basor Posted March 15, 2014 #1 Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) It was suppose to be May of 2014 but the only break in the schedule appears to be from the 27MAY - 07JUN in Vancouver....10 days is not a lot of time to get everything done.. We are scheduled to sail on the cruise from SFO - YVR departing on the 17MAY....do you think there will be much disruption of service on the final cruise before refurbishing? We will be sorry to miss the "new" and hope we will still be able to enjoy the "old." We would appreciate any insight from others who have sailed on the last cruise before dry dock... Thanks Edited March 15, 2014 by basor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no fuss travel Posted March 15, 2014 #2 Share Posted March 15, 2014 We sailed on the second to last cruise on the Insignia and found no difference in the service or the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Meer Posted March 15, 2014 #3 Share Posted March 15, 2014 We sailed on the 'last' cruise on Insignia - everything was fine. In fact, service and food was far better than on our previous cruise on Regatta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoHoHo Posted March 16, 2014 #4 Share Posted March 16, 2014 A little surprised at only days too so I looked up Nautica. Looks like it îs out of service for same period, May 5th to 16th. $50,000,000/3 ships/10days is big daily spend! Still surprising they can get all that done in such a short time. Looking forward to seeing the changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted March 16, 2014 #5 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I will be on the first cruise after Regatta's refurb I wil take photos and post as I know so many of you are curious. Look for a thread "Live From Refurbished Regatta" beginning June 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treasure4two Posted March 16, 2014 #6 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I do not know what they are doing on these 3 smaller ships but I sure hope it is enlarging the bathrooms and especially the showers on the inside, oceanviews, and maybe the balconies-I have been on about 6+ other cruise lines and other than Azamara, these are the smallest bathrooms/showers I have ever experienced. When you are on long cruises, these small bathrooms and showers are not what you expect on want on a cruise line when you are paying 2 to 3 times more than other cruise lines-yes Oceania and Azamara offer many other things that are great and better than other cruises lines, but I think we deserved showers that tiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted March 16, 2014 #7 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I do not know what they are doing on these 3 smaller ships but I sure hope it is enlarging the bathrooms and especially the showers on the inside, oceanviews, and maybe the balconies-I have been on about 6+ other cruise lines and other than Azamara, these are the smallest bathrooms/showers I have ever experienced. When you are on long cruises, these small bathrooms and showers are not what you expect on want on a cruise line when you are paying 2 to 3 times more than other cruise lines-yes Oceania and Azamara offer many other things that are great and better than other cruises lines, but I think we deserved showers that tiny. There is a detailed explanation of the scope of the refurbishments on other threads. They are not enlarging the bathrooms in the standard cabins. There will be some changes to the bathrooms in the upper suites. If you cannot handle the bathrooms on the Oceania and Azamara R ships you need to sail the larger O ships or choose another line because that is never going to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted March 16, 2014 #8 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I do not know what they are doing on these 3 smaller ships but I sure hope it is enlarging the bathrooms and especially the showers on the inside, oceanviews, and maybe the balconies-I have been on about 6+ other cruise lines and other than Azamara, these are the smallest bathrooms/showers I have ever experienced. I do not think they are doing any structural changes so you may have to find other ships that have larger bathrooms Try a river cruise ...their bathrooms are even smaller ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orchestrapal Posted March 16, 2014 #9 Share Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) I do not think they are doing any structural changes so you may have to find other ships that have larger bathrooms Try a river cruise ...their bathrooms are even smaller ;) Only the Owners and Vista suites will have their bathrooms structurally changed. Edited March 16, 2014 by orchestrapal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted March 16, 2014 #10 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Only the Owners and Vista suites will have their bathrooms structurally changed. Sorry I did not know they were moving walls in the suites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted March 16, 2014 #11 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Here is one of MANY articles you can find on the internet describing the changes http://www.examiner.com/article/oceania-cruises-sending-r-class-for-50-million-refurbishment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orchestrapal Posted March 16, 2014 #12 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Sorry I did not know they were moving walls in the suites Not sure any walls will be moved. They are removing the bathtubs and putting large showers in, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basor Posted March 16, 2014 Author #13 Share Posted March 16, 2014 We will be sailing on Insignia in the Fall so will have an opportunity to see the differences between a PH before and after the refurbishments...really looking forward to enjoying the grill in Terrace Café and Baristas for a morning latte!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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