Mura Posted October 4, 2011 #1 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I tried to find the original thread to add to it but gave up at page 11 ... I think the question may have been OFFICIALLY answered (although I'm sure some of you will disagree). This evening (10/3/11) Wheel of Fortune had a special gift -- a Mediterranean cruise on Marina. The announcer called the cruiseline: OCEANA. Not OCEAN-I-A. So there you have it! For the record, the prize was valued at $10,000 so I don't imagine the winner would have been in a suite. Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 4, 2011 #2 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Maybe the announcer was wrong ;) I think FDR pronounced it one of his interviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagineer Posted October 4, 2011 #3 Share Posted October 4, 2011 ...yes he did, and FDR very clearly says Oh-shee-anna...which is what they also say in all of their video presentations that anyone can watch on Youtube... ...so if that's how the company refers to itself, why the issue? As I recall they had to add the 'i' because of the P&O ship named 'Oceana'... cheers,;) the Imagineer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted October 4, 2011 Author #4 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I seriously doubt the announcer called Oceania to see what the preferred pronunciation is! I was just pleased because we always call it "Oceania" without the "I-a"! As I said in the original thread, on our first Oceania cruise the tour guide (an Oceania person) on a ship's tour -- we were in between two B2B cruises -- insisted the name was Ocean-I-a. But since then most of the personnel we've encountered seem to say Oceana ... So this is probably a dispute that will never be settled! But I did get a kick out of hearing that announcer pronounce the name the way I do. For the record, no one won the prize ... Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted October 4, 2011 Author #5 Share Posted October 4, 2011 ...yes he did, and FDR very clearly says Oh-shee-anna...which is what they also say in all of their video presentations that anyone can watch on Youtube... ...so if that's how the company refers to itself, why the issue? As I recall they had to add the 'i' because of the P&O ship named 'Oceana'... cheers,;) the Imagineer Ooops, I don't really think it's an ISSUE. People have been curious about the "correct" pronunciation, and many of us hear it differently. That's all. I'm willing to go along with FDR's pronunciation, it just feels wrong to me. I guess because we were around when they wanted the name to be Oceana. So we didn't change the way we pronounced it when the spelling changed. (By "we" I do not mean "everybody"!) Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimandStan Posted October 4, 2011 #6 Share Posted October 4, 2011 However the executives , or any of you, may choose to pronounce the name of a Cruise Line, I think that all of us know that the word Oceania is correctly correctly pronounced as OH-She-Ann-EE-Uh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted October 4, 2011 Author #7 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Nope! Not all of us! But I won't get into a fight over it. Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimandStan Posted October 4, 2011 #8 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Good, because you are wrong :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted October 4, 2011 #9 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Great thread! JimandStan are (is?) correct - LOL No way the "i" can be silent under any rules of English. I think we should forget using the name of the cruise line and just stick to the names of the ships -- of course there are those who confuse Marina with Mariner (and god forbid Mariner of the Seas) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammieK Posted October 4, 2011 #10 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I just say "O" No confusion in pronouncing that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted October 4, 2011 #11 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I just say "O" No confusion in pronouncing that! Brilliant solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimandStan Posted October 4, 2011 #12 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I just say "O" No confusion in pronouncing that! As in the Big O Martini........I love it! Also, "that cruise line" seems to agree that the "O" is the most impoirtant part :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skigrams Posted October 4, 2011 #13 Share Posted October 4, 2011 JimandStan: Any particular reason for putting the "i" in the word "important" in your last post? Did you mean anything by it!! Bobi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruin Steve Posted October 4, 2011 #14 Share Posted October 4, 2011 And Duke Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski pronounces "Krzyzewski" "Sha-shef-skee"...there's no way under any rules of any pronunciation that this is even close! FDR pronounces it O-she-a-na...I have heard this straight from him. And, as far as I am concerned, it is up to HIM...he named it... Yes, I can confirm the story is that they had a trademark issue with "Oceana", the original choice of spelling But, whatever pronunciation the geographical region of Oceania may have, the cruise line Oceania is pronounced "O-she-a-na"... Just ask Frank...or Coach Shashefsky... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted October 4, 2011 #15 Share Posted October 4, 2011 As a former trademark attorney I can tell you that if they had an actual problem with Oceana and changed the spelling but not the pronunciation they still have a trademark problem. (in theory -- after all this time laches would apply). I like calling it "O" - not to be confused with Overstock, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimandStan Posted October 4, 2011 #16 Share Posted October 4, 2011 As a former trademark attorney I can tell you that if they had an actual problem with Oceana and changed the spelling but not the pronunciation they still have a trademark problem. (in theory -- after all this time laches would apply). I like calling it "O" - not to be confused with Overstock, of course. And the O's have it! Ding Ding Ding, we have a Winner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammieK Posted October 4, 2011 #17 Share Posted October 4, 2011 You had to remind me of the "Big O" martinis!!!! Are they the best or what???? I miss them along with the wonderful service we received on Nautica - Athens - Istanbul cruise. Oh Aung....would you please bring a burger from WAVES for lunch in the cabana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jancruz Posted October 4, 2011 #18 Share Posted October 4, 2011 As someone who has been close to the company from day one, I can guarantee it is pronounced Oceana.. Jamcruz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkiemomjn Posted October 4, 2011 #19 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I just say "O" No confusion in pronouncing that! GrammieK, I'm with you! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWED23 Posted October 4, 2011 #20 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Good, because you are wrong :D ...Not according to Mr. DelRio.....Sorry guys but he out-ranks you...I think..:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aruba Posted October 4, 2011 #21 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I'm sure that Oceania's opinion is that as long as your check clears, you can pronounce it any way you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnar Danneskjold Posted October 4, 2011 #22 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Be'n from CalifornIA, I can rightly tell ya that it shud be spoked: ocean-EYE-AY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceans&Rivers Posted October 4, 2011 #23 Share Posted October 4, 2011 No way the "i" can be silent under any rules of English. Know anyone who pronounces the state of GEORGIA as Jor-jee-a or Jorj-ee-a? :) Listen to Ray Charles as he starts the song "Georgia on my mind". He pronounces it JOR-JA (like Jorja Fox on CSI): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted October 4, 2011 #24 Share Posted October 4, 2011 in Georgia if there were no "i" the g would be a hard g. The "i" is pronounced, even if slurred a bit. It is part of a diphthong where the two vowels are pronounced as one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceans&Rivers Posted October 5, 2011 #25 Share Posted October 5, 2011 in Georgia if there were no "i" the g would be a hard g. The "i" is pronounced, even if slurred a bit. It is part of a diphthong where the two vowels are pronounced as one. To which "G" are you referring, the first or the second? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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