Classiccruiser777

On these kinds of posts I always question why the person didn't raise the issues onboard, while they were occurring, but waited to complain on a forum well after the fact. I have no sympathy.

Bingo! Apply early for your passport, or make sure your current one will be valid at least six months beyond your travel dates and has two or more blank pages. Your cruise company may also require you to have a passport even if U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) does not. Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/travelers-with-special-considerations/cruise-ship-passengers.html

There are travel agencies that will mail a refund after the cruise is completed rather than OBC.

Air and OLife are completely independent of one another. You may purchase one, both or neither. Air may also be purchased for one direction only or round trip. “Your world, your way.”

Wasn't a problem for me and we've been all three of the current ships.

O shore excursions are very expensive.

A friend of ours asked for the same beverage that was available in the spa and gym. Her steward did so.

Yes and it is reasonably good.

Overall O is good regarding GF but if you dine in the Terrace Cafe (buffet) you have to ask regarding each dish. Usually the servers don’t know if something is GF and will go to check with the chef. Wastes a lot of time.

“Pitching” is likely, rolling would be managed by the stabilizers unless the sea is extremely heavy.

Oceania pitched this as environmental stewardship which is disingenuous, that’s the point. The reduction of port time is to save fuel and have a captive audience for onboard sales. Your argument is specious.

And less time in port means more time the ship’s stores, casino, spa and bars can be selling to a captive audience.

Several years ago Oceania “enhanced” the loyalty program.

We are “Diamond” on Cunard but haven’t cruised since about 5 years ago and we have a few questions. How does the food compare now to then? We have always dined in the Britannia restaurant so please no comparisons to QG or PG. Are the laundromats still complimentary and is soap still included? Has the entertainment, including the enrichment lectures, declined in quality? Has the internet connectivity improved, declined or stayed about the same?

Oceania has yet to update their website with the revised port times. This is both deceptive and unethical. This decision of reduced port times is to burn less fuel by decreasing cruising speeds and to increase the onboard sales opportunities for NCLH, thus improving the bottom line, nothing less. As I said, deceptive and unethical.