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36 minutes ago, Aloha 1 said:

Apparently there is no longer a walk in closet in the PH's

According to Oceania web site the PH boast a great walk in closet 

I've seen photos of walk in closet for PH is there one of the Veranda closet?

A Veranda couple. 

19 minutes ago, Nashna said:

The photos look amazing.  The side mirrored storage area will work well with all of our stuff.  

Exactly like the bathroom on the Riveara but smaller because of the new position of the bedroom closet 

Anyone Have a picture of the closest on the Vista  on the Vista A and B cabins?

On 4/18/2023 at 6:58 PM, Robson1 said:

Is there a realistic expectation I should have when it comes to getting additional reservations whilst onboard? Specifically a table for two. English isn’t my wife’s first language so shared tables become awkward with me translating 50% of what is being said. 
 

We will be traveling in steerage on Nautica for 12 nights.

Yes there is. I suggestyou go to the reservation desk the day you want to dine. Ask for a 2 if not ask for a share. Once you make the reservation go see the matre d  of the restaurant around 6 before they open  and explain to him or her your special problem that 2 table is what you really need under your special surcumstan.  Most Times you will be accommodated 

1 hour ago, ChadnKate said:

Pretty sure the closet is to the right of the bathroom door, Two closet doors there.

Yes

9 minutes ago, Sujormik said:

Wonder how they know who to invite?🤣

I would think it would be in Currents announcing the Seder dinner and asking people who want to attend to notify them.

In the mid 80s we where sailing into Leningrad on a Saturday on the Royal cruise lines Royal Oddysey .

A few of us asked to have Friday night services. The purrser asked us how many pray shawls we needed how many prayer books and how many skull caps.  We said around 20 he then told us this ship was formally the S.S. Slalom so they had hundreds of these items in storage .

The we realised all the painting on the ship where Shigal. 

17 hours ago, Woofa said:

Just meaning that I stopped into one of the specialties itself.  They are generally not open during the day but another possibility for an extra specialty reservation.

This past February on Riviera I went to reservation desk made a shared reservation for that night at Toscana 

Went to Toscana at 6 pm spoke to matre and told him like to change for 2 alone no problem shook his hand great dinner  at 7:30

17 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said:

Aragosta Fra Diavola in Toscana - almost as good as Nona’s.

I agree just off Riviera ate 3 times in Toscana Aragosta Fra Diavola almost as good as Dom Pepise in Ozone Park Queens 

A few years ago on Nautica we where served Japines marinated steak. 

In Brooklyn this would be called a Roumanian Tenderloin  tasted great

34 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

I am guessing the closet  is beside the bathroom door ??

I guess we will know in abut 2 mths when the reports start coming in

Exactly what I was thinking. 

Off topic for a minute. Looking at schmaitic on O site the A veranda staterooms looks like a walk in closet and. Shower not as long as in the Riveara make over.,No closet doors side of bed.

16 hours ago, Luv2trvl18 said:

Thank you everyone who has so quickly replied to my recently posted inquiry. It seems I should have clarified that we do not want want to arrive prior to the embarkation date for this particular cruise (we have been to Barcelona), and therefore were hoping to avoid the custom air deviation fee.  It seems from what has been written so far that the likelihood of getting a non-stop flight out of New York on the O'Life included (premium economy seating added) program is not too high.  I appreciate additional replies and will look at either booking on our own or with Oceania's Custom Air.

IMHO flying in the same day is very risky especially flying into another country. Go the day before book hotel for the evening have dinner start your vacation relaxed for embarkation 

Yes they are have them in our A cat.  Also

1 hour ago, ssawjo said:

If we do get into Myramar, how did you get to Bagan?  Did you use a specific tour company?  I would really like to go there.  Thanks.

 

Bill

Oceania has an overnight. That the best and only way to go. You leave the ship around 2 am drive to airport and fly to Bagan. The hotel they use was excellent. The tour must be on Oceania web site 

On 3/21/2023 at 12:39 PM, ssawjo said:

I have been asking the same question on the Asia Ports Board.  An Australian posted about their Foreign Ministry advising a similar Level 4 alert against traveling to Yangon.

 

My original question was about something different, however.

 

I was also thinking of going to Bagan but it is 8 hours+ by bus and up to 2 hours by air.  The situation in Mandalay Province is much worse than in Yangon.  

 

We are on the Riviera in January 2024.  Things have a tendency to change radically, like the situation in Peru.  I will follow your post and see what Oceania says/does.  

We did the overnight in Bagan on our 2018 cruise with Oceania. 

FABULOUS a 5 star experience. 

Unfortunately we docked 8 hrs to late to tour Yangon. Low tides could not dock on time 

If you're in a B or A category you wouldn't notice the carpet LOL

1 hour ago, marieps said:

Totally different on Riviera Feb 10.  We had to go to the theatre with the crowd.  It was explained to us that O did not want to staff each muster station with two crew members from the beginning embarkation to just before sail away, as staff resources were tight and that's what the "check off" system demands.  Glad E muster is back. 

Also on Feb 10 Riviera we went to GDR

They did not check for your cabin #sat for a few minutes. 

In the beginning of 2020 on Riviera had to go to GDR make sure they had ur cabin #.A few people didn't check in had to wait till they showed up .Instructions took about a half hour. 

2 hours ago, LHT28 said:

I think there are two different issues here

1) if you are flying to embark on the cruise    they will not wait for you  usually  even using air booked by the cruise line

best to fly in a day or so early especially in the winter months  if coming from a winter climate

 

 2) doing a tour  with the cruise line  day or overnight  then they do their best to wait   as posted above  not always possible  in some areas  due to tides/dock space etc

JMO

 FWIW  what happened even 1 yr ago may not be relevant today

(1 agree 100% Never fly in same day

As I said in my post # 7 on the Royal VICKING before the turn of the century mid. 90s waited 5 hours.  The one u describe is unfortunate 

1 hour ago, LHT28 said:

the cruise line has no control over the airlines

They will try their best to get you to the ship  but if there are no seats on flights to the port  you are SOL

 The only time I have heard of them holding the ship  is for charter flights   or ships tours that may run into a traffic issue

 Why people think the she will wait for them is beyond  me

JMO

We are not talking about individual's but rather ship tours that are delayed getting back to the ship .

10 hours ago, CurlerRob said:

 

Not always. While most cruise lines will do the best they can to delay sailing, there are circumstances that force them to leave - tidal windows, expiry times for the dock, or weather, to mention a few.

 

What they will do is get you back to the ship, but that may take some time and the travel and living conditions are occasionally less than stellar.

 

Good to read your positive experience, however. 🍺🥌

I thought the cruise line did that only if you booked there air to arrive the same day of sailing and airline was delayed getting you there.

15 minutes ago, GregoryPaul said:

I have no experience in that part of the world, can’t wait to go and am jealous.

 

My two cents is to think hard about the $ you save by booking your own tour vs the peace of mind knowing that if anything goes wrong on an Oceania tour (at a markup ) the ship WILL wait for you. This just happened to us on Riviera.

 

Can look at the price differential as the cost of insurance.

Happened on our cruise many years ago in Shanghai. Train carrying a ships tour broke down. Ship waited 5 hours for there return theres an old saying " pay the $2.00 " have peace of mind. 

17 minutes ago, basor said:

TravelGuard plans do...

 

Cruise Diversion – the Insured’s cruise does not stop at a scheduled port of call due to Inclement Weather, a Act of Terrorism, a medical incident involving another passenger on the ship, or a Natural Disaster;

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