basor Posted July 8, 2023 #201 Share Posted July 8, 2023 10 hours ago, SellaVee said: Are water bottles being provided, and are there binoculars in the stateroom? Yes - there is a metal Vero water bottle provided for each person in the cabin. They are not well insulated so do tend to sweat thus not good for taking ashore. We do use them around the ship though, There are refill stations all around the ship so easy to keep hydrated. Binoculars are only in the top suites...bring your own, Everyone does get an umbrella in their stateroom to use ashore. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SellaVee Posted July 9, 2023 #202 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Thanks, @basor, that's very useful to know. The metal water bottles are a new thing since we last cruised with O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khuselid Posted July 9, 2023 #203 Share Posted July 9, 2023 On 7/4/2023 at 7:04 AM, LHT28 said: If you were in a PH why did you not ask your butler for popcorn/pretzel or maybe you did & I missed that comment There is no perfect cruise line some suit some people more than others Enjoy what ever cruise you choose All the bars have pretzels and peanuts. I suppose, as with any cruiseline, there is a learning curve as to what is where and who does what. We've been on enough that we have relationships with several of the managers so we know who to whine to. So sorry you were disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1985rz1 Posted July 9, 2023 #204 Share Posted July 9, 2023 17 minutes ago, khuselid said: All the bars have pretzels and peanuts. And potato chips 🍟 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted July 9, 2023 #205 Share Posted July 9, 2023 45 minutes ago, khuselid said: All the bars have pretzels and peanuts. I suppose, as with any cruiseline, there is a learning curve as to what is where and who does what. We've been on enough that we have relationships with several of the managers so we know who to whine to. So sorry you were disappointed. I did not have a problem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrakeawayTakeaway Posted July 9, 2023 #206 Share Posted July 9, 2023 10 hours ago, basor said: Yes - there is a metal Vero water bottle provided for each person in the cabin. They are not well insulated so do tend to sweat thus not good for taking ashore. We do use them around the ship though, There are refill stations all around the ship so easy to keep hydrated. Binoculars are only in the top suites...bring your own, Everyone does get an umbrella in their stateroom to use ashore. Do you get to keep the water bottles or are they for on ship use only? I am packing my own for on shore use just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basor Posted July 9, 2023 #207 Share Posted July 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, BrakeawayTakeaway said: Do you get to keep the water bottles or are they for on ship use only? I am packing my own for on shore use just wondering. They are yours to keep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseh2o Posted July 9, 2023 #208 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Yes, the bottles are yours to keep. We have a dozen that we fill with water, freeze and use in a cooler when traveling on land. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin Terri Posted July 9, 2023 #209 Share Posted July 9, 2023 On 7/7/2023 at 7:10 PM, jonthomas said: Is anyone that is posting, still on the Marina now, as the topic says? Still on board and will be until July 23. Terri 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthomas Posted July 9, 2023 #210 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Hopefully enjoying all it has to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooljourney Posted July 9, 2023 #211 Share Posted July 9, 2023 On 7/8/2023 at 9:58 AM, SellaVee said: Are water bottles being provided, and are there binoculars in the stateroom? We are on board. We are in a penthouse stateroom and two stainless steel water bottles were provided. No binoculars provided in our room, but we brought our own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted July 9, 2023 #212 Share Posted July 9, 2023 14 hours ago, SellaVee said: Thanks, @basor, that's very useful to know. The metal water bottles are a new thing since we last cruised with O. We now have two each from past cruises. Left ours, from the Vista, aboard ship, as it takes up suitcase space better utilized for wine! 😂 I wonder if those bottles are sterilized and reissued, or…? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthomas Posted July 9, 2023 #213 Share Posted July 9, 2023 We also leave ours behind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyAllOver Posted July 9, 2023 #214 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Is Peter still the Cruise Director aboard Marina now? He was the CD earlier in the year Lima to Miami, and I'm wondering if he's still on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted July 9, 2023 #215 Share Posted July 9, 2023 7 hours ago, pinotlover said: We now have two each from past cruises. Left ours, from the Vista, aboard ship, as it takes up suitcase space better utilized for wine! 😂 I wonder if those bottles are sterilized and reissued, or…? We've also left ours on the last couple of cruises. I haven't really used the ones I took home from the first time we got them. I also wonder what they do with the ones that people leave onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtravel Posted July 9, 2023 #216 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Bring your own insulated bottles. If you use the vero bottles, skip using ice. I didn’t take them home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepherd really Posted July 9, 2023 #217 Share Posted July 9, 2023 I appreciate O's effort to reduce the use of single use plastic, but I bring my own insulated cup or bottle. I also abandoned the ones they provided. