s1amblue

That's great but with only 3 Celeb cruises we now get free wine, free laundry, free internet AND usually ore-paid gratuities & shipboard credit plus we can stay in a Sky or Celebrity suite that's larger than O's penthouse suites for less than an O veranda.... Far more perks sooner! But again, to each their own! We loved O but are loving Celebrity more! :). (More often too for we can cruise at least twice as much with our savings!)

After 10 Oceania cruises without air (we use miles for business & first) they are at least double the cost - with purchasing sodas, coffees & specialty restaurants added in - we did B2b Oceania & Celebrity with essentially same itinerary gor comparison & saved over $3000 on the Celebrity sailing, we can sometimes get a suite on Celeb for far less than regular veranda on Oceania....

Take 1/2 as many clothes & twice as much money.... :)

Look at Celebrity out of Ft Lauderdale..... We REALLY like their ships - it's a great way to surprise her with a new experience! Have done Carib. With them x 4 & have 4 more booked.....

Look at suites on Celebrity! After 10 Oceania cruises (3 of them in Penthouse) we finally wished up and switched! After just 3 cruises by being in Celebrity Suites we made Elite and gained free wine, free laundry, & free internet! And paid less than basic veranda on Oceania! Love saving money & getting better accommodations with more perks!

Select dining started as early as 5:30 so you would be good....

Well this thread has not been active in a while so I thought I would move it up and also ask for some help from the Aussie boys. We are staying in Sydney for 8 days before the cruise, we are on the cruise before from NZ. We are looking to rent a small, inexpensive apartment in Sydney for the 8 days. Any suggestions as to what part of the city or where to find them would be of great help. We are looking on Airbnb but....

 

Thanks Jeff and Bob

I was checking into the main thread (have you ever seen such drama?!) and saw that there was another specialized one... You all sound like great folks! I have booked two pre-cruise excursions from Sydney, April 7 - blue mountains and April 9 south coast rain forest and waterfalls. Into scenic & photo ops! I booked for a party of 6 and have space for two more on each. Email me for details if interested!

Sherri

As a much traveled 'light packer' I read this thread with smiles - Last trip I did was three weeks in Italy including a wonderful week at cooking school in Tuscany (my second time there and it was one of the best weeks EVER!) and I had one carry on bag and a really small body wrap purse that held a Sony Ereader, cell phone, passport money and gum! However, what I did pack that I don't see and yes, I may have missed it, is a collapsable travel umbrella! This saved us time and again for it rained on and off for 8 of the days we were there! I got ours at TJ Max but Travel Smith and Magellan's have fold flat 'briefcase' models that are fabulous! Happy Cruising! My next big grip is 6 weeks in Europe with the last 16 days being Oceania's Marina cruise from London to Rome... I'll be packing one carry one and a bigger purse!! And looking forward to the laundry room on the ship! Have great fun all....and happy travels!!