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Sounds good, thanks again. We are so excited!!

Perfect, thank you!

I will soon be able to book my specialty dining reservations, once the 75 day window opens. My question is what actual time of day can I log in to make the bookings. Is it at midnight? If so, which time zone? Thanks so much!

@mauibabes thanks!! Now to plan our port activities 🙂

That’s a good exercise to compare fares. Even with our “deal” we are paying just over $1000 per night for two, albeit in a PH suite. This is our first cruise to celebrate some major milestones so we decided to go for it! If we get the cruising bug, we will definitely focus a bit more on cost. I like the way you compared daily rates. Thanks!

Wow, did we get lucky!! I just checked the pricing now that the new year promotion is over and the PH3 has jumped WAY back up. Even the A2 that we originally booked is now more expensive than the PH3 fare I got yesterday. Whew!!!

Thank you! We sail from Amsterdam to Oslo with fab ports of call. Can’t wait! We have @Sthrngary ‘s guide printed to pore over as we prep for our trip. I especially liked the suggestion to create a document ahead of time for your butler. Thanks again for cheering me on!

Thanks everyone for all of your advice and encouragement. My TA came through while on her own vacation and secured me PH3 10020!! I’m going to surprise my husband with the upgrade for his 60th birthday this weekend!

You're right. I called Oceania and I am unable to upgrade my cabin. My TA is away for another week. She works independently and doesn't have another advisor covering. There is only one PH3 cabin available so I'm worried that it will get scooped up. And yes, the upgrade is around $230 CAD/ $175 USD per night. We chose this cruise for the itinerary and having spent some time since looking at other ships, itineraries and sailing dates (already dreaming about our next voyage!), it seems to be an expensive one to begin with. We are excited to see what the onboard booking offers are. Friends of ours did that and said they got a good deal!

Does the laundry room have hours of operation? As long as it's quiet after say 10pm, it shouldn't be an issue. Safe to assume there is a door on the laundry room so we'll have two doors and a narrow hallway between us?

That's my understanding as well. In fact, I didn't think anything below PH was even being touched. I actually do like a tub, which was a plus for us when choosing A2. But the extra space and brand new "everything" in the PH is so tempting. My TA is away on vacation but I texted her and she said to go ahead and call Oceania directly .

Thanks so much! I'm the happy wife in this scenario LOL. We are currently booked midship on deck 9 (I'm prone to motion sickness which is my only worry about this voyage). The available P3 is on deck 10 1/3 of the way back from the bow, across from the laundry room. We are cruising around the UK, with a day crossing the North Sea, in the summer.

Thank you! There is a PH3 available on deck 10, across from the laundry room. I'm prone to motion sickness so we are trying to stay as midship as possible. This is about 1/3 of the way back from the bow. Thoughts?

We are booked on Marina in Concierge Veranda A2 and the fare is paid in full as we are less than 150 days out. At the time of booking, PH3 was $3000CAD/pp more than A2 so I balked. PH3 pricing has been lowered and is now $1400CAD/pp more so I'm considering it. The PH suites will be renovated by then and on a 12 day cruise, I think we will enjoy the extra space. I have some questions: - Can I upgrade the existing booking? We are in the 50% cancellation penalty window, so obviously we don't want to do that. - Should I wait until after the New Year's promotion ends to see what March brings in terms of offers? Could the price still go lower? - Is there a chance Oceania customer service will offer me a better upgrade fare than what's posted on the website? - Any other upgrade tips/tricks/cautionary tales appreciated 🙂 This will be our first cruise ever and we are VERY excited. It's a milestone year for us (birthdays and anniversary) and we just know this is going to be an amazing trip!