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Thank you Travelling2Some, and many of the following posters - Well done. It is obvious you are NOT sheeples, well done indeed. There are many sheeples out there who get "processed" by corporations, we see them here on CC. 90% of consumers are Sheeple. Important - correspond with NCL, Oceania, Regent management and advise that they have lost your patronage due to their bull S cancel port decision. Remember - you leaving has no value unless management gets much pushback. You all notice, the most nasty creatures on a ship are the Guest Relations and the Excursions desk - all deliberate of course. Get out of the NCL group and explore cruising and frankly, like I am doing now, customized land tours and Really see the world. My travel $ have mostly left cruising and is moved to Globus, Trafalgar and a brand new Porsche to drive around North America. There is an old saying from Ann Landers: "No body abuses you with out YOU giving them your permission" What ever you choose, analyze, and enjoy. Blessings to all.

Oceania, part of the NCL company, is well known for removing ports. In 2024, the corporate messaging was that all port times would be reduced by 1 hr minimum for the same BS environmental.. I travel only for the ports. I am done with Oceania because every voyage has a minimum of 1 or 2 ports that are cancelled early or during the voyage for "weather". News flash NCL, Oceania - with the AIS ship and port app, any guest can see what the weather is going forward, what ships have just arrived or are at pier. I know what ships are supposed to be at each of my ports, so I know who got there and whom did not, Oceania. Oceania cancelled Nuuk on Greenland on my last August trip. So we spent 2 days going back and forth in the ocean. Humm. The AIS showed the approach to Nuuk had good waves but there was no messaging that a ship could not anchor in the bay. We showed many guests the AIS app and it became well appreciated by guests. Yes there are circumstances where a ship can not approach, anchor or dock. I spent many years on many Great Lake ships as a guest of the line, so I am well aware of wind sheer, currents etc. But all this NCL and Oceania PC messaging is garbage.

Hi TheHawk1. Exactly to each their own. I despise the E class vessels, sailed once and never again. I sail for the vistas and destinations; the onboard is far down in importance. Other folk have the opposite priority. Many ships have a forward view lounge with food and drinks to facilitate amazing all day sailing to and through amazing places, as I described earlier. Leaning over the balcony will not facilitate the outstanding forward vista photographs on the walls of my house to be sure. Hence why I patronize now the premium and luxury lines as they have the forward view high lounges that provide, every guest, with a panorama of where we are going. The Connie and the QM2, the QM2, with her fully open to the air extended viewing area under the bridge, are my favorite vessels. I have been spoiled as I have travelled much on Great Lakes freights as staff of the line and enjoyed being right at the front of the vessel going under bridges and through the thousand islands in Ontario. Seeing where one is going is important.

Marne! Thanks so much. I always check visa requirements well before I leave to ensure I have a hard copy and copy on the device. The situation does not in any way speak well of Oceania. Especially when the ports of call are in foreign countries with limited English. Obviously Oceania did not care enough to protect their passengers and/or the Oceania staff are incompetent. Sigh, the more I hear of Oceania and ports, the more I lose confidence. Sail well dear Marne!

Thanks for your post. Helpful. Could you elaborate on the O issues at the embarkation ports - I cruise for the ports, not the onboard, so port issues are very important to me. Thank you Marne.

Thanks for your review. Most welcome. Glad you had a good time. Q - what O ships did you sail on? I ask because the O ships are not comparable to the big Celebrity ships due to size, entertainment etc. Thanks.

Like ya. Do you have pictures of Venice rising out of the sea from the Sky Lounge? Do you have pictures of the bow going through the Panama Canal locks with the mechanical donkeys rising to the top of the locks, with a wonderful beverage in your hand, sitting at the front of the Sky Lounge? Do you have pictures of Cape Horn, on approach, and going around the Horn with video being made sitting in the Sky Lounge so you can get a 180 degree vista? There you go dear. Have a great day!

Hi D. B. Hope you are well. Did this most amazing geology venue in 2015 in January, their summer. I was so hot there were nurses parked along various walkways with blood pressure machines! Ig Falls is the most amazing physical geography experience. As Elinor Roosevelt said "Poor Niagara"! Well worth the extra time and expense. For Everyone - check, you might need a yellow fever shot.

Forward, yes indeed. Evidence Celebrity newer classes. Enough said. Have a great day.

The consumer will decide, as always.

D. B. I have done that on the Oceania Insignia, amazing indeed. I started cruising in 1989 on the Sovereign of the Seas, I am aware of all the changes in cruising. One key decision by Celebrity in their new ships is to reduce venues to the sea. This is to keep the passengers looking Inward and SPENDING. The mass cruise lines are all about this configuration. Move to the premium lines and above, this is not a big item. We are ALL well taken care of irregardless of our "status". Enjoy your voyage indeed!

100%, I agree. I will not patronize any ship that does not have a great forward view for all passengers. I think of going through the Panama and observing the mules working and the lock staff. I think of being in the Sky View on the Millie watching Venice rise out of the sea!! Oh my. Humm, would not see that on Celebrity's newer ships. The Connie is my favorite ship on the seas, next to the QM2. Easy for me to eliminate many ships from consideration - size and forward view. Have great travels D. B.!

Certainly many posters on this thread not complimentary to Luminae.

Well said. 100%

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