Minnie1971 Posted July 4, 2019 #1 Share Posted July 4, 2019 My husband and I are currently booked on a 7 day Jan. Cruise to the Caribbean on Sirena. In the past when we have cruised on other lines (princess and Disney when kids were young) He is happy to sit on a lounger most of the day or read but I enjoy doing many of the activities. On non port days can anyone tell me what activities are available? Thx in advance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted July 4, 2019 #2 Share Posted July 4, 2019 You might not have chosen the best line for your expectations. Oceania is known for many things (food, service, casual and friendly atmosphere, etc) but not for entertainment and variety of activities like they offer on mega ships. Most of the people on Oceania are happy to entertain themselves much of the time and depend less on ship activities in general. There are some activities offered - bingo, trivia, lectures - but on a port intensive itinerary like Caribbean where everyone tends to be off the ship during the day there won’t be much going on. On TA cruises with more sea days they tend to have a lot more activities. Hope that you will enjoy the cruise but have reasonable expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie1971 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) Thx for u r4 ur response. Don't get me wrong I'm not looking for a mega ship just some interesting demos etc Edited July 4, 2019 by Minnie1971 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted July 4, 2019 #4 Share Posted July 4, 2019 40 minutes ago, Minnie1971 said: Thx for u r4 ur response. Don't get me wrong I'm not looking for a mega ship just some interesting demos etc IMO, there's plenty to do onboard during port days: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie1971 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Thx for the info enjoy Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiidan Posted July 6, 2019 #6 Share Posted July 6, 2019 On 7/3/2019 at 8:44 PM, Minnie1971 said: My husband and I are currently booked on a 7 day Jan. Cruise to the Caribbean on Sirena. In the past when we have cruised on other lines (princess and Disney when kids were young) He is happy to sit on a lounger most of the day or read but I enjoy doing many of the activities. On non port days can anyone tell me what activities are available? Thx in advance. In the carribe which is port intensive on a 7 day.... any sea day will leave people to relax ... From memory there was really nothing Only on multiple sea days do they do...Most folks like it that way. Sirena wont have the Art or the teaching cooking the library has games like cards and stuff. Can you be happy with that... It is what the line is all about low key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokiePoq Posted July 6, 2019 #7 Share Posted July 6, 2019 17 hours ago, Hawaiidan said: In the carribe which is port intensive on a 7 day.... any sea day will leave people to relax ... From memory there was really nothing Only on multiple sea days do they do...Most folks like it that way. Sirena wont have the Art or the teaching cooking the library has games like cards and stuff. Can you be happy with that... It is what the line is all about low key Also a newbie in the Caribbean (no Cuba you probably remember)....does that mean there are no lectures or trivia on sea days? Those are the things we normally do on sea days with other lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiidan Posted July 6, 2019 #8 Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 minute ago, HokiePoq said: Also a newbie in the Caribbean (no Cuba you probably remember)....does that mean there are no lectures or trivia on sea days? Those are the things we normally do on sea days with other lines. Triva..yes daily, However they are not going to take on a lecturer for 1 of 7 days... On 14 and 21 days with many sea days then run lecturer series for 3 or 4 days. O is a great experience, it is quiet ambiance. meals are the entertainment and conversation with others. O is for people comfortable with entertaining themselves in low key relaxation adult style. It is not, nor are its passengers, interested in activities like the mass market floating resorts offer. Thats why most are here.You need to see if O fits you. Not all cruise lines fit everyone It won be an up scale Princess , Celebrity it will be entirely different than those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokiePoq Posted July 6, 2019 #9 Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Hawaiidan said: Triva..yes daily, However they are not going to take on a lecturer for 1 of 7 days... On 14 and 21 days with many sea days then run lecturer series for 3 or 4 days. O is a great experience, it is quiet ambiance. meals are the entertainment and conversation with others. O is for people comfortable with entertaining themselves in low key relaxation adult style. It is not, nor are its passengers, interested in activities like the mass market floating resorts offer. Thats why most are here.You need to see if O fits you. Not all cruise lines fit everyone It won be an up scale Princess , Celebrity it will be entirely different than those We're ten days...best Cuba itinerary available in my opinion which created this booking. I know the food is great so just hoping I won't spend ten days stuffing myself with nothing else to do. Love to read so I'll bring the Kindle and hope for the best. No getting out of it due to circumstances but perhaps I will adopt our