Rare ORV Posted November 21, 2019 #1 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Well I would if I could get the internet to work long enough. GDR closed for lunch 4 port days in a row. All of the meals I’ve had have been very good to delicious. Announcements of upcoming events about 5 times a day. There is a port shopping expert on board that gives presentations and passes out coupons and shopping maps. Looking for the photographers next. Tote bags and hats on milestone cruises only. As many of you know the new interactive tv system is in place. Better than the old system. I think the carpets are new and different in staterooms. We’re on till Dec 5th, enjoying the cruise so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeniEncinitas Posted November 21, 2019 #2 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, ORV said: Well I would if I could get the internet to work long enough. GDR closed for lunch 4 port days in a row. All of the meals I’ve had have been very good to delicious. Announcements of upcoming events about 5 times a day. There is a port shopping expert on board that gives presentations and passes out coupons and shopping maps. Looking for the photographers next. Tote bags and hats on milestone cruises only. As many of you know the new interactive tv system is in place. Better than the old system. I think the carpets are new and different in staterooms. We’re on till Dec 5th, enjoying the cruise so far. Hi ORV! WOW nice cruise! Where is your cruise itinerary to? May I ask how your stateroom is? Will be on her in awhile. We do a Panama Cruise on HAL from our home in San Diego and pick up O in Miami for a TA and again in The Med late April! First time with O very disappointed after 10 years with HAL. So looking forward to your reviews. Will be trying a PH sounds like fun! Denise😊 Happy Sailings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted November 21, 2019 #3 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thanks ORV Who is the CD? Are the MDR menus changed significantly from the past? Is the spa credit back for elites? Have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted November 21, 2019 #4 Share Posted November 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, ORV said: Well I would if I could get the internet to work long enough. GDR closed for lunch 4 port days in a row. I've read that's pretty common and it makes sense. What was open? All of the meals I’ve had have been very good to delicious. Announcements of upcoming events about 5 times a day. That seems like a lot. Yes? There is a port shopping expert on board that gives presentations and passes out coupons and shopping maps. Looking for the photographers next. O doesn't have photographers, do they???? Tote bags and hats on milestone cruises only. As many of you know the new interactive tv system is in place. Better than the old system. I think the carpets are new and different in staterooms. We’re on till Dec 5th, enjoying the cruise so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 21, 2019 #5 Share Posted November 21, 2019 51 minutes ago, ORV said: Well I would if I could get the internet to work long enough. GDR closed for lunch 4 port days in a row. All of the meals I’ve had have been very good to delicious. Announcements of upcoming events about 5 times a day. There is a port shopping expert on board that gives presentations and passes out coupons and shopping maps. Looking for the photographers next. Tote bags and hats on milestone cruises only. Thanks for the update Who is the CD & GM ? OH NO not more announcements That is just not right to have totes/hats just for milestone cruises (not that I want them) but it is the principle They should clarify that on the Oceania club page Yeah I do hope no art auctions or photographers are next to come that will be the last straw for us Enjoy your cruise Lyn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted November 21, 2019 Author #6 Share Posted November 21, 2019 8 hours ago, Paulchili said: Thanks ORV Who is the CD? Are the MDR menus changed significantly from the past? Is the spa credit back for elites? Have a great cruise. Cd is Dottie, I have no problem with menu, I don’t see it as too different as in the past. Yes spa credit is back. Of course we don’t get it on this cruise. GM is Marck Warmover, but I have no idea what he looks like, he’s like that old H G Welles story. Will answer more later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted November 21, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted November 21, 2019 8 hours ago, DeeniEncinitas said: Hi ORV! WOW nice cruise! Where is your cruise itinerary to? May I ask how your stateroom is? Will be on her in awhile. We do a Panama Cruise on HAL from our home in San Diego and pick up O in Miami for a TA and again in The Med late April! First time with O very disappointed after 10 years with HAL. So looking forward to your reviews. Will be trying a PH sounds like fun! Denise😊 Happy Sailings This is the southern Caribbean St Somewhere cruise. Today St Lucia, yesterday St John Antigua, before that St Marteen, tomorrow st Barts, we also went to San Juan & Cayo Levantado. We are on day 7 out of 10. Stateroom is just like a B 3 always has been. They could use a little adjustment in the drawers & sliding doors. You’ll love the Ph. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitob Posted November 21, 2019 #8 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Very disappointed that I won't be getting my 16th Oceania tote bag on my next (and probably last) Oceania cruise. Lucky for me I have managed never to sail with Dottie and all those annoying announcements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted November 21, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, clo said: GDR being closed for lunch is starting to be common but historically hasn’t been. It makes sense for the shareholders. Not so much for the guests. Waves & The Terrace are both open. I like a little more serene environment at most meals. Yes, O has never had photographers, but in the past they haven’t had dedicated shopping port “Experts” either. Yes, I feel like 5 times a day is a bit much. My take on the bag & cap. They look nice, have the Oceania club logo on them and what your level is embroidered on them. I can see only getting them one time each level. What I can’t see is not giving them to guests that are one or two cruises over platinum or the