jakes47

.... may I add - when making your own tag try to add the cabin category colour. It makes it easier for the baggage handlers. eg: I think is something like this but you may need confirm first - White- B to G cabins. Silver - A. Gold - PH. Black/Gold -suites

We cruised in August and only received e-docs which was ok by us - however we had been warned about the luggage tags and were informed that we would have to do them on arrival dock side. Some one here suggested to make our own so I ordered something like this.... https://www.amazon.com.au/Luggage-Reuseable-Baggage-Suitcase-Identify/dp/B0C5MBNRS7/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3T4FQNJEV3OK3&keywords=cruise%2Bluggage%2Btags&qid=1699218443&sprefix=cruise%2Bluggage%2Btags%2Caps%2C313&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1 ...then made my own tag to fit. We were so glad we did as many were queuing at the dock to fill out their tags and we just headed straight past.

Yes - we booked through a TA cruise specialist and there was nothing they could do due to the timing we were lock into. The cruise was reduced $4000 AUD each. On other cruises the reductions were picked up well in advance and TA was able to get the cheaper deal. This reduction was done well after we had made the final payment and only for one leg of our B2B cruise.

Our recent Oceania cruise experience has forced us to become Oceania refugees - but I do pop in here from time to time out of habit 😉. IMHO Oceania is cost cutting and has no Good Will policy - it is all about what they can get out of us for as little cost to them and they are not discreet about doing this. Our last cruise price was reduce dramatically after our final payment date and there was nothing we could do about it - nor did we receive any compensation. Not a nice way to start our cruise vacation. This whole situation is no surprise to me and only confirms we have made the right decision to use another cruise line.

I was drinking Virgin Mojitos on the Riviera in August - no charge. I did try to order from the Mocktail menu several times and they said they were unavailable. The Virgin Mojito was not on the list but it was very nice with lots of mint.

LOL - My Bad! But ... I didn't say "only" attract..... On our last Riveria Cruise, at 67 we felt like we were the younger ones and the activities ranged from needle point to trivia.

We had a very poor experience on our August cruise on Riviera - so much so we cancelled our 32 day, 2025 cruise and have booked with Seabourn. We like the V suites on SB, more so than the PH on the Riviera. We have never found O cuisine that special and Seabourn, from memory, was a bit more consistent. We loved the attention to the small things on SB - like staff remembering your name and drinks preference etc. We loved the marina days, beach parties, caviar and other special events on SB. SB seems to attack slightly younger passengers and I love not having to produce my card to buy a drink.

Yes - I have to agree. The baskets and bread station in the terrace were amazing - we loved the Baguettes. 👍

No - Once the final payment is made, it is in stone. To do this after all the final payments came in was so obvious and an insult. In the past we would catch a reduction before the final payment and were able enjoyed the benefit. I really hope that our experience is not the same for others. I hope we were just unlucky. Oceania had such a great product.

We were on the Riviera for 28 days until the 2nd of September. Our previous Cruise with Oceania was in 2018. This was an eventful cruise but will put that aside when I tell you that this cruise indicated that Oceania has changed significantly in so many little ways that all added up to cost cutting. Previously we gave Oceania's food 4 stars. This cruise 2 stars and if we had been served some of the food we experienced at a restaurant at home, we would never eat there again. It was so inconsistent we would actually feel a tad anxious before entering a dinning venue. We enjoyed beautiful slice of Beef wellington in the terrace one night then the next night the steak from the grill was so tuff it was inedible. The only time we found consistency was at the breakfast buffet. The inconsistency was was more that just food - it was in all areas. May be we were unlucky but ours were B2B cruises and it was the same on both. The warning sign was there for us when after our final payment was made they significantly reduce the fare on the first cruise and there was nothing we could do about it. They just don't seem to care any more. Sad!

Steven Campbell.

I will assume you were not on this cruise. Nothing was said about nice people not needing assistance - not sure where you got that from. Let we tell you more about us and let you imagine what we experienced. We are not spring chickens. However we are able to get to our muster station. We would be able to get into a life boat if needed. We are able to find our cabin. We are able to feed ourselves. We are both fully continent. We do not have dementia. We are steady on our feet to be able to get on and off the ship. (I know that many requested assistance prior to the cruise, but many more did not which did cause problems). When the day comes that this changes - we will not be cruising - for the comfort and safety of all on board.

I couldn’t agree more - The Cruise Director and his his off sider were the worst we have sailed with and my husband and I also joke about feeling like we were in a nursing home. That may sound disrespectful but we witnessed 5 serious falls in the first 2 days. When we would hear “Code Mike” we would say - “oh dear - another one down”. I believe O was reading here as on the last couple of days there was an announcement and a note in the Currents regarding hygiene and sanitising. So glad to be off the ship and now enjoying London. We have canceled our 2025 Oceania cruise.

I haven’t gone through all the posts but couldn’t agree more. They cant have an app until they do something about the wifi. We were on the Riviera for 28 days unit the 2nd September. The ship is in a time warp when it comes to IT. Their TV is so outdated and even their account system is unnecessarily complicated. It would frustrate me to just to send an email. Send to one person and it might leave the outbox within an hour but if you cc to others it was much longer. I had one that kept returning my outbox for 2 days. Until they get the ship WIFI sorted I don’t see an app for the older ships in the near future.

Agree - but i think Oceania failed in there duty of care.