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@bluestar1 First the answer to your question. Yes, heavy cream. My wife and I had every intention to be on Keto, while in our Haven Suite. It was no issue at all. Second, well, I lasted until desert, the first night in the Haven Restaurant. It was the chocolates Cake that got me. My wife made it two days. The good news is we both went back on Keto, lost even more weight and about to go on our first Mediterranean Cruise in November 2023. We worked hard to be at our fighting weight so bread, potato's and rice are in my future. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

I am the OP and you got me exactly correct, thank you. I am new to Oceania however not new to cruising nor NCL as a company. I wrote for years extensively on the NCL Blog focused on the "Secrets of the NCL Haven VIP Luxury Experience". It was a "Ship-Within-A-Ship" and I loved it then and now. Best of both worlds but not the best for ALL cruise vacations. The Haven and Celebrity Retreat blogs/threads or anything else folk want to call them always talk about how friends not in these VIP areas, really cannot dine with their guest joining them unless the guest is also in the area. As a Frequent Haven Guest, the negative comments by the other guest about the Haven Area, Restaurant, Bars, private sundecks and pools were both rude and sometimes hateful. The premium for these VIP area was three to four times the fare the other passengers were paying but that seem not to matter. That was the "Classes" I was talking about and I was looking to be on a brand where it was not that way. My OP-ED focused on the benefit to me, my guest and family that once you left your stateroom on Oceania, everyone was treated the same. I like that concept and it was one of the reason's I choose Oceania. One of many. Now onto some other comments I read not by you but by others. The more you pay for your stateroom on Oceania, the more amenities you receive. That is absolutely true. Those amenities are "Mostly" while in your stateroom. I say "Mostly" because if I did not, my response would be picked apart instead of understanding my point which was a complement to Oceania. A few exceptions like early boarding or your stateroom being ready first. Also for Oceania, Vista and Owners Suites, you can have on a ten day cruise like I am soon to be on, two nights per specialty restaurant for a total of 8 out of 10 nights while on the Riviera. For Penthouse and above you can order Suite service from those same specialty restaurants. Does that establish a "Class" system, only in your suite "Mostly". My point was in making this a topic was, "Here are some reason's I choose to move from NCL Haven to Oceania Cruises. Here are the differences that I see, read about and saw on video's". Moving from your favorite brand is not always easy. It takes a leap of faith sometimes. Now do I expect some of area's I disliked on other brands on Oceania, yes. My understanding is even on Oceania Cruises, "Chair Hogs" are alive and well. Even on Oceania, every meal is not the "Finest Cuisine at Sea". Even on Oceania, crew team members have a bad day from time to time. Even on Oceania ports are missed for reasons that no once can justify or determine. When we choose a brand change, it does not mean the world will be a better place. It means we are stepping out for a different and hopefully enhanced cruising experience. It is my opinion, that is why there are so many new folks booked and cruising on Oceania recently. Just my guess. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

@Daniel A I am still thinking it through. Of course it would be a FL departure because most of the folks on this threat can make it there easily. I will look at the cruises after I came back from my Med Cruise next month. Sorry about your flights. I booked using all of my saved Delta Skymiles for Business Class, and booked my friends in coach on the same flights with Domestics First Class. Flying to Europe is no fun at all. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

@Flatbush Flyer You are correct on both. The point of the comment was it is included. Where with my experience in the past on Mainstream Cruise lines, it was extra. The comment was made based on my personal approach, not everyone. I rate Luxury based on better luxury then I have had before. If I had a butler and they were average to below average. Then I have a butler that is more attentive. That to me is an enhancement and luxury. However only based on my personal experiences. Everyone is different. I agree with your basic statement however, with all the reviews I have read, video's i have watched and folks that are more credible then others providing that information; I temper it all as relative to the person. Years ago I would day dream about a cruise or new brand. Dreams are perfect Cruises are not. Now I temper everything I see and here to manage expectations. Expect less and hopefully you receive more. Same, I looked at all the brands before I made the decision. The cost per day got even better when a few sales happened during the process. Thanks for such a thoughtful and clear response. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

