raleighschwinn

Just wanted to comment that the identical Vista sister ship Allura has been delayed. Perhaps they are correcting the same problem on that ship before its maiden voyage. Supposed to sail on June 8, 2025 and now rescheduled for July 18, 2025. Oceania is not new to the cruise industry and knows the timeline for building a ship. This almost 2-month delay is a red flag that they are addressing a major issue.

For a new ship there is a noticeable issue located in the mid back part of the ship. We sailed in January 2024 in stateroom 8047 which was near the steps and elevator and expected noise issues but we had none. However as we walked to the back on the ship on our side we sensed a NOTICEABLE VIBRATION THAT WAS CONSTANT--DAY AND NIGHT. We even commented that we would be VERY ANGRY if we had a stateroom in that location. The problem remained on lower decks and higher decks. Since we had no issue and liked the ship, we booked another cruise for May/June 2025 Lisbon to Southampton. We thoroughly walked the decks to isolate the problem and it appeared to be centered on the staterooms between 8085 and 8111 as well as the decks above and below in that area. We only checked the Starboard side. I really get the comments about noisy fellow cruises in a room next to yours and I dont want to dismiss them BUT this is a brand new ship with a poorly designed construction flaw.