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow3fe Posted July 10, 2023 #218 Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 7/4/2023 at 3:49 AM, Sujormik said: No, at this point we are not looking to sail Oceania any time soon. What I’m trying to convey (unsuccessfully it seems) is that I don’t really feel like I’m “complaining” in that I expect a response/remedy. More I’ve been trying I guess to summarize the nature of the service we received which was so far below what we’d expected (and imo paid for). I know O isn’t Regent. But I expected just a step below that and I was disappointed. As far as the manager approaching us in the GDR, which I saw you asked about and then deleted, someone above noted that after they said something their service improved considerably and people were all over to better provide. I was surprised that we didn’t get ANY attention after that first day post-commentary from RedGinger. You know they take your room number when they seat you, we were clearly flagged the first day but for the manager to NEVER stop at our table? That’s just bad service and thus I can’t recommend O. Also, we really enjoyed our trip. I see I’m coming across as a whiner and that’s not my feeling, I’m just conscious of things and wanted to share/track them. We thought overall the food was quite good. Loved our PH. Enjoyed the private deck (much calmer than the pool deck with all the kids on this sailing) and especially the hot tubs, sauna and great towel service everywhere. Another nitpick though, while I’m at it😉, we really craved some popcorn or pretzels a few times and there seemed to be nowhere to get that. There was a movie one night and we nabbed some popcorn from there, but it seems like an easy thing to have around for an afternoon snack that’s not frou frou tea cakes and sandwiches! We weren’t drinking in the lounge so didn’t see they offered some nibbles in there. Had no idea room service menu was on the tv, our fault for not carefully looking at it but I don’t think we turned the tv on virtually the whole 10 days. Not sure we would’ve eaten in our room but I’d think a paper menu or card suggesting we look at the tv wouldn’t be a bad thing. I have no agenda, swear. Wanted to love O and for now we were underwhelmed. After we try another “almost” luxury line maybe O will look great by comparison. Thanks for letting me express my thoughts, I do appreciate the forum. What do you mean kids everywhere? I have never seen more than 2 on an Oceania cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow3fe Posted July 10, 2023 #219 Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 7/5/2023 at 9:18 PM, Jayne E said: We’ve been on Riviera….refurbished cabins are beautiful Great to hear. 2 Vista and 1 Regatta before our Riviera. We snagged a extended Veranda.🎉🌊❤️😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vineyard View Posted July 10, 2023 #220 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Sure hoping Marina’s refurbishment stays on what appears to be the new rescheduled date with first sailing in May 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJL2023 Posted July 10, 2023 #221 Share Posted July 10, 2023 7 hours ago, Vineyard View said: Sure hoping Marina’s refurbishment stays on what appears to be the new rescheduled date with first sailing in May 2024. Same here, we are scheduled for a July cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted July 10, 2023 #222 Share Posted July 10, 2023 10 hours ago, Rainbow3fe said: What do you mean kids everywhere? I have never seen more than 2 on an Oceania cruise. He very clearly said “ on this sailing”!!! Were you on THAT sailing? Most of Oceania’s cruises, especially during the school time months have few kids. However, during the summer and holidays periods, there is a marked increase in family travel. Oceania even advertises some of its summer Alaskan cruises for family and kids. Obviously you’ve never taken any of those by your comment. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow3fe Posted July 10, 2023 #223 Share Posted July 10, 2023 34 minutes ago, pinotlover said: He very clearly said “ on this sailing”!!! Were you on THAT sailing? Most of Oceania’s cruises, especially during the school time months have few kids. However, during the summer and holidays periods, there is a marked increase in family travel. Oceania even advertises some of its summer Alaskan cruises for family and kids. Obviously you’ve never taken any of those by your comment. That's true. Our Oceania cruises are quiet. We land travel with our grandchildren during school holidays. We know other cruiselines have camps, watersides, video gamerooms and children's activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowananny Posted July 10, 2023 #224 Share Posted July 10, 2023 I was on this cruise and while there were some kids they certainly weren't overtaking the ship. I sat by the pool quite often and only saw two little boys swim once and a little girl about 2 was there with her daddy twice while I was there. They were very well behaved and didn't bother me at all. As a matter of fact the little girl was cute as a button and I enjoyed watching her. She never got in but played some with the fountain at the edge of the pool. I did see some other kids walking around but there weren't that many and they certainly didn't disrupt the cruise. I barely knew they were there. On the other hand there were a couple of drunks who really didn't add much to the cruise and believe me they were adults who just weren't acting like they were. This was the most kids we have ever seen on our five previous Oceania cruises but this was the first cruise we took in the summer. I certainly wouldn't avoid a summer cruise because there may be a few kids on board. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khuselid Posted July 10, 2023 #225 Share Posted July 10, 2023 22 hours ago, FuzzyAllOver said: Is Peter still the Cruise Director aboard Marina now? He was the CD earlier in the year Lima to Miami, and I'm wondering if he's still on. Oh I hope he is our cd in December! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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