CraigM

Yes, the Red Sea fiasco this past November alienated a lot of old and new Oceania passengers. We were part of the fortunate few who received FCCs, and were therefore not "forced" (i.e. go or lose the tens of thousands of dollars the cruise cost) to go on a cruise which was not at all the one we paid for, and which passed close to Yemen during frightful times. There was a lot of discussion at that time, but that has now passed.

Hope this is not too far off-topic, but while the invoice does show that "Simply More House Beverage Package" is included, when going into Manage, then Beverage Packages, the House Package shows as an extra cost, and the upgrade, as well. I cannot see where the cost shows, or how to purchase, just the upgrade (as the SM package is already included)?

Well I noticed that it does show only all of the cruise lines, but not commercial shipping. Most of the cruise ships are sailing around in circles in the Med, like Riviera was doing before its dash through the Red Sea.

There appears to be only one cruise ship in the Red Sea at the moment.

Thanks. Just outside the period for booking, so will need to wait a couple of weeks as this view is not available when I log in. Also, I have not seen any place to purchase the Unlimited - maybe not available yet either?

With Simply More, the excursions are priced as: "Tour Price", "Simply More Shore Excursion Package" and "Unlimited" - I have looked on the Oceania site but have been unable to find the descriptions - does anyone have a link? Thanks.

I believe they offer about 2 days beyond without any deviation fee, but transfers not included.

Yes, Iguazu Falls is worth a visit. In BA, we just enjoyed walking to see many enjoyable sites. We aslo did a show at Esquina Carlos Gardel (we are dancers).

Yes, I am not certain whether CFAR is available at all in our jurisdiction. It must be quite expensive, though - the premium as a % of the cost insured?

Enjoy your trip, and I hope India works out for you.

So his visa is business, which has been restored, in any case, but while he *believes* that existing visas should still be valid, he suggested to be safe, perhaps a call to the India consulate to see whether they could clarify (I did have a look at their web pages, and did not see anything addressing this, sorry).

I know someone who already had a business visa, and he believes that it would still be valid. I can try to check to see if he knows anything further.

Absolutely, I would. But this is a case of trust. Didn't realize there was a problem with acting on principle, in any case?

It appears that it was on offer for a few days, then discontinued without notice.

Well, the following cruise from Istanbul now has many openings because as many as they would allow have cancelled following the total change from a fascinating itinerary to a boring one. Some had booked the Barcelona to Dubai, so some of these are likely included.