Differences between Seabourn and Oceania

[Tillylovesseabourn]

Travelwell, exactly,the difference is O is premium and SB luxury.

[bitob]

I don’t know. We just got off oceania marina. 1000 sq ft suite with separate media room and hot tub on balcony. Served dinners in our suite course by course by our fabulous butler. Pretty luxurious to me!

 

 

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[frantic36]

I don’t know. We just got off oceania marina. 1000 sq ft suite with separate media room and hot tub on balcony. Served dinners in our suite course by course by our fabulous butler. Pretty luxurious to me!

 

 

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The Haven Suites on the NCL line sound like they are similar to what you describe. But it doesn't appeal to me because the overall ambience on the rest of the ship is different. Just like Oceania outside of your suite will be different to Seabourn.

 

I have no opinion on Oceania as I haven't sailed with them, but even the shipping line calls itself premium not luxury.

[bitob]

What you call it is irrelevant. It’s the experience that counts. The haven is not equivalent since you are on a 3000 plus passenger ship that you must experience whenever you leave your haven

 

 

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[frantic36]

What you call it is irrelevant. It’s the experience that counts. The haven is not equivalent since you are on a 3000 plus passenger ship that you must experience whenever you leave your haven

 

 

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It isn't what "I" call it, it is what the shipping line calls it. I seem to recall you prefer to spend most of your time in your suite anyway to dine and relax, especially in the evening so hence my comparison.

[Kevnzworld]

You can book a huge luxury suite with a butler on Carnival too, but the luxury ends when you exit the suite. I sometimes sail on Celebrity in their Suite category. I like it better than Oceania.

The category Luxury or Premium refers to the entire ship, not just the suite.

The " regular " veranda on Seabourn is 20%+ larger than the same category on Oceania, and has a walk in closet.

Seabourn is a better value, and a better ship...IMO.

[bitob]

We will all. have to agree to disagree. Celebrity has really gone downhill. Just did my last ever celebrity cruise in a top suite. It was shabby. Nothing worked. Not for me

 

I did not find my first seabourn cruise to be any more luxurious than oceania. Less so without butler services

 

 

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[Mr Luxury]

I suppose if you lock yourself away in your gargantuan ‘Getty’ suite having grapes peeled by your butler then life on any ship could seem good,but dare to venture out into the jungle that is the rest of the ship then beware it’s really scary [emoji33]

Most of us on a luxury line like Seabourn or Silversea like to have a good size suite and get around the ship having fun and socialising with like minded guests.

 

 

 

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[wripro]

What I don't get is why some people on these boards care so much about who sails on what line. The only thing that matters to me is which line I prefer and if someone wants to sail on the Staten Island Ferry I will lose no sleep over it.

[SeaBands]

we just finished a cruise on Seabourn and think that will spoil us for any other line.We are going on HAL next month due to sailing from Tampa. Taking Oceania in May to Cuba and adding the drink package that will bring us up about a grand more and no in room bar setup. I think we will cut out one cruise in 2019 and take Seabourn instead. Looking forward to dining on O ship.

Read somewhere that O will allow you to bring a bottle with you for your cabin.Is that correct?

[Tillylovesseabourn]

I don’t know. We just got off oceania marina. 1000 sq ft suite with separate media room and hot tub on balcony. Served dinners in our suite course by course by our fabulous butler. Pretty luxurious to me!

 

 

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I do know, as others have also said, you can only stay in your suite for so long. The rest of the ship is not such luxury.

[bitob]

I do know, as others have also said, you can only stay in your suite for so long. The rest of the ship is not such luxury.

 

 

 

I don’t agree. Other than included alcohol which means nothing to us I don’t see a difference

 

They did give us 12 complimentary bottles which we gave to friends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Kevnzworld]

Most passengers book the regular Veranda on either cruise line.

The difference between O and S, is the size of the cabin and the closet. O has a small slider closet crammed next to the bed, S a full walk in. The bathroom on S is larger too.

If you're traveling as a couple this makes a big difference. I can't book O unless I book a larger more expensive suite which make the cost prohibitive.

The coffee lounge is another large difference. Seabourn square is a large comfortable area with INCLUDED coffee drinks...Oceania has a small unattractive coffee bar in a secluded part of the ship, drinks NOT included.

So even if one excluded alcohol, ( yet most of us drink ) , there still are many differences.

Yet I can't think of one area where Oceania exceeds Seabourn.

[bitob]

We are beating the proverbial dead horse

 

I disagree

There is no charge for specialty coffees on o FYI

 

I have already praised Seabourn square as a lovely venue

 

If alcohol is important to you oceania is not a logical choice.

 

Many I know who have sailed both lines prefer oceania

 

Nice to have choices.

 

 

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[YoHoHo]

The R ships are almost three times as large as the Odyssey class and twice that of Encore. 1100 passengers versus 400/600.

Just to correct your arithmetic. O's R ships are 684 pax not 1100, Odyssey-class is 458, Encore is 600 as you say. That makes R ship capacity vs. Odyssey (684-458)=226 more pax or ~50% more not three times

and Encore (684-600)=684 or ~15% more not twice

 

Ambience would be more important to me than actual head count anyway but thought if metrics are used they should be reasonably close.

[Kevnzworld]

Just to correct your arithmetic. O's R ships are 684 pax not 1100, Odyssey-class is 458, Encore is 600 as you say. That makes R ship capacity vs. Odyssey (684-458)=226 more pax or ~50% more not three times

and Encore (684-600)=684 or ~15% more not twice

 

Ambience would be more important to me than actual head count anyway but thought if metrics are used they should be reasonably close.

