Sheila NaGeira
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So it’s day 5. There was cutlery on the tables and the cards came out this morning. The crew and passengers are in better spirits. No virus for 48 hours.
Don’t stay home because of the decor. The repeat passengers like it. First timers like me are surprised that they went out of their way to find old fashioned fabrics and furniture and choose to darken spaces with heavy curtains. Taste is personal. If you like that stuff go for it.
This doesn’t excuse the condition of the pool. It should have been repaired before we set off from Honolulu
And yes, as some one mentioned, I probably would have been less critical of the decor if other things went smoothly. I wasn’t expecting broadway musicals. My posts about that were some time back and out of curiosity.
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It is unfortunate that you were unaware that Oceania is not considered a luxury cruise line.Disagree all you like. The ship’s TV channel welcomed me to a luxury cruise. Country Clubs do not have to be stuck in the 20th century. We are not in old England. The tiles are still falling off the pool.
On the positive side, the crew seem to be getting adjusted. Not bumping into each other as much. Very friendly.
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Is Regatta in Code Red? That what it sounds like.
No one has used that term. Apparently more than 2% of the passengers and crew had a gastro thing on the last leg. Although embarkation was delayed for sanitization there are new cases on board so guests are not allowed to touch even chairs until they have been sanitized.
A virus doesn’t explain the drab 1950s gentlemen’s club decor or confused staff though.
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3rd day on Regatta. No sign of luxury yet.
Tiles missing from pool wall, rusty trim, worn upholstery, chipped basin in bathroom. No basics like flowers on tables.
Staff appear to be overwhelmed. Always rushing about. When asked about the price of a glass of wine, the sommelier, who had shown up 20 minutes after we were seated, replied “I don’t know, I just came on board”.
No salt, pepper, cutlery on tables. No laundry, card room or library. They say this is because passengers are not washing their hands. Money makers like the spa and bars are open though.
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Are there shuttles for:
Hilo, USA
Kahului, USA
Nawiliwili, USA
San Diego, USA
Cabo San Lucas, MX
Acapulco, MX
Puerto Quetzal, GT
Corinto, NI
Cartagena, CO
Please & Thank you
Updated list for:Basseterre, St. Kitts
Castries, St. Lucia
Rhodes
Haifa
Safaga
Aqaba
Salalah, Oman
Muscat
Dubai
Pointe Seraphine (Castries, St Lucia)
Alexandria
Oceania Shuttles List
Please everyone - feel free to quote and add to / or amend the list as things change. It is helpful to have the latest date that information on each port was observed, so please include date where possible to keep it as accurate as possible
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Does Oceania Cruises provide free shuttle service? Free shuttle buses are offered when:
- The ship is docked a long walk from the main thoroughfare
- Taxis and or public transportation are not easily accessible from the port. .
- The port is industrial and not pedestrian-friendly.
- The decision on whether free buses will be offered will be based on the port used and will be made closer to or during the sailing
Once on board' date=' a list of ports that will offer a complimentary shuttle into town will be provided.
