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Oceania Shuttles List
Please feel free to copy and paste the list, and add updates or corrections directly to it.
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Free shuttle buses are generally offered when:
The ship is docked a long walk from the main thoroughfare
Taxis and or public transportation are not easily accessible from the port. .
The port is industrial and not pedestrian-friendly.
The decision on whether free buses will be offered will be based on the port used and will be made closer to or during the sailing
Once on board, a list of ports that will offer a complimentary shuttle into town will be provided / shown in daily Currents
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Abidjan, Ivory Coast.....Shuttle to city business centre (post 647) ... April 2023
Acapulco (Mex)............20 min walk to market, lots tours/taxis outside gates -... 04/2023
Acajutla, El Salv...........Free shuttle to Botanical Gardns half hourly - April 2023
Adelaide Aus...............Tram right at port goes to centre city, no shuttle ...Dec 2019
Agios Nikolaos ............Don't need a shuttle as dock near town centre ......update 2020
Airlie Beach (Aust.) .....Tender, then $5AUD pp each way shuttle
Akaroa NZ ...................Tender of centre of town. ...... Dec 2019
Alanya (Turkey) ...........Taxis take you to the top of the hill . . update 2020
Albany West Aus .........Shuttle to town centre ...........Dec 2019
Alesund Norway............Dock at town so no shuttle
Alexandria ....................Shuttle to city square
Alicante Sp ...................free shuttle .............update 2022
Amalfi .......................... No need for shuttle
Antigua..........................dock in town ..no shuttle
Antofagasta ................. Free shuttle to town
Antwerp ....................... Dock in town - no shuttle needed ... Aug 2017
Aqaba ...........................Shuttle
Arica, Chile....................Shuttle out of port, town opposite port...April 2023
Arrecife (Canary Is.)......free shuttle .............................per Currents 2014
Ashdod Israel .............. Shuttle to Sea Mall ... April/June 2022
Astor (Oregan) .............Shuttle to town - the trolley bus to 39th St for $1 is fun 07/2023
Athens (Piraeus)...........Shuttle to outside port area in Piraeus - need tour to Athens (2022)
Bangkok (Laem Chab'g. Feb 2024 update: assigned to dock 2 days at Sri Racha part of Laem Chabang port; shuttle provided only to Sri Racha on full day there. Laem Chabang can be 2 hours in traffic to BK. And no shuttles on embark/disembark days per O's policy. Plan accordingly.
Banjul, The Gambia......Shuttle to Royal Albert Market, #647 recommend tour...04/2023
Bar Harbor ....................Dock at town so no shuttle
Barcelona .....................O ships often dock at World Trade Center (Moll de Barcelona). Private company often offers free or paid shuttle from WTC & other terminals to near Drassanes Metro
Basseterre, St. Kitts .....Dock at town so no shuttle
Belfast ..........................Free shuttle to town (near City Hall)
Bermuda (Hamilton)......dock in town .no shuttle
Bermuda (St George)....dock in town
Bermuda (Kings Wharf) shopping area
Bilbao ...........................Free shuttles reported Apr/May 2023 from Getxo port to Bio's Plaza del Museo near Guggenheim OR Fine Arts Museum near Old Town
Bordeaux (city) .............Dock on river, no shuttle, tram close. April 2023
Bordeaux (Le Verdon) ..If ship making technical stop only, need shore excursion in area ending in Bordeaux to leave ship..Some itineraries offer shuttle to nearby Soulac sur Mer. Stop is due to tides.
Brisbane (Aus) ..............Free shuttle to town
Bozcaada, Turkey..........Short tender to small city, no shuttle needed .... April 2022
Broome (Australia).........Free shuttle to town
Bruges (Zeebruge) ........Free shuttle to port gates ... August 2017. see #670 May 2023
Brunei - see Muara, Brunei
Burnie Tas Aus...............Shuttle to Makers Workshop (meet tours etc) & to town - 2020
Buenos Aires .................Free shuttle to town / Plaza Hotel .......... update 2020
Busan, South Korea.......Free shuttle all day.....April 2023
Cabo Frio, Brazil............Tender, walk to town ......April 2023
Cadiz .............................Dock at town no shuttle. Need train/transport to Seville 05/2023
Cairns Aus .....................Dock at town so no shuttle
Callao (Lima) ................ Free shuttle to town
Canary Islands ..............Shuttle to terminal then walk ...update 2020 (Tenerife? unreported). Also see Arrecife
Capetown......................NO shuttle - walk or cab. (E berth, Terminal, Duncan Rd 01/2019
Cartegena Columbia.....shuttle to port gates/handicraft village
Casablanca ..................Free shuttle to town
Castries, St Lucia .........Dock at town so no shuttle
Chania (Hania), Crete (Greece)....shuttle to city center April 2022
Civitavecchia (for Rome)...Free shuttle to Civitavecchia
Cobh.............................Dock at town so no shuttle
Colombo ......................Free from ship to Port Gate 1. (local taxis available there) Jan 2019
Concarneau .................Dock at town so no shuttle
Copenhagen ................Free shuttle to town – but reports of it being difficult see #301
Coquimbo ....................Free shuttle to a hotel in town...updated April 2023
Corfu ............................Free shuttle to town
Corner Brook ...............Dock at town so no shuttle
Coron............................Dock in town; took Oceania boat excursion, not sure if walk-off tours possible
Cotonou, Benin............Shuttle to town April 2023
Crete............................Shuttle ....Update 2020 ...Oceania stops in several places in Crete; see Chania
Daka, Senegal.............Shuttle to Independence Square......April 2023
Dar es Salaam.............Free shuttle from pier to Hyatt Regency in City Center. Long walk from ship to exit gate. There are several gates which may be confusing. Very busy working port (Jan 2019)
Darwin Aus .................Free shuttle to town
Dubai ..........................Free shuttle from the port to the Dubai Mall
Dublin .........................No shuttle provided (June 2023)
Dubrovnik ...................Free shuttle to town
Dunedin NZ ................Free shuttle to town
East London, SA ........Free shuttle from pier to the Hemingsway Mall (Jan 2019)
Edinburgh (Leith) .......No shuttle - Closest port to town but still a distance to city centre.
Edinburgh (Newhaven)...Free shuttle from pier to Leith terminal see #701- July 2023
Eden Aus ...................Tender then shuttle but only short walk
Ensenada Mexico.......20 min. walk into townwith wheelchair, shuttle $4 April 2023.
