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Any insights into a back to back where you aren’t changing rooms, but the port is an overnight? First leg Hong Kong to Seoul, overnight in Seoul and embark on 2nd leg to Tokyo. We are planning to stay in a Seoul hotel. Will we need to do anything aside from letting our room steward know that we won’t be sleeping there?
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What about renting a wheelchair to use for the ports? I would think Oceania could set that up. We did that for my Mom years ago with Holland America.
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Hi @YoPhillyWe live on the Big Island - Hilo side. We were so excited to see Insignia in port last week! You had amazing weather for your trip. I hope you were treated with Aloha and had a great visit. Our first Oceania cruise was on Insignia in 2007. ❤️
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We are booked on a 23-day cruise on Riveria - staying in veranda, not concierge-level stateroom. We’re on 2 cruise segments. We were able to book each specialty restaurant twice (8 total) 45 days prior to sailing.
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If you are comfortable going it on your own — we spilt a taxi with another couple and went to the site with a guidebook and had a fantastic time. We found a taxi at the port. Simple and inexpensive!
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On 11/3/2022 at 5:44 AM, SueMo said:
I've been planning excursions for an upcoming cruise on the Marina in March. In Salaverry, Peru Oceania offers a 4 hour Trujillo excursion for $139 per person; I have found two tour companies with very good ratings on TripAdvisor that offer 6.5 hour Trujillo excursions for $65 per person with a limit of 14 people in the tour group. In Guayaqil, Oceania has a 3 hour city tour for $119, while I found an independent comparable 3 hour tour with 9/10 ratings for $30 per person. In Manta, Ecuador I found an independent tour company offering a tour to Montecristi and Pacoche for $65 per person--the Oceania comparable tour is $129 and one hour shorter. In just about every port of call I have found Oceania's price to be at least double what I can do on my own.
We try to do the same. We are comfortable with planning our time and using public transport and/taxi's along with private tours if we feel we’d like to educational info. It really paid off for us in Trieste, Italy. Oceania had a bus tour to Venice with free time to explore that was about 8 hours in total time. The price was $350 each. We took a train from the easy to access Trieste station to Venice (2 hours each way) and wandered the city for 5 hours and returned via train - our cost was 60 euro TOTAL! Our seat mates at dinner were so mad at what they had paid.
I realize not everyone has the same tolerance for the risk of not getting back to the ship on time, but if you can, you can sure save a lot. Not taking the ship excursions allows us to be able to travel more with our finite travel budget. 💸
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We cruised on Nautica in October - a 10 day cruise. We made our 2 allowed reservations (outside stateroom) when they opened up. I was also able to call the dining reservation line for same day tables 2 additional nights. They were later seating times - 8:30, but the maitre d encouraged us to stop in a little early for our table and they worked us in. I loved it! I recommend calling and giving it a try!
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Please copy and paste the list, and add updates or corrections directly to it.
Oceania Shuttles List
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Free shuttle buses are offered when:
- The ship is docked a long walk from the main thoroughfare
- Taxis and or public transportation are not easily accessible from the port. .
- The port is industrial and not pedestrian-friendly.