Airlie Beach (Aust.) .....Tender, then $5AUD pp each way shuttle
Akaroa NZ ............... Tender
Alesund ................. Dock at town so no shuttle
Alexandria .............. Shuttle to city square
Amalfi .................. No need for shuttle
Antigua...................dock in town ..no shuttle
Antofagasta ............. Free shuttle to town
Antwerp ................. Dock in town - no shuttle needed ... Aug 2017
Aqaba ................... Shuttle
Bangkok ................. Free shuttle to town
Bar Harbour ............. Dock at town so no shuttle
Barcelona ............... Free shuttle to town (worldTrade Centre)
Basseterre, St. Kitts ... Dock at town so no shuttle
Belfast ................. Free shuttle to town (near City Hall)
Bermuda (Hamilton)....... dock in town ..no shuttle
Bilbao ...................Free shuttle to town
Bordeaux (city) ......... Dock at town so no shuttle
Bordeaux (Le Verdon) .... shore excursion required
Brisbane (Aus) .......... Free shuttle to town
Broome (Australia)....... Free shuttle to town
Bruges (Zeebruge) ....... free shuttle to port gates ... August 2017
Buenes Aires ............ Free shuttle to town
Cadiz ................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Cairns Aus .............. Dock at town so no shuttle
Callao (Lima) ........... Free shuttle to town
Casablanca .............. Free shuttle to town
Castries, St Lucia ...... Dock at town so no shuttle
Civitavecchia(for Rome).. Free shuttle to Civitavecchia
Cobh..................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Concarneau .............. Dock at town so no shuttle
Copenhagen .............. Free shuttle to town – however reports of it being difficult see post 301
Coquimbo ................ Free shuttle to town
Corfu ................... Free shuttle to town
Corner Brook ............ Dock at town so no shuttle
Darwin Aus .............. Free shuttle to town
Dubai ................... shuttle from the port to the Dubai Mall
Dublin .................. Free shuttle to town (kildare St/Merrion Square) ... Aug 2017
Dubrovnick .............. Free shuttle to town
Dunedin NZ .............. Free shuttle to town
Edinburgh (Leith) ....... Closest port to town but still a distance to city centre (no shuttle)
Eden Aus ................ Tender then shuttle but only short walk
Exmouth (Aus) ........... Free shuttle to town
Geirange ................ Dock at town so no shuttle
Gisbourne NZ ............ Free shuttle to town but short walk
Gothenburg .............. Shuttle to City Hall
Greenock ................ Dock at town so no shuttle (15-20 minute walk to train station to Glasgow)
Haifa ................... no shuttle on Sat but there was one on Sunday
Halifax ................. Dock at town so no shuttle
Hamburg ................. Shuttle provided by Port to City Hall ....Aug 2017
Havana, Cuba ............ Dock in city. walk off on main street.... April 2017.
Helsinki ................ Free shuttle to town/ Shuttle provided by port from Westport to the cruise terminal closer to Market Square
Hobart (aus) ............ Dock at town so no shuttle ... Sep 2017
Holyhead ................ Free shuttle to town (really to end of dock) ... Aug 2017
Invergordon ............. Dock at town so no shuttle .... August 2017
Koper ................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Kotor ................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Kristiansand ............ Walking distance to town ... August 2017
La Coruna ............... Dock at town so no shuttle
La Rochelle ............. Free shuttle to town
Le Havre (for Paris) .... Free shuttle to town (Le Havre) .... August 2017
Le Verdon ............... Free shuttle to town (Soulacsur Mer)
Lerwick ................. Dock at town so no shuttle
Lisbon .................. Free shuttle to town (or dock in town)
Liverpool ............... Dock at town so no shuttle ... August 2017
Livorno ................. Free shuttle to town
Marseille ............... Free shuttle to town (fort Saint John)
Monte Carlo ............. Dock at town so no shuttle
Murmansk ................ Need to book a tour either O or private for visa
Muscat .................. shuttle to the Souk
Nassau, Bahamas ..........dock in town
Newcastle ............... Free shuttle to nearest metro station (limited timing)
Oporto .................. Free shuttle to town
Oslo .................... Dock in town so no shuttle .... Aug 2017
Palma de Mallorca........ Free shuttle to town (cathedral)
Paris - see Le Havre
Picton NZ ............... Dock at town so no shuttle
Pisco ................... Free shuttle to town
Portofini ............... No need for shuttle
Portland ................ Free shuttle to town
Rhodes .................. Dock in town so no shuttle
Rio ..................... Free shuttle to town
Rome (see Civitavecchia)
Safaga,Egypt ............ a shuttle to downtown
Saint John NB ........... Dock at town so no shuttle
Salalah, Oman ........... shuttle to the Souk
Santos .................. Free shuttle to town
Sorrento ................ Free shuttle to town
Split ................... Dock at town so no shuttle
St Barts ................ tender to town..no shuttle
St. Lucia ............... Castries: Dock at town so no shuttle.
