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Seems likely we are creating self fulfilling prophecy, talk about chair hogs, create more chair hogs...... just saying move the stuff. If they ask why are you sitting in their chair just say oh we've been here ..... time and thought is was forgotten.
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1 hour ago, miscstuff1 said:
How strict are the specialty restaurants regarding the time of your reservation? Will they seat you any earlier or later than the exact time? For example, if we have a 6:30 reservation, can we show up later and still be seated? Or if we have 8:30, can we possibly be seated earlier?
First off they only hold your reservation for 15 minutes, to be fair to all. If it is slow you might be able seated early but remember they need to manage the flow of orders, to help kitchen and servers.
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Truly disappointed. So many talented new chefs, guess they are not going to keep the mantle of best cusine. Unimpressed with her suggestions for Toscana.
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18 hours ago, sofa.king said:
We've sailed all the mainstream lines like NCL, Royal, Carnival, Princess, Holland. Two adults and two kids 11 and 13.
We're not into dressing and the kids are decently up well behaved. How much more upscale is Oceania, Regent, Azamara, Seabourn and the other luxury lines. Would we be eye-sores as passengers? Should we even care about what other think? We prefer a more laid back vacation, but some of the itineraries on these luxury lines are very enticing, especially for my teen.Generally there is little to do for children that age. Unless they are into reading, or it is a port intensive cruise not sire they would enjoy.
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Feel bad, but some were on a private tour, they took responsibility when they chose not to take ship tours. One that was medically evacuated sadly was handled as most are. Our friends were left on a Carribean island when she broke her arm and had to make their own arrangements to get her back to states.
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They were both on our ship in Oct, rarely interacted with guests unless platinum. Must say I miss Franck G. Waves offerings were very redundant. Food still better than comparable lines. Haven't tried EJ hoping they expand their destinations.
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Sadly few are using the hand sanitizing stations, and in the Fall last year I saw far too many folks trying to serve themselves. Please remember these protocols are designed to help limit the spread of things like this.
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Try port information, find good info there.
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4 hours ago, PhD-iva said:
Thx for this. I’ve read enough posts about thin walls and noise bleeding through into the state room that I will not be booking any cruises on Vista (unless a very low fire sale price).
We sailed on Vista 30 days, no issue with noise.
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Hello,
We are arriving late in Lima, what is safest way to get to hotel? How does one get directly from hotel to ship? Thanks for info.
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So simply more has started and we have found that our credits don't go as far as before. Fewer under low cost options. For those who have ended up with usable "credits " either due to SE cancellations, or filled cruises are you ready to switch to another line? We have three more cruises and think simply more is not worth the loyalty. Please be kind in response.
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On 1/27/2024 at 7:43 AM, Redtravel said:
We took a cruise in June. We didn’t book any future cruises on that cruise. Shortly after returning home( July 1, 2023)we got a nice welcome home letter that had an offer of $200 off any booking made within 45 days of returning home. Nice gesture. We looked at future cruises, called our TA, booked a cruise, and told her about the $200 coupon. That was July 2023. She said that she would send us an updated invoice as soon as Oceania applied the $200. Hasn’t happened. We are almost at final payment. Spoke to TA. She said that Oceania thinks we booked onboard and will not honor the $200 coupon. TA knows that this isn’t true. Has anyone else had any problem with the welcome home voucher? My TA increased OBC to cover the $200.
Happened to us once, we always save our final statement. So if needed our agent would have proof we did not use FCC. Our agent was persistent and we received our FCC with 4 weeks of questioning. They said they had to wait till our onboarding account was audited.
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13 hours ago, mnocket said:
I can count them tomorrow, but you seem to miss my point. As long as demand exceeds supply, there is going to be a problem with chair hogs. In Regent's case there are enough loungers, just not enough in the shade - hence a problem with chair hogs for those loungers. OP asked if the problem with chair hogs was unsolvable. I believe the only surefire solution is for cruise lines to bring supply in balance with demand. Short of that, I don't see a real solution. Do you disagree?
When people save two loungers per person demand will exceed supply. And pack more chairs will only make it a trip hazard. Passengers that are considerate is what is needed.
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17 hours ago, Nashna said:
Yikes! Looks like I'll be treading water. Does anyone know if you can bring a floatie with you? I have a blow-up pool seat that is not too large.
Yikes, no floaties please. People enjoy holding on to rail, or treading water and talking.
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2 hours ago, harryw said:
While it pales next Mideast settlement issues, as I am sitting poolside on the Vista in an upright chair since the lounge ones are claimed with towels or personal belongings - is there any way to fix this problem? It is a universal
challenge on cruise ships regardless of demographics and ubiquitous CruiseCritic subject of debate.
