hamrag Posted July 2, 2023 #401 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, LHT28 said: T & C s https://www.oceaniacruises.com/legal/promotion-terms/ I have neither the time, nor the will, to digest any of that. What I have pasted at post #389 is taken directly from the excursions list for a cruise which we have a hold on currently and demonstrates for every excursion that the amount you can take from your excursion pot is either 0% for the very high end tours or 25% for the regular and smaller guest numbers tours. Edited July 2, 2023 by hamrag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ak1004 Posted July 2, 2023 #402 Share Posted July 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, hamrag said: I have neither the time, nor the will, to digest any of that. What I have pasted at post #389 is taken directly from the excursions list for a cruise which we have a hold on currently and demonstrates for every excursion that the amount you can take from your excursion pot is either 0% for the very high end tours or 25% for the regular and smaller guest numbers tours. It is 0% discount but you can still use the credit to take it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted July 2, 2023 #403 Share Posted July 2, 2023 5 minutes ago, hamrag said: I have neither the time, nor the will, to digest any of that. What I have pasted at post #389 is taken directly from the excursions list for a cruise which we have a hold on currently and demonstrates for every excursion that the amount you can take from your excursion pot is either 0% for the very high end tours or 25% for the regular and smaller guest numbers tours. Did you convert to SM or book a new cruise under the new SM program? It is going to take a bit of time for things to be sorted out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifdoglover Posted July 2, 2023 #404 Share Posted July 2, 2023 @HlitnerTrust me we do the comparisons certain excursions are bus loads some like small boats, catamarans etc are passenger limited. We also look at how many ships are in port as even private tours can be a nightmare. Happy travels! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJL2023 Posted July 2, 2023 #405 Share Posted July 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, LHT28 said: Did you convert to SM or book a new cruise under the new SM program? It is going to take a bit of time for things to be sorted out I really don’t understand this it will take a bit of time to be sorted out thinking,sorry. I love Oceania cruises but wow they have serious issues with customer service and their system. You simply should not roll out a program if your system is no way capable of handling it. If not, then you delay the roll out until the IT department can get it running properly to handle the updates and have your website information updated to match the new program. That is what testing is all about before system updates. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne E Posted July 2, 2023 #406 Share Posted July 2, 2023 44 minutes ago, Hlitner said: I think the problem with your analysis is doing a direct comparison to private vs cruise line excursions. They are two completely different things. A cruise line excursion is generally going to be a large group (the most common will be a bus-load of 50-60 per group). often with stops at touristy shops, restaurants, etc. A private tour can be as few as 1 person, and can often be customized to the group's own specifications. A great example is a recent private tour we took in Osaka, where we joined with 1 other couple, hired a private guide, and went off to do our pre-arranged itinerary. The cost of that tour was actually less than any near-comparable cruise line excursion and we had complete control over our itinerary. Hank Hello Hank, I’ll be in Osaka….could you please send me contact info for your guide? jayne1126 at. gmail dot com No comparison. O’s tours are shorter, large groups, trinket stops, jewelry factories, restaurants filled with other tour groups and more expensive. Thanks for info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJL2023 Posted July 2, 2023 #407 Share Posted July 2, 2023 29 minutes ago, LHT28 said: T & C s In the description of the excursions Choose from extensive options available in ports around the globe, including sommelier- and chef-led Food & Wine Trails Tours, popular Culinary Discovery Tours™, one-of-a-kind Go Local Tours, unique Beyond Blueprints Tours, sustainability-focused Go Green Tours, Wellness Discovery Tours by Aquamar, small group Oceania Exclusive Excursions, unique Oceania Select Excursions and Executive Collection options that are highly customizable experiences that provide the flexibility to design your itinerary ashore according to your interests. https://www.oceaniacruises.com/oceania-experience/post/oceania-cruises/introducing-simply-moretm-best-value-luxury-cruising Time will tell how it all plays out I really don’t see in the Terms and Conditions that it states the credit can be used in ANY excursion. In their roll out announcements they say that but yet in the T and C, nothing. So, which is it? Just wait some more until THEY figure it out. Just a bit frustrating. Again, don’t roll it out if you are not ready. JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted July 2, 2023 #408 Share Posted July 2, 2023 10 minutes ago, EJL2023 said: I really don’t understand this it will take a bit of time to be sorted out thinking,sorry. I love Oceania cruises but wow they have serious issues with customer service and their system. You simply should not roll out a program if your system is no way capable of handling it. If not, then you delay the roll out until the IT department can get it running properly to handle the updates and have your website information updated to match the new program. That is what testing is all about before system updates. Sorry was not referring to the IT dept If you wait for them to get things working properly it could years & the program will have changed by them 😉 JMO 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne E Posted July 2, 2023 #409 Share Posted July 2, 2023 14 hours ago, ak1004 said: Well, the thing is that some people here predicted a “hefty price increase”. This just didn’t happen, but of course they are very silent now. But I do agree that this is more an academic exercise now. The only thing that matters now is the current price and how it compares to the competition. $1800 more. Hefty for 12 day A2 cabin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob brown Posted July 2, 2023 #410 Share Posted July 2, 2023 12 hours ago, Coach Tom said: Folks, anyone called Azamara lately?? Their service went right to the bottom.Hold times of 1-2 hours, or hangups.After an hour on hold I got a message "please call back tomorrow when we will be in" !! Not kidding -- go look at the cruise critic forum for their world cruise, many, many complaints. I used to be an Azamara fan! Perhaps I should ask this on the Azamara forum, but I will try here… I recall when Azamara was spun off from Celebrity, to expand parent RCCL’s market coverage. But why did they end up divesting it? Subsequently, they acquired Silversea, but they are more like Regent’s niche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamrag Posted July 2, 2023 #411 Share Posted July 2, 2023 26 minutes ago, ak1004 said: It is 0% discount but you can still use the credit to take it. Why then are the 25% discount prices prefaced with the following? Simply More Shore Excursion Package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basor Posted July 2, 2023 #412 Share Posted July 2, 2023 6 hours ago, hamrag said: This is what I see for the port of Aqaba, and all other ports are similar: Magnificent Petra (AQJ-001) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Full-Day (Approximately 9 hours) Tour Price£340.