Pointe Seraphine: walking distance (about 500 metres) or water Taxi across the harbour (fee) to the main part of town.
St Malo ................. Dock at town so no shuttle
St Jean De Luz .......... Dock at town so no shuttle
St Petersburg ........... Need to book a tour - either O or private for visa
Sydney N.S. ............. Dock at town so no shuttle
Sydney Aus .............. Free shuttle to Darling Harbour centre
Tallinn ................. Free shuttle to gates of old lower town (main road outside city wall)
Valencia ................ Free shuttle to town
Valletta ................ Dock below town. Take an elevator up for a euro or two. Free to go back down to port.
Venice .................. Free shuttle to town
Zeebruge (for Bruges).... Shuttle to port gates ... Aug 2017
- The ship is docked a long walk from the main thoroughfare
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My goodness no! You are not talking huge stadiums (with millions of dollars of special equipment/effects) but a cruise ship! Ships do seem to do fine with small venue music...so special cruises such as the Smooth Jazz Cruise works well. A good vocalist can also do quite well on a cruise ship...assuming they do not need electronic enhancement to sound good. We have heard some amazing voices on ships. But you are not going to get anything close to a great Pink Floyd - type band on most ships. We have spent well over 1200 days on cruise ships...and count ourselves fortunate when we hear a show that keeps us in the theater or lounge. On some of our most recent cruises we have actually stopped going to the main production shows...because the cast was nothing special...and I am not a fan of pre-recorded sound tracks for production shows (I call that Karaoke). Nearly all cruise ships used to use live show bands to accompany their shows (with some pre recorded enhancements) but in the past 5 years quite a few lines have totally done away with show bands and the show music is totally pre-recorded in a land-based studio. I have always been amused at cruise ship shows where there are usually 4-6 singers...and perhaps 10 dancers...and the dancers (who are not even miked) lip sync to try and convince the audience that they are singing. Some of the larger RCI and NCL ships do a better job with production shows....but we have no desire to be on those monsters of the seas.
HAL has actually done something pretty cool (which is unusual for HAL) with their BB King concept bands...that are on quite a few of their vessels. This is real live music (nothing is pre recorded) performed by decent musicians/singers. Or course the reaction of many on HAL is that the "music is too loud" or the 9:45 show is too late! :).
Hank
As mentioned in my last post, I am more interested in good live music than staging. I didn't choose my words well when I wrote "stadium quality". It would be fantastic, but unrealistic, to expect Paul Simon's Graceland or the Rolling Stone's Bigger Bang.
I've been looking at a 2018 Flower Power Cruise and a 70s Rock and Romance Cruise. Many of the bands listed don't have their original musicians. I'm wondering if it will be like hearing an Elvis impersonator? Sorry guys, I know there are some really good Elvises out here. That's just not what I'm looking for this time round.
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Yes, Jersey Boys is an example of a Broadway musical that could be performed quite well on a ship. Glad to hear they made it happen.
I'm more interested in live music and good acting than staging. No need for chandeliers dropping or helicopters landing for me.
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Thanks all for your responses.
How about music theme cruises? Is the performance quality equivalent to a stadium concert?
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So maybe I'm spoiled. Saw Grease in the 70s, Momma Mia and Phantom in the 90s, all in NYC. Saw We will Rock You in Toronto in this century. They were all better than my kids' high school. Looking for a ship that is better too.
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Can you recommend the best line or ships for high quality musical theatre?
How would it compare to Broadway, Toronto or the Westend?
My one cruise was near perfect with the exception of the entertainment. The lounge acts were good but the evening shows in the main theatre were about on par with my kids' high school productions. Is it unrealistic to expect more?
Luxury?
in Oceania Cruises
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The food has improved since the first abysmal day and is actually quite good. There are daily region of the world offerings, staples, signature dishes, low cal items, lots of variety. The meats and desserts are particularly good. Not much choice for vegans and celiacs. We are allowed to help ourselves to tea and coffee at the self service station now.