- The decision on whether free buses will be offered will be based on the port used and will be made closer to or during the sailing
Once on board, a list of ports that will offer a complimentary shuttle into town will be provided / shown in daily Currents
Adelaide Aus................Tram right at port goes to centre city, no shuttle ...Dec 2019
Agios Nikolaos ............Don't need a shuttle as dock near town centre ......update 2020
Airlie Beach (Aust.) .....Tender, then $5AUD pp each way shuttle
Akaroa NZ ................... Tender of centre of town. ...... Dec 2019
Alanya (Turkey) ............Taxis take you to the top of the hill . ... update 2020
Albany West Aus ..........Shuttle to town centre ...........Dec 2019
Alesund ........................ Dock at town so no shuttle
Alexandria .................... Shuttle to city square
Alicante Sp ....................free shuttle .............update 2022
Amalfi .......................... No need for shuttle
Antigua...........................dock in town ..no shuttle
Antofagasta ................. Free shuttle to town
Antwerp ....................... Dock in town - no shuttle needed ... Aug 2017
Aqaba ........................... Shuttle
Arrecife (Canary Is.)......free shuttle .............................per Currents 2014
Ashdod Israel .............. Shuttle to Sea Mall ... April/June 2022
Athens (Port of Pireus)...Shuttle to outside port area in Pireus - need tour to Athens (2022)
Bangkok ....................... Free shuttle to town
Bar Harbour ................. Dock at town so no shuttle
Barcelona .................... Free shuttle to town (worldTrade Centre)
Basseterre, St. Kitts ..... Dock at town so no shuttle
Belfast .......................... Free shuttle to town (near City Hall)
Bermuda (Hamilton)....... dock in town ..no shuttle
Biarritz (St Jean de Luz) - no shuttle, dock in town
Bilbao ............................Free shuttle to town
Bordeaux (city) ............ Dock at town so no shuttle
Bordeaux (Le Verdon) .... shore excursion required
Brisbane (Aus) ............. Free shuttle to town
Bozcaada, Turkey........... tender port, and small city. No shuttle needed .... April 2022
Broome (Australia)........ Free shuttle to town
Bruges (Zeebruge) ......... free shuttle to port gates ... August 2017
Burnie Tas Aus...............Shuttle to Makers Workshop (meet guides/taxis) and to town......update 2020
Buenes Aires ................. Free shuttle to town / Plaza Hotel .......... update 2020
Cadiz ........................... Dock at town so no shuttle. Need transport to Seville
Cairns Aus ................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Callao (Lima) ............... Free shuttle to town
Canary Islands .............Shuttle to terminal then walk ................ update 2020
Capetown..................NO shuttle - walk or cab. (E berth, Terminal, Duncan Rd Jan 2019
Casablanca .............. Free shuttle to town
Castries, St Lucia ...... Dock at town so no shuttle
Chania (Hania), Crete (Greece) - shuttle to city center
Civitavecchia(for Rome).. Free shuttle to Civitavecchia
Cobh..................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Colombo, .............. Free from ship to Port Gate 1. (local taxis available there) Jan 2019
Concarneau .............. Dock at town so no shuttle
Copenhagen .......... Free shuttle to town (Nørregade, between Saint Petri Church and Copenhagen University) July 2022
Coquimbo ................ Free shuttle to town
Corfu ......................... Free shuttle to town
Corner Brook ............ Dock at town so no shuttle
Crete..........................Shuttle ................update 2020
Crotone, Italy…Shuttle to city center available (10/2022) otherwise 15 minute walk.
Dar es Salaam...........Free shuttle from pier to Hyatt Regency in City Center. Long walk from ship to exit gate. There are several gates which may be confusing. Very busy working port (Jan 2019)
Darwin Aus ............... Free shuttle to town
Dubai .........................Free shuttle from the port to the Dubai Mall
Dublin ...................... Free shuttle to town (kildare St/Merrion Square) ... Aug 2017
Dubrovnick .............. Free shuttle to town
Dunedin NZ .............. Free shuttle to town
East London, SA ........... Free shuttle from pier to the Hemingsway Mall (Jan 2019)
Edinburgh (Leith) .......No shuttle - Closest port to town but still a distance to city centre
Eden Aus ................... Tender then shuttle but only short walk
Ephesus ..........Quite a drive from Kusadasi - best done by a tour ...........update 2020
Esmeraldas ............. shuttle to Playa de las Palmas (docked / itinerary said tender) Mar 2019
Exmouth (Aus) ........... Free shuttle to town
Flam Norway............... No shuttle needed - dock in town July 2018
Fremantle/Perth ........unsure, nearby ferry dock, train station very close to dock..... update Dec 2019
Geirange ................... No shuttle needed - Dock at town
Geraldton West Aus ...Shuttle .................Update Dec 2019
Gisbourne NZ ............ Free shuttle to town but short walk
Gothenburg ................ Shuttle to City Hall
Greenock ................ ..No shuttle needed - Dock at town (15-20 minute walk to train to Glasgow)
Haifa .........................shuttle to port entrance only (April 2022)
Halifax ................. ....No shuttle needed - Dock at town
Halifax pier 31 shuttle to Pier 22 pavillion April 2019
Hamburg ................. Shuttle provided by Port to City Hall ....Aug 2017
Harvest Caye........... ferry to mainland *not* operating for independents when there Mar 2019Havana, Cuba ............ Dock in city. walk off on main street.... April 2017.
