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While that is obviously the best place for such a question, I’ve read where some of the Roll Calls are so dead, some feel compelled to post on multiple forums.

I discussed the blandness of many dishes on our Oct Sirena cruise. Total absence of many herbs and spices. Things obviously haven’t changed. Problem is many people prefer bland and want bland. This conflict was regularly discussed by the passengers and crew. Many herbs and spices are not hot, but add exotic flavors to the dish. We had some great meals aboard and some very poor meals. Inconsistency was the issue.

We are on a June Vista cruise and haven’t found any cooking class listed. Maybe they aren’t ready to take the leap yet and offer that amenity.

Elevators go up and down. Elevators carry passengers up, they carry them down. How much cognitive ability is required to grasp that? Is it beyond some’s cognitive grasp? Oceania is the only cruise line I’ve sailed in the past decade where the above is an issue. The elevator will ding and certain , often geriatric, passengers will stand right in front of elevator door blocking those within from exiting. Additionally, they’ll try pushing their way in while others are trying to exit. How stupid is that? Attend a Captain’s Reception or Repeater Party, on a R ship, and instead of getting in line going down the hallway, people will block the forward elevator and stairwell and just stand there. Bizarre! So here comes Disembarkation Day, and people expect the same exact people with identifiable low cognitive abilities to not block the elevators and stairwell? Really? What should happen is that Oceania, IF they cared about an organized disembarkation, would station people at those points and force the flow out and around into organized lines to facilitate the disembarkation process. The above “ IF” is obviously not on Oceania’s radar and has never been so. Does anyone else realize how Stupid allowing some to block elevators and stairwells is?

“ I always thought “ that when the ship was at port, most everyone gets off the ship and goes ashore. Boy has that been proven a silly “ thought” on Oceania! In port, I’d have no way of knowing if the ship’s tv works or not.

We received our new port call schedule yesterday for our Feb 27 Marina cruise. Some ports got extensive haircuts! Some untouched. Hoping the one hour cut in the Falklands doesn’t ruin our Volunteer Point tour!

Industry average is 3 cruises booked for every one taken. Eighteen months out, chances are huge, you’ll get your cabin.

The humorous story line will undoubtedly be how the Internet stops working as they approach and dock in Sydney. You know, just in time to give all the applause and accolades on the cruise summary! 😇

We flew in on United, which arrived late evening. We had arranged with our hotel to have a cab/car waiting for us and the bill added to our account. We skipped what was a rather long line at the airport ATM for a very small hotel upcharge. Got money the next morning at a bank atm. We stayed over In Papeete a couple of days after the cruise. Had the hotel do the same thing back to the airport. Then, except for a modest tip, we used all the remaining local currency in paying the hotel bill with the remaining tab put in the credit card. Worked easily.

What were they? Suspense!

The offers often go out when PH and above, which were previously waitlisted, become available. It’s their way to notify you of availability. The math is rather bizarre.

Additionally; Our OCA left a strong impression those wine dinners in Privee would primarily be private, invite only, events. Otherwise, it would be the shared $300 reservation fee, plus the cost of the paired meal. If a paired wine dinner is chosen, all in the group must take the dinner and it would have to be pre ordered. This means a group couldn’t walk in at 7:00 and say “ we want the Odyssey meal.” This makes sense.

With X being the local retail price of a shore excursions 2-3X - 25% > X. Choosing Oceania tours is always the most expensive option. One may prefer spending additional monies to take O shorex, for any number of reasons, but saving money isn’t one of them.

Don’t feign shock if that port call is cancelled either before or during the cruise.

The same with “ Jacques “.

Fwiw, If the current advertised DP dinner is what is actually being served, it is the same as our 2019 DP dinner in Feb 2019 on the Marina. We found the food, wines, and pairings at that dinner to be excellent. Now, as routinely demonstrated on Oceania ships, two different cooks can take the exact same recipe and create different tasting dishes. Therefore, it is impossible for me to comment on Robjames’s observations on his meal. A couple of items about the Dom Perignon program. First, the meals/dishes and pairings are totally designed by the Executive Chef at Dom Perignon . Oceania is supposed to prepare the courses as instructed. They have no leeway in the meal’s design. Second, to participate in the program, Oceania had to agree upon bringing a certified Sommelier aboard ship for the program. This was a wonderful blessing for many of us to have a fellow trained Somm aboard in lieu of the typically poorly trained wine stewards. Improvements with the onboard service were striking. I anxiously await our 2nd DP Dinner in March. Hopefully, it stands up to its predecessor.

It’s not correct. Those pairings were done by a joint effort of Oceania Miami corporate chefs and Wine Spectator. Jacque had nothing to do with it.

You’ll be lucky now to get one (1) round trip Biz Class ticket to OZ or Japan with only 300K miles.

As ORV said, we will be trying to use ff miles , but no guarantees. Last trip to OZ we could get ff tickets there, but not home. Then one way tickets back home were as expensive as a round trip ticket. Had to pay to put miles back in our bank, then buy a round trip ticket!

We are currently booked on the 2023 OZ circumnavigation on the Regatta. After our cruise ends Jan 25,2024 the ship goes on to NZ. What should be our expectations? Will we now have two sea days added to our cruise for de fouling? If this is a new known requirement, shouldn’t Oceania now tell us what our new itinerary will be? Will our 35 day cruise be cut to 33 to have this done in Sidney before our departure? What ports will be cut? Shouldn’t a new schedule be released well before final payment or any cancellation charges accrue? This task is no longer a secret. BC airfare to Sidney is extremely high, if I can’t use ff miles, not sure I want to spend the money if I don’t have answers.

I believe a RSSc ship is having the same issue per news reports.

I believe some are ignoring Captain Max’s comments that only 30% of the power generation goes to turning the screws. 70% goes to onboard ship operations such as a/c, hot water, laundry operations, kitchen operations, garbage compressor, electrical systems, water purification, etc. Sure, a bit can be saved by maximizing optimum operations of the screws, but the numbers are great. You should have heard the numbers he quoted for some of the ports for being docked per hour!!! One hour less in some of those ports is far more than any possible fuel savings in getting there.

How in the world would Oceania know if these changes will affect shore excursion operations? Oh! They mean their own! 🙄. Does this mean if we’re now signed up for an eight hour Oceania shore excursions it will either now be cancelled or just cut in time at the same price?

😂. In sincerity, I believe Room service will bring you the hamburger and up to two beers in that original delivery. Then you’ll have to call room service again for any further orders and go in the que for that order.

Deck 8 imo. You are on the same deck as most all of the OH and above. You are further away from the anchors and other noises. You’ll find on many Alaskan cruises the outdoors seating area of the Terrace is either closed or only lightly used because of inclement weather. Big difference from Carribe cruises.