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I don’t understand placeholders. You get all the benefits from a FCCert! If one wants to book a placeholder, they should face the same cancellation fees as any one else.

So the one time free move is still in place? Unfortunate. I believe that is the largest source of placeholders, thus blocking the cruises from others.

Does this new policy also affect all the “placeholder” cruises people book while aboard ship to just cancel later after the find another new cruise? We bought Future Cruise Certificates in the past, never placeholders.

People read their invoice? 😳

Happy Hour still exists. Different bar venues have different included drinks. Martinis is different than Horizons. It doesn’t take long to figure it out once aboard. Happy Hours are great margin producers and will likely always be offered. 🥂 and enjoy your cruise.

Details of the complaint may help to determine a reasonable response time. I’ve known people that complained about having to dress more than casual attire in the Specialties. Oceania never responded.

Details! Details! Let’s see how the rant stacks up!

Your experience seems to mirror mine. I’ve had excellent meals on Oceania, along with mediocre and some poor ones. If you want to reduce the odds of having a poor one, don’t order the lobster.

We stayed at the Meridian. Great hotel, with a great location in the center of town across the street from the beach and strand.

It’s a week end. Don’t panic, wait until tomorrow. 🍷

I believe it’s all you want. I asked the same question to a lady that has done two ATW. She said after about the third month most people are tired of the Specialties and rarely go back. If you want a reservation, they are easy to get. Mostly only the Segmenters at that point.

I suppose I was lucky and only got the good seats! I found the seat rows to be further apart than on theO ships , so one didn’t have to stand to allow others to pass.

Well actually not! The Vista had an entire new line up of crew production shows that differed from the other ships. Gone was the ancient Brill Bldg & Peggy Lee shows along with some of the 1950 era shows. They were actually doing numbers of Billy Joel all the way up to Queen! I like the new layout of the Vista Lounge.It has more intimate spaces and doesn’t feel like a large auditorium. Good Food, Good Wine, and Good Company does make for a great Evening. Enjoyable entertainment thereafter is always welcome. Not expecting a Broadway production on a ship where so many passengers are in bed by 9:00. I’ve been on past cruises with incredible talent providing the nightly entertainment. Many passengers won’t stay up past 9:00 regardless of who’s performing. I ‘ve enjoyed the company of incredible entertainers aboard that say they won’t come back to Oceania because of the scant crowds at the shows. Perhaps the cause and effect of the entertainer’s abilities is more complicated than some want to admit.

Our SA cruise ran out also. One of our great fellow passengers was/is in the fish business, supplying all types of fish from around the world, to places around the world. All the Patagonian Tootfish we eat is farm raised and typically contracted for months in advance. A multitude of issues can occur in the production pods that can significantly affect supply at any given time. When that occurs supply is affected along with the market price of other available supplies. It was interesting sailing through the Chilean Fjords and seeing the miles and miles of salmon farms. Chile is the largest source of salmon in the world. If I remember correctly Chilean sea bass doesn’t actually come from Chile.

So we can assume you’ve dined in the staff quarters and personally know of the food quality and “ special ingredients “ used therein? I will say that I’ve heard staff members say they like their food better than guests food because our food is too bland. Most of us don’t consider most herbs and spices as “ special ingredients “, but I guess they could be. The prior discussion was on fish, sea bass in particular. It comes to the ship frozen and prior inspected. It is not like fresh veggies that could possibly spoil. Whether a ship has most any product is purely a function of (1) supply chain availability and; (2) a price, within the budget, they’re willing to pay for said product. Like any organization or individual, when prices and availability change, so do buying decisions.

The low price guarantee is good until sail date on Oceania published fares. Not sure about the second question in that regular cancellation fees apply after Final Payment Date.

Hopefully Oceania had finally sold through that stock of plonk! Here’s to something a lot better!! 🥂

Jacques is typically the most difficult extra reservation to get. Even on longer single segment cruises (20-20+ days), I’ve had our butler say one extra at Jacques is all you can get.

1. Depending upon the length of your cruise, an additional price discount; 2. Additional OBC added to your current cruise; 3. Low price quarantee on the purchased cruise; 4. A reduced cruise deposit. A Future Cruise Credit is a good investment. You get all the benefits of actually booking a cruise now, and can use it on a future cruise release. This is particularly the case with the new cruise cancellation penalty.

Not a new thing at all. Over the years, Oceania has used several approaches to this. At one time, PreCovid, everyone would make their requests, but final notification wasn’t given until after 2:00. This way people weren’t lining up at 7:00 expecting first come first. They took everyone’s request and acted accordingly. Likewise, there was a time when the Specialties would allow no walk ups. They all had a wait list, from the Reservation Desk, from which they worked. Point being, through the years, the ships have employed multiple different procedures that change regularly. What happens on one ship may be different on another. The only thing consistent is that Dining Reservation Desk is on every ship. People looking for “ one size fits all” procedures are on the wrong line.

On Deck 5, in the main foyer, there is a Dining Reservations Desk, that daily takes requests for additional reservations for that evening. Best place to go , if interested, before heading out to port.

Will it hit the dock with a clearly visible label/tag with both your name and cabin number on it? Is there paperwork required showing your actual receipt of goods?

Having everyone, or nearly everyone, set their controls at the lowest temperature actually makes the matters worse. I’m surprised the staff wasn’t directed to turn the settings back up to give the system a chance to catch up. In most situations the senior staff would have been making announcements to such. On Oceania, most all announcements are ignored so I guess they didn’t bother.

Absolutely Yes! When it is open for dining and while you are eating within the area.

Itinerary always wins.