SophieM

I appreciate the updates on ship arrival and departure times and will be interested to see if or how our upcoming cruises will be affected. In the meantime, I wonder if it would be possible to stick to the facts that are known and not make political speculations? I am specifically referring to the use of the term “woke.”

The pit boss’s name in August/September was Malvin.

Oh, dang, Karen—if only we’d known. We board on the 14th. Do you get off then? Tell Mark way to go at the table and to get it warmed up for me. 🤣 We were on the Riviera in September, too, and I think the dealers were on a 9 month contract. I wonder if it’s still the same group? We are also doing a transatlantic Miami to Barcelona on 4/6, Reykjavik to London on 8/22, another TA Lisbon to Miami on 11/20, and Rio to Santiago de Chile on 1/21/24. I think we’ve gone a bit crazy. We’d love to catch up, too!

Groaaannnnnn. 🤣

Hi, Karen! It’s Jane (& Ed) from the Tahiti cruise last year. Happy New Year!

We love it just the way it is, too. It sounds like Celebrity might It sounds like Celebrity might be a better alternative for you, at least on a transatlantic cruise. We just completed one and had no (major) issues keeping up with friends and family, and we even had to share the logon. Our dog sitter sent videos, which we were able to download. Also, as a backup, I always make sure family has the emergency number to call the ship, if they can’t get ahold of us.

I am with ORV & Pinot. We just did the TA on Sirena. Was the WiFi sketchy at times? Yep. Is it a bit of a pain to have to share? See above response. Has the food always been perfect? Same answer. Is the bathroom tiny? I could go on, but, until I have good reason not to be, I am inclined to give Oceania some grace. We have done 4 cruises since last October with another next month. We are thankful the line is still sailing and think they are doing a pretty darn good job of trying to manage cash flow; staffing, hiring, and training; and, of course those pesky supply chain issues. Please, folks, count your blessings and look at all of the positive things about Oceania. That’s the same thing I tell my husband about me. Fortunately, he gets it.

Maybe they did us a favor on our Sirena TA. The “Reuben” wasn’t even available.

Guess we’ll have to book a few more cruises.

Groannnnnn. 🤣

It was a lovely card, though. We got one, too. Maybe one of these days we’ll get a cutting board. 😄

Orv, you know we’re in southwest MO, too. They must have meant to deliver it to us. 🤣

Great! Looking forward to meeting you then. If time continues to go as fast as it has been, it will be here before we know it!

Just did Barcelona to Miami on the Sirena. We loved it! One sort of rough day/night but otherwise smooth sailing. We doing Lisbon to Miami next November on the Marina.

announced

Oceania just announce a grand voyage on the dates formerly set aside for the Marina refurbishment next October. That seems to put to rest whether the refurb has been pushed into 2024. Interestingly, I just spoke with an O rep yesterday who said it was still on and that they weren’t selling cruises for the ‘23 dates. Apparently, sales hadn’t been informed, yet, or he knew and couldn’t say.

And blueberries this morning. 😳

Might just have to do that. Nowhere to go but up on the luck. Thanks!!

We are onboard the Sirena now and have no complaints. Well, maybe that blackjack has not been kind to me. 🤣 I haven’t noticed any major supply chain issues that have affected us. We are in a concierge cabin, and there is no blue bag, but we have some at home already.

Jane, thank you so much for your reply!

Dear All, I am the original poster of this topic. I appreciate all the replies, but as an expedition cruise isn’t possible for us, I am really looking for input from those who have done the sail by. No snark intended. Thanks much!

I’ll be looking forward to seeing everyone’s pics and posts! I think our good friends may be with you, as well.

Rats! I hadn’t thought of that. Thanks for the reply.

We are looking at an O cruise that sails by Antarctica. If you have done one of these, please share your thoughts. Many thanks!

Well, that’s not good news. Isn’t there someone in the boards who has a direct line to Frankie DelR?