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4 minutes ago, Dwtlion said:

Just to clarify, now there is no advantage to purchase in advance either beverage package. Whether pre cruise or on board the price is the same: $39.95 or $69.95 per day assuming one did NOT select the Olife beverage option. Correct??

Their discount for booking before getting on board has disappeared so you are correct;  there is no advantage now to buying the package prior to boarding.

12 minutes ago, PaulMCO said:

They technically changed it as of the 1st sailings after the New Year.  It was publicized on the ship.

Obviously their slow to move internet department could not keep up.

The prices did change on Jan 1st but they also posted this around the same time and I know several people who took advantage of it.  This is what you would have seen up to a few days ago

Posted Jan 6

After receiving different answers from Oceania reps, my TA contacted her Oceania Business Development Manager and they confirmed what you were told - $30 pp pd before you board to upgrade and $40 if you do it on the ship. Here's their reply:

Here is the accurate information reflecting the price changes with the drinks package

Advance Purchase (Prior to Sailing)
$29.95 per guest, per day – House Select
$59.95 per guest, per day – Prestige Select

Onboard Purchase
$39.95 per guest, per day – House Select
$69.95 per guest, per day – Prestige Select

That was on the site and just disappeared in the past few days

12 hours ago, chloemonkey said:

I have NEVER understood that room! lol....

I agree.  I think they have made some changes to that room on the new ship  The drawings on cruisedeckplans show a l shaped sofa bed and no coffee table. 

I took my daughter with me on a cruise in anOceania suite.  I ordered the cot for that media room because the king bed can't be separated(unless it's for Jacques Pepin and his daughter) and I was hoping to have the bed to myself.

Didn't work too well.  The bed was wedged between the sofa and the desk and to get onto the bed you had to fling yourself forward like you were an acrobat.  Picture Patrick Swayze as the bed and Jennifer Gray doing that leap into his arms.

Needless to say it only happened for 1 night.

Update

After being given multiple answers over a 3 hour period, I am happy to report that my great travel agent got the package for me at the price that has been advertised up until days ago.

2 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

I do not think you could ever upgrade from O life  deal to the Prestige package  before you board the ship

 You can purchase either package  outright  before boarding

This deal had nothing to do with the 

olife

2 minutes ago, WESTEAST said:

Checked FAQ and no info re purchasing before boarding only when onboard:  updated 9 Feb now $69.95.

You're right that it has disappeared from every section but it was there last week.  I know some who purchased the pkg at $59.95 and Orv and I both went to our accounts and added it to our cart.  I didn't follow through and I don't think he did either.

Depends how much being able to sit and watch the Wake means to you.  The penthouse cabin layouts on the small ships are much nicer than balcony or concierge cabins but that view is special.

6090 and 6093 which are A2 have slightly deeper balconies than the aft A1s on Deck 7 and 8.

On 1/9/2023 at 3:07 PM, DCGuy64 said:

Part of the confusion over this is the different ways Oceania describes the cost of the upgrade, and whether it can be done before sailing or not. Both of these links are from their site, but they say two different things.

https://www.oceaniacruises.com/value#value-packages -This says it can be purchased before getting on board.

But this one says "once on board only":

https://oceaniacruises.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022271214-Can-I-upgrade-my-OLIFE-House-Select-Beverage-package-

One says $59.95, the other $69.95.

 

Not sure which is true.

 

 

The purchase before boarding Offer has disappeared.

I was checking the prestige beverage package a few weeks ago and saw that if I purchase it before boarding it would be $59.95 a day.  Just went to my account today and it is $69.95 a day with no mention of the $59.95.  I also searched on the site under Beverages packages and nada about the buy before boarding offer.

2 hours ago, bradpole said:

I can speak personal experience. If your ship is at terminal J, the normal Oceania terminal”, on the south side next to the corporate headquarters of RCCL, take the bridge into the port!  If you take the tunnel you end up being directed by the signage to drive last every other cruise terminal. 

I guess that is what happened to us in Dec. I thought maybe it had to do with some construction.  Thanks for the info.

20 minutes ago, EasyGoingGuy said:

Probably 15min.

That's probably why they call you EasyGoingGuy😁  What A Market is on Riviera and said it 30 mins.

Love the pics and very happy that you are doing Live.  Nice break from our cold and mostly sunless weather up here in Canada

1 hour ago, sunlover12 said:

This is on Oceania's list of what not to bring onboard:

Items brought on board the vessel and not supplied by the Company containing any kind of heating element, such as but not limited to: immersion heaters, heating blankets, flat irons, water heaters, coffee machines with heating/hot plates, etc.

 

Here is an example of why Oceania does allow you to bring heated rollers on board- which I have done on 20 cruises with no issues.