Helsinki .......... Free shuttle to town (Makasiini Terminal) July 2022
Hobart (aus) ............ Dock at town so no shuttle ... Sep 2017
Holyhead ................ Free shuttle to town (really to end of dock) ... Aug 2017
Invergordon ............. Dock at town so no shuttle .... August 2017
Karlskrona .......... Tender port so no shuttle July 2022
Kiel .......... Dock at town so no shuttle July 2022
Kirkwall (Shetlands Is) .......Shuttle to visitors centre Castle St .... update 2017
Koper ...................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Kotor ....................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Kristiansand ............ Walking distance to town ...(South coast Norway) August 2017
Kristiansund.............No shuttle - dock in town (West coast of Norway) July 2018
Kusadasi (for Ephesus) - no shuttle, shopping available nearby in city. April 22
La Coruna ............... Dock at town so no shuttle
Langkawi.................Free shuttle from pier to Cenang Duty free Mall Jan 2019
La Rochelle ............. Free shuttle to town
Le Havre (for Paris) .... Free shuttle to town (Le Havre) .... August 2017
Le Verdon ................. Free shuttle to town (Soulacsur Mer)
Lerwick .................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Lima - .......................Free shuttle to Marriott at Larcomar (Miraflores neighborhood) Mar 2019
Lisbon .................... Free shuttle to town (or dock in town)
Liverpool ............... Dock at town so no shuttle ... August 2017
Livorno ................... Free shuttle to town
Londonderry Nth Ire .....Shuttle to visitors centre in town..........update 2019
Male, Maldives.........tender port.... guides waiting + pick up tours there. Walk in town Jan 2019
Mahe, Seychelles........no shuttle . Jan 2019
Malaga ....................Shuttle ..............update 2022
Manta Ecuador ...... shuttle to main square (longish walk); will drop you at port gate Mar 2109
Maputo, ...................Free shuttle from pier to City Center (feima market) Jan 2019
Marseille ............... Free shuttle to town (fort Saint John)
Melbourne Vic Aus ...Tram 109 is 5-10 min walk from port, buy ticket at convenience store, no shuttle. Trams within City Centre free, no shuttle ...... update Dec 2019
Miami .................... Free shuttle to Bayside Marketplace (*not* as an embarkation day) Mar 2019Mitilini.....................This is tender port near town centre....... update 2020
Monte Carlo ............. Dock at town so no shuttle
Murmansk ................ Need to book a tour either O or private for visa
Muscat ..................... Free shuttle to the Souk
Mykonos.....................No shuttle needed, dock in town ...update 2020
Napier NZ.....................shuttle to ISite info centre on Marine Parade .... update Dec 2019
Nassau, Bahamas ..........dock in town
New York .................. no shuttle (Manhattan cruise terminal) Mar 2019
Newcastle .................. Free shuttle to nearest metro station (limited timing)
Nosy be, Madagascar...Free shuttle (tender port) from pier to Town Center Market Jan 2019
Oporto ........................ Free shuttle to town
Oslo ............................. Dock in town so no shuttle .... Aug 2017
Paphos, Cyprus ......... ?no shuttle. About 10 minutes walk to shops etc April 2022
Palma de Mallorca........ Free shuttle to town (cathedral)
Paris - see Le Havre
Patmos..............Dock in town - no shuttle needed .... update 2020
Perth see Fremantle
Phillip Is Vic Aus.........long tender ride in, shuttle to beach /boardwalk, limited car hire/taxis....Dec 2019
Phuket, Thailand........no shuttle Jan 2019
Picton NZ .................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Pireus (Port for Athens)...Shuttle to outside port in Pireus, need tour to Athens (2022)
Pisco ......................... Free shuttle to town
Port Arthur Tas Aus ..... Tender in to PA Penal Settlement - (no real town so a guess) no shuttle needed updated 2022
Port Elizabeth, South Africa....Free shuttle from pier to the Boardwalk jan 2019
Port Klang................... Shuttle to Bukit Tinggi Mall. Break from 11:45 - 1:30. Jan 19
Portofini ................... No need for shuttle
