Jump to content

deck chair

Members
  • Posts

    824
  • Joined

Recent Profile Visitors

The recent visitors block is disabled and is not being shown to other users.

deck chair's Achievements

Cool Cruiser

Cool Cruiser (2/15)

  1. You will want to double check the deck plans to make sure it is NOT a connecting cabin. Deck Chair.
  2. The lack of a proper promenade deck is a significant flaw on this ship with 3000 passengers. On beautiful balmy sea days where will these people go for fresh sea air and not feel considerably squeezed in. (If they can ever find a deck chair that is.) It is the reason I will not sail on this ship. Of course, I may be proven wrong, but I seriously doubt it. Whoever was responsible should be held accountable. (But they won't be.) The picture below is of the Queen Mary 2 glorious promenade deck.
  3. Do you know your cabin number at this point? Deck Chair.
  4. Great question!! I was very concerned about noise with that cabin. It tuned out it was wonderful. No noise and very convenient. On rare occasions there would be some minor noise when the port side on deck four was used for the gangway and that was only when they were setting up. Normally, the gangway was located on deck 3 so far away. Do not be concerned. I would take that cabin in a heartbeat.
  5. The bus took us to KINGS STREET WHARF. Deck Chair.
  6. I have sailed on both Sirena for 20 days January 2022 and most recently for 40 days on Insignia from LA to Sydney. I was in an Oceanview on deck 4. (4056). Yes, the shower is very small. I am 6'2 weigh 200 lbs and made do. It helps there is a glass door. I have heard some passengers use the gym showers as an alternative but to me that's a hassle. The cabin itself is adequate. Was travelling solo. Not sure if it would work for a couple. Tons of storage though. With the single supplement so high paying for a PH for more space and larger shower doesn't make sense to me. I like the R class ships because of the quiet 5 deck promenade deck lined with deck chairs. Perfect place to read and watch the ocean go by as you sit in the shade under lifeboats. I will never sail on the newer ships because most unfortunately, they do not have that feature. I am hoping to sail in January 2025 on the INSIGNIA from Miami to Singapore no doubt in an OV. Thats says it all. Hope this helps. Deck Chair.
  7. Hello! I was just on the INSIGNIA arriving in Sydney February 22. while it was disappointing, we didn't dock in Circular Quay Oceania did provide a shuttle to the CBD from the White Bay Cruise Terminal. Have fun. Deck Chair.
  8. Hello! I have been a Diamond member for years and do not recall a lunch benefit as such except for the verandah lunch you can use during the voyage or in one of the pop up specialty dinner restaurants on deck 7. This email communication from Cunard is not clear. Deck Chair
  9. It is most unfortunate that there will be NO true promenade deck on QA as exists on the other ships. It will be mostly very narrow, and most views blocked by lifeboats. Cunard must be hoping that no one notices. What a shame and it is the reason I will never book her. FYI, I just came off the Christmas cruise on QM2 and when the weather was nice the promenade deck was hugely popular, and it was often hard to find a deck chair. Deck Chair
  10. Hello! One thing to do is not rely on the Cunard Website. You or your TA needs to call up Cunard and ask directly. Good luck. Deck Chair
  11. Hi. Because of the single supplement in this case, I am paying about $21,000 for an Oceanview on deck 4. This is for a 40 day cruise from LA to Sydney. Deck Chair.
  12. Hello! Thank you for all your interesting responses. I am reading many opinions, speculations and guesses but few hard facts regarding this change of itinerary. Strange how it was announced after final payment. If it had been before final payment I would have cancelled and booked the Queen Mary 2 to get me to Australia. What would be truly helpful, and illuminating is for Oceania to explain exactly why these changes were made instead of just blaming BERTHING CONFLICTS. The fact that Oceania has failed to do to leads me to suspect they are just out to save money, the consumer be damned. As I indicated in my OP, I have been sailing on ships such as the QE2 and Sagafjord for many decades and except for a very few weather-related causes have never experienced any changes in itineraries until Oceania. As I said, most especially because of their growing reputation for unreliable itineraries I will think twice before I book another Oceania cruise. Thanks again for all your comments and thoughts. Be well. Deck Chair.
  13. Hello: I typically sail with Cunard line but decided to try Oceania and the Sirena this past January on a 20 day cruise from Miami. I had a fabulous time, fabulous enough that I booked a 40 day cruise on the Insignia from LA to Sydney on the Insignia, a segment of the ATW. I was very recently informed that there have been changes to the itinerary: 1. Kailua-Kona has been added with port times 8-6. 2. Hilo is now 7-4 from7-5. 3. Nawiliwili has been added with port times 11-5:30. (Why even bother?) 4. Maui has been eliminated. (No surprise.) 5. Honolulu has been changed to 7-5 from 8-10. (Shorted by FIVE hours!) 6. Nuku Hiva has been eliminated. I am most disappointed the call to Honolulu has been drastically shortened. All these changes were blamed by Oceania on "BERTHING CONFLICTS!) Count me as skeptical given Oceania's growing reputation for changing port calls and times. Is Oceania telling us that port spaces were not fixed well before the routes were published and then sold to the unsuspecting public? O t could it be that Oceania is doing this to save money and screw the public? If that is true, it tells me that Oceania is incompetent and cannot be trusted. It also causes me to worry that our several port call sin New Zealand and French Polynesia will be altered as well for some reason. It's too late to cancel because final payment was months ago. I have been sailing on ships since I was six years old, a passage from New York to Beirut. I have been on countless hips on countless voyages over my many decades on our beautiful planet. I quite understand can change routing and owe passengers nothing. In this immediate case, for these changes is very suspicious. Not weather related or due to political unrest. Guess how many times itineraries have been changed on my many ocean sailings on such ships as the LURLINE, FRANCE, LEONARD DA VINCI, OCEANIC, ROTTERDAM And others. Four to five changes all weather related. What is with Oceania? Unless I am missing something I don't get the sense other cruise lines have these same issues. This episode has left a bad taste in my mouth, and I will think twice before booking them again notwithstanding all their many qualities. I could go on, but I think readers will get the point. Be well. Deck Chair.
  14. Not good news that Dottie is going to be CD from LA to Sydney. She LOVES making announcements. She is an excellent CD otherwise. Hope Oceania ends this low rent practice before I sail in January.
  15. I was on the Sirena this past January for 20 days. It was my first Oceania cruise. Out cruise director was Dottie who made many annoying, incessant and mostly unnecessary announcements. It was especially bothersome when I was trying to enjoy a quiet breakfast in the GDR. It was a shame because otherwise she is an excellent CD. I just hope I don't have to endure this while I am on the Insignia for 40 days on the trans-pacific to Australia. I typically sail on Cunard Line where there are no announcements unless necessary. Announcements are limited to the captain's noon report. Deck Chair.
×
×
  • Create New...