rheasue38 Posted March 7, 2018 #1 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Oceania has made some changes in its amenities as of Nov. 1, 2019. Some of the onboard credit has been reduced. I also no longer see the 2 Canyon Ranch Complementary Spa Treatments for those who have 15 cruises or more. Rhea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted March 7, 2018 #2 Share Posted March 7, 2018 See my post #25 here: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=55467944#post55467944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 8, 2018 #3 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Might have to look elsewhere to cruise. If the do not want me then we will not want them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fam_Cruise Posted March 8, 2018 #4 Share Posted March 8, 2018 See attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Waynetor Posted March 8, 2018 #5 Share Posted March 8, 2018 The 2020 world cruise notes that the new amenities will apply so they are giving warning before booking with no grandfathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitraveler Posted March 8, 2018 #6 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Thanks for the post. What will we do with all those hats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABoatNerd Posted March 8, 2018 #7 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Seriously? The mass lines are all about downgrading and reducing the value to the consumer. Now Oceania, and the premium lines, will likely follow. Well.....it was 3 years between cruises before we went on Marina in September 2017. There is nothing scheduled now because I am fed up with the ever reduced value of cruising along with the continual bull of flying. My loot $ can be easily allocated elsewhere, Oceania, it is called customized land vacations, a higher end house, higher end vehicles. Cruise lines, get over yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammu2 Posted March 8, 2018 #8 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I guess everybody has a breaking point. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Sent from my LG-US998 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted March 8, 2018 #9 Share Posted March 8, 2018 From our point of view as relatively new O cruisers, the big perk when we make Silver is the free prepaid gratuities. While we realize the OBC will drop from $400 per cabin down to $250 per cabin, the amount of refundable OBC our new TA gives us along with the OBC we get from NCL shareholder benefits, the loss of $150 OBC will not detour us from booking future O cruises. However, I'm glad we're switching from our current TA to one that only issues refundable OBC or a cash rebate rather than like our current TA which gives the free PPG issued by O as part of their compensation. I've heard you don't get the equivalent in OBC once you make Silver, but I could be wrong. One other cool thing you get with O is that you get the new perks when you start the cruise that moves you up a level rather than when you finish the cruise like most other cruise lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted March 8, 2018 #10 Share Posted March 8, 2018 The loss of some of the Plat perks is not a deal breaker for us but neither does it make us love Oceania more. All changes go either into the plus or minus category and at some point - not just yet - the scales just may tip in a different direction with too many changes from what Oceania was 5 -10 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitob Posted March 8, 2018 #11 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I’m moving to crystal. Lol Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted March 8, 2018 #12 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I’m moving to crystal. Lol Sent from my iPhone using Forums Maybe, maybe not :D. I am not. I will post my report on Crystal in a couple of days - see what you think and of course, what will matter the most is YOUR own experience on Crystal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitob Posted March 8, 2018 #13 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Maybe, maybe not :D. I am not. I will post my report on Crystal in a couple of days - see what you think and of course, what will matter the most is YOUR own experience on Crystal. Looking forward to read it At this point we care more about sea days, Great on board activities and bridge (for my wife). Food is not our driver at all We are bored with food, restaurants and lack of interesting activities on oceania. We have been everywhere they sail except the amazon which we don’t want to do. Right now we have 3 crystal cruises booked, one regent (to experience the explorer) a return trip on the pg and our third safari. I don’t see any room for o in our cruising future We just got off seabourn (Antarctica). That is a very viable option for o cruisers. It was our second seabourn Cruise Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate-AHF Posted March 8, 2018 #14 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Looking forward to read it At this point we care more about sea days, Great on board activities and bridge (for my wife). Food is not our driver at all We are bored with food, restaurants and lack of interesting activities on oceania. We have been everywhere they sail except the amazon which we don’t want to do. Right now we have 3 crystal cruises booked, one regent (to experience the explorer) a return trip on the pg and our third safari. I don’t see any room for o in our