ArtistsWife

We were moved over to SM at the same price, same cat. by O rep. Our pre-booked excursions were moved over but the 25%disc for 5 + excursions was not taken off as before. A sizeable increase. Following up with O rep but appears to be a bookkeeping snafu as the prices per excursion appear the same. Perhaps there will be a slight change due to our original 6 free being valued over $100 ea...offsetting the $800 but should be close.

I have not received a callback yet but logged on to my O acct and happily it reflects the requested change to SM with the $800 excursion credit + other SM benefits. A pleasant surprise!

Hopefully our rep will have better news when we hear back. Our conversation yesterday was not promising. Looking for a good TA for future bookings.

Please update us. I too am hopeful. This is reasonable and fair to encourage future bookings.

Thank you for reminding me to press on if "no". We really, really want to like O. Will update.

Many, many thanks. When we booked we were guaranteed the cat. Since SM came out all cats are waitlisted. Will see how this proceeds. We will look for an independent TA for future bookings. We simply want the same deal that people now booking are privy to.

it's not showing the card..although that will go away for all but those on a premium drink package since all after July 1 will be SM...The question is, will they honor SM at price now listed although all cats are waitlisted. The price listed is the same.

The price online reflects no change in our b1 Verandah cat. But rep said he couldn't cancel and rebook bc all cats are now waitlisted. He was to check and call back, waiting....

They need to honor this new program at the price now listed for our pre-booked cruise for late Oct. Rep said he could not cancel and rebook bc all cats waitlisted. We did everything right, book early, paid upfront for excursions. Waiting to hear from rep but hope O does not disappoint us before we can set sail.

We are newbies to Oceania and booked our trip for Oct 23 back in May. We went ahead with excitement and booked excursions for all but 1 port. We opted for the free 6 that was offered still pricey but wanted no worries as this is a special cruise for us. Prices now reflect same price but all cats are waitlisted. The 6 excursions we received would roughly equate to $800 in SM. However, the beverage perk would be nice, a glass of wine with dinner. I contacted my agent with O and awaiting word, though he seemed pessimistic. It would undoubtedly leave sour grapes over a trivial matter if nothing is done. My question to anyone who may have an inkling is, how are they going to decipher this on the ship? Lesser brands stamp your card for drink package, etc. It seems tacky to card you at the request of a glass of wine at dinner each time. Seems this is exactly what O is trying to avoid in order to compete with Viking and other premium lines. Will this just seamlessly be included while onboard for all? A house wine offered at seating perhaps?