@justhappy My pleasure. I have seen some GREAT bargains and will consider it in the future. My older sister has never cruised and I will take her next. She has a budget so I will pay the difference. Everyone deserves to take a nice cruise once in a lifetime. Funny, the prices for the new ships in Europe are really good. I looked at them a year ago and it was way to high. So I booked the sister company Oceania for that port intensive trip. My next quest, which I will work on beginning of next year is a Haven Trip, at the right price, with NCL coming to the table. How knows, maybe they will give the us a kind of thank you here on CruiseCritic.com let us all enjoy one cruise together. I am not holding my breath though. Funny, I don't think I am pass on the Vibe. I have enjoyed that area so much more then the Haven Sundecks. I think it is the two hot tubs and a bar right there. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

@justhappy LOL, I will give you credit for that name from this point forward. I agree, raising prices and lowering amenities is not the way for great brands to go. That is why we the consumer have choices. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

@Gracie115 The shift in cruising which I have unofficially observed is folks being unhappy with their past brands. You just said it and I feel somewhat the same way. As you read this Oceania Blog, you will read past Oceania client wanting to move on. When the industry closed down, needed loans to open back up, had to find ways to improve profits to pay those new loans, we all knew things would change. With luxury clients, when you find your brand, for the most part you stay loyal. Then you see changes that made it your brand that now are gone or less so. Depending on what it is, you consider moving to another brand. Your move will be an adventure. It might be GREAT and you might miss where you were previously. This kind of movement creates people like you and I. We have no framework of the Oceania Brand other then what we read, learn and uncover. We compare it to what we used to consider was our standard. My standard was the NCL Haven, the Celebrity Retreat and or the MSC Yacht Club. Who knows, we might go on our respective cruises in November and December and realize our previous brand was still better. We might book another Oceania Cruise or consider another brand other then those. All that really matters is we have an enhanced experience and enjoy our vacation. Sometimes it is simply time to try something new. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

Your needs, your wants, your money. Let us know where you land.

@justhappy Thanks for your comment. Things they are a changing. I have done Club Balcony Suites with the Vibe. I call that Haven Lite. I usually added in the "Free at Sea PLUS". I enjoyed it very much. However, it did not compare to the Haven Experience for me. If was good, it was a value, it was different. The point of my post was I can clearly see why some were disappointed with their butler experience. I hope NCL will hear our thoughts. I also look for a opportunity to stay in the Haven. Those opportunities although rare, do exist. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

From time to time, I am reminded on Social Media that my opinion is NOT based on actual experience on the Oceania Brand. Yet, when I write a post, I always keep that in mind. I can talk about my pre-cruise experience because that is reality to me. I can talk about what I read from a standpoint of learning more about the brand and potential experience. The real reason I engage with this Oceania Blog is the same reason I did previously on other brand blogs. I have a goal to enhance my cruise vacation experience for my family and the guest that join us. Yet always have "Realistic Expectations". Just like rating a restaurant or entre item, it is all relative to what you have experienced in the past. Enhancing your next cruise experience is the same situation. What works for me, may not work for you. Yet we both want the same outcome of enhancement. When I was looking at other brands, I had a list of things I liked and did not like about past cruising experience. Not one of them was crazy important by itself however they did make a positive and negative effect overall. Then I started looking a brands. Fun exercise and not as easy as one might think. Cruise marketing departments make everything sound perfect. The folks that actually go on the cruise, bring in the reality. Here “some yet not all” area’s I wanted to improve: Soft Drinks in the Stateroom: For whatever reason, I thought cruise brands should simply provide sodas and waters in your stateroom. So many of the mainstream brands had these items as a “For Sale” item. Never made sense to me. It gave me the feeling I was being nickel and dimed whenever possible. I look to reduce that feeling if I can. Specialty Coffee: I love good coffee and on a vacation love specialty coffee. Some brands, even in their premium VIP sections charge for Specialty Coffee. Why not just charge more fare and include it. You are on vacation, a really nice barista should be part of the experience. Drink Programs: So many mainstream brands have a rule. If one person of legal age in the stateroom has an adult drinking package, all have too. With the addition of “SimplyMore”, everyone has the standard “Wine/Beer” at Lunch and Dinner. However, if you want to upgrade to the Prestige Unlimited Wine, Beer, and Spirits plan, one of the two people in the cabin can do it alone. You are not forced to have everyone upgrade. The downside is you have to present your stateroom card when ordering a drink. I can live with this. I know it might be petty but I also like if I have a drink package, I can have a drink delivered to my stateroom under the rules of the package I have. Other brands charge you for the drink even if you have a package. Specialty Restaurants Included in the Fare: My past experience was having specialty restaurants was an extra cost. Some brands would give you two specialty restaurants with their promotion. Others would not. I never quite understood that. Yet even when Oceania claims the specialty restaurants are included in the fare, space availability after the initial reservations (One reservation for each specialty restaurant on the ship) limits the guest. Unless they are in a Penthouse or higher category when your butler can serve you in-suite from those same specialty restaurants. To some, that brings the “Class” aspect of cruising back which so many really find distasteful. Still, I enjoy knowing the specialty restaurants are part of the fare. Spa Amenities: Things like sauna’s, steam rooms and heated tile lounge chairs usually are only available if you have an expensive spa treatment or pay extra for special daily access. Having these items are important to me and glad it comes with the fare. To some, this provides no value. Again, all relative. Personalized Treatment for Everyone: Remember, my experience is when in the VIP sections of a Mainstream Cruise Brand, the personalized service is far superior then when you leave the area. I craved a brand where once you left your stateroom, everyone was treated the same way. The expectation was not for folks to fall over backwards for me, just no complaints that things were different outside of the stateroom selected. My point in all this was these six plus items and a few more are important to enhancing MY experience. Therefore, I looked for brands that provided them. Then I drilled down on the brand to find the one brand I wanted to consider. My choice for my cruise in November 2023 was Oceania. After that cruise, I will evaluate the total experience and consider Oceania or open my future options to other brands. The one aspect of being new to a brand is you have no past experience of that brand to consider. That is why we new folks to the brand, ask questions and read the brand blogs. The more we research the better sense we gain of what could be expected. It is instantly clear, it will NOT be perfect, things will go wrong, it will NOT be the be all/end all “Best of the Best” experience. However, that is not how I started this post. My emphasis is enhancement based on my past personal experience, not anyone else’s. That is why when I read from the faithful that the dining used to be better in the past, I would not know. All I hope is it is better than my past on other brands. If it is and some of the other items are improvements, I book the brand again. The proof is in the pudding or as some have said so well, the “Oceania Cookies”. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

