Rare LHT28 Posted January 14, 2020 #26 Share Posted January 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, AtA said: Yes I did forget to mention that is a big positive in that the staff serves you from the buffets. However then if you want mustard or may with your food you're touching the same container others who may not have washed their hands are touching. as opposed to touching all the serving handles 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtA Posted January 14, 2020 Author #27 Share Posted January 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, LHT28 said: as opposed to touching all the serving handles 🤣 Same difference. You made my point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1985rz1 Posted January 14, 2020 #28 Share Posted January 14, 2020 4 hours ago, AtA said: What stateroom number did you stay in. It doesn't look like our PH2 on the Sirena. Our Loveseat was a Loveseat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classiccruiser777 Posted January 15, 2020 #29 Share Posted January 15, 2020 We had a loveseat in our INSIDE cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted January 15, 2020 #30 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I guess the takeaway after cruising Oceania twice is that it is not to your liking or a good fit. I personally wouldn't book it again. I felt the same way about Princess the one time I booked it. Never went on it again. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted January 15, 2020 #31 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 hour ago, LHT28 said: as opposed to touching all the serving handles 🤣 Lyn, do you need to call your sponsor? 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1985rz1 Posted January 15, 2020 #32 Share Posted January 15, 2020 29 minutes ago, Classiccruiser777 said: We had a loveseat in our INSIDE cabin. I am truly puzzled about Ata's "review." I've never been on an Oceania cruise where the loveseat was replaced by a club chair. I certainly agree that Oceania is not a good choice if your looking for evening entertainment or in depth lectures, but the food is mostly excellent for my tastes, but I don't have a restrictive diet that's outside the norm. But to each his/her own. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted January 15, 2020 #33 Share Posted January 15, 2020 18 minutes ago, 1985rz1 said: I am truly puzzled about Ata's "review." I've never been on an Oceania cruise where the loveseat was replaced by a club chair. So the photo that was provided was photoshopped to take out the loveseat and replace with a chair? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1985rz1 Posted January 15, 2020 #34 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 minute ago, FlyerTalker said: So the photo that was provided was photoshopped to take out the loveseat and replace with a chair? Don't know the reason for the difference, but the loveseat/chair space (width) looks smaller...could be an illusion...and the "art" above the space is missing. I haven't been able to identify a PH stateroom that has a different configuration than ours, so I would really like to know what PH stateroom is in Ata's photo so I can avoid it 🤔. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruseforme Posted January 15, 2020 #35 Share Posted January 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, 1985rz1 said: I am truly puzzled about Ata's "review." I've never been on an Oceania cruise where the loveseat was replaced by a club chair. I certainly agree that Oceania is not a good choice if your looking for evening entertainment or in depth lectures, but the food is mostly excellent for my tastes, but I don't have a restrictive diet that's outside the norm. But to each his/her own. Connecting cabins may come with restrictive seating. IF AVAILABLE, you can ask for the chair to be replaced by a loveseat. OR, a handicapped person previously sailed in this cabin, and reversely asked for the loveseat to be removed, and chair placed instead...again, have seen one scenario, and heard about the other on the Regatta, but we were able to exchange for loveseat on first night. We asked Butler, and he had housekeeping replace while we were at dinner. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted January 15, 2020 #36 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 hour ago, 1985rz1 said: What stateroom number did you stay in. It doesn't look like our PH2 on the Sirena. Our Loveseat was a Loveseat. And our sofa in a Verandah looked like that. Bigger than a loveseat IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted January 15, 2020 #37 Share Posted January 15, 2020 29 minutes ago, Cruseforme said: Connecting cabins may come with restrictive seating. IF AVAILABLE, you can ask for the chair to be replaced by a loveseat. OR, a handicapped person previously sailed in this cabin, and reversely asked for the loveseat to be removed, and chair placed instead...again, have seen one scenario, and heard about the other on the Regatta, but we were able to exchange for loveseat on first night. We asked Butler, and he had housekeeping replace while we were at dinner. I bet that's exactly it. Here's a pic from their website which shows the sofa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtA Posted January 15, 2020 Author #38 Share Posted January 15, 2020 This was NOT a connecting cabin. I was in cabin 8046 and for those who think I photoshopped the picture, here is one with my son sitting in the club chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtA Posted January 15, 2020 Author #39 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 hour ago, ORV said: I guess the takeaway