Spotted Drum

I totally agree that Oceania needs to do something for the passengers who were impacted by code red cruises. I was on a code red cruise and it was not a pleasant experience. I have been on many Oceania cruises but if Oceania does not do something for us I will book my next cruise on Silverseas.

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A question for those of you who are still on Riviera - were you denied docking at any ports?

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You are correct that your vacation will be impacted with Norovirus on board a ship. We got off the current Riviera cruise because we were refused docking in Aruba. We got off the next stop in Bonaire.

Many ship amenities are shut down and there is a general depressing mood among the staff. There are working their tails off and they are weary. Food stations are wrapped in plastic so nobody touches anything. Many surfaces are dripping with dissenfectant. It is not a fun experience. I recommend you cancel.

Get a taxi - it is cheaper and faster! Probably run you $35.

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A nice option for more affordable travel insurance is the website square mouth.com - you can select the type of insurance you want and get multiple bids.

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The average age on Oceania is around 70... Do not expect to meet a number of young single people on board.

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We were on the March 20 cruise (still in progress) and got off the ship a week early in Bonaire. We were denied docking in Aruba due to Norovirus. At that time 67 people were sick. The mood on the cruise was depressing. All the self serve stations were closed as well as the library and other amenities. We were allowed to dock in Bonaire since it was Good Friday and most of the stores were closed. I do not know if the ship was allowed to dock in the remainder of the ports or not since we elected to stay in Bonaire.

We were stunned at how poorly Oceania handled communications on the ship. I finally went on the CDC website to read the ship reports to find out what was really going on.

We are so disappointed in Oceania we just canceled a cruise we had booked for next January. If I had know about the Noro issues I would not have gone on this cruise. Everything on board changes during code red - it is not enjoyable. This is my first post... If I had read cruise critic before it would have saved me a lot of grief.