I shipped my bag to my cruise last year.  I got an email that it had arrived at the ship.  When I boarded, I waited for my bag to arrive in my cabin.  As we were getting close to leaving, I started getting worried and asking where it was.  Finally someone said it was in the receiving area(aka naughty room).  I went down to that area and the person there thought I might have a heating blanket in my luggage- strangely, they hadn't opened it to check. The person who xrayed it had slapped a sticker saying heating blanket.

I said it was my heating rollers and opened the bag to show them and they said no problem and gave me the bag with my rollers.

Just now, pinotlover said:

Yes, if the credit shows on your account.

 

Remember that TA provided OBC typically doesn’t show up until boarding.

Thank you.  It's loyalty obc and some O credit because they changed departure port.

Looking at the new price list and thinking maybe I will drink enough to justify it.😃  Only did it once before and didn't drink enough to justify the cost.

I'm booked Cruise Only.  If I go online and pre purchase the Premium Package, will they use my on board credit to pay for it?

Did this ship excursion in December 2022.  So much interest that O had 2 catamarans.  We had 62 people on our catamaran that would probably have been okay with 35-40 people.  I think they counted on people sitting on the netted part up front- think crochet nets.  Needless to say, very few tried it out.  Access to bathroom was a vertical ladder. I should have taken a picture- unbelievable.

Princess Margaret Beach was okay with some shade.  They had the beach bbq there and ran out of fish, coleslaw, vegetables, then ran out of cutlery and plates.

We had a stop in Port Elizabeth which didn't have much charm.

I looked for a private excursion but couldn't find any.  

For this view, I have no problem with occasional vibration.

If any of you are on my May 20th Vista cruise you can give it to me.😊  The name Cyclo is a bit off- putting but it is drinkable.

1 minute ago, ToxM said:

Fellow Root Beer fan hello 🙂

And I'm a fan of Midsomer Murders.  I'll bring you A&W if I ever get to Midsomer😊

11 hours ago, Astro Flyer said:

For health reasons I cannot have caffeine and drink A&W root beer at home. Hopefully they don’t only have the Coca Cola produced Barq’s root beer which contains caffeine. 

I order A&W root beer on almost every cruise and except for one time, I have always received it.  You do need to order it because it is not something they carry regularly.

There is no gratuity on top of the $300 charge.  You can leave a tip at your discretion.  Besides Polo and Toscana you can choose between these 2 menus.

We had the Degustation menu which was lovely.  I did ask and was allowed to drop the dessert and replace it with the Polo Quintet dessert

Privee Menus.pdf

On 10/3/2022 at 11:08 PM, nursinadream said:

My husband and I had a great 4-5 hour drive with Dimitrije the owner of Mont Travelers.  We chose the photo or panoramic tour.  We loved it.  220 Euros for the 2 of us is fine for us. Beautiful views as described and a stop for prosciutto, cheese and bread, wine and homemade brandy - everything was homemade.  One of our favorite excursions.  No churches, no villages or ruins.  Perfect.

Deb

Thank you for your review.  I just contacted them to book the tour in May when we get to Kotor.

On 1/11/2023 at 4:02 PM, NewSalty said:

Ask an ye shall receive: early listing of the January sale:

 

https://oceania.gage.com/20_anniversary_digital_calendar

 

Thanks, Adam Martindale

I was looking at one of the itineraries on that list and it appears the pricing listed includes Air and Olife 

I wonder if you have to take that to get the "up to 800 SBC" or can you get it by taking the "cruise only fare"?

31 minutes ago, ORV said:

I see you enquired, but who else did? 

 

I went back and checked and see one other poster mentioned calling. Is there a thread somewhere on a Roll Call or a FB post that has the multiple people on it? I guess I haven't seen those, but have to admit I have not been checking Roll Calls during this period. 

The fact that the cruises that were canceled because of the Marina refit( Oct 11 to Nov13) are all back on the site with availability in almost every category would suggest that they got the right information. 

Available now in every category but lowest Inside

Itinerary  = Anchor Port

DAY	PORT	ARRIVE	DEPART
Nov 1 Wed	Istanbul, Turkey	Embark 1 PM	6 PM
Nov 2 Thu	Cruising the Aegean Sea
Nov 3 Fri	Antalya, Turkey	8 AM	5 PM
Nov 4 Sat	Limassol, Cyprus	8 AM	6 PM
Nov 5 Sun	Jerusalem (Haifa), Israel	6 AM	10 PM
Nov 6 Mon	Jerusalem (Ashdod), Israel	6 AM	8 PM
Nov 7 Tue	Cairo (Port Said), Egypt	6 AM	8 PM
Nov 8 Wed	Alexandria, Egypt	7 AM	8 PM
Nov 9 Thu	Cruising the Mediterranean Sea
Nov 10 Fri	Valletta, Malta	1 PM	8 PM
Nov 11 Sat	La Goulette, Tunisia	10 AM	8 PM
Nov 12 Sun	Cruising the Mediterranean Sea
Nov 13 Mon	Barcelona, Spain	Disembark 8 AM

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