Puerto Limon........... no shuttle, tours by the local taxis & shops on the pier, walk to town Mar 2019Portland ................... Free shuttle to town
Praislin, Seychelles....no shuttle
Praislin, .............. .......no shuttle . Jan 2019
Roatan ...................... no shuttle, Oceania docks in Coxen Hole, many port shops etc Mar 2019Roatan can also dock at Mahogany Bay resort port
Rhodes ....................... Dock in town. no shuttle - longish walk to port gates. .April 2022
Richards Bay............... Free shuttle from pier to Boardwalk Mall. (Jan 2019)
Riga .......... Dock at town so no shuttle July 2022
Rio .............. Free shuttle to town
Rome ........................(see Civitavecchia)
Safaga,Egypt .............. a shuttle to downtown
Saint John NB ........... Dock at town so no shuttle
Salalah, Oman ............ shuttle to the Souk
Salaverry............. shuttle to Trujillo/or shuttle to port gate - private tours. Tours in Trujillo Mar 2019
San Sebastion de la Gomera ...........None needed ........ update 2020
Santa Cruz De Teneriffe ........Shuttle to terminal ....................update 2019
Santo Tomas, ...... - no shuttle, tours in the terminal, walk into town Mar 2019Santos ......................... Free shuttle to town - about 6 yrs ago no shuttle to San Paulus
Skagen Denmark .......... Free shuttle to town (Havneplads) July 2022
Singapore.......................no shuttle Jan 2019
Sorrento ...................... Free shuttle to town
Split ............................. Dock at town so no shuttle
Syracuse (Siracusa) Sicily, Italy - no Shuttle, docks or tenders close to town (October 2022)
Stavanger ....................dock in town July 2018
St Barts ..................... tender to town..no shuttle
St. Lucia ................... Castries: Dock at town so no shuttle.
Stockholm .......... Free shuttle to town (Strömgatan) July 2022
Pointe Seraphine: .....walking distance (500 metres) or harbour water taxi to main area town.
St Malo ...................... Dock at town so no shuttle
St Jean De Luz .......... Dock at town so no shuttle
St Petersburg .............. Need to book a tour - either O or private for visa
Sydney N.S. ................. Dock at town so no shuttle
Sydney Cove/ Circular Quay Aus ...... Free shuttle to Darling Harbour centre ..... 2018
Sydney White Bay dock Aus ...turnaround day . no shuttles but taxis available ..... Dec 2019
Tallinn .......... Free shuttle to town (Mere Boulevard, outside city wall) July 2022
Tauranga /Rororua..... shuttle ..............Dec 2019
Trapani, Sicily .......... no shuttle; docked very near downtown June 2022
Valencia ..................... Free shuttle to town
Valletta ..................... Dock below town. Take an elevator up for €1-€2 . Free to go back. update April 2022
Venice ....................... Free shuttle to town (2022 status: Ships now dock in alternate ports; Oceania may or may not provide transportation to Venice)
Warnemunde............ walk to town or train (short walk from port) to Rostock July 2018
Wellington NZ............free shuttle to several places city centre ...... Dec 2019
Zakynthos, Greece ....tender port, no shuttle, smallish island. Walk to small town 2022
Zanzibar................... Free shuttle from pier to Kelele Square (Jan 2019)
Zeebruge (for Bruges).... Shuttle to port gates ... Aug 2017
10/9/2022 — updated to add Syracuse and Crotone
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If you are in Hawaii in the summer try to get a white pineapple - they are spectacular! You might find them in a farmers market. You can take pineapples to the mainland, just declare it at the airport for inspection for checked or carry luggage. We live on the big island and just took back pineapples from our yard for family in California. Have fun!
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Transportation from Trieste to Venice
in Oceania Cruises
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We took the train - a few blocks for where we docked. We bought tickets on their app and it was easy and inexpensive ($30 each) - I think the train took about 2 hours. We were in port about 12 hours and spent a glorious morning, early afternoon wandering the canals before taking the train back,