Bad behavior is bad behavior. You can put lipstick on a chair hog but it is still a hog,
Not unsolvable but maybe uncomfortable to address. When I see no one I move items and then if they show up within 30 minutes of when I showed up I offer to move if they want the chair. If its alot longer than that I just say I'm sorry but I have bern here for hours and no one was using chairs. I also have asked someone who was holding chairs both in shade and sun if I could sit in one of them since they can't occupy both at same time. Uncomfortable but gets point across.
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14 hours ago, Guest said:
Yes at Barista’s. Just tell them if you want regular coffee, cappuccino etc “to go”.
I think they also had take away coffee and tea in The Terrace. Barista’s has very good coffee. Enjoy your trip!
Take away, no lids
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Curious for those who have started or ended in Reykjavik what airlines did you fly? Did anyone use O for their flights? This destination seems challenging to get to.
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19 hours ago, basor said:
And if your CD is Ray Carr - you will find yourself booted out of Trivia if you bring out those electronic devices...your fellow trivia players will rat on you and Ray will not have any empathy...seen it happen
Exactly what should be done. Sadly respect for rules has gone out the window.
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On 6/28/2022 at 4:38 PM, mauibabes said:
Or you can go for the Wagyu Tomahawk Steak that is definitely large enough to be shared. But of course there is the huge Porterhouse or maybe the 32oz Prime Rib. Oh, decisions, decisions.
You can handle it
Mauibabes
Not all of the above options are available in Vista Polo. Have tweaked the menus in each speciality restaurant, not sure if the same changes will be made during refurb of Marina?
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On 9/23/2023 at 6:30 PM, Ron&Sue said:
We have sailed many cruises with Oceania and never were woken by announcements. This cruise has announcements so loud that wakes us as early as 7AM. We talked to front desk and they suggested ear plugs. This is a deal breaker for us. Today while on a tender others were complaining about the early morning announcements. Anyone else experience this?
We have always had announcements upon arrivals and 9. Excursions are early on this trip. Yes if it is bothersome enough find a line more to your liking.
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3 hours ago, Wayco said:
Guessing they are recessed. We were in 7121 and had no view obstructions in any direction. Don't know what the balconies on 10 and 11 are like but ours was large with 2 tables, chairs and chaise lounges. The only thing we didn't like was no access to deck 5.
Not sure what you mean no access to deck 5,can you explain.There are a bank of elevators that access decks 4 and 5 on Vista.
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Justa note the world is an ever changing place
It is disappointing when things change. But cruises compensation for something out of their control seems a bridge too far. Wishing you the best.
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5 hours ago, LHT28 said:
well home after a long day travelling
I will do a review sometime soon when I get caught up on other things
Overall the trip was good ships is very nice & food was very good with a few not so good
FYI
They have some vinyl type deck surface & when wet if you do not have good sneakers or deck shoes it is very slippery
Went to go from Barristas to Horizons & just as we stepped out from under the awning realized it was a light rain but before I could turn back down I went
strained my left ankle & pulled muscles/ligament in right leg & knee
The restaurant manager came to see if I was OK took cabin number to make report
So not a good end to the cruise
Moral of the story take good sneakers 😉
Lyn
Great seeing you. Glad you are home safe. Recover.
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54 minutes ago, DrKoob said:
First, once the cruise is done, I will come back with a full review and parts of it will be an extensive number of interior photos on my blog. In the meantime here are my thoughts on the lounges. They are fine but, what we would really love is someplace quiet where we can have a nice cocktail and talk. The first day we tried Martinis. A great lounge but, after we had been there for 15 minutes, a piano player sat down and played some great music. The only problem was, we wanted to talk. There are seven of us and that's why we came together from all over the country...to socialize. After he started playing, we couldn't hear a word we said to each other.
Don't get me wrong. I have no problem with background music...but that's where it belongs, in the background. But we thought that night, "No problem...we will move to the Grand Bar (which is a very nice long hallway with lots of seats) tomorrow night." But just about the same time as the night before, a string quartet (who are VERY good) set up and started to play. Again, we were expected to stop talking (got shushed a bunch of times) and listen. I get that. So the next night we said, let's go up to The Horizons Lounge.
Same thing—talked for five minutes and the ship's band started playing. Loudly, for dancing. Great. People love to dance. We just wanted a place to have a pre-dinner drink and talk. I need to mention here that the Founders Bar has only tables for two so that wouldn't work for us.
So my biggest problem with Oceania's lounges is that there are really only three indoor lounges. And not one of them is conducive to having a drink and talking. We cruise to either be with friends or to make new ones. If we want to listen to music, we will put our Airpods in our ears and listen. We just want to have a discussion without having to yell over music or ruin other's musical enjoyment. Can't there be one place where there is true background music? You won't find one before dinner on this ship.
Go to Barristas after 6, go on back deck in Terrace. Lots of places to meet up and ta.k.
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Giada Pamela De Laurentiis, really?
in Oceania Cruises
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Sorry but Giada is not going to do it.