next level. We will have to go on almost 20 more cruises to get them, which they probably won’t even have them then. What I think they should do is give you the one for your appropriate level the first time you cruise under the new program, then on your next Milestone. But what do I know? Lyn nailed it on the head about principle. The Cyclo Club wine is a fair 5 buck wine, probably not anything most Oceania guests will care for. Not sure how well thought out that one is. Another thing I guess I’ve missed noticing in the past is that the jewelry boutique is exclusively Bellari. It seems to us that it’s either a step above costume jewelry or way too expensive for the diamond pieces. Edited November 21, 2019 by ORV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquidneck1 Posted November 21, 2019 #10 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thanks for the updates! We we will be boarding on December 5. Have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 21, 2019 #11 Share Posted November 21, 2019 ORV Back in the beginning they did have those annoying photographers as well as the art auctions They used to have the photo wall on the backside of Martinis in that hallway on the R ships The Shopping expert has been on our cruises for a few years now Can you say mass market LOL Enjoy the cruise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted November 21, 2019 #12 Share Posted November 21, 2019 3 hours ago, aquidneck1 said: Thanks for the updates! We we will be boarding on December 5. Have a great cruise. Have a great cruise! Wish we could be there with you to tip another glass ( or more) of wine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted November 21, 2019 Author #13 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, pinotlover said: Have a great cruise! Wish we could be there with you to tip another glass ( or more) of wine! Speaking of that they have added additional servers in Terrace, not sommeliers, but drink servers. It’s an improvement. Currently a couple of blocks from the ship in St Lucia. IMG_2700.MOV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquidneck1 Posted November 21, 2019 #14 Share Posted November 21, 2019 3 hours ago, pinotlover said: Have a great cruise! Wish we could be there with you to tip another glass ( or more) of wine! Thanks! Will definitely miss our wonderful wine tasting dinner in Le Privee. We are trying La Reserve this time but I doubt that the wine will be equal. Good to know re Terrace. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susiesan Posted November 21, 2019 #15 Share Posted November 21, 2019 What is on fire on St. Lucia? or is someone burning their garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 21, 2019 #16 Share Posted November 21, 2019 YIKES that does not look good https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/breaking-news-fire-at-voyager-building-in-castries/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted November 21, 2019 #17 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I kind of thought that the GDR was pen for suite/concierge guests on port days. I know it was on embarkation days. That's what we like about the Grills on Cunard. They were always open for breakfast/lunch/dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted November 21, 2019 #18 Share Posted November 21, 2019 That wasn't our experience. If it's closed on port days, it's closed for everyone. We did a B2B in May 2018 and on turn-over day they did invite continuing passengers to a lunch in the GDR. But the invitation wasn't dependent on cabin status. We're usually in a suite and I don't recall the GDR being open for concierge and suite guests on embarkation day -- unless you were continuing on from the previous cruise. Maybe things have changed more recently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate-AHF Posted November 21, 2019 #19 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On our cruise last year the MDR was open on turnaround days to ALL those pax on B2B's only. Invitations were issued a few days in advance, and it was RSVP. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 21, 2019 #20 Share Posted November 21, 2019 46 minutes ago, keithm said: I kind of thought that the GDR was pen for suite/concierge guests on port days. I know it was on embarkation days. That's what we like about the Grills on Cunard. They were always open for breakfast/lunch/dinner. Embarkation day they have a lunch for B2B guests maybe that is what you saw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexEm Posted November 21, 2019 #21 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Please let us know how your port day in St. Bart’s is. We’re on Riviera in late December/early January and haven’t figured out anything to do there on our last port day. We haven’t been there before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted November 22, 2019 #22 Share Posted November 22, 2019 49 minutes ago, TexEm said: Please let us know how your port day in St. Bart’s is. We’re on Riviera in late December/early January and haven’t figured out anything to do there on our last port day. We haven’t been there before. The food is supposed to be world-class. https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-guide/st-barts/restaurants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted November 22, 2019 #23 Share Posted November 22, 2019 29 minutes ago, clo said: The food is supposed to be world-class. ..and priced accordingly (as in Paris + the export fees) 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted November 22, 2019 #24 Share Posted November 22, 2019 28 minutes ago, Paulchili said: ..and priced accordingly (as in Paris + the export fees) 😀 I saw that Jean-Georges is there. We ate at one of his places in Manhattan and it was super. But the place in/on St. Barths ain't cheap. But, hey, you're only young once. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted November 22, 2019 #25 Share Posted November 22, 2019 1 hour ago, clo said: I saw that Jean-Georges is there. We ate at one of his places in Manhattan and it was super. But the place in/on St. Barths ain't cheap. But, hey, you're only young once. 🙂 I agree. As foie gras was not available in CA, I got a few cans of it on our last visit there (as I just recently did again in France + some rillettes. 😀) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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