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So, I need to put some context to the the word "cabana" in my original post. It's the Cabanas on Great Stirrup Cay and they are listed as shore excursions. Unfortunately, by tge time I finished fooling with tge Iceania Elite Rep and his supervisor, all the cabanas were taken.

Our first Oceania cruise will be on Vista in March '24. I have seen a few references to "signing up for a boarding time" and people getting up at midnight on a certain day to try and get a "good boarding time". I can't find anything on the O website about competition for boarding time. Can someone explain this or refer me to somewhere to be educated. Thanks.

You can use it to reserve a cabana but, you can only use one person's portion of the suite total. You will probably have to call because the system can't handle the nuances of the new Simply More.

Actually they called me after i emailed my rep about the cart being weird. I put the excursion in my cart. It said it was in my cart but when i went to the cart it said i had nothing in my cart. It appears this new Simply More has got them confused too. The O rep I'd been dealing with was explaining it to me with the supervisor in the background explaining it to him. There are so many "gotchas" in this program.

AND......despite it being advertised and listed as $800 per stateroom, it can only be spent as $400 per passenger, not combinable to purchase a single priced excursion that covers multiple passengers. As a new O cruiser, I'm finding their advertising to be extremely deceptive. It took me 2 days to locate the fine print to qualify the free Champsigne, wine and beer as only available at lunch and dinner. I feel like I need to keep my hand on my wallet as I navigate our initial experience with Oceania.

Here's the interesting part. Say your per cabin is 800. You can't spend the 800 on a single price excursion, such as a cabana. They will only allow you to use 400. When buying excursions, instead of being per cabin, it's really 400 each, not combinable. Crazy

Thanks for the info. It's as I suspected. I actually found 2 videos of the Prnthouse suites. One showed the aft cabins on seven with the large balconies and loungers and the other of a standard PH balcony. I posted the videos but ended up with a warning. I didn't think about posting a video that was made by a travel agency as being a violation but, by the rules, it clearly was.

For the most part, othervthan the PH2s on deck 7, it's location.

They are deeper but not wider.

So, it turns out the O Elite representative was wrong, no loungers on PH1 on 11. However, the PH2s at the rear of deck 7 do have loungers.

That was our first choice but, both are already booked, as are all PH1s on 7.

We are planning our first Oceania cruise after about 65 other cruises, mostly Windstar and Viking recently. We had booked a PH3 but after talking to an O specialist, we switched to a PH1 (11072) cabin at the rear of deck 11 because he said it had a much larger balcony. I asked if it had lounger chairs and he said it did. I guess Vista is too new with too few reviews and I can't find any verifying information. Has anyone sailed in suites 11068 to 11081 that could provide some information on the balconies on these suites. Thanks.

We just got back from the March 29th sailing of the Legend. We were in SP 308. Here are the facts pertaining to 308. 1. On the deck plan there is a little white wheelchair symbol next to 308. Must be a misprint. There are no "accessible" modifications. Standard suite, bed and bathroom. 2. On the deck plan there is a note that says the queen size bed is NOT able to be twins. Also not true. It is, in 308, the usual 2 twins with required hump in the middle. Standard new "Star Suite" furniture. It had a cozy/comfy feel despite being the same size as the other suites. 3. Fortunately we only had one tender day. The deck plan shows the tender loading station next to 308. For that day, it was very intrusive. The loaded tender was right necpxt to our three windows, right at eye level. 4. AC is important to me, especially after being lucky enough to sail on the Pride and Legend, post stretch, in the Caribbean and no AC. SP 308 was the best AC ever on any of our WS cruises. I would definitely sail in an SP again. In fact, if the AC is consistently strong down there, I prefer the SP category.

We were on the March 29th cruise. We were in an SP. Best AC ever on a motor yacht. They do seem plagued with AC problems. Elevators functioning fine. Quite a few little things like fruits, veggies and alcohol were in poor supply or running out before halfway through the cruise. All minor stuff. On a bright note, after no internet for 4 or five days, pretty sure Starlink was activated. The internet service was outstanding from about day 4 forward.

We've had a similar situation but, we were there first. We booked a Segway tour if the Dickyards in Antigua. A few weeks later the company cancelked on us because the ship contracted with them for the tour. $40 tour now $149 and sold out! Go figure.