Ephesus (see Kusadasi) .....Quite a drive from Kusadasi - need a tour ..update 2023
Esmeraldas .................Shuttle to Playa de las Palmas (docked or tender) Mar 2019
Exmouth (Aus) ............Free shuttle to town
Flam Norway................No shuttle needed - dock in town July 2018
Forteleza, Brazil...........Shuttle to downtown hotel opposite beautiful beach....April 2023
Fremantle/Perth ..........unsure, nearby ferry dock, train station very close to dock..... update Dec 2019
Gdansk (Gydnia).........Shuttle to Gydnia but Gdansk required excur/transport (date unknown, but old)
Geiranger ....................No shuttle needed - Dock at town
Geraldton West Aus ...Shuttle .................Update Dec 2019
Gijon SP .....................Shuttle to Rodriquez San Pedro ("Las Letronas"), then 5m walk to old town
Gisbourne NZ .............Free shuttle to town but short walk
Gothenburg ...............Free Shuttle to Gustave Adolf Square.......September 2023
Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas) - tender to island. No shuttle needed.
Greenock ...................No shuttle needed - Dock at town (15-20 minute walk to train to Glasgow)
Haifa ..........................shuttle to port entrance only (April 2022)
Halifax ........................No shuttle needed - Dock at town
Halifax pier 31 shuttle to Pier 22 pavillion April 2019
Hamburg ....................Shuttle provided by Port to City Hall ....Aug 2017
Harvest Caye..............ferry to mainland *not* operating for independents when there Mar 2019Havana, Cuba ............Dock in city. walk off on main street.... April 2017.
Helsinki .....................Free shuttle to reach Market Square September 2023
Hiroshima....................Free shuttle all day......updated July 2023
Hobart (aus) ...............Dock at town so no shuttle ... Sep 2017
Ho Chi Minh City (Sai).Docked at Hiep Phuoc Feb. 2024, 5m shuttle to exit (only cruise tour buses allowed in port; drivers = outside gate). 45m shuttle available to Ben Thanh Market, HCMC Distr 1.
Holyhead ....................Free shuttle to town (really to end of dock) ... Aug 2017
Hososhima..................Free shuttle all day.....April 2023
Hue (Chan May port)...Shuttle=Lang Co Beach Resort (need excurs or transport to Hue, Hoi An etc.)
Imzir (Turkey)...............Shuttle to town .......July 2023
Invergordon ................Dock at town so no shuttle .... August 2017
Kirkwall (Orkney Is)....Shuttle to visitors centre Castle St .... update July 2023
Ketchikan, Alaska....Docks at Ward's Cove... shuttle to town provided...about 20-30 minutes away Sep 2023
Killybegs, Ireland......Dock at town no shuttle August 2023
Kobe (japan) ..............Shuttle to town July 2023
Koper .........................Dock at town so no shuttle
Kota Kinabalu (Borneo) Shuttle to Wisma Merdecka Mall Jan 2024
Kotor ..........................Dock at town so no shuttle
Kristiansand ...............Walking distance to town ...(South coast Norway) August 2017
Kristiansund................No shuttle - dock in town (West coast of Norway) July 2018
Kusadasi (for Ephesus) - no shuttle, shopping available nearby in city. April 2022
Kyoto/Kobe..................Free shuttle all day......April 2023
La Coruna ...................Dock at town so no shuttle
Langkawi......................Free shuttle from pier to Cenang Duty free Mall Jan 2019
La Rochelle .................Free shuttle to town
Le Havre (for Paris)......Free shuttle to city center (Le Havre)... September 2023
Le Verdon ....................Free shuttle to town (Soulac Sur Mer) sometimes offered. Take excursion if not. Also see Bordeaux above
Lerwick, Shetland Is...Dock Mair's Pier, free shuttle to town near Tourist Ctr/Victoria Pier. Aug 2023
Lima ...........................Free shuttle to Marriott at Larcomar (Miraflores area) 03/2019
Lisbon .........................Free shuttle reported for some cruises; none for others. Dock below Alfama near transportation/walk opportunities (updated Apr 2022)
Liverpool ......................Dock at town so no shuttle ... August 2017
Livorno (for Florence).. Free shuttle to town but need transport if going to Florence
Londonderry Nth Ire ...No shuttle provided (June 2023)
Luderitz, Namibia.....No shuttle needed - town an easy walk.......April 2023
Male, Maldives.........tender port.... guides waiting + tours there. Walk in town Jan 2019
Mahe, Seychelles.....no shuttle . Jan 2019
Malaga ....................Shuttle ..............update 2022
Manila......................Shuttle to Robinson Mall or do longish walk from port to Rizal Park & Intramuros
Manta Ecuador .......Shuttle to main square (longish walk); drops at port gate Mar 2019
Manzanillo Mexico...Long walk to shuttle bus cost $3 (see post 647) April 2023
Maputo ...................Free shuttle from pier to City Center (feima market) Jan 2019
Marcello, Brazil.......Shuttle ->town, shopping, need taxi for interesting places .. 2023
Marseille ................Free shuttle to town (Fort Saint John)
Melbourne Vic Aus ...Tram 109 is 5-10 min walk from port, buy ticket at convenience store, no shuttle. Trams within City Centre free, no shuttle ...... update Dec 2019
Messina (Italy) - ship docks at City Center; no shuttle needed.
Miami ......................... Free shuttle to Bayside Marketplace (*not* on embarkation day) Mar 2019Mindelo, Cape Verde Shuttle to Marina Mindelo (downtown.....April 2023
Mitilini..........................This is tender port near town centre....... update 2020
Monte Carlo ............... Dock at town so no shuttle
Muara, Brunei..............Muara=30-40 minutes from capital city of Bandar Seri Begawan. Inter-port shuttle to outside port (no walking/taxis), bus terminal & Muara Town. Dart Service to BSB arranged at desk in terminal; limited taxis/buses in Muara. Tours probably best option (Jan. 2024)
Murmansk .................. Need to book a tour either O or private for visa
Muscat ........................Free shuttle to the Souk
Mykonos.......................No shuttle needed, dock in town ...update 2020
Naha (Japan) ..............Free shuttle to town .........July 2023
Napier NZ....................Shuttle to ISite info centre on Marine Parade .... update Dec 2019
Nassau, Bahamas ......dock in town
Natal, Brazil ................Shuttle to building with some shops -taxis - NB security see post 647.. Apr 2023.