companions' exclusive love of O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted July 6, 2019 #10 Share Posted July 6, 2019 36 minutes ago, HokiePoq said: Also a newbie in the Caribbean (no Cuba you probably remember)....does that mean there are no lectures or trivia on sea days? Those are the things we normally do on sea days with other lines. IME there is trivia twice a day lectures usually games like mini putt. table tennis or ping pong whatever they call it bingo movies sometimes sometimes a cooking demo on the R ships afternoon tea of course You can always go to the gym if your friends have cruised O before why not ask them about daily activities ? Google Oceania dailies or newsletters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokiePoq Posted July 6, 2019 #11 Share Posted July 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, LHT28 said: IME there is trivia twice a day lectures usually games like mini putt. table tennis or ping pong whatever they call it bingo movies sometimes sometimes a cooking demo on the R ships afternoon tea of course Thanks, sounds good and not so different from what I choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted July 6, 2019 #12 Share Posted July 6, 2019 have a look at the Preismans blog Mike posted some dailies from a few years back the activities are pretty much the same as now different lectures but you get the idea https://www.thepreismans.com/bermuda_regatta_dailies.htm some are not interested in the activities so say there is nothing to do 😉 YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted July 7, 2019 #13 Share Posted July 7, 2019 On a 7 day Caribbean cruise, how many non-port days do you expect? I'd not think there would be any, but I haven't checked any itineraries and it's a long time since did (a) a 7 day cruise and (b) one to the Caribbean. What we have encountered on our cruises where there are sea days are guest lectures -- often dealing with the area in question but not necessarily. Also cooking demos in the Lounge. I drafted this before other people chimed in. I can see where no lecturers would be available on such a short cruise BUT also that I'd be surprised for sea days on a 7 day Carib cruise. (Yes, I agree, I can be wrong. It wouldn't be the first time.) Come to think of it, we've never done a 7 day cruise anywhere. Maybe 10 days ... but not in the Caribbean! Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted July 7, 2019 #14 Share Posted July 7, 2019 3 hours ago, HokiePoq said: We're ten days...best Cuba itinerary available in my opinion which created this booking. I know the food is great so just hoping I won't spend ten days stuffing myself with nothing else to do. Love to read so I'll bring the Kindle and hope for the best. No getting out of it due to circumstances but perhaps I will adopt our companions' exclusive love of O. See post #4 above for a sample of daily activities on a port day (not Carib but it shouldn’t matter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted July 7, 2019 #15 Share Posted July 7, 2019 We have a 10 day Caribbean with 3 sea days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootman4U Posted July 9, 2019 #16 Share Posted July 9, 2019 I am sorry but discussing rotator cuff pain and indoor crazy golf putting don't sound terribly exciting but to each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted July 9, 2019 #17 Share Posted July 9, 2019 20 minutes ago, Bootman4U said: I am sorry but discussing rotator cuff pain and indoor crazy golf putting don't sound terribly exciting but to each their own. Are those the only two activities you see being offered on those 2 separate port days? Isn’t it understandable that on port days, when perhaps 90+% of the passengers may be onshore, the activities offered are a bit more limited? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingofcool1947 Posted July 9, 2019 #18 Share Posted July 9, 2019 (edited) On 7/3/2019 at 8:44 PM, Minnie1971 said: My husband and I are currently booked on a 7 day Jan. Cruise to the Caribbean on Sirena. In the past when we have cruised on other lines (princess and Disney when kids were young) He is happy to sit on a lounger most of the day or read but I enjoy doing many of the activities. On non port days can anyone tell me what activities are available? Thx in advance. Zumba, Pilates, Yoga, and Spinning are activities I do on non-port (sea ) days.. I need to exercise and stay fit, after having all that great food available. 😁 Enjoy your cruise. Edited July 9, 2019 by Kingofcool1947 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingofcool1947 Posted July 9, 2019 #19 Share Posted July 9, 2019 On 7/4/2019 at 5:17 AM, Flatbush Flyer said: IMO, there's plenty to do onboard during port days: If I read correctly, I believe OP wants to know what activities on non-port (sea) days. I may have misread though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted July 9, 2019 #20 Share Posted July 9, 2019 28 minutes ago, Kingofcool1947 said: If I read correctly, I believe OP wants to know what activities on non-port (sea) days. I may have misread though. Didn't have a sea day paper handy. That said, the ones I posted at least showed the minimum of what's available. On a sea day, add chef demos, wine/spirit tastings, additional lectures, gym classes, "stitch and *****," occasional extra trivia. On the bigger "O" ships, add the culinary school classes et al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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