sanmyn

Cruise Critic:

you have disappointed a lot of us users with this ‘Under Construction’ on Roll Call.

What is going on please?

No Notice was Given.......

My Azamara Quest Cruise is next month, November from Singapore.

Now the Cruise Roll Call has disappeared along with my fellow voyagers.

The Site says ‘Under Construction”.

what is going on please?

Gary H

sanmyn

Maybe I've been lucky but I find the beds on both these cruise lines to be ultra comfortable. I was on a long cruise on Azamara Quest in a Deck 6 outside cabin and always had a marvelous sleep. Recently I had a similar cabin on the Oceania Nautica with a bed giving me total comfort.

Next week I board the Oceania Sirena in Greece and am looking forward to an equally delightful divine sleep.

I always enjoy my trips on these perfect size R Ships.

Sanmyn@yahoo.com

We are about to embark on an 18 day South Pacific itinerary on the Insignia, and we have upgraded to a veranda suite. We are paying roughly the same as we did for an outside view cabin on a 15 day similar itinerary with Holland Amercia. With Holland America, there was no airfare, and we were in a substantially lower level of cabin for the trip.

 

Without having sailed on the Insignia yet, I find it hard to compare, but strictly from the price perspective, I would say that we have wonderful value on Oceania so far.

The R Ships of Oceania offer so much: the perfect size, no running screaming kids, the best food, fun traveled passengers and interesting ports. I have sailed on Insignia and Nautica and will leave from Athens on Sirena next week.

You will have a great cruise on Insignia. From : sanmyn@yahoo.com

You made me laugh this morning. I took my Daughter from Dubai to Istanbul and she said "Daddy, this is not a cruise ship. This is an old folks home". But I love it......

(no screamin runnin kids....)

I had a nice massage aboard the Nautica but had to shut my eyes on the price. I am a retired American living in Thailand and massages are $3 to $15. Much more aboard but the atmosphere is a 10+.

I love the Oceania R Ships. I took my Daughter on a Dubai / Istanbul cruise last year. She is early 30's. "daddy,"she said. "This Ship is a floating old folks home." I laughed, as I adore everything about these R Ships.

SellaVee, I enjoy your postings; very informative. I wrote you a long reply. It must have got lost somewhere high in the clouds. My only problem with Oceania is that I feel they should have disclosed to me early: 1) that getting an India Visa can be difficult for foreigners living in Asia and 2) that you can not board without that Visa.

Sellavee, I agree that cruise lines cannot keep up with all the Visa requirements. BUT, I just figured that I could always read a book by the pool and stay on the Ship.

Then long after my problem surfaced, Oceania sends me a large framed email announcement that nobody boards without an India Visa. Now that should have been made clear and with all the India Visa problems, I would not have booked that cruise.

I was lucky. I had a Stateside address. If not, I would have lost not only my cruise fare, but my airfare and hotel cost.

Oceania should have made a full disclosure.

Azamara would have been on top of that.

Gary H.

I am an American from San Francisco, retired and living in Thailand. I visited the India Embassy in Bangkok to get an India Visa. After filling out all the paperwork and spending the day, they informed me that Visas were only issued for arrivals by air. I am booked on Insignia from Dubai to Singapore. I was told I would either have to apply in India or my home country. Fortunately I still have current utility bills from my SF condo and was able to use a SF Visa Service to get the Visa. I feel that Oceania was derelict in not disclosing this, as without that utility bill I would have lost the cruise fare along with my air and hotel reservations. I much later received an Oceania notice that I could not board without that Visa. Gary Hacker (sanmyn@yahoo.com)

I was just on two different Azamara Ships (they only have two). We enjoyed both Bridge Tours and Kitchen/Galley Tours. Great "R" Ships with outstanding crew and food. Absolutely perfect cruises. Next month (September) I try Oceania Insignia (also an "R" Ship). Sailing from Dubai to Singapore and looking forward to trying Oceania.

Gary Hacker

I have done many cruises. My favorites have all been on "R" Ships. I love the size, attention, food and older generation. Especially very few youngsters. I usually choose Azamara but I will sail on Oceania Insignia next month from Dubai.