halfapair Posted October 28, 2020 #1 Share Posted October 28, 2020 We are thinking of taking a 16 day Panama Canal cruise in December 2021. It will have 7 sea days, one is daytime transit of the Canal. I know Oceania isn’t known for their onboard entertainment (we did a 12 day Baltic cruise on the Marina, but nearly every day was a port day). What types of activities, entertainment, etc. can we expect on the Panama Canal cruise during the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Noxequifans Posted October 28, 2020 #2 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Good question. There is enough to keep one busy but not to the level of near exhaustion. Many choose to just relax. Either way ..... an enjoyable cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 28, 2020 #3 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Off the top of my head in the past they had Bingo, shuffleboard, mini golf, ping pong/table tennis , lectures, trivia, bridge games blackjack tournaments etc.. needlepoint not daily but martinis tastings wine tasting scotch tasting cooking demos Seminars from the Spa & boutique shops on gems usually Afternoon tea not to be missed 😉 I am sure there is more 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andee Posted October 28, 2020 #4 Share Posted October 28, 2020 We love the cooking demonstrations; the pairs of chefs could be comedy teams. Usually, we find the lecturers quite good. On Canal transit day, get to Horizons early for a window seat; the person doing the narration was very interesting on our cruise. I like to play mah jongg on sea days; it was easy to get a game together. Reading (and dozing) in a shady area of the pool deck really makes me feel like I'm on vacation. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted October 28, 2020 #5 Share Posted October 28, 2020 3 hours ago, LHT28 said: Off the top of my head in the past they had Bingo, shuffleboard, mini golf, ping pong/table tennis , lectures, trivia, bridge games blackjack tournaments etc.. needlepoint not daily but martinis tastings wine tasting scotch tasting cooking demos Seminars from the Spa & boutique shops on gems usually Afternoon tea not to be missed 😉 I am sure there is more You forgot two of my favorites, Baggo, or as known in the South, Cornhole, and drinking. On one of the sea days they will have a future cruise presentation, where one lucky person will win some OBC. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted October 28, 2020 #6 Share Posted October 28, 2020 16 hours ago, halfapair said: We are thinking of taking a 16 day Panama Canal cruise in December 2021. It will have 7 sea days, one is daytime transit of the Canal. I know Oceania isn’t known for their onboard entertainment (we did a 12 day Baltic cruise on the Marina, but nearly every day was a port day). What types of activities, entertainment, etc. can we expect on the Panama Canal cruise during the day? On our Insignia cruise that transited the Panama Canal there was an outstanding lecturer on board who gave a series of three very informative talks about the canal and its history on sea days leading up to the canal transit day. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 28, 2020 #7 Share Posted October 28, 2020 38 minutes ago, ORV said: You forgot two of my favorites, Baggo, or as known in the South, Cornhole, and drinking. I could not remember if they had Baggo on the R ships I know it was on the O class ships We did the canal trip on Regatta twice & were lucky to have David Mc Cullough as the speaker 3rd trip on Marina & they had someone from the Canal do the talk during the transit 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted October 28, 2020 #8 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, LHT28 said: I could not remember if they had Baggo on the R ships I know it was on the O class ships We did the canal trip on Regatta twice & were lucky to have David Mc Cullough as the speaker 3rd trip on Marina & they had someone from the Canal do the talk during the transit That would be quite the treat to have him as the speaker. I read his book before the first time I went through, that was on Celebrity. Second time was on Marina, I don't remember who we had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CintiPam Posted October 29, 2020 #9 Share Posted October 29, 2020 7 hours ago, LHT28 said: We did the canal trip on Regatta twice & were lucky to have David Mc Cullough as the speaker 3rd trip on Marina... Wow, how awesome to hear the author of “The Path between the Seas” on a Panama Canal cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 29, 2020 #10 Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 hour ago, CintiPam said: Wow, how awesome to hear the author of “The Path between the Seas” on a Panama Canal cruise! yes very informative before & during the transit I had not read his book before the trip but he was so good in person 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted October 29, 2020 #11 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I would imagine that he gets quite a few offers for free cruises from various lines to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted October 29, 2020 #12 Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 hours ago, ORV said: I would imagine that he gets quite a few offers for free cruises from various lines to do that. I imagine they also get paid in addition to a free cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted October 29, 2020 #13 Share Posted October 29, 2020 16 minutes ago, Paulchili said: I imagine they also get paid in addition to a free cruise. I think it depends on who they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 30, 2020 #14 Share Posted October 30, 2020 10 hours ago, ORV said: I would imagine that he gets quite a few offers for free cruises from various lines to do that. I believe Oceania stopped the free cruise for the lecturers a while back they have to pay something for the cruise & maybe get paid for the lectures they give It was several years ago when he was onboard not sure he is still doing those gigs 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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