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No -it’s catch and release. The one in the pic was 10 lbs and I caught two others. Saw numerous orcas as well.

We’ll be there. Thanks.

We’re onboard Regatta now and will be on for your segment too. All is well. Food great, no major issues, The GM is Gabriel Ovesea - ultra-competent. Captain is O’s best - Giulio Ressa. Can’t remember if anyone’s handling a Meet and Greet for this upcoming segment. PS: The fishing is great (and so are the bears).

Oceania’s package wines-by-the-glass are on a menu found on the table in many dining and bar locations. Each restaurant has an extensive bottled wine list and, in any venue, you can request the “bin end list” of bottled wines which is constantly changing and has discounts of up to 30% on stock O wants to unload to make room for new arrivals. This list is alway changing segment to segment. On the bigger O ships, O gets extra use of the LaReserve space by having “wine bar” evenings where you can purchase “flights,” glasses and/or bottles and enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres. If glasses of wines (singular or in a “flight”) are not on the regular package wines list, you’ll have to purchase them.

26” compressible Briggs & Riley Simpatco hard shell. On sale once or twice a year.

There is no price limit. There’s only a handful or two of top shelf Cognacs and Single Malt Scotches that are not included. As for the wine: both packages (basic mealtime and prestige anytime) have the same list of available wines-by-the-glass. The list varies over time and is composed of mostly USD retail cost at home of $10-15 with an occasional $20+\- bottle in the mix. IMO, the prestige package is best if you want higher end double cocktails. As for wine, we mostly bring our own and pay the $25 corkages for any wine we take out of the cabin. Pouring personal wine and carrying the glass to public venues is not allowed unless you pay the corkage for the bottle from which it came. Hardly complicated: Basic: cheap wine by the glass at meals Prestige: same wine and mostly unlimited spirits all day.

You appear to still be unclear on the reality that the ship could have as much (if not more) trouble at the dock as it would at anchor with those forecasted sea conditions.

Huh? The basic higher end Side Car I ordered is normally $14. A double during Happy Hour is still $14. There are only a very few single malts and cognacs that are not available at Happy Hour pricing or as part of the Prestige Package.

We’re in Regatta now. No difference from the past. We no longer do the Prestige Package - we bring our own wine and get plenty of free spirits opportunities and/or twofers. That said, however, yesterday I got a double side car with Cognac, Cointreau and fresh lemon juice at Happy Hour. It was $14.00. Someone else, with Prestige package, ordered a similar higher end multi-booze during - no extra cost for it.

Huh?

The issue is not rain (or no rain). Amongst other possible items, the real concern is forecasted waves approaching 3 meters in the afternoon. What part of that do you not understand?

Always interesting how some passengers think they know the sea conditions (particularly for all the hours during which a ship might be docked and for the scheduled course ahead) better than the Captain. Perhaps you didn’t look at the 9/3/23 surf report for Alicante. Any responsible mariner would do exactly what your captain did.

Use the search feature here on CC. There’s a million threads about personal booze. Basically, the T&Cs have a CYA statement that says 6 bottle limit (which is never enforced, as demonstrated by other O statements in Currents and in the O web FAQs). Also, see the picture showing my starter wine stash on our current Regatta cruise. (Looks like more than six to me). Personal spirits are for in cabin consumption only. Personal wine is for in cabin consumption except that you can pay a $25 “corkage” for a personal bottle and take that bottle to any dining or other public venue. And, YES, you must pay that corkage even if you pour yourself a glass or 2 or three…. of the wine from one of your bottles and carry it outside of the cabin for any reason. You can also replenish your stock at port stops. Same consumption rules apply. At the bottom line, just don’t be one of those cheapskates who take glasses of personal wine outside the cabin without paying the corkage.

Rest in Peace. (Today’s quiz: the picture is the “real” one. What’s different about the look-a-like one you recently had onboard?)

In the meantime, look into any of the entire line of Martin Ray (in Santa Rosa - Sonoma County) and Navarro (in Phylo - Mendocino County).

“Dairyman” Russian River 2021. One of my favorite “daily drinker” NorCal Pinot Noirs

It’s been that way pretty much forever.

Walking around with a glass of personal wine? Not ok w/o paying the corkage for that bottle. Read the O web FAQs: “ANY wine.”

Have you not read the other posts and seen the actual proof in this thread that O does not confiscate booze?

The TSA did not confiscate your cheese. They merely tested it for drugs as they randomly do for all sorts of stuff. And it’s still an agricultural inspector (or similar authority) who might take it away if it violates a restrictive policy. Plus, it doesn’t have to be an international flight. Ever been to Hawaii? And still, the fact remains that Oceania does not confiscate or hold personal legal alcohol. So, I again direct your attention to the picture posted above with 9 wine bottles sitting in our cabin on my current Alaska cruise as well as the pic of the onboard Currents reminder about consumption of the alcohol you bring onboard AND the quote from the O website FAQs telling you to enjoy your personal booze but comply with the policy’s dictates.

I’m on Regatta to Alaska right now. Did you see my pic of nine bottles in my initial stash? In a few days I’ll be sharing one special bottle at dinner with the GM. I’ll be sure to ask him if it’s OK before the wine steward opens it.

The TSA does not enforce agricultural import restrictions. They will have you dispose of liquids and other items that will (or may) pose a potential danger to the plane and/or its crew and passengers. That agriculture enforcement would be handled by other authorities such as state or federal departments of agriculture or associated border agencies.

No one’s personal (and legal) alcohol will get confiscated on any Oceania ship.

“Wrong” “Incorrect” …. Whatever word you prefer. Perhaps you should read the current O FAQs on the O website: Guests are welcome to enjoy their wine in the comfort and privacy of their stateroom or suite, or, if they prefer, may enjoy their wine in one of the ship’s dining rooms. Any wine consumed in the dining room or a public area will be subject to a corkage fee of $25.00 per bottle.

And you’re still wrong. The above is merely a CYA statement (“…reserves the right…”) which, in my several hundred days on Oceania cruises, I have never seen (nor heard of being) enforced. In fact, in stark contrast to the T&C statement you cited, here in the pic is the reminder about bringing/consuming personal alcohol onboard that regularly is repeated in the daily Currents. Also, see the pic of our current cruise’s embark stock (sorry for upside down pic).