@rattla I know @McGarrett5oh will address your question on a direct response. I am share some thoughts on my own. My career was based on the study of the "Luxury Client". What makes them tick. How are their needs different for other clients. Is it all about money or having lots of it. Is it all about something else. Something that is available with or without great wealth. What did these clients crave more than anything. It was a very interesting part of my career and one that was eye opening. The simple answer was surprisingly, "Time". Luxury clients valued time over money. Where I often say, my quest is to "Enhance my Cruising Experience". A true Luxury Client says, "My Cruising Experience will be Enhanced by the best use of my time." A GREAT butler will uncover what is the most important thing they can do to provide you with the experience you are looking for. My needs and your needs might be different so it takes more than a Tuxedo to be great as a Butler. If I pay a premium, for a suite, in a special exclusive area on a ship with a butler, I have different expectation focused on my maximum enjoyment of my time. Example, when I leave me suite, I want my stateroom cleaned. A good butler is on that. To help them, sometimes I will give them my schedule which takes time create however I know it will enhance my experience. If the butler does not utilize the tool I provided, it makes me say, "Why even have this premium benefit if it is so standardized that personalized service is not part of it." The alternative is when I am in a regular stateroom, it seems every time I come back to the stateroom, the room steward is cleaning my room. I rarely have an issue with that because it is just the way it is. No premium paid so personalized service is not on the table. When the time spent creating assistance for your butler is not respected or utilized by that butler, you are disappointed. If every request, even the simple ones are a "NO", vs let me find a way to work this out for you, you are disappointed. If the butler is happy not to find ways to create personalized delight because they are just over worked, it is disappointment. That is when folks say, "We had a butler but rarely used them." What they should have said was, "We had a butler but they really did not uncovers ways to enhance our journey." Training helps however one would expect that a Butler, in a VIP area of a cruise line, would have had all the training needed to effectively do their job. So the need for training is an excuse to cut the brand some slack. If you pay the premium, you expect the service. Simple as that. This was my take and I still have faith that NCL and other brands can find a way to make the benefit of a real butler enhance their guest experience. I look forward to the day when the "Butler Letter" is completely unneeded. That would be a good day. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