New York .....................no shuttle (Manhattan cruise terminal) Mar 2019
Newcastle ....................Free shuttle to nearest metro station (limited timing)
Nha Trang.....................After tendering, shuttle to TTC Hotel 5 mins. from Dam Market
Nosy be, Madagascar...Free shuttle (tender port) from pier to Town Market Jan 2019
Okinawa (Japan) ..........Free shuttle to town ....... July 2023
Oporto (Porto)...............Free shuttle to Parque de Alfandega (riverfront transport parking lot) Apr 2023. Walk left as face water about 10 minutes to get to Ribeira/bridge
Oslo .............................Dock in town so no shuttle .... Aug 2017
Paphos, Cyprus ......... ? no shuttle. About 10 minutes walk to shops etc April 2022
Palma de Mallorca......Free shuttle to town (cathedral)
Paris - see Le Havre
Patmos........................Dock in town - no shuttle needed .... update 2020
Perth see Fremantle
Phillip Is Vic Aus.........long tender ride in, shuttle to beach /boardwalk, limited car hire/taxis....Dec 2019
Phuket, Thailand........no shuttle Jan 2019
Picton NZ ..................Dock at town so no shuttle
Piraeus (Port for Athens)...Shuttle to outside port in Piraeus, need tour to Athens (2022)
Pisco ....................... Free shuttle to town
Pointe Seraphine..... Walking distance (500 metres) or harbour water taxi to main area town..April 2023
Port Arthur Tas Aus . Tender in to PA Penal Settlement - (no real town so a guess) no shuttle needed updated 2022
Port Elizabeth, South Africa....Free shuttle from pier to the Boardwalk Jan 2019
Port Klang................... Shuttle to Bukit Tinggi Mall. Break from 11:45 - 1:30. Jan 19
Port Stanley (Falklands) Dock visitors center - 10 min. walk through town.....April 2023
Porto - see Oporto
Portofino ................... No need for shuttle
Puerto Limon............. No shuttle, tours by the local taxis & shops on the pier, walk to town Mar 2019Portland UK ...............Free shuttle to town
Praislin .............. ........No shuttle . Jan 2019
Puerto Arenas.............Shuttle to Handicraft Market....April 2023
Puntarenas Costa Rica no shuttle ride only to port gates
Puerto Chacabuco......Tender then shuttle to get out of port...April 2023
Puerto Chiapas Mex....$10 RT shuttle or $60 RT for 45 min. drive to town (post 647)...April 2023
Puerto Limon...............No shuttle, tours by local taxis & shops on pier, walk to town.....March 2019
Puerto Montt Chile.......Tender to tours & taxis, suggest early tender (post 647) .. 2023
Puerto Princesa............No info on shuttle; we took excursion so not sure of other options (Feb 2024)
Punta del Este.............Tender docks right in centre of town........April 2023
Quetzal, Guatemala.....No shuttle, many tour operators, small souvenir shops... 2023
Recife, Brazil................Shuttle to terminal where many tours/taxis available....April 2023
Reykjavik, Iceland........Shuttle to Harpa Conference Center, even on disembarkation day...July 2023
Rhodes ........................Dock in town. no shuttle - longish walk to port gates. .April 2022
Roatan ........................No shuttle, Oceania docks in Coxen Hole, many port shops etc Mar 2019; can also dock at Mahogany Bay resort portRichards Bay............... Free shuttle from pier to Boardwalk Mall. (Jan 2019)
Riga.............................?no shuttle; easy walk to HoHo bus/Rifleman Statue
Rio ...............................?? Free shuttle to town. Terminal with tours & taxis outside....update 2023
Rome ..........................(see Civitavecchia)
Ronne, Denmark........Free Shuttle to St. Nicolai Church.......September 2023
Rotterdam...................Free shuttle to Markethal, Rotterdam ....September 2023
Safaga ,Egypt .............Shuttle to downtown
Saint John NB .............Dock at town so no shuttle
Salalah, Oman ............shuttle to the Souk
Salaverry......................shuttle to Trujillo/or shuttle to port gate - private tours. Tours in Trujillo Mar 2019
Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.....Walk off ship, tours & taxis at terminal....April 2023
San Antonio de Chile.....Shuttle out of port, then 10 min. walk to town (huge market) post 647 Apr 2023
San Sebastion de la Gomera ...........None needed ........ update 2020
Santa Cruz De Teneriffe ........Shuttle to terminal ....................update 2019
Santander SP docked along waterfront Almirante Quay near Botin Center Apr 2023, no shuttle needed
Santiago de Compostela SP - see Vilagarcia
Santo Tomas, ...............no shuttle, tours in the terminal, walk into town Mar 2019Sao Tome & Principe....Tender, shuttle to main square, taxis available....Apr 2023
Santos ..........................Free shuttle to town - San Paulo (1hour drive). ? 2017
Seward .........................Loop shuttle ARR station and around town - July 2023
Shimizu.........................Free shuttle all day......update July 2023
Sihanoukville................Short port shuttle to gate (no walking) & shuttle to Psar Lu market Feb. 2024
Singapore.................... Embark/disembark day, so no shuttle. But taxis/public transport nearby. Note are 2 cruise ports; Riviera Jan. 2024 was assigned to Singapore Cruise Center near Sentosa Island
Skagan Denmark..........free shuttle to town
Sorrento .......................Free shuttle to town
Split ..............................Dock at town so no shuttle
Stavanger ....................dock in town July 2018
Storoway, Scotland....Tender port. August 2023
St Barts ....................... tender to town..no shuttle
St. Lucia ..................... Castries: Dock at town so no shuttle.
Pointe Seraphine: ........walking (500 metres) or harbour water taxi to main area town.
St Malo ........................Dock at town so no shuttle
St Jean De Luz ...........Dock at town so no shuttle
St Petersburg ..............Need to book a tour - either O or private for required visa
Stockholm...................Free shuttle bus to Stromgatan.......September 2023
Sydney N.S. ................Dock at town so no shuttle
Sydney Cove/ Circular Quay Aus ......Free shuttle to Darling Harbour centre ..... 2018
Sydney White Bay (Aus) ...turnaround day . no shuttles, taxis available ..... Dec 2019
Tallinn, Estonia..........Free shuttle to reach Mere Boulevard ...September 2023
Tauranga /Rotorua......Believe was shuttle to Tauranga city center; Rotorua requires excursion or transport ..............Dec 2019
Tokyo........................Free shuttle (July 2023)
Trapani, Sicily ..........No shuttle; docked very near downtown June 2022
Ushuaia....................Shuttle to town (also walkable) see post 647.............April 2023
Valencia .................. Free shuttle to town
Valletta .....................Dock below town. Take elevator return for €1-€2. April 2022
Venice ......................Free shuttle to town (may be outdated; ships not allowed in city May 2023, but may be possible to dock in nearby Fusina, Maghera now or soon?)
