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OH NO Horrors I have an Oceania lanyard & have had reception punch a hole in my key card 🙄 I will now be mistaken for the great Mass market cruiser crowd The great ones will be horrified

In the past you had to insert the key card in the lock I guess things are different post covid?? I usually put the card holder away as they are too fiddly to get the card out when you need it

Exactly so wait to see if the ice bucket is full or not I have never had a problem so never needed to instruct housekeeping on how to do their job Just saying

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Interesting that you need to ask for the ice bucket to be filled Never had a problem in the A B & C cabins would have thought is was a given in PH 🤔 If you do not mention the problem with the staff it will not be fixed If the butler cannot do the job then they need more training ..they may or may not be put off the ship as you say They may be demoted until they get trained but not immediately sent packing 🙄

Is WAVES now open for dinner?

Well your in luck no suit or Jacket & tie required in any of the restaurants 😁

Can you just add $$ to your onboard account before the cruise ? Or if for someone else gift them the $$ I would check with Cunard tell them what you want to do & ask how to go about it

Maybe they will be relegated to the Terrace or Room service for dinner ??

What did you wear to the specialties ? You could probably wear to the GDR no "formal" attire required 😉 What happens when the outdoor space is closed due to bad weather & the indoor space is packed??

If you have a Canadian USD account check their exchange rate then decide

JMO It would not break the bank for people to buy a nice pr of Dockers or dress slacks & a polo to wear to dinner If they can afford to wear designer ripped jeans at $300+ It is just they choose to flaunt the rules & if called aside start a rukus If you want more casual attire than Oceania requests then just cruise on a line that allows that But if management is not going to stop those people dressed in joggers/bathrobes/ripped jeans then the rest of us have to choose to pick a line that cares about the dress code they set in place or we can go with the flow I can sail on other lines if I want to see people in track suits at dinner YMMV Done here

Go to the ports of call forum Look for recommended guides in the ports you are visiting No guide is going to ruin their business reputation by not getting you back to the ship on time We always plan to be back 1 hr prior to sailing time Those horror stories you read about are usually those shopping or sitting in the bar without a watch 😉 we have not missed the ship once in all our cruises JMO

it was in the early days of Covid but the the whole cruise industry came to a stand still do not believe it is required now

there are special ice packs you can buy to transport medication ask your pharmacist the fridge in the cabin is more like a cooler so depending on the temp the shot needs to be kept at it may or may not work as suggested call the special services I have read some keep their insulin in the ice bucket ??

If you are going to pick a perk then choose that option now You can always change it at a later date If you choose not to take a perk then it will cost you to add it at a later date If you do the Shore excursions you up to 14 days prior to sailing to choose your allotted number they are per cabin (except for solo travelers it is PP) Both parties in the cabin have to choose the same perk The Fine Print https://www.oceaniacruises.com/legal/promotion-terms/

I would ask O what the exchange rate they are using now Sometimes it is good for so many months before they change to the bank rate Pre covid When the USD was a good rate I would buy & stockpile them then pay the cruise in USD with our TD USD VISA But the last several cruises it was the same exchange rate so just used my CAD VISA card pain in CAD

I think it was mandated by CDC that the air filtration etc had to be update so the cruise line would be able to sail again

Most ship do not want to panic the pax if you notice extra cleaning by the crew then there is a problem

Well if you got results by speaking to the butler then problem solved

But you are special 😉 It is like those that never read/comprehend & post things nothing to do with what people are asking Or people that never read the fine print in their cruise documents or insurance coverage then are surprised I can tune out Music or conversations I am not interested in but do listen to instructions How many muster drills have you been to when people are too busy socializing to listen to what they must do in an emergency I make note as I do not want to be in a life boat with any of them if a real emergency should happen JMO

For activities maybe try Viking, NCL Princess or RCCL Food is subjective but cannot imagine food on Oceania not having variety maybe just not what you are used to You will not get everything on one line

All non alcoholic drinks are included in the cruise fare

Step away from the keyboard 😁 It is an exercise in futility 😉

you can always book later than NOON the cruise line has probably been there before & they give their best guess but as always things could change Book the time you feel comfortable doing or stay over & book a flight the next day