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The small table on the balcony is one of the few things we didn't like on our previous cruise on Insignia. On Azamara the table was big enough for us to eat breakfast on our balcony (something we really enjoy). On Insignia we would have had to keep our plates in our laps.

I felt the same way before our first O cruise on Insignia in September 2022. I thought I had made a mistake after reading all of the negative comments on CC about the decline in food quality, lack of energy, etc. We had a fantastic cruise and thoroughly enjoyed the food as compared to our previous cruises on Azamara & Celebrity. We enjoyed ourselves enough that we are sailing on Regatta this September. While I have some concern about the recent negative comments, I have to remind myself of the negative comments back then as well. Like others have said, go into your cruise with an open mind.

We used your advice on our last cruise on Insignia. My wife was very happy to have our cabin fridge stocked with Fresca.

Thank you martincath. That's a wealth of information for me to go through. I'm up for it though since I love the planning part of a trip.

Thank you. I will do some research on these before our visit in September.

Any recommended restaurants? Someplace within walking distance of the Pan Pacific Hotel would be preferable.

My wife & I always take a walk throughout the ship, checking everything out even though this will be our 4th time on an R-Class ship. We always take a walk through the casino taking note of what slot machines we will play on a few of the nights (wine in hand) after the evening show. Since this will be our 2nd Oceania cruise, we have some items we didn't experience the first time that we want to try this time: - Afternoon Tea - Breakfast in the MDR - A wine tasting

Did they automatically send it after the cruise? Or did you have to go to the reception desk to request the refund?

Our TA has contacted Oceania about the sale for our Regatta cruise in September. Our fare has now been reduced to match the sale. Our refundable OBC was reduced slightly, but we still came out quite a bit ahead.

Thank you for the information. We will likely head there on embarkation day to see if there are any tables available for that night.

Great information. Where is the reservation desk on the R-Class ships?

We are booked on the same cruise in September. The itinerary looks fun. We are in an aft A1 Concierge. We previously cruised with Celebrity on the S class ships & had a great time. After trying Azamara & more recently Oceania we won't be going back. We love the R class ships.

Has this policy changed? For my previous Oceania cruise on the Insignia 15 months ago, we had to wait until we were onboard before we could upgrade the drink package.

We are currently on Insignia and very much enjoying the food and service. Definitely a step up from our other cruises on the likes of Azamara (which we enjoyed). Toscana was not to my liking 2 nights ago, but I look forward to trying it again. The lamb curry in the Terrace Cafe was fantastic last night. We have witnessed a certain gentleman complaining multiple times about the food and service. His wife seems embarrassed each time. It seems that some people just like to complain.

I'm glad Robjame asked these questions. This is good education for our first O cruise on Insignia that boards this Saturday. I would have assumed that we couldn't have wine delivered with our room service lunch. On our Azamara cruises I have had to run to a bar with our 2 cards to bring glasses of wine back to the room. Is alcohol included as options when ordering room service using the interactive TV? We will also have the prestige package.