tgg Posted June 30, 2021 Author #26 Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, DrHemlock said: Not that O's strategy is a bad thing -- it's just business -- but it appears the only thing "exclusive" about this Insights Panel is that it's populated exclusively by new(er) fish. We've been sailing with Oceania since 2006. This fish has spend lots of time in these waters. The headquarters people must be having fun following all this speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted June 30, 2021 #27 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Humans are hard-wired to see patterns – even when they don't exist. It's what has kept us alive, but it also leads to trouble (or fun)... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrHemlock Posted June 30, 2021 #28 Share Posted June 30, 2021 23 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said: I know for a fact that some Platinum folks got the invite too. Then I happily sit corrected. Even cynics can't be right all the time.....though it does become easier and easier as the future gives way to the present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted June 30, 2021 #29 Share Posted June 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, DrHemlock said: Then I happily sit corrected. Even cynics can't be right all the time.....though it does become easier and easier as the future gives way to the present. The future ain't what it used to be – Yogi 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted July 1, 2021 #30 Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 6/29/2021 at 6:47 PM, Flatbush Flyer said: I know for a fact that some Platinum folks got the invite too. So my thoughts now are Random sample OR Random sampling across O Club levels OR Targeted individuals In any case, as long as the Panel recommends the Sicily circumnavigation, it’s a good thing. Yes, we're Platinum and got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnies Posted July 1, 2021 #31 Share Posted July 1, 2021 We are also Platinum and from Australia and received it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbits Posted July 14, 2021 #32 Share Posted July 14, 2021 On 6/29/2021 at 7:47 PM, Flatbush Flyer said: In any case, as long as the Panel recommends the Sicily circumnavigation, it’s a good thing. +1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jancruz Posted July 14, 2021 #33 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) On 6/29/2021 at 5:22 PM, tgg said: We've been sailing with Oceania since 2006. This fish has spend lots of time in these waters. The headquarters people must be having fun following all this speculation. Actually no one reads this..but me of course Jancruz1 Edited July 14, 2021 by Jancruz spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted July 14, 2021 #34 Share Posted July 14, 2021 If you want a circumnavigation of Sicily this year, Noble Caledonia just added two new dates in October: https://www.noble-caledonia.co.uk/voyages-and-tours/all-tours-%26-cruises/tour/2364/splendours-of-sicily/?search_url_id=78 [Also their first-gen-Renaissance ships are only 4,200 tons so they can still sail into Venice] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted July 14, 2021 #35 Share Posted July 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said: If you want a circumnavigation of Sicily this year, Noble Caledonia just added two new dates in October: https://www.noble-caledonia.co.uk/voyages-and-tours/all-tours-%26-cruises/tour/2364/splendours-of-sicily/?search_url_id=78 [Also their first-gen-Renaissance ships are only 4,200 tons so they can still sail into Venice] Thanks for the info. It’s itinerary is part of what would be my ideal (and much longer) cruise. That said, I’m looking for an itinerary of 2-3 weeks that would also include the northeast (west and south of Messina) and add islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea. A start or end on the mainland (e.g., to add Rome as a land extension) and 2-3 sea days in the mix with one or two overnights (e.g., including Palermo) would sell out in two days among Oceania fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted July 14, 2021 #36 Share Posted July 14, 2021 The previous cruise does the same Sicily circumnavigation but starts in Naples and ends in Malta. I'm on that one [and the one before that, which goes from Mallorca to Naples via Menorca, Corsica, Sardinia and Elba]. But I think they may already be sold out, at least among the balcony cabins, and the large number of countries crossed in the first cruise has me worried... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mauibabes Posted July 14, 2021 #37 Share Posted July 14, 2021 While we are Platinum level and we did not receive an invitation. We have also been sailing with Oceania since 2006 so some of the conjecture shared is not exactly accurate. I saw in the Oceania Club Summer mailer the Panel mentioned and an address to write to if interested in participating. I filled out their questionnaire so we will see if we are actually included in the Panel surveys. It looks very interesting and we are hoping to be selected to provide input. Got any more theories? Gerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honumaui Posted July 14, 2021 #38 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Been on Oceania twice and have two more booked. Didn't get an invite either. Maybe they know we also cruise on Regent and Windstar and are not faithful. Just joking. I would guess the selection was somewhat random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff-FLL Posted July 15, 2021 #39 Share Posted July 15, 2021 We've been sailing on Oceania since 2009 (?) and I received the invitation. Originally, I thought I'd participate but, very shortly in, I changed my mind as the information was being compiled by a 3rd party. The level of demographic information being solicited was disturbing and I saw no indication that the information would be restricted to Oceania. In my possibly-paranoid mind, I could easily see this company making lots of money by selling the information to Lord-knows-who for Lord-knows-what purpose, based on specific demographics. Hard pass on participation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mauibabes Posted July 15, 2021 #40 Share Posted July 15, 2021 A funny story! We had not received an invitation to join the Oceania Panel, but I did submit application information to their Panel email address. Today we received an invitation to join the Regent Panel so we submitted our info and we will see what happens. Only my wife has ever sailed Regent, one time with her mother years ago. So much for Panel selection theories. Gerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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