Rumpymuffin

#23 on the B1 wait list for a July 2022 cruise on Sirena. Also, #25 for a B2 and #26 for an A2 or A3. Has anyone that far down on the wait list ever gotten a stateroom? Crossing my fingers... 🤞

Hi Steve, 

We're considering the possibility of an April 2022 cruise to Italy and Greece on Oceania, traveling with an alumni group. Can we purchase a policy that will protect us if we miss the boat because of airport delays, COVID issues, etc.? (This has happened to us.) If so, what would be the approximate cost (range)?

If the cruise is cancelled, I'm assuming Oceania or the travel agent (GoNext) will refund our money or give us FCC. We will be 85 and 81 next April , so I also assume that medical insurance is not an option. 

Many thanks for sharing your expertise. 

So what did the CDC make of cruise lines continuing to sell tickets, when it’s been clear they are not ready to resume sailing safely? “It is astonishing and it’s heartbreaking,” Dr. Martin Cetron, director for the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at the CDC, told Skift in an interview last week. Excerpted from Yahoo News: https://www.yahoo.com/news/cruise-lines-booking-practices-pandemic-140001906.html.

But you have to pay for nonalcoholic beer! 

Quote: I don't think Flatbush intended to exclude people and he and I have had our share of differences.  So who would you pick?

Reply: I'll take potluck. In nine O cruises, the maitre de has let us down only once. 

If the OP's intent was to identify an in group, he has succeeded. Shades of high school....

5 minutes ago, Shawnino said:

"For guests who prefer to forfeit the higher value of the 125% Future Cruise Credit, a lower value full refund option is available."

 

George Orwell loves you, baby.

😁😀😁

55% of Displaced Carnival Cruisers Are Taking a Refund Instead of FCC

https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/04/11/55-of-carnival-passengers-arent-falling-for-this-t.aspx

+1. Cruise Critic says they're working on fixing the Roll Call Finder tool and will us know when it's fixed. 

On 8/9/2019 at 6:45 PM, GeorgiaPeach51 said:

For what it’s worth we pay for all travel expenses with Our Chase Sapphire Visa.  In our opinion it does a good job covering travel mishaps, cancellations, trip interruptions.   Then we use Geo Blue to cover emergency medical.

Yes, we use our Chase Sapphire Visa for cancellations, trip interruptions, etc., too. Which GeoBlue policy do you buy for emergency medical? Thanks in advance for your reply. 

22 hours ago, LHT28 said:

 it is usually caused by those that start the roll call

contact  admin to get it changed

Thanks, Lyn. I've emailed Jenn in Administration. Do you happen to know if help@cruisecritic.com is the correct email address? 

This is the way an Oceania roll call is SUPPOSED to look, but many of them don't. That's what I think needs fixing.

Thanks to all those who replied for their suggestions. 

Does anyone know how to format the Oceania roll calls so they are visible when you click on "Find My [Name of Ship] Roll Call"? Right now the roll calls are a hodgepodge of ships and sailings in no particular order, and the roll calls themselves (the lists of those sailing) are missing. In the past, when you clicked on "Find My [Name of Ship] Roll Call," the cruises would be listed in chronological order, making them easy to find. Maybe the Oceania moderator, if we have one, can help. Other suggestions? 

1 hour ago, ORV said:

When they were first announced a long time ago they released this flyer. When it's all done it might be different. 

 

https://www.oceaniacruises.com/Images/EmailAssets/domestic/Sales/81604468085/MAR183971_OceaniaClubFlyer_new2.pdf

Thanks, ORV. That answers my question. 

Have the new (reduced) benefits for the various Oceania Club levels been announced yet? If so, please send me a link to the descriptions. I've searched but haven't been able to find them on the O website. Thanks much. 

28 minutes ago, hxhbk said:

One way to find out is to do a dummy booking on AA.com for the exact flight that you have in mind and see what class of services pricing (economy, premium economy, business, first) do they have for that flight.  

Yes! 

1 hour ago, Hawaiidan said:

Using  seat guru   you can type in the flight number ant it will give you the specific  model/ type of plane.

Hi Dan, 

Would that were true! I typed in the flight number (AA 973) on Seat Guru, and it says the plane is a Boeing 777-200. It also says the Boeing 777-200 has two layouts -- one with Premium Economy and Main Cabin Extra, the other with Main Cabin Extra only. Unfortunately, it doesn't specify which version will lbe flying from O'Hare (ORD) to Rio (GIG) on February 11, 2020. It does mention that Layout 1 -- the one with no Premium Economy -- is the most common version. So it's not looking good, on that flight at least

Many thanks to all of you who responded to my original post. You cool cruisers are a fount of helpful information and experiences! Thanks to you, I've begun researching DIY options for flying premium economy on a multicity trip from O'Hare to Rio and back to Chicago from Buenos Aires. Google Flights was new to me, and I've found it helpful. Those of you who cautioned that one airline's premium economy isn't necessarily the same as another airline's premium economy were right on; I've discovered such Premium Economy wannabes as Comfort Plus (Delta) and Main Cabin Extra (American).

Complicating my decision is the fact that tbe Boeing 777-200 (AA 973 from O'Hare to Rio) has two different layouts. Layout 2 has real Premium Economy, while layout 1 has only Main Cabin Extra. I'm going to call American and see if they can shed any light on the situation.

Thanks again for sharing your expertise! 

My DH and I hope to join the Radiant Rhythms cruise from Rio to Buenos Aires in February 2020 -- that is, if premium economy airfare or its equivalent is available. According to our travel agent, which specializes in alumni cruises, this involves submitting a custom air request, which costs $175 per person plus the cost of the upgrade. Have any of you flown premium economy to South America? What was the extra cost, and was it worth it in your opinion? Did the application process go smoothly? Is there anything I should know before submitting a custom air request? Thanks in advance for sharing your experience.

22 hours ago, flyingshoes said:

On the beach, in the middle of everything.

+1. The Negresco isn't cheap, but it's a great experience. 

17 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

seems if you click on the blue dot or star next to the thread you get  the latest post 

Thanks, Lyn. The blue dot works the first time you click on it, but disappears on subsequent visits. Maybe it needs to be clicked only once. 

I wonder if there's a way to sort the posts so that the most recent comes up first. 

those who wear walking shoes, keep wearing them....this dress stuff is becoming close to the idiocy on cunard...please stop!!

+1 :)

Can I book online using credit at home before cruise? I'm new to Oceania. I'm used to Celebrity which allows you to do this.

Azamara now allows you to do this, too. It would be a really great additional amenity, wouldn't it? :D

Some of the accounts on CC are affiliated with the various cruise lines.

The job description isn't 'empathy', it's 'spin'.

Shawnino, are you sure? Please expand on your point. In what sense are some of the posters on CC "affiliated with the various cruise lines"?