@McGarrett5oh Egin was on Crystal Cruises, not Oceania just as a clarification. I could not agree with you more on the Training issue. Also, it seems, even when a brand is in the same company, it is as if they don't talk or leverage each other. That is kind of a shame and not very efficient. On the technology, yep, a little bit of explanation can go a long, long way. A side note, on the Luxury and Ultra-Luxury lines/brands, the Butlers have less staterooms and most of their duties are focused on the guest. On NCL, Celebrity and other Mainstream Brands, the butlers have a lot more cabins and especially on day one are doing things outside the clients personalized needs. I hope we cruise together sometime soon, we both like the same things. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

@McGarrett5oh You write and explain things so well. You were fair and balanced. Thank you for taking the time. The creation of the Butler Letter should never have been needed. Like most things, it just happened. It all started with several butlers, on Mainstream Cruise brand, in the VIP area's like the Haven and Retreat. The Butlers were all very nice but they were also Hit/Miss. My goal was to control the best I could to gain more hits. Everything in my cruising life focuses on enhancing my vacation experience. For me, the improvement was immediate. All I could ask for really, enhancement. THEN something happened that I rarely talk about. I went on a cruise in a smaller ship, in the Luxury Category in a Penthouse Suite with a butler. His name was Egin. It became instantly clear that the quality of crew members, personalized service, and enhanced experience was indeed possible. The service went from somewhat generic, to very personalized. I gave Egin a Butler Letter and he was initially confused. Instead of opening it and reading it, he smiled warmly at me while saying, "Mr. Gary, would it be alright if I share some of my services with you and how all the technology works in the suite?" "I would also like to make you a drink to enjoy during my presentation. Is that OK?" That is when I realized that their was a difference in quality for butlers. Remember, he had not even opened the Butler Letter yet. I sat down with my lovely bride, he got me a Vodka on the rocks and my wife a glass of white wine. I started to relax knowing I was in good hands. When his 15 minute presentation was over, he left. Five minutes later, a knock at the door. Egin had my letter open and said, "This is the first time in 15 years anyone has ever written a letter like this for me. It makes my job so much easier. There is no need to have provided a tip but it is very much appreciated. Here is a bottle of your favorite Vodka and a bottle of wine for your wife. Thank you for taking the time to communicate with me like this". That week was luxury at its best and mostly because of Egin. This experience changed the wording and reduced the complexity of future butler letters. My next cruise will be on Oceania Cruises, a sister brand to NCL. Oceania is Premium-Plus/Luxury as a category. I will report back on my experiences. Again, thank you so much for taking the time and doing your review so well. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

Anyone that loves cruising, loves when a new brand enters the cruising space. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to create a new brand, in the Cruise Industry. Then add a world virus that affects all aspects of the industry from building, supply chains and recruiting. Virgin Cruises wanted to make cruising different. Some of their idea's were great others needed some evolutions. Yet many years ago, when I heard Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collections was entering the Ultra-Luxury Space, I was flat out excited. After all, it is the "Ritz". Iconic, well known and funded. At the time, I did what I always do, I did a deep dive. It was introduced, the ships had not even been built or close to built yet. The Leadership Team was in place, the business model was outlined, and the ships were designed pre-production. They wanted to attract those affluents guests that had never cruised before as their main client foundational base. Loyal Ritz Carlton Hotel guests vs. Ultra-Luxury Cruise enthusiasts. I was the latter so not their target market. At the time, the telephone representatives had a lovely accent, sounded professional at first glance. However, the email correspondence when you made an inquiry was generic pages. It was a bored marketing person that created pages of things that never quite locked into any part of the cruise experience clearly. The emails were addressed to someone other then me which showed a cut and paste approach. That was NOT a characteristic of Ritz the brand. I was not impressed. So I wrote the CEO, Mr. Douglas Prothero. To my surprise, Mr. Prothero's administrative assistant called me and arranged a telephone call with Mr. Prothero. After that call, I knew, Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection would be a great success. It would have growing pains for sure. Yet it would be a home run. I was so impressed with Mr. Prothero and his vision, experience and enthusiasm. I was not easy on him, I let him know my experience with the communication of his representatives was underwhelming. He handled it and me like a true professional. I have read most all the posts on CruiseCritic.com and other sites relating to the Ritz brand. It is starting to become very, very positive. They seem to be listening to the guests, handling the issues, realizing what is working and not. That is the sign of an iconic brand. So congratulations to the Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection, to all the guest that wanted to be some of the first, to those guest that make post/video's for the rest of us to learn from. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