 

Riviera and its sister ship Marina carry 1250 passengers, not 684. Just to keep things accurate.:)

Re: ambience, that's subjective but I prefer Seabourn. Elegant without being gaudy.

The Veranda's on Seabourn are 25% larger ( 300 vs 242 sqft ).

[YoHoHo]

Riviera and its sister ship Marina carry 1250 passengers, not 684. Just to keep things accurate.:)

Umm,. you wrote "The R ships are almost three times as large ... Oceania has two classes of ships; R ships and O class ships. You are correct O class ships, Riviera and Maria are larger vessels. The R ships are as I wrote.

[Kevnzworld]

Ok. The newer Oceania ships ( O ) are the ones I compared to Seabourn...they have 1250 passengers and their cabins are 240 sq ft.

The 20 year old Oceania R class ships are the old Renaissance ships. Those cabins are even smaller, 214 Sq ft, and a tight little bathroom.

All of Seabourn's ships are relatively new, with all cabins 300 sq ft or larger, walk in closets and large bathrooms.

Bottom line, to each their own. I prefer newer ships, bigger cabins, less passengers, included alcohol and better food. So I sail Seabourn versus Oceania

[Wendy The Wanderer]

Lots of quibbles about R versus O versus S. I've only been on one R ship (Azamara), and yes, the standard cabins are small, but well-appointed and laid out. Given the right itinerary, I would choose one of those cabins in a heartbeat. But I do love the large standard cabins of Regent so I'm looking forward to Seabourn Quest.

 

On the subject of coffee, yes, specialty coffees are included on Oceania. But for an onboard cafe, I haven't seen anything to beat Regent Mariner's Coffee Connection. It would be my "local" if I lived nearby!

 

...Looking forward to dining on O ship.

Read somewhere that O will allow you to bring a bottle with you for your cabin.Is that correct?

 

Yes! Within reason, you can bring whatever you like to drink onboard. If you care to bring wine, you can drink it in your suite, or pay a (fairly outrageous) corkage fee to take it to the dining room.

[wripro]

This could go on forever. Sail whatever line you like. Who cares?????

[SKP946]

This could go on forever. Sail whatever line you like. Who cares?????

I couldn't agree more :o

[tv24]

Well this is interesting to me. We recently sailed on the Oceania Marina and enjoyed it. We are planning a big South America trip in Fall, 2018 and have debated Seabourn Quest vs. Oceania Sirena. We settled on Seabourn and have made a deposit, a major commitment since it's 46 days. Seabourn was a far better buy all things considered, overall cost, all-inclusive, verandah is substantially larger than Oceania penthouse. Our only hesitation regarded food as we found the quality on the O Marina to be superior to any we have found on any line, while we had a bad food experience on the Seabourn Sojourn years ago (maybe due to a head chef who was drunk almost 24/7). Anyway, Seabourn has won this debate for us, and we are excited about returning to the lovely community at Seabourn Square, plus so many other Seabourn features that we loved. I'm sure we'll return to Oceania someday.

[Kevnzworld]

Well this is interesting to me. We recently sailed on the Oceania Marina and enjoyed it. We are planning a big South America trip in Fall, 2018 and have debated Seabourn Quest vs. Oceania Sirena. We settled on Seabourn and have made a deposit, a major commitment since it's 46 days. Seabourn was a far better buy all things considered, overall cost, all-inclusive, verandah is substantially larger than Oceania penthouse. Our only hesitation regarded food as we found the quality on the O Marina to be superior to any we have found on any line, while we had a bad food experience on the Seabourn Sojourn years ago (maybe due to a head chef who was drunk almost 24/7). Anyway, Seabourn has won this debate for us, and we are excited about returning to the lovely community at Seabourn Square, plus so many other Seabourn features that we loved. I'm sure we'll return to Oceania someday.

 

I'm sure that you will love the Quest. I think the food on Seabourn is more modern, and much better. The addition of TK Grill is good for steak eaters ..( I'm not a red meat eater, so factor that into my opinion).

The size of the ship is smaller, which I find beneficial. Marina is 1200 passengers to 400 for Quest.

I don't know what your itinerary is..but Quest can and does dock at smaller ports, and tendering is a lot easier than the larger Marina.

Hope you enjoy it!

[tv24]

I'm sure that you will love the Quest. I think the food on Seabourn is more modern, and much better. The addition of TK Grill is good for steak eaters ..( I'm not a red meat eater, so factor that into my opinion).

The size of the ship is smaller, which I find beneficial. Marina is 1200 passengers to 400 for Quest.

I don't know what your itinerary is..but Quest can and does dock at smaller ports, and tendering is a lot easier than the larger Marina.

Hope you enjoy it!

 

Thanks, Kevin. Our itinerary is two segments, from Miami to Buenos Aires, via Panama Canal and Antarctica. We spent a lot of time evaluating the differences between the Oceania Sirena and Seabourn Quest, and are comfortable that the Quest will meet our needs...and it was a better buy. Thanks again.

[MMDown Under]

Would appreciate any comments on differences with their itineraries. Eg does one stay longer in port, more overnights, use ports of call closer to town centre, etc. than the other? Does one do longer cruises than the other?

 

How do the guest speakers compare?

 

How does the live entertainment/music compare?