Vilagarcia (port for Santiago de Compostela) Port authority provided free shuttle Apr 2023 to tourist info center downtown at O Cavadelo (closed at 9 AM). Local buses & cab stand nearby but not much open/few people around. I took cab to train, train to Santiago, walked back to shuttle, shuttle to ship.
Walvis Bay, Namibia..Shuttle to Dune Mall (shopping).......April 2023
Warnemunde, Germany.....Short walk to town & train for Rostock & Berlin September 2023
Wellington NZ..............Free shuttle to several places city centre ...... Dec 2019
Zakynthos, Greece .....Tender port, no shuttle, smallish island. Walk to small town - 2022
Zanzibar.......................Free shuttle from pier to Kelele Square (Jan 2019)
Zeebruge (for Bruges)..Shuttle to port gates ... Aug 2017
Zihuatanejo.Mexico......Easy walk off pier & you are in town...............April 2023
Updated April 2024
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9 hours ago, Tidalmist said:
So I booked 10 days on Marina prior to the change…..what happens with my booking?
Several years ago we booked on one of the 'R' ships #6093 as a verandah cabin - when we boarded, it had been changed to a concierge. Oceania in it's wisdom had realised that the aft cabins were pretty special.
We received the concierge benefits at the same booked (verandah) price. It fact we didnt realise it had changed until we received the extras - ironing vouchers and wine etc.
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A couple of years ago we were meant to move to the cabin next door - staff told us not to bother, and they put the incoming guests into our 'new' room.
Easy!
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We are sailing from Singapore on the Nautica - very interested in hotel recommendations thanks.
The Fullerton looks interesting - we generally look for smaller boutiquey type hotels, so any suggestions appreciated.
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10 minutes ago, Cruzin Terri said:
I booked my upcoming cruise late. The cruise packets had already been mailed and i called and asked if one could be mailed to me. I was told it was too late. However they are sending me blank luggage tags.
This will work fine. At least they are the ones that will be recognizable by the crew.
Terri
This year Oceania decided NOT to send us the Blue Book and luggage labels pre-cruise. Something to do with postage to Australia maybe?
We were told that we could get handwritten tags at the port prior to boarding - but we preferred to take the bags from the hotel already with tags rather than muck around writing bag tags when we were ready and wanting to board.
I would have been delighted to use Oceania tags if they could have gone to the trouble and expense of posting them to me. I did ask Oceania and the answer was "no".
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1 hour ago, Harters said:
There were no printed tags for our cruise earlier in the year. I used one that someone on the forum had designed, similar idea to that by Strhnhgary. Tag holders also through Amazon - which has more choice than you could shake a stick at.
Someone from CruiseCritic Shared these earlier which we (used with Amazon holders) for our Vista cruise - they worked well as they were very clear. Possibly these ones???
You could add contact details if you wished.
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13 minutes ago, Tranquility Base said:
I think they said (post #166) that port taxes were going to refund separately to their card, hence not included in the FCC.???
Apologies ColoradoCruiser88 - I missed that.
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2 hours ago, ColoradoCruiser88 said:
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They state that any “non-refundable ancillary items which are under penalty (ie hotel stays, land packages, custom air fees/differentials, visas, travel insurance, etc) will not be refunded or included in the value of the FCC.”
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That sounds pretty reasonable to me.
Oceania has given you a FCC for their part of the cruise and you have readily accepted that the port fees etc are not going to to be included - ie something that they are actually out of pocket for. Likewise O will be out of pocket for their pre-paid tours etc.
A good idea of yours though - with your next cruise booked with the FCC - not to book the pre/post tours etc if you are concerned about a similar thing happening again.
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On 6/27/2023 at 1:24 AM, Mrs f. said:
We were on an Oceania ship just before Covid, that docked in PORT KELANG for the day.
I had hired a private guide for 6 people. Posted on my rollcall and immediately filled the slots. Guide me us at the port. If I remember correctly only authorized ship vehcould enter the gates. Not a problem. Got off ship and walked along path to a big building....drivers were waiting there. There were people who found drivers to take them wherever....
The ride to KL took about an hour. We went to the Batu Caves first, which was the one thing I wanted to see. It was amazing. Spent about an hour there. Then drove to a bunch of sites. Our driver knew the best places for photo ops. We ate lunch at a typical local restaurant. Fantastic. Cost us about $6 a person US. Nobody got sick.
Do a search for a private driver.
On 9/10/2023 at 11:15 PM, cosytoes said:Hi mrs f are you able to share the drivers contact details?
Hello Mrs f. - appreciate any details as well please. My email is hilarysubs at gmail dot com
many thanks
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1 hour ago, ATWCruiser said:
A follow up question is when you have your free cruise, do you get the Simply More benefits, are you required to pay for the Simply More plan or do you have a choice to not have it?
I have just been in this situation booking a cruise (that could have been my milestone) - Simply More is not included.
You really need to discuss all options with your TA, or in my case, Oceania, directly to get the best outcome for yourself that O is agreeable to.
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On 9/8/2023 at 2:08 AM, MEFIowa said:
We're on Riviera B2B as (1) Trieste to Athens and then (2) Athens to Barcelona. So we'll be both disembarking and embarking in Athens on 11/9/2023. Does anyone have experience here on what happens with your luggage? We want to leave it on board. We're got plans to an excursion without it. But we're going from an A3 cabin on the 1st 10 nights to a B3 cabin on the 2nd 10 nights, thus a cabin change.
We changed cabins in Athens on a B2B on Vista. And had a full day tour in Athens. We liaised with our first cruise cabin staff about how to best manage it.
What ended up happening was that the hanging things were taken to the new cabin on the same hangers for us. Everything else we just put in the suitcases - pulled stuff out of drawers and plopped it in the suitcases as it came out. (We had plenty of room to pack this way as the hanging things were out). The bathroom we did similarly.
When we returned from the tour the suitcases were in the room, hanging things in the wardrobe & we just returned everything to the new drawers.
We also asked friends to keep a bag of things in their safe for the day.
Packing and unpacking turned out to be relatively quick and simple.
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3 minutes ago, rxlowry said:
Back from a nice walk and swim at our secret beach. Just us and ond couple snorkeling. I think we will walk it tomorrow morning as well. Pics are on Chris’ phone so I’ll post some later.
Now my big decision is where to have my pre dinner drink. Only had half of that Bloody Mary so I’m thinking a martini might be in order this evening.
Your review is great - thank you so much! It is giving me a lot of pleasure.
