Activities on the Riviera

We will be taking our first Oceania cruise in December. Can someone please tell me what a usual day onboard would be like as far as activities i.e. Trivia, lectures, demonstrations?

Thank you

Cooking classes (fee), Trivia, art class, baggo, ping pong, needlepoint, putt putt, Spa, fee & free activities, gym, drink & wine tastings(fee) lectures, sometimes afternoon movies, bingo(fee), afternoon tea, casino, drinking, listening to string quartet, or just lazing around reading a book or visiting.

I'm sure someone will mention stuff I forgot.

Each evening a copy the the ship’s newsletter Currents is distributed indicating the next day’s activities. Also the Cruise Director is on TV each day with reminders of the activities.

Specifics please. Is your question in reference to sea days or days in port? No one size fits all answer to your unspecific question. Answers will vary dramatically accordingly.

someone posted some PDF scans of the Currents from last year in this thread

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=52203351&highlight=currents#post52203351

It gives you some idea of what goes on

Cooking classes (fee), Trivia, art class, baggo, ping pong, needlepoint, putt putt, Spa, fee & free activities, gym, drink & wine tastings(fee) lectures, sometimes afternoon movies, bingo(fee), afternoon tea, casino, drinking, listening to string quartet, or just lazing around reading a book or visiting.

 

I'm sure someone will mention stuff I forgot.

Don't forget the small netted tennis/paddle ball court, croquet field, shuffleboard and a netted golf driving range if you are into those outdoor sports as well.

In addition, it varies from cruise to cruise. By that I mean, let's say there are lecturers. (There always are -- well, not on port intensive cruises -- but there will be more on a transoceanic than a cruise with few or no ports of call. Topics will vary, often depending on the itinerary. When we did a north atlantic TA a few years ago one lecturer specialized in marine life, pointing out whales to be seen, etc. When we did our first Oceania cruise in 2004 on a Panama Canal-Caribbean itinerary there was a lecturer who specialized in spanish exploration of the Americas.

There is always trivia ... on Riviera there are always cooking classes and the handicraft classes. (And those change too, depending on who has been hired to lead the classes.)

Etc.!

Mura

We will be taking our first Oceania cruise in December. Can someone please tell me what a usual day onboard would be like as far as activities i.e. Trivia, lectures, demonstrations?

 

Thank you

Our first Oceania cruise is also in December on Riveria.

There is today’s Currents. I’m probably repeating, but there is also ping pong, miniature golf, paddle tennis, a golf driving cage, and there were also a couple of lectures on upcoming ports. We missed the lectures. I think we were comparing Martini preparations😁

Or lay by the pool or sit in the library and read a book!

BigNance,

If you get a chance, would you ask Cruise Director Corey when he is leaving the Riviera?  We've sailed with him before and will be boarding 11/27 and would like to see him again.

Thanks!!!!!

There is today’s Currents. I’m probably repeating, but there is also ping pong, miniature golf, paddle tennis, a golf driving cage, and there were also a couple of lectures on upcoming ports. We missed the lectures. I think we were comparing Martini preparations😁

Or lay by the pool or sit in the library and read a book!

42 minutes ago, golfguyhhi said:

BigNance,

 

If you get a chance, would you ask Cruise Director Corey when he is leaving the Riviera?  We've sailed with him before and will be boarding 11/27 and would like to see him again.

Thanks!!!!!

I just saw him. He is leaving the 13rh and John Eakin is coming aboard. 

BigNance,

Thanks for the prompt response!!!!

There's no bad ending to this story as we have also sailed with John and are now looking forward to spending a couple of weeks with him.

Good to know! 

Cirey has been great! This is our first Oceania Cruise, so we don’t know anyone else! 

Enjoy!!

nance