johnwelch62

I felt a "shudder" once or twice, but overall I must say that this was the smoothest cruise I have ever been on. Much of that may be due to sailing on the Adriatic vs the Carribbean or the Pacific, but still, amazingly smooth. One crew member made the observation that this is also a side effect of being a new ship, very little growth (barnacles, etc) on the hull. That seems to me like a small factor, but I'm not a hydrodynamics expert. 🙂

The three tasting plates were a ceviche (I'll have to ask my wife what the seafood was), a fois gras with lime jelly, and a carpacio. If I recall correctly, the ceviche was paired with the 2013 Grand Vintage, the fois gras was paired with the Nectar Imperial Demi Sec, and the carpacio was paired with the Rose Imperial.

We offered to come back for the later seating, but the sommelier insisted that we stay. I've not sailed Oceania previously, so I don't know if this is the same as before, but there were three small tasting plates, not really a "dinner". When I get a chance I'll update with photos of the dishes.

My wife only heard about the champagne pairing during the wine lunch, which we only discovered because we stopped at the table outside Terrace on embarkation day. In the early champagne pairing my wife and I were the only two attendees. 😮 I'm generally not a Moet fan, but the pairing was very good, IMO.

No, I have enabled WiFi calling on my phone and there was no need to notify Verizon.

I used WiFI calling on Verizon on our recent cruise on the Vista. And I did get a few spam calls. 🙂

Thanks for that info. On DCL they require a photo that is different from your passport.

I did a search on "security photo" but found nothing that answers my questions. When checking in do we just need to upload a photo (headshot)? Are there any requirements for the photo?

Thanks. It's not a big deal for me. It's not an allergy, so if they don't have it I'll be fine.

Just to close this out. I heard back from Oceania. Basically, sorry, too late. I will add that 90 days out seems like a long time, given my experience with other cruise lines. Now I know for next time. 🙂 Oat milk in Barista's on VISTA is not a standard item, needs a special request to make 90 days prior to sailing. Today, 3/30/2023 we are 51 days prior to sailing.

Thanks for the info, I will reach out to Oceania.

This will be our first cruise with Oceania (Vista 5/20). Baristas sounds like the place for my early mornings (Cappuccino and the NYT crossword is a ritual). Does anyone know if Oatmilk is available at Baristas?

Thanks for the price point for wine by the bottle. I think the decision will come down to more than financial considerations. But, the engineer in me likes to plan.

Thanks. Yes, I guess I shoud have specified "at dinner". That was my base assumption. And with that assumption all it takes is one additional glass of wine with a meal to make it "worth it". I haven't seen a price list for wine by the bottle. That could make a big difference.

Seems to me that if my wife and I have two glasses of red wine per day we are nearing breakeven for the house package. 2*2*14*1.2 = $67.50. Package is basically $40 pp, or $80. Am I doing the math correctly?