dirtydan

You’re most welcome. Fortunately, I’m a bit of a pack rat and save everything. We enjoyed our Vista cruise so much that we booked a TA on Marina the day after we disembarked (just over 8 weeks ago), which embarks this Friday! Enjoy your voyage.

Here are 3 from a recent voyage. I included embarkation day, a sea day and a port day. Port Day.pdf Sea Day.pdf Embark .pdf

Agree 100%. Also at Waves in the evening you are not limited to the combinations on the menu, you can customize any pizza with whatever toppings are available.

Generally speaking, they will apply the SM credit first until it’s used up regardless of when you booked. If you book (and pay) for any excursions beyond you max SM credit amount and later cancel one that was booked with SM credit (assuming you are within the cancel without penalty window) they will refund from the excess amount paid before restoring any of the unused SM credit.

Here is my 2 cents…… The included SM package includes a fair number of wine and beer selections with lunch and dinner (including after dinner port wines etc). Not super high end stuff, but decent in my view. They are pretty lax with what constitutes “with lunch or dinner”. If you are ordering in any restaurant or at waves or the terrace anytime when food is being served, they will probably serve you regardless of what you order (or when). You could easily order wine or beer with an order of wings at waves at 3:00pm. The prestige select upgrade option may be appealing for a number of reasons: - the cost is $30 pp per day, including gratuities … so if you like to order 2 or more drinks each day outside of the “wine and beer with lunch and dinner” inclusions, the additional cost is probably justified. - the package includes most mixed drinks, liqueurs etc. except the really high end stuff (think Remy) and drinks at some special events (i.e. a scotch tasting event) - although you are limited to one drink at a time (cuts down on abuse - see last point below) if a particular drink is included, you can order a double (or triple if that’s your thing) regardless of additional cost (I like to enjoy a double Baileys on ice on our balcony each evening). - you don’t have to upgrade for the entire cruise, you can start at any point (but once you start, you must upgrade for the duration) - if you purchase the upgrade on board, all passengers in your cabin do NOT need to upgrade (unlike most other lines) and Oceania relies mostly on the honour system to prevent people from abusing this.

We had the same experience in mid-January, except our Muster station was in the Vista Lounge.

In the evening it’s whole pizzas only, made to order. Yes you can ask for extra crispy, you can even customize your toppings rather than sticking with the menu combinations.

No, they of course serve in glasses and mugs etc. I was only cautioning if you wanted to drink your beverage elsewhere.

We were in 10028 on Vista. Could not hear the neighbours TV or any hallway noise (even though we were also close to the laundry room) but could hear our neighbours when they argued, which unfortunately was often (but never late at night or early morning).

TIP: We took our own reusable to-go cups with lids. Since they no longer have single use plastic on the ship, Baristas uses paper cups, but there are no lids. They were more than happy to accommodate.

On Vista in January, upgraded immediately when I boarded the ship, took 3 minutes and was able to do it only for myself (not DW) without issue. There were tables set up near the main staircase (right where you board) and by the entrance to Terrace.

Be sure to use the credit up before your final port of call. While on our Vista cruise in January, we skipped the last port (Cozumel) due to weather and never got another opportunity to spend the unused credit. While I can understand that the credit is non-refundable (use it or lose it), Oceania should at least consider allowing guests to roll-over unused excursion credit on a subsequent cruise.

At the blackjack tables.

Was on Vista in January. The pit boss did offer to buy us drinks several times throughout the cruise.

Usually a pill line in the shower. I would instead use the free machines located on every floor.

Was on Vista in January. Lunch and Dinner menu's, including Terrace posted mid-late morning. While its true Terrace does offer most of the "featured" dishes that will be in the MDR every night, there is always a few extra options at Terrace. Also, you can always get things grilled to order in Terrace, including lobster tails (every night if you like). If all else fails, there is always Waves for salad and pizza.

Had no issues with wifi in January on Vista. Did several zoom, Microsoft Teams, Facetime and WhatsApp calls without a problem.