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I found Rome to Valletta 4/11/24 10 nites: French Veranda went up $400 for SM w/o air. The 'full brochure fare' was $200 higher than what is currently online.

Finally found the Terms & Conditions in tiny print: Offers and fares are subject to change on 10/1/23

I received the introductory Simply More brochure in the mail and did a comparison of 2 cruises pre/post SM. I compared Cruise Only rates with Simply More w/o air. I found that 3 categories (Penthouse Suite, Deluxe Oceanview and Inside Stateroom) had an increase of $300. The Veranda Stateroom had an increase of $800 on 1 cruise (Rome to Istanbul 10/21/23) and $950 on the other cruise I looked at (Barcelona to Istanbul 11/19/23). Both cruises had the $800 simply More shore excursion credit. No idea why the Veranda stateroom category was so much higher, but I was expecting worse overall.

Here is the actual christening...

I'm on this cruise and spoke with Oceania this afternoon. The phrase "to commission the shore power onboard" refers to the process undertaken to ensure that shore power is compatible with the vessel power. So I asked if that means St. Malo does not have compatible power and was told that the Marine Operations department makes this decision and the person would send an email to get more clarification. I'm now looking into taking a fast direct train from Southampton Port to London's Waterloo Station (1 hour 20 min ride). Will update if/when I get more info.