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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.

You must have Oceania's package confused with some other cruise line. See the post below where she explained it perfectly.

Seems some don't understand the concept of "goes with the territory". An experienced cruiser is going to know that certain things are just going to occur when you stay in certain parts of the ship. Front or back you're going to hear anchor noise. Aft, you're going to feel vibrations from the propellers, and the thrusters when docking or departing. You can bet on it, if you have a problem with that then book midship, but not too low or aft on an R ship because you can bet that you'll hear engine noise, kind of like a constant drone. If you're upfront and the waves are rough you're going to get tossed about. Unless you're one of the lucky ones you'll get queasy. Such is cruising, I love it. You'd think an experienced cruiser would know these things. Oh, and what happpened to the OP?

Did he mention who will be taking over on Riviera?

There seems to be no end to people that want Oceania to be what they want it to be instead of seeing if what they are is a match for them. Obviously they've been doing something right for the past 20 years. Are there problems? Yes, there seem to be some with getting back to full service, but I have trouble believing the sky is falling. Our most recent Regatta cruise in September was pretty much what Oceania has always been. I'll see in March if Rivera has really changed that much or people are expecting something Oceania isn't. Thanks for your review.

I'm not sure about all of them. I've seen this statement on this CC for years, but I think they might be different from line to line. But I wouldn't bet on it. I do know it keeps soda or water plenty cool to drink, I'm not sure I'd want to store mayo for a week in one though.

Good point, I feel the same.

I really don’t expect Oceania to keep a food venue open in the later evening for the dozen or so people that might be up that time of night, and how many of them would really want food at that time. They pretty much know their market, and for the most part it’s not night owls. Just be happy they have free room service, unlike what other lines are going to. This is not mass market.

You would think after doing this for the last 20 years they would figure out a system that works. Reminds me of an AI we went to in Jamaica that had a catamaran cruise 2 or 3 days a week. The operators have been doing this for years, yet when they sail the boat in the cove and are parking and anchoring it you would think it was the first time they'd been there. But those folks there have an excuse, I think they wake up every day with a joint in their mouth and just go from there. Ya' Mon, no problem.

We always turn it on in the morning, it's not like we sit around and watch it on port days.

I always thought the TV channels going away was related to the Cell phone satellites being turned on or off.

A few years ago I ordered from Wells Fargo on a regular basis. I used my credit card and didn't get charged a cash advance fee like some people said happens. There were also no shipping charges for over a certain amount, which I always got. I don't know if it's changed but a few years ago they quit shipping to states that they didn't have a branch in, which they don't in ours.

I would be more concerned with Malta as a disembarkation point as opposed to what to do on the TA. What are your options for flight connections from there? What are the hotel accommodations there? I've only been there once as a cruise stop years ago, it didn't stand out as a place for embarking or disembarking. I remember I did like it, I also remember one of the merchants jacking up the prices on a water for tourists.