I hope you have the very best martini this evening.😊
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1 hour ago, LHT28 said:
Probably an error
AFAIK it is on Orkney
I haven't been to either the Orkneys or the Shetland Isles, but the cruise port Kirkwall is definitely the Orkneys: https://www.cruise-orkney.com/info/kirkwall
Looks beautiful.
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8 hours ago, PinonNoir said:
With 29 pages perhaps this has already been asked. Do you want updated confirmations of Free Shuttles? For example, I see Kirkwall listed as "updated 2017". I can confirm they are still running as of July 2023.
I don't see Reykjavik listed. There was a free shuttle there that took you to the Harpa Conference Center. It wasn't advertised by the ship but they were running the shuttle on disembarkation day, so it saved us the cost of a cab ride, as well as having to wait in the cab line.
It might open the flood gates - but yes please PinonNoir! An update showing month and year would be great, particularly for the older listings.
With comments a brief overview is also helpful - It helps keep what is a very long list manageable. When it is updated, the updater can refer to a specific post if needs be.
Appreciated - I don't think the question has been asked previously.
And anyone is welcome to contribute to the Free Shuttle list. Copy and paste, and add the update date etc.
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(This update for formatting purposes - includes the past few new posts 😀)
Oceania Shuttles List
Please feel free to copy and paste the list, and add updates or corrections directly to it.
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Free shuttle buses are generally offered when:
The ship is docked a long walk from the main thoroughfare
Taxis and or public transportation are not easily accessible from the port. .
The port is industrial and not pedestrian-friendly.
The decision on whether free buses will be offered will be based on the port used and will be made closer to or during the sailing
Once on board, a list of ports that will offer a complimentary shuttle into town will be provided / shown in daily Currents
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Abidjan, Ivory Coast..... Shuttle to city business centre (post 647) ... April 2023
Acapulco (Mex)............20 min walk to market, lots tours/taxis outside gates -... 04/2023
Acajutla, El Salv.......Free shuttle to Botanical Gardns half hourly - April 2023
Adelaide Aus............Tram right at port goes to centre city, no shuttle ...Dec 2019
Agios Nikolaos ............Don't need a shuttle as dock near town centre ......update 2020
Airlie Beach (Aust.) .....Tender, then $5AUD pp each way shuttle
Akaroa NZ ................... Tender of centre of town. ...... Dec 2019
Alanya (Turkey) ........Taxis take you to the top of the hill . . update 2020
Albany West Aus ..........Shuttle to town centre ...........Dec 2019
Alesund Norway........... Dock at town so no shuttle
Alexandria .................... Shuttle to city square
Alicante Sp ....................free shuttle .............update 2022
Amalfi .......................... No need for shuttle
Antigua...........................dock in town ..no shuttle
Antofagasta ................. Free shuttle to town
Antwerp ....................... Dock in town - no shuttle needed ... Aug 2017
Aqaba ........................... Shuttle
Arica, Chile.................... Shuttle out of port, town opposite port...April 2023
Arrecife (Canary Is.)......free shuttle .............................per Currents 2014
Ashdod Israel .............. Shuttle to Sea Mall ... April/June 2022
Astor (Oregan) ..............Shuttle to town - the trolley bus to 39th St for $1 is fun 07/2023
Athens (Piraeus)...Shuttle to outside port area in Piraeus - need tour to Athens (2022)
Bangkok ....................... Free shuttle to town
Banjul, The Gambia......Shuttle to Royal Albert Market, #647 recommend tour...04/2023
Bar Harbor ................. Dock at town so no shuttle
Barcelona .................... O ships often dock at World Trade Center (Moll de Barcelona). Private company often offers free or paid shuttle from WTC & other terminals to near Drassanes Metro
Basseterre, St. Kitts ..... Dock at town so no shuttle
Belfast .......................... Free shuttle to town (near City Hall)
Bermuda (Hamilton)....... dock in town .no shuttle
Bermuda (St George) dock in town
Bermuda (Kings Wharf) shopping area
Bilbao ............................Free shuttles reported Apr/May 2023 from Getxo port to Bio's Plaza del Museo near Guggenheim OR Fine Arts Museum near Old Town
Bordeaux (city) ........... Dock on river, no shuttle, tram close. April 2023
Bordeaux (Le Verdon) ...If ship making technical stop only, need shore excursion in area ending in Bordeaux to leave ship.. Some itineraries offer shuttle to nearby Soulac sur Mer. Stop is due to tides.
Brisbane (Aus) ............. Free shuttle to town
Bozcaada, Turkey.........Short tender to small city, no shuttle needed .... April 2022
Broome (Australia)........ Free shuttle to town
Bruges (Zeebruge) ........Free shuttle to port gates ... August 2017. see #670 May 2023
Burnie Tas Aus...............Shuttle to Makers Workshop (meet tours etc) & to town - 2020
Buenos Aires ................ Free shuttle to town / Plaza Hotel .......... update 2020
Busan............................Free shuttle all day.....April 2023
Cabo Frio, Brazil............Tender, walk to town ......April 2023
Cadiz .........................Dock at town no shuttle. Need train/transport to Seville 05/2023
Cairns Aus ................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Callao (Lima) ............... Free shuttle to town
Canary Islands .............Shuttle to terminal then walk ...update 2020 (Tenerife? unreported). Also see Arrecife
Capetown..................NO shuttle - walk or cab. (E berth, Terminal, Duncan Rd 01/2019
Cartegena Columbia shuttle to port gates/handicraft village
Casablanca .............. Free shuttle to town
Castries, St Lucia ...... Dock at town so no shuttle
Chania (Hania), Crete (Greece) - shuttle to city center April 2022
Civitavecchia (for Rome).. Free shuttle to Civitavecchia
Cobh..................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Colombo .............. Free from ship to Port Gate 1. (local taxis available there) Jan 2019
Concarneau .........Dock at town so no shuttle
Copenhagen ........Free shuttle to town – but reports of it being difficult see #301
Coquimbo ................ Free shuttle to a hotel in town...updated April 2023
Corfu ......................... Free shuttle to town
Corner Brook ............ Dock at town so no shuttle
Cotonou, Benin...........Shuttle to town April 2023
Crete..........................Shuttle ....Update 2020 ...Oceania stops in several places in Crete; see Chania
Daka, Senegal............Shuttle to Independence Square......April 2023
Dar es Salaam...........Free shuttle from pier to Hyatt Regency in City Center. Long walk from ship to exit gate. There are several gates which may be confusing. Very busy working port (Jan 2019)
Darwin Aus ............... Free shuttle to town
Dubai .........................Free shuttle from the port to the Dubai Mall
Dublin ...................... No shuttle provided (June 2023)
Dubrovnik .............. Free shuttle to town
Dunedin NZ .............. Free shuttle to town
East London, SA ........Free shuttle from pier to the Hemingsway Mall (Jan 2019)
Edinburgh (Leith) .......No shuttle - Closest port to town but still a distance to city centre. Edinburgh (Newhaven) – Free shuttle from pier to Leith terminal see #701- July 2023
Eden Aus ...................Tender then shuttle but only short walk
Ensenada Mexico.......20 min. walk into townwith wheelchair, shuttle $4 April 2023.