@Wavedance Sorry this happened to you. It could have happened to me or anyone else. It is clear you have cruised many times before. The stories of the Cruise Brands Medical Cost are legendary. The Covid virus has made it even worse. That is why, no matter what we all do, getting sick or hurt on a cruise is a concern that needs to be planned to be resolve. This issue in excessive cost is not an Oceania Cruise exclusive situation as some have clearly outlined. It is an industry issue. Again, if you have ever cruised, you know this could happen to all of us. If you don't know, this posting/thread should make you aware of it now. I might of missed it but I did not see any reference to Cruise Travel Insurance from the author. My experience was my son got sick on an excursion recently. He could not fully take in air. We went to the ship hospital, he had some test and the cost for 90 minutes was just at $1,000.00. When the cruise was over, I sent in the receipt to the cruise insurance company and it was paid in 15 business days. In a different situations, 8 days prior to a cruise, my wife got covid. I was going to lose $4,500.00 in cancelations fees. I sent in the documentation and was fully reimbursed in 12 business days. Someone said that their cruise insurance needed some sort of pre-authorization prior to payment. That was not the case for my policy or insurance company. The bottom line is, all the cruise hospitals gives you is a very detailed bill. Then they charge your credit card on your account. The do not call the company because it is you or I that have to pay them. In my situations, what I did not do is blame the cruise line, the ship hospitals or the level of expense. I could have, maybe I should have because even though I had coverage, I was still frustrated. However, that would not get me whole financially. I have cruise for decades, it is what it is and we all knew the rules upfront. It made it a lot easier when I was made whole financially. The expense was not the issue as was the loss of part of our vacation. I know my opinion here will NOT be popular. It is always so much easier to blame a brand, regardless of the brand for these kinds of situation. Call the brand a ripoff, or unfair. It feels better to let out our emotions especially if the money is a complete loss to my pocket book, the cruise was negatively effected when this happens, and I felt completely out of control. None of this was caused by the brand, people get sick, hospitals charge to much and insurance is here for a reason. Again, I would not want this type of situation to happen to anyone. But we all know the rules to the game. Make sure you cover your bets if not now, in the future. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

This will be my last post in this thread. If you have a specific question, ask it using @Sthrngary so I know you had a question. Social media shows only screen names for a reason. Just the rules to the game. However, many members can be rude, short, hateful and extraordinarily opinionated. Yes trolls exist even on CruiseCritic.com. When on a Brands Blog, the faithful can be very protective or surprisingly hateful to their brand. Know this when reading and commenting. Don't think one person's opinion is the foundation of that brand or experience. Take everything folks say with a grain of salt including what I say. Use common business sense. Never think your vacation experience will be perfect. Never think if you plan a lot as I do, you will handle ALL the issues that will happen. The best approach is what I call "Realistic Expectations". After your first cruise whether Carnival Cruises or Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, you will either love or hate cruising. Go in to it with a positive attitude and stay flexibly. If you like this stream and the effort I put into giving you the answers you requested, honor my work this way. Be kind with your comments here on CruiseCritic.com. Always attempt to take the highroad. When you read the same member, saying yet again how awful a brand is to them, remember, others have a different opinion and why are they on the brand blog for a long time if they hate it so much. Just know, people are funny when no one knows who they really are. Don't play into that, always be kind. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

The more on am on this Oceania Blog, the more we all learn about each others styles of writing, commenting and debating. We are each unique in our approach especially for social media. I find it very interesting. Some folks are somewhat critical always calling out the brand for one thing or another. Yet for some reason, stay with the brand. Kind of like correction ones children. I can do that for my kids but you keep your words to yourself. Other are very direct and in your face. Other only focus on the good like everything thing is perfect with the brand. This also is just as good information but just a bit to unrealistic. A balanced review, comment or focus knowing not brand is perfect in every way is most folks. I would ask the long time faithful of Oceania to understand the effect that purely negatives comments have for those newly interested future clients. Play fair, be balanced and if you have huge issue, tell the brand since only they can fix it. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