cruising future We just got off seabourn (Antarctica). That is a very viable option for o cruisers. It was our second seabourn Cruise Sent from my iPhone using Forums We've been following the Seabourn Antarctica posts, as that will be the next cruise we book. I noted that you seemed very pleased with your Quest cruise, yet I see in the post above you don't have another Seabourn cruise booked. Do you mind my asking why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammiedawg Posted March 8, 2018 #15 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I can live without the spa treatments, we are getting close to that level. Cutting OBC surprises me since this amenity functions as a stimulus to spend money on the ship. We have booked cooking classes, an occasional excursion, bought a better wine, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted March 8, 2018 #16 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I'm going to wait until I hear an official ruling on whether there will be any grandfathering or not before I get all up in arms. It seems unless you are bronze or higher it's a moot point. It's still a good loyalty program, but I believe those that were promised certain perks to attain a level should get them. And those close enough to earn that level by Nov 1 should get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted March 8, 2018 #17 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I'm going to wait until I hear an official ruling on whether there will be any grandfathering or not before I get all up in arms. It seems unless you are bronze or higher it's a moot point. It's still a good loyalty program, but I believe those that were promised certain perks to attain a level should get them. And those close enough to earn that level by Nov 1 should get them. I like your thinking, ORV. We will be Silver by the end of 2018. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ronrick1943 Posted March 8, 2018 #18 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Things happen and everyone needs to make a decision of what is important to them. And let's not forget that very $100 OBC doesn't cost Oceania $100, when you spend it you pay retail with a Oceania profit. So if you buy a $100 shirt (or whatever) you'll getting a cost of $50.00 (or more) to Oceania. So $100 OBC to Oceania isn't $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2552phxcrzr Posted March 8, 2018 #19 Share Posted March 8, 2018 That explains why my Platinum OBC for the RTW shows $500 Anyone know if they are changing the way they are handling second PPG? In 2017, we made gold on the RTW. Since PPG was a RTW perk (same as in 2020), we received a nice chunk of extra OBC for the gold perk PPG we weren’t using. I’ll look at my booking docs to see if there is any special mention of a change in this respect as a result of the amenity changes, but if anyone has the answer, I’d be interested to hear from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitraveler Posted March 8, 2018 #20 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Does anyone else remember when 100 cruises was owners suite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classiccruiser777 Posted March 8, 2018 #21 Share Posted March 8, 2018 From my source at Oceania: “If you have already reached a certain level, you will stay at that level.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted March 8, 2018 #22 Share Posted March 8, 2018 From my source at Oceania: “If you have already reached a certain level, you will stay at that level.” What does that exactly mean as it doesn't appear the # of cruises requirement to reach any given level has changed from what I can see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PaulMCO Posted March 8, 2018 #23 Share Posted March 8, 2018 What does that exactly mean as it doesn't appear the # of cruises requirement to reach any given level has changed from what I can see? The benefits have -- specifically OBC. The comment of "same" still makes no sense. So if Silver -- you keep the old, when you get to Gold well you get nothing extra?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted March 8, 2018 #24 Share Posted March 8, 2018 The benefits have -- specifically OBC.The comment of "same" still makes no sense. So if Silver -- you keep the old, when you get to Gold well you get nothing extra?? Thanks for clearing that up. I'm glad we'll be making Silver by the end of the year to take advantage of that. Unfortunately, not so lucky for those that don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2552phxcrzr Posted March 8, 2018 #25 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I tried to get the full list from the O website, but the link for the "after 11/1/2019" list isn't working ... goes to a different page that talks about the "Experience." Does anyone have a document showing the full list? (Aside from the image capture previously posted.) We'll be making platinum in July/August 2019. The agent I spoke with at O confirmed that we will then retain the current amenities for the RTW2020. The agent also updated my RTW2020 invoice to reflect SBC in lieu of Club PPG, so that answers my previous question about whether there are any changes to that. We're not amongst the lucky ones to attain silver before the previous change on how SBC for double PPG was handled. Anyone know if the $$ amount of the SBC changes with your club level or cabin category, or is it the same for all pax? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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