Ephesus (see Kusadasi) ..........Quite a drive from Kusadasi - need a tour ..update 2023
Esmeraldas ............. Shuttle to Playa de las Palmas (docked or tender) Mar 2019
Exmouth (Aus) ........... Free shuttle to town
Flam Norway............... No shuttle needed - dock in town July 2018
Forteleza, Brazil...........Shuttle to downtown hotel opposite beautiful beach....April 2023
Fremantle/Perth ........unsure, nearby ferry dock, train station very close to dock..... update Dec 2019
Gdansk (Gydnia).........Shuttle to Gydnia but Gdansk required excur/transport (date unknown, but old)
Geiranger ................... No shuttle needed - Dock at town
Geraldton West Aus ...Shuttle .................Update Dec 2019
Gijon SP .....................Shuttle to Rodriquez San Pedro ("Las Letronas"), then 5m walk to old town
Gisbourne NZ ............ Free shuttle to town but short walk
Gothenburg ................ Shuttle to City Hall
Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas) - tender to island. No shuttle needed.
Greenock ................ ..No shuttle needed - Dock at town (15-20 minute walk to train to Glasgow)
Haifa .........................shuttle to port entrance only (April 2022)
Halifax ................. ....No shuttle needed - Dock at town
Halifax pier 31 shuttle to Pier 22 pavillion April 2019
Hamburg ................. Shuttle provided by Port to City Hall ....Aug 2017
Harvest Caye........... ferry to mainland *not* operating for independents when there Mar 2019Havana, Cuba ............ Dock in city. walk off on main street.... April 2017.
Helsinki ................... Free shuttle to town/ Shuttle from Westport to terminal near Market Square
Hiroshima..................Free shuttle all day......updated July 2023
Hobart (aus) ............ Dock at town so no shuttle ... Sep 2017
Holyhead ................ Free shuttle to town (really to end of dock) ... Aug 2017
Hososhima...............Free shuttle all day.....April 2023
Imzir (turkey).............Shuttle to town .......July 2023
Invergordon ............. Dock at town so no shuttle .... August 2017
Kirkwall (Shetlands Is) .......Shuttle to visitors centre Castle St .... update 2017
Kobe (japan) ............Shuttle to town July 2023
Koper ...................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Kotor ....................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Kristiansand ............ Walking distance to town ...(South coast Norway) August 2017
Kristiansund.............No shuttle - dock in town (West coast of Norway) July 2018
Kusadasi (for Ephesus) - no shuttle, shopping available nearby in city. April 2022
Kyoto/Kobe......... Free shuttle all day......April 2023
La Coruna ............... Dock at town so no shuttle
Langkawi.................Free shuttle from pier to Cenang Duty free Mall Jan 2019
La Rochelle ............. Free shuttle to town
Le Havre (for Paris) .... Free shuttle to town (Le Havre) .... August 2017
Le Verdon ................. Free shuttle to town (Soulac Sur Mer) sometimes offered. Take excursion if not. Also see Bordeaux above
Lerwick ....................Dock at town so no shuttle
Lima ....................Free shuttle to Marriott at Larcomar (Miraflores area) 03/2019
Lisbon .................... Free shuttle reported for some cruises; none for others. Dock below Alfama near transportation/walk opportunities (updated Apr 2022)
Liverpool ............... Dock at town so no shuttle ... August 2017
Livorno (for Florence) Free shuttle to town but need transport if going to Florence
Londonderry Nth Ire .....No shuttle provided (June 2023)
Luderitz, Namibia.....No shuttle needed - town an easy walk.......April 2023
Male, Maldives.........tender port.... guides waiting + tours there. Walk in town Jan 2019
Mahe, Seychelles........no shuttle . Jan 2019
Malaga ....................Shuttle ..............update 2022
Manta Ecuador ...... Shuttle to main square (longish walk); drops at port gate Mar 2019
Manzanillo Mexico...Long walk to shuttle bus cost $3 (see post 647) April 2023
Maputo ...................Free shuttle from pier to City Center (feima market) Jan 2019
Marcello, Brazil.......Shuttle ->town, shopping, need taxi for interesting places .. 2023
Marseille ............... Free shuttle to town (Fort Saint John)
Melbourne Vic Aus ...Tram 109 is 5-10 min walk from port, buy ticket at convenience store, no shuttle. Trams within City Centre free, no shuttle ...... update Dec 2019
Messina (Italy) - ship docks at City Center; no shuttle needed.