@FlyerTalker So I expanded your signature and read all your quotes. I loved them. Especially the quote from "Dirty Harry". Look, the world is a confusing place. Especially on travel. We all get locked in to our belief systems. Human nature. Sometimes we are right and can prove it. Sometimes we are wrong but would rather fight than lose the debate. All any of us can do it share what we have a certain level of expertise in. You obviously know Flying/Air travel. You also have taken the time to express your views using math and an algorithm. I am NOT a very smart man but this is what I do know. When my 31 year old daughter calls me on the phone and is crying she does not understand, investing, money management, creating increased wealth and begs me for help, I give it to her. I have spent hours days and weeks giving her how to approach this part of her life. I put it in writing, excel spreadsheet, links to smart people. Why, because she was crying, upset and I felt she wanted to improve here outcomes. The work is well documents, researched verified, and confirmed. My daughter would never know all that, because she never reviews it. Now take other topics that I have done the same thing and effort for her. Why do I always do all this work for her, she is my child, my daughter my blood. Every time the tears are gone and my efforts are wasted. What I learned? Share your idea, do your debate, always be kind and nice knowing that that is the best approach. Never think any part of your effort will be appreciated. Not the way this whole human thing tends to work for me at least. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

The topic of Visa's for Turkey has been shared, debated, rehashed and discussed many times. The website has been disclosed many times on this Oceania thread. I used to do some documentation for a Florida Company I owned some years ago. Every year, I would get a email that looked important and official. It would charge me $250.00 to do a easy online document with a fee of $50.00. "Let the Buyer Beware". When I originally booked my Oceania cruise, I booked the Athens, Greece Pre-Cruise Hotel with Oceania. That was over a year ago. I did it for conveniences. As time went on, I got the idea, to simply look/check at the cost of booking the same hotel direct, refundable. The cost was almost half. I was not upset with Oceania, they made an offer, I found it better doing it myself. No hard feelings. Just business. "Let the Buyer Beware". I asked my Travel Agent about it and she said, "Some folks just don't want to do the due diligence you do Gary. They just want it all done for them." I fully understand and respect that. The question on the table is, "Is Oceania attempting to take advantage of the ill informed or those that just want it done for them?" No business stays in business with the strategy of messing around with their customers. If client think the business is not professional in their approach, always attempting to rip them off, simply go elsewhere. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

OK, so here is the bottom line. Credit Card Exclusive Perks: Call your credit card company and see what cruise perks that have if any. The best part of a great credit card is leveraging every single dollar of value. Whether travel related, insurance lost prevention or any other perk they have that they owe you. Travel Agencies or Agents: If the agency provides perk, separate from Oceania or your credit card, by all means leverage them. Worth the due diligence to provide some value for your vacation. Oceania: If sales come up, and you can gain a better deal, upgrade or any value. Check to see what will benefit you and if the rules are you can't do credit card perks and cruise brand perks, do the math. We all win when we are educated consumers. We all win when we ask and re-ask questions. We all win when we debate how to gain the vest value. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

When I originally, booked my Oceana cruise, I asked if they provided the American Express platinum card perks. I was told by the Oceana telephone agent, no. I’m not sure of the information I got was not correct based on your post, or like so many other things it could go either way. So I booked directly with my travel agent and was given $300 on board credit that was based on me having an American Express platinum card. When I had my agent call of Oceana to see if I can get the extraordinary sales event, I was able to do so but this took away the American Express perk of the onboard credit. In that case I saved $1800 on the sale, and gave back 300 of onboard credit. Fair deal. I hope all that makes sense. Cruise well and enjoy every moment

@ak1004 The AMX platinum card has cruise perks when you book through AMX travel or a cruise travel agent that participates in the AMX cruise perk program. All cruise brands are different as it relates to the perks given. One needs to make sure the agent is part of the program when mine was. Almost every cruise I have gone on, I got the obc. Not an agency gift, tied to my AMX. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

Hello All: History, a few months ago I got a Oceania Perk on my American Express Platinum. I do believe as someone said those are targeted. Below is the one I have now for Regent Seven Seas. Also, for those that might or might not know, NCL, Oceania and Regent have Cruise Perks. Based on the stateroom you select, I usually get $300.00 on-board-Credit and admission to an event like a wine tasking. On my upcoming Oceania Cruise in November 2023, I had the Cruise Perk, then when the Extraordinary Sales Event happened, you could not double it the AMX with that sale. Always check your credit card for cruise related perks. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.

We are cruising November 9, 2023, on the Riviera. I will overview the suite here on CruiseCritic.com Cruise well and enjoy every moment.