daleandrews

We are on the Athens to Barcelona segments, November 1 through 19. (I exchanged messages with you some months back on one of the Roll Call threads.)

I suspect the segment at issue in Flatbush Flyer's example is the same one we encountered (Med cruise on Marina this coming November). When I noted the same segment with the "ultimate" savings option I had our TA check it out and after what was reportedly a LONG conversation with Oceania we got nowhere. The O rep our TA talked to tried to see if they could apply the sale for one segment to our existing 18 day cruise and were told "no." Then they tried to see if they could re-book the whole cruise in segments, and were told that our PH cabin would become available to any wait-listers as soon as the cruise was cancelled even though it was going to be immediately re-booked. And finally it became apparent that even HAD they been able to re-book the cruise to get the increased OLife advantages on the one segment the price of the basic cruise on the separate segments would increase to the level that the actual savings over our booking was almost nothing.

Just an FYI -- my wife and I mentioned to our regular doctor that we would be cruising the Med this fall and he promptly wrote a prescription for each of us for Paxlovid. He told us to take it with us just in case. The prescription was free under out health plan.

We are taking our first Oceania cruise (on Marina) this November -- 18 days, Med. We had selected the drink package as our OLife option and I called Oceania yesterday to ask about upgrading to the prestige package. They said this could not be done on-line nor by calling and (as noted above) must be done once you are on board. The rep also said that an upgrade had to be purchased during the "first three days of the cruise." I don't know if this time frame varies based on the length of the cruise but I pass along what the rep said just for the sake of FYI.

As noted in the quoted material, I started this thread back in April concerning the possibility of Oceania offering Venice shore excursions while Marina is docked in Trieste. I have been checking daily since April waiting to see if such excursions might eventually be offered. A couple weeks ago it occurred to me that since we were taking an 18 day cruise (November 1 through 19) composed of several segments I should check smaller segments. Lo and behold I found that Venice excursions WERE offered on the November 1 through 11 Marina segment which (obviously) was scheduled for Trieste the same day we were. I called Oceania to ask if I could book one of those tours and was told that this was not possible until the tours were loaded onto the November 1 through 19 itinerary. They promised that the shore excursions office would be asked to do this. I continued checking and (to make a long story shorter) called three more times, weekly, with similar unsuccessful results. Finally, however, the Venice tours were added for our November 1 through 19 booking today, June 24. I mention all of this to (1) let anyone else on the itinerary know of this availability, and (2) to let everyone know that the glitch that led to our experience could be a recurring one -- so be forewarned in the context of other bookings.

BTW, our cruise disappeared last night and, as predicted, re-appeared this morning. (Since our LAST attempted but never completed cruise was with Crystal I must admit that my first reaction was YIKES!!!!)

Hi, Flatbush Flyer. FYI, I saw your posts on this on the roll call thread. Just wondering if anyone else had had relevant excursion experience on past Trieste calls. And BTW, on our cruise -- the 18 day segment Athens to Barcelona -- Trieste is NOT grayed out and several excursions for Trieste itself are priced and book-able. One way or the other -- see you on board!

We are first-time Oceania cruisers and are booked on the 18 day Marina Med cruise departing Athens on November 1. The itinerary originally included two days in Venice but, as is the case nowadays, some time back the itinerary was amended substituting one day in Trieste for the Venice stop. We have never been to Venice and would like to salvage a tour there even though it has to be fitted into that one Trieste day. Early on Oceania showed available but un-priced excursions to Venice. However when prices were added all for the Trieste excursions all of the Venice options disappeared and available excursions now just show a few in and around Trieste itself. Since the ship is leaving Trieste at 6:00 p.m. we are not inclined to book an independent tour since we don't want to risk missing the ship's departure. I therefore have been checking the available Oceania excursions daily figuring that eventually Oceania will add back the Venice tours, this time with prices. I know others have toured Venice when docked in Trieste. My question: Is it Oceania's practice to add Venice tours availability at a later date and if so, how soon before the cruise is this likely to occur. (Getting just a little tired of checking every morning!) Thanks in advance!

We are booked on the November 1 through 19 Mediterranean cruise on Marina, our first cruise with Oceania. The cruise was originally scheduled to have two days in Venice, though we were not surprised to see the port changed to Trieste given the present docking restrictions in Venice. We have never visited Venice and were planning to book an all day tour through Oceania, a couple of which were offered (without prices) for the last few weeks. I note that today prices have been posted for offered tours but now none of the Trieste tours presently listed are for excursions to Venice. We have never seen Venice and would hate to miss it. Query: Have others on Oceania cruises visited Venice from Trieste on O-offered tours? Is it likely that Oceania will add more tours as we get closer to our cruise dates? I know we could book independently but Marina is currently scheduled to leave Trieste at 6:00 p.m. and I am a little worried about booking with a company other than Oceania at this port for fear of, err, "missing the boat."