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Yes, that area doesn't exist on the O ships.

So just to be clear, you've put no money down on this cruise?

I could be mistaken, but I don't believe a cruise "On Hold" is going to show up in the bookings.

I'm not sure what deck you are referring to. Unless I'm mistaken Riviera doesn't have a promenade.

What promenade deck on which ship are you referring to?

Or maybe I'm reading it wrong and the right side under massage therapies is the individual price?

I was looking at the the Spa 1 sheet and it seems the Massage prices are for Couples Massage. I wonder if there is another sheet for individuals, or if it's half of that price? Or maybe massages are for couples only, but surely that couldn't be right.

Thank you very much. Worked perfectly.

I don't suppose anyone has a current price list for the spa services. I've found out this is only available onboard.

I have to say this is about the best pictures I've seen of the new bathroom layout. Thanks for posting.

As I'm sure you both know, there are simply some intangible factors that can't be quantified on a spreadsheet. Fortunately all of the higher end cruise lines will have those, maybe not the same, that will probably vary by a cruisers needs and wants and how they react to what each line offers. One example, do you have a category for comfort of the bed? There is no comparison with a Celebrity or Princess bed to an Oceania bed. There are many little things like this that only reveal themselves once you start actually going on the lines.

There is Red also, but generally only seen in the gift sets given to the Top Suites, not that I would know, but I've seen pictures of them.

Unless I'm missing something that shouldn't matter, only what gives you the biggest discount.

The Captain had drinks? Hope he wasn't driving the ship.

I think this is your question in that paragraph. The answer is yes.

I booked one in Sept and got the $300 for the future cruise, I could have had it on the cruise we were on when we booked it.

I like the look of the new dining room chairs.

People take them home? 😇 well I’d hate to waste any of it. I hate the refillable pumps, other people have touched them, and probably haven’t been sanitized.

It’s something Oceania doesn’t do. It’s popular on mass market lines, you dress in white and go to a party late in the evening after 11 most of the time. We’re in bed, not for old fuddies like us and about 80% of Oceania’s cruisers. Not all lines do the food.

This is simply your perception. I’ll touch on one point, an App is one of the worst things that Oceania could do to destroy their ambience. I just got off a Royal Caribbean cruise where they have a great app. You look around at dinner and 25 or 30 % of the people are sitting there staring at their phone. This is 180 degrees from what Oceania is about. I’m not not trying to be catty or rude but if you don’t get this then Oceania really may not be the cruise line for you. ok, I’ll hit another point, plumbing for extra bathrooms in public spaces could get real expensive. Laundry is available for a price, many cruise lines have no free laundry available, this is one of the things they fixed with the O class. We could all pick little things that would work better for us, it is what it is, I’m not in charge. I go, I use the product they have, I accept it for what it is. For every one of these things you don’t like you could find someone else that does like them, or accepts them to enjoy what they do really like.

As I was saying, that is what they did with the O class, kept what worked on the R ships, fixed what didn’t. They are refining that further with the redo of Riviera and the Allure class. All of their ships basic layout and design is based on the R ships.

I have a cruise in 24 that begins in Scotland, ends in Boston, has three stops in Iceland, 2 in Greenland, as well as 4 or 5 other interesting ports. Quite a bit of new territory for us.

Perhaps Oceania is not the cruise line for you. While I prefer the O ships it’s important to understand that Oceania was built on the popularity of the R class. The O class is basically an expansion of the R ships with a few additions and fixing some deficits. As well as doubling the size. Most O loyalists love the R class. It seems lately that we’ve had quite a few posters wanting Oceania to change to what they want it to be instead of what it is. I’m not necessarily an O cheerleader, just an observer.

I dunno, maybe because 3/4 of their passengers dont go to the show and head to bed shortly after dinner.

Great to see that they cater to regional choices like clamato. Hopefully they'll have biscuits and gravy with some shrimp & grits with cheese for the southerners.