after cruising Oceania twice is that it is not to your liking or a good fit. I personally wouldn't book it again. I felt the same way about Princess the one time I booked it. Never went on it again. I have no intention of booking Oceania again. I tried it twice. I'm glad I did and as I said, there were lots of good things but my idea of a good cruise is not just sitting around by the pool reading a book all day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtA Posted January 15, 2020 Author #40 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 hour ago, 1985rz1 said: I am truly puzzled about Ata's "review." I've never been on an Oceania cruise where the loveseat was replaced by a club chair. I certainly agree that Oceania is not a good choice if your looking for evening entertainment or in depth lectures, but the food is mostly excellent for my tastes, but I don't have a restrictive diet that's outside the norm. But to each his/her own. See the picture I posted with my son sitting in the club chair. You may be puzzled but it was what it was. If the ship had any interesting daytime activities and/or evening entertainment, I would have happily overlooked the food. I've been on HAL and Celebrity and found there was more to do on both those ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtA Posted January 15, 2020 Author #41 Share Posted January 15, 2020 51 minutes ago, Cruseforme said: We asked Butler, and he had housekeeping replace while we were at dinner. If you look at the picture, I doubt there would be room for a loveseat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted January 15, 2020 #42 Share Posted January 15, 2020 There is definitely something odd about that room. You're right, there's not enough room for a loveseat there. Maybe one of our resident experts could solve this mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ak1004 Posted January 15, 2020 #43 Share Posted January 15, 2020 OMG!! Cloth napkins instead of actual hand towels? That's a real disaster!! No loveseat in the cabin?? Sandwiches overly fancy?? 😊 The simple truth is that once you get used to one line, you notice every small thing that another line does differently. I remember a big Oceania fan tried Crystal few weeks ago and posted a 3 star review. Once you want to find negatives, you will find them. We noticed some things that Crystal does better, other things that Oceania does better, but we enjoyed both lines very much. I cannot imagine sailing on one line only. It's boring. Change is good. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted January 15, 2020 #44 Share Posted January 15, 2020 26 minutes ago, ORV said: There is definitely something odd about that room. You're right, there's not enough room for a loveseat there. Maybe one of our resident experts could solve this mystery. I looked at the floor/deck plan and all the cabins in that area look the same size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted January 15, 2020 #45 Share Posted January 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, ak1004 said: Change is good. I ADORE CHANGE but I find that more people don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtA Posted January 15, 2020 Author #46 Share Posted January 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, ak1004 said: OMG!! Cloth napkins instead of actual hand towels? That's a real disaster!! No loveseat in the cabin?? Sandwiches overly fancy?? 😊 The simple truth is that once you get used to one line, you notice every small thing that another line does differently. I remember a big Oceania fan tried Crystal few weeks ago and posted a 3 star review. Once you want to find negatives, you will find them. We noticed some things that Crystal does better, other things that Oceania does better, but we enjoyed both lines very much. I cannot imagine sailing on one line only. It's boring. Change is good. I'm giving my observations. And you are correct, you do notice things that another line does differently. The good and the bad. No cruise line is perfect. Not even Crystal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtA Posted January 15, 2020 Author #47 Share Posted January 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, clo said: I looked at the floor/deck plan and all the cabins in that area look the same size. I agree. Weird isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted January 15, 2020 #48 Share Posted January 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, ak1004 said: Cloth napkins instead of actual hand towels? I forgot that a cruise employee said that they can stack more of them than they can towels. This is an anti-noro precaution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted January 15, 2020 #49 Share Posted January 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, AtA said: I agree. Weird isn't it? Do you think they had put two twins in there, pushed together, to make a king? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted January 15, 2020 #50 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, ak1004 said: Change is good. Change is good if you are either ambivalent about your choice or like both lines equally. It’s not as good if you have a strong preference for one or the other. Then add the perks of loyalty, etc, etc and all of a sudden change may not be as good as one thought. I have a strong preference for Oceania but I cruise other lines as well but not for the sake of change, rather for itinerary (or occasionally to try a brand new ship that is supposed to be great). Edited January 15, 2020 by Paulchili 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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