Miami .................... Free shuttle to Bayside Marketplace (*not* on embarkation day) Mar 2019Mindelo, Cape Verde Shuttle to Marina Mindelo (downtown.....April 2023
Mitilini.....................This is tender port near town centre....... update 2020
Monte Carlo ............. Dock at town so no shuttle
Murmansk ................ Need to book a tour either O or private for visa
Muscat ..................... Free shuttle to the Souk
Mykonos.....................No shuttle needed, dock in town ...update 2020
Naha (Japan) .............Free shuttle to town .........July 2023
Napier NZ.................shuttle to ISite info centre on Marine Parade .... update Dec 2019
Nassau, Bahamas ..........dock in town
Natal, Brazil ................Shuttle to building with some shops -taxis - NB security see post 647.. Apr 2023
New York .................. no shuttle (Manhattan cruise terminal) Mar 2019
Newcastle .................. Free shuttle to nearest metro station (limited timing)
Nosy be, Madagascar...Free shuttle (tender port) from pier to Town Market Jan 2019
Okinawa (Japan) ...........Free shuttle to town ....... July 2023
Oporto (Porto)......... Free shuttle to Parque de Alfandega (riverfront transport parking lot) Apr 2023. Walk left as face water about 10 minutes to get to Ribeira/bridge
Oslo ............................. Dock in town so no shuttle .... Aug 2017
Paphos, Cyprus ......... ? no shuttle. About 10 minutes walk to shops etc April 2022
Palma de Mallorca........ Free shuttle to town (cathedral)
Paris - see Le Havre
Patmos..............Dock in town - no shuttle needed .... update 2020
Perth see Fremantle
Phillip Is Vic Aus.........long tender ride in, shuttle to beach /boardwalk, limited car hire/taxis....Dec 2019
Phuket, Thailand........no shuttle Jan 2019
Picton NZ .................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Piraeus (Port for Athens)...Shuttle to outside port in Piraeus, need tour to Athens (2022)
Pisco ....................... Free shuttle to town
Pointe Seraphine..... Walking distance (500 metres) or harbour water taxi to main area town..April 2023
Port Arthur Tas Aus . Tender in to PA Penal Settlement - (no real town so a guess) no shuttle needed updated 2022
Port Elizabeth, South Africa....Free shuttle from pier to the Boardwalk Jan 2019
Port Klang................... Shuttle to Bukit Tinggi Mall. Break from 11:45 - 1:30. Jan 19
Port Stanley (Falklands) Dock visitors center - 10 min. walk through town.....April 2023
Porto - see Oporto
Portofino ................... No need for shuttle
Puerto Limon........... No shuttle, tours by the local taxis & shops on the pier, walk to town Mar 2019Portland UK ................Free shuttle to town
Praislin .............. ....... No shuttle . Jan 2019
Puerto Arenas.............Shuttle to Handicraft Market....April 2023
Puntarenas Costa Rica no shuttle ride only to port gates
Puerto Chacabuco......Tender then shuttle to get out of port...April 2023
Puerto Chiapas Mex....$10 RT shuttle or $60 RT for 45 min. drive to town (post 647)...April 2023
Puerto Limon...............No shuttle, tours by local taxis & shops on pier, walk to town.....March 2019
Puerto Montt Chile.......Tender to tours & taxis, suggest early tender (post 647) .. 2023
Punta del Este.............Tender docks right in centre of town........April 2023
Quetzal, Guatemala.......No shuttle, many tour operators, small souvenir shops... 2023
Recife, Brazil...............Shuttle to terminal where many tours/taxis available....April 2023
Rhodes ....................... Dock in town. no shuttle - longish walk to port gates. .April 2022
Roatan ...................... No shuttle, Oceania docks in Coxen Hole, many port shops etc Mar 2019; can also dock at Mahogany Bay resort portRichards Bay............... Free shuttle from pier to Boardwalk Mall. (Jan 2019)
Riga..............................?no shuttle; easy walk to HoHo bus/Rifleman Statue
Rio .............. ?? Free shuttle to town. Terminal with tours & taxis outside....update 2023
Rome ........................(see Civitavecchia)
Safaga ,Egypt .............Shuttle to downtown
Saint John NB ........... Dock at town so no shuttle
Salalah, Oman ............ shuttle to the Souk
Salaverry............. shuttle to Trujillo/or shuttle to port gate - private tours. Tours in Trujillo Mar 2019
Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.....Walk off ship, tours & taxis at terminal....April 2023
San Antonio de Chile.....Shuttle out of port, then 10 min. walk to town (huge market) post 647 Apr 2023
San Sebastion de la Gomera ...........None needed ........ update 2020
Santa Cruz De Teneriffe ........Shuttle to terminal ....................update 2019
Santander SP docked along waterfront Almirante Quay near Botin Center Apr 2023, no shuttle needed
Santiago de Compostela SP - see Vilagarcia
Santo Tomas, ...... - no shuttle, tours in the terminal, walk into town Mar 2019Sao Tome & Principe...Tender, shuttle to main square, taxis available....Apr 2023
Santos ......................... Free shuttle to town - San Paulo (1hour drive). ? 2017
Seward .....................Loop shuttle ARR station and around town - July 2023
Shimizu.........................Free shuttle all day......update July 2023
Skagan Denmark............free shuttle to town July 2018
Singapore.......................no shuttle Jan 2019
Sorrento ...................... Free shuttle to town
Split ............................. Dock at town so no shuttle
Stavanger ....................dock in town July 2018
St Barts ..................... tender to town..no shuttle
St. Lucia ................... Castries: Dock at town so no shuttle.
Pointe Seraphine: .....walking (500 metres) or harbour water taxi to main area town.
St Malo ...................... Dock at town so no shuttle
St Jean De Luz .......... Dock at town so no shuttle
St Petersburg .............. Need to book a tour - either O or private for required visa
Sydney N.S. .................Dock at town so no shuttle
Sydney Cove/ Circular Quay Aus ...... Free shuttle to Darling Harbour centre ..... 2018
Sydney White Bay (Aus) ...turnaround day . no shuttles, taxis available ..... Dec 2019
Tallinn, Estonia.......... Free shuttle to gates of old lower town (main rd outside city wall)
Tauranga /Rotorua.....Believe was shuttle to Tauranga city center; Rotorua requires excursion or transport ..............Dec 2019
Tokyo........................... Free shuttle (July 2023)
Trapani, Sicily ..........No shuttle; docked very near downtown June 2022
Ushuaia.................... Shuttle to town (also walkable) see post 647.............April 2023
Valencia .................. Free shuttle to town
Valletta ..................... Dock below town. Take elevator return for €1-€2. April 2022
Venice ..................... Free shuttle to town (may be outdated; ships not allowed in city May 2023, but may be possible to dock in nearby Fusina, Maghera now or soon?)
Vilagarcia (port for Santiago de Compostela) Port authority provided free shuttle Apr 2023 to tourist info center downtown at O Cavadelo (closed at 9 AM). Local buses & cab stand nearby but not much open/few people around. I took cab to train, train to Santiago, walked back to shuttle, shuttle to ship.
Walvis Bay, Namibia..Shuttle to Dune Mall (shopping).......April 2023
Warnemunde, Germany.....Short walk to town or to train for Rostock & Berlin July 2018
Wellington NZ............ Free shuttle to several places city centre ...... Dec 2019
Zakynthos, Greece ...Tender port, no shuttle, smallish island. Walk to small town - 2022
Zanzibar................... Free shuttle from pier to Kelele Square (Jan 2019)
Zeebruge (for Bruges).... Shuttle to port gates ... Aug 2017
Zihuatanejo.Mexico........Easy walk off pier & you are in town...............April 2023
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35 minutes ago, ORV said:
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8 minutes ago, pinotlover said:
My TA believes that by mid winter, everyone will be converted to SM. Those on OLife plans may not have to pay for it, and some with the tours option might get additional OBC to compensate for the difference in programs. O’s incompetent IT department is readily recognized and running two programs is probably beyond their capacity. It will be easier to just give everyone free wine and beer than trying to maintain it in Billings. Running the tour credits will be no problem.
That is interesting - thank you. We have two longish cruises booked in 2025 (B2B) and were thinking of converting to Simply More.
