. It is dated, smoke from smoking areas was bothersome. The O ships are much nicer and still considered smaller ships. The best small ship line is Seabourn. Every aspect of the cruise is noticeably superior. Food is 5* We would prefer to stay with them, but they are expensive. Liquor, wine is included- top brands, but we do not drink alcohol so feel we were paying a lot for a benefit we did not use. So we stay with Oceania- RIVEIRA is a good size.

Oceania May 21. 2024, Capetown to Lisbon We will not try to use Oceania custom air again. We could not get the flights we wanted. We were given flights with 1 or 2 stops with day long waits between flight. We were charged $ 400 for deviation + flight deferential. The Premium Economy not qualify because we wanted different flights. It was going to cost us over $2000. more for inconvenient flights. It was a waste of time. I requested a refund and just booked direct flights in business class- and saved money. this happened on our last cruise too, we will not try again.

We used a taxi to get from the hotel in Trieste to port. It was inexpensive. When we didn't have luggage it was a great city to walk around.

We changed planes in Frankfurt and flew to Trieste. We were 3 days early. It is a delightful city. A highlight was a day trip to Slovenia- not to be missed. We would go back to Trieste in a heartbeat.

We sailed on Nautica last Nov. 23. It was our first Oceania and we were disappointed. There were 2 smoking areas that permeated the entrance to afternoon tea and one side of the pool. There is no promenade to walk around and no shaded area with loungers away from the pool. The service was great, the food was good not great. I asked how OCEANIA got the label “best food at sea” and was told they gave the title to themselves. it was not our best cruise, but we booked again for May 2024 because of the Western Africa itinerary.

I have not been happy with VIATOUR. I find THAT BOOKING DIRECTLY With A SMALL LOCAL TOUR COMPANY is always cheaper, sometimes considerably cheaper, plus there are smaller groups and more flexibility and additional extras added on.

When the port was changed we decided to spend 3 nights in Trieste with a day trip to Slovenia. We booked our flight home departing from Trieste. We have been to Venice before and Trieste looks fabulous.

Experience with booked air through Oceania For Cruise departing from Amsterdam in Sept. 2023 We booked air in our original booking. No business class was mentioned. Premium economy was booked in our original booking. “By accepting this Custom Air you are authorizing Oceania Cruises to charge the non-refundable Custom Air Fee of $299.00 per person to the credit card on file for your reservation" $3096 was for air in original payment with booking [ this was refunded when I cancelled air] the $550 was the fee to use custom air. The $1440. was the cost difference between the flights we wanted and the flights we were offered by Oceania. Economy tickets. Paying custom air let us choose between whatever flights Oceania has available. (This does not mean all the flights available if you book air yourself.) Oceania had no direct flights available - on a busy route with multiple airlines. We did not want to leave for the airport in the middle of the night and wait 7 hours in Frankfurt to change planes for Amsterdam. To get better departure times, a direct flight and a shorter layover on return there was a deviation fee of $550 pp. + $1440 for fare difference. I had numerous calls and quotes and then gave up. I booked exactly what I wanted online, for slightly less money. No to O air in the future - Seabourn is the way to fly.

No kidding strange bookkeeping. We booked air in our original booking. No business class was mentioned. Premium economy in our original booking. “By accepting this Custom Air you are authorizing Oceania Cruises to charge the non-refundable Custom Air Fee of $299.00 per person to the credit card on file for your reservation. Any differential in airfare will be added to your invoice and will be collected at the time your final payment is due.” “598.00 + 1,440.00 = 2,038.00” in addition to air paid”

The $3096 was original payment with booking [ this was refunded when I cancelled air] the $550 was the fee to use custom air. The $1440. was the cost difference between the flights we wanted and the flights we were offered by Oceania. Economy tickets. Paying custom air lets us choose between whatever seats Oceania has available. We did not want to leave for the airport in the middle of the night and wait 7 hours in Frankfurt to change planes. To get better departure times with shorter layover on return was a deviation fee. To fly Toronto to Amsterdam direct instead of changing flights was a deviation fee. I had numerous calls and quotes and then gave up.

I would avoid Air Canada Rouge at all costs. I did it once. There was almost a riot on the plane because of small seats and no legroom. Life is too short.

Oceania air differential was $1440 + $598 for custom air. This was on top of the amount already paid to Oceania $3096. This was ridiculous. For flights to and from Toronto to Europe. $5440 USD for 2. with early flights, extra stops and long waits for connect flight. I booked Air Canada, the flight we wanted for $ 2886. Can. for 2. Let the buyer beware.

We are flying from Toronto to Amsterdam and return Trieste to Toronto.