Australian cruisers don't have a choice about O-Life and for these specific cruises the Simply More - with basically an unchanged cruise price worked out to be the better deal.
It's a definite 'wait and see' now, rather than change & a commitment so far in advance.
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On 6/27/2023 at 1:08 AM, pinotlover said:
A very good question.
The answer actually lies in my opening comments. Oceania went with the crème de crème for their service staff on these early Vista cruises. All the staff was hand picked, previously trained, and performed very well. We knew many of them very well from previous cruises. This won’t last much longer however, as some start rotating off as early as the end of July. I therefore don’t believe it’s fair to compare the performance of this briefly assembled “ All Star Team “ to what is normally encountered on any of the ships.
As typical, those serving the wine are wine stewards, not actual sommeliers as most now professionally define the term. I found many of them with a striking lack of wine knowledge. A couple, such as Tina and Nanita, were working to improve their knowledge and were excellent wine stewards. Quite a few others had almost no wine knowledge or experience, and just worked hard to pour whatever one asked for efficiently.
Good to see that you picked out Tina - whilst we were aboard Vista we used to look for her section in the GDR. She was such a pleasure to have serving us and she was so interested in what she saw as her career 👏👏
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6 hours ago, khuselid said:
We have always loved the beds on Oceania. Just got off a month on vista and pretty sure they have changed their brand of mattress. We found them firmer than before. Made for some shoulder discomfort and a firmer sleep. I know they used to sell their awesome mattresses but no longer do. I don’t think it’s our imagination or maybe it’s just that the mattresses are totally new?
anybody else notice this?
We had two different cabins on the Vista for our recent cruise/s. The first cabin - the mattress was very soft and there was no side support in it so that if you sat on the edge you could easily just slide off. Or worse - roll out whilst asleep! The mattress featured in our cruise comments because of this!
Second cabin - the same old blissful Oceania mattress that we have previously had on all our cruises. A great relief.
Maybe they are trialling mattresses - hard and soft vs the old O mattresses??
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We found the food at Ember to be quite unexciting/dull and it was also very noisy - the ceiling panels bounced all the noise back down again.
Tried it twice, then cancelled the third reservation - the Terrace was a much better option.
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21 minutes ago, cruisingxpert said:
I asked someone who is on Vista right now. She said the Head Housekeeper told her they didn't have any extra loungers. I would contact your ta to get a confirmation that you will be able to get a lounger on your balcony.
It was not the Head Housekeeper but a senior member of her staff. She said that Oceania will try to accommodate all requests, and generally manage to do so. At the moment they don't have additional furniture so are unable to provide these on request.
She suggested the correct route would be to ask the Concierge whilst on board.
My suggestion is that your TA formally request a lounger well in advance in the same manner that you request different soft drinks etc.
Good luck - they are great!
(hi Catherine! - last day today 🥲)
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1 hour ago, ChadnKate said:
Does it only work with the room key? Or will inserting another card activate it?
Jumping in - another card will do it - I just have an old card that I pull in and out of the tab when we leave/enter. It's a great system and really clearly explained by slw207693 with photos. I didn't realise the bit about the USB ports - very clever.
Thanks from us too slw207693
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2 hours ago, piper28 said:
I've been working on an experiment. Since the beginning of this year, I'm holding onto all the mail from Oceania to see just how much it adds up to during the year. So far, I've never done an Oceania cruise (had one booked last year, had to cancel at the last minute). In general, I receive multiple brochures from Oceania every week. Whether I actually manage to keep everything for the whole year who knows.
I'm not exactly what anyone would call a hard core environmentalist, but even I find that the amount of stuff that Oceania sends out to be excessive. Quite honestly, the cost alone of producing this stuff has got to be fairly significant. Like 2-3 brochures of some sort every week, including sometimes things that are even bound booklets. I think I get less email spam from some cruise lines than I do physical mail from Oceania. It's definitely more physical mail I get than from every other cruise line combined, probably by at least an order of magnitude. And I question the logic behind it - do they really think people are going to book that may more cruises because they get that much advertising junk from them?
While I certainly wouldn't object to having luggage tags mailed to me, it's not something that particularly bothers me either (although i feel you should be able to print them oneselves, getting them at the pier is questionable, especially as ships get larger). But I have to admit when I got the packet of documents last year before our aborted cruise, I was at least somewhat bemused that they went through the effort to put that much together. While some might prefer to have that big booklet as a souvenir, I tend to fall into the category where it seems like I've just got too much random paper floating around for everything these days and I'm trying to reduce it. It's just getting to be too much to want to keep it all.
Aaah - but I don't see the point of receiving all that printed material and saving it up for an experiment or whatever - I don't get any of the brochures as I removed myself from the O mailing list years ago.
With regards to the big souvenir booklet - Oceania says that they will email the digital version of the Your Voyage booklet, so they are collating it individually for me anyway - my preference is to have the souvenir hard copy to keep on the bookcase rather than as a file on my computer.
Luggage tags - I'm very happy to use JoePBX's
Different people, different ideas.
On 4/14/2023 at 5:59 PM, JoePDX said:Other cruise lines have not sent luggage tags for years and expect you to print them at home. I never thought this would hold up, so I bought these as we sail Celebrity too. They are strong and reusable.
For our cruise on Riviera in Sept/Oct 2022 the Blue Book never arrived and thus no luggage tags, so I made up a template for Oceania Luggage tags. I print two per piece of luggage, cut them out and tape them to a thin piece of cardboard. This makes it much easier to get them in and out of the sleeve. I have attached the template below.
On that Riviera trip, getting tags at the pier would have been a nightmare as the whole embarkation process was just that. The guy accepting luggage said they were the best tags he had ever seen. 😀
I used them on our recent Sirena cruise too, along with the ones that Oceania sent.
Joe
Oceania Homemade Luggage Tags Template.docx 20.44 kB · 88 downloads
Many thanks JoePDX - great tags!!
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5 hours ago, AMHuntFerry said:
Would it be acceptable to receive the print materials on the ship? If so, ask them to do that instead. It does seem a bit penny pinching though.
4 hours ago, vaitape said:Why not cut back on the contant onslaught of O brochures? That would save $$ on postage as well as printing costs and cut back on recycling/landfill costs.
I have suggested both of these to O in my email.
I actually would be very happy to receive the blue book/printed materials on the ship - and they could just post the luggage tags. I have a collection of Oceania cruise booklets - helps me remember the cruise, the ports, the crew etc etc - and I like having them!
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Many thanks FetaCheese 😃 (I have just copied your list and posted it just as the list)