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£255.00 Unlimited£183.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Tour the spectacular Nabataean city of Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage site carved out of red sandstone hills. Access Petra through a breathtaking narrow gorge with walls towering over 650 feet. Gaze in awe at the magnificent Treasury, whose ornate façade was fashioned from a mountain face. Thrill to the fabulous rock-hewn Roman amphitheater, where 8,000 Nabataeans were once entertained. Survey Petra’s Royal Tombs, including the beguiling three-story Palace Tomb. Savor a satisfying buffet lunch at a thoughtfully selected hotel. More Magnificent Petra & Wadi Rum Adventure (AQJ-004) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Full-Day (Approximately 13 hours) Tour Price£489.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£366.75 Unlimited£314.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Executive Collection Half Day Van (AQJ-V04) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Half-Day (Approximately 4 hours) Tour Price£873.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£873.00 Unlimited£873.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Executive Collection Full Day Van (AQJ-V10) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Full-Day (Approximately 10 hours) Tour Price£1,135.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£1,135.00 Unlimited£1,135.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Executive Collection Half Day Car (AQJ-C04) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Half-Day (Approximately 4 hours) Tour Price£663.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£663.00 Unlimited£663.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Seaside Cooking Experience (AQB-007) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Half-Day (Approximately 4 hours) Tour Price£270.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£202.50 Unlimited£139.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Wadi Rum Off-Road Adventure (AQJ-003) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Half-Day (Approximately 5 hours) Tour Price£174.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£130.50 UnlimitedN/A Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Panoramic Aqaba (AQJ-005) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Half-Day (Approximately 2 1/4 hours) Tour Price£87.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£65.25 UnlimitedN/A Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Oceania Exclusive - Magnificent Petra (AQJ-001OE) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Full-Day (Approximately 9 hours) Tour Price£550.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£412.50 Unlimited£401.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Tour the spectacular Nabataean city of Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage site carved out of red sandstone hills. Access Petra through a breathtaking narrow gorge with walls towering over 650 feet. Gaze in awe at the magnificent Treasury, whose ornate façade was fashioned from a mountain face. Thrill to the fabulous rock-hewn Roman amphitheater, where 8,000 Nabataeans were once entertained. Survey Petra’s Royal Tombs, including the beguiling three-story Palace Tomb. Savor a satisfying buffet lunch at a thoughtfully selected hotel. Enjoy a higher level of personal attention and flexibility on this Oceania Exclusive small group tour. More Oceania Exclusive - Magnificent Petra & Wadi Rum Adventure (AQJ-004OE) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Full-Day (Approximately 13 hours) Tour Price£655.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£491.25 Unlimited£489.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Executive Collection Full Day Van (AQJ-V08) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Full-Day (Approximately 8 hours) Tour Price£1,048.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£1,048.00 Unlimited£1,048.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Every Dog Has Its Day (AQJ-GG1) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Half-Day (Approximately 3 hours) Tour Price£227.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£170.25 Unlimited£96.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Executive Collection Full Day Car (AQJ-C08) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Full-Day (Approximately 8 hours) Tour Price£786.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£786.00 Unlimited£786.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Aqaba Beach Resort Getaway (AQJ-006) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Full-Day (Approximately 8 hours) Tour Price£227.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£170.25 Unlimited£96.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Aqaba & Lunch in Wadi Rum (AQB-008) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Half-Day (Approximately 5 1/2 hours) Tour Price£279.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£209.25 Unlimited£148.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Aqaba & Sunset Experince in Wadi Rum (AQB-009) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Half-Day (Approximately 5 1/2 hours) Tour Price£340.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£255.00 Unlimited£209.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Executive Collection Full Day Minibus (AQJ-M10) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Full-Day (Approximately 10 hours) Tour Price£1,397.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£1,397.00 Unlimited£1,397.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Executive Collection Full Day Minibus (AQJ-M10A) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Full-Day (Approximately 10 hours) Tour Price£1,659.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£1,659.00 Unlimited£1,659.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Executive Collection Full Day Minibus (AQJ-M08A) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Full-Day (Approximately 8 hours) Tour Price£1,484.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£1,484.00 Unlimited£1,484.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Executive Collection Full Day Car (AQJ-C10) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Full-Day (Approximately 10 hours) Tour Price£873.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£873.00 Unlimited£873.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port Executive Collection Full Day Minibus (AQJ-M08) November 29, 2023 Port: Aqaba Tour Length: Full-Day (Approximately 8 hours) Tour Price£1,275.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package£1,275.00 Unlimited£1,275.00 Tour Description Cruises Visiting This Port The SM shore excursion credit is applied to the bottom line cost of what ever excursions you choose. The Simply More Shore Excursion Package replaces the YWYW excursion package of the past where you receive a discount for booking several excursions. The Unlimited package price is the price if you have purchased the Unlimited Package......I believe your screen shot is a glitch as the price is the same for every option.. Here is one example from one of our upcoming cruises; Reef And Wreck Snorkel (GCM-015) October 18, 2023Available Times: --Select Time--12:00 PM - 2:00 PM --Select Time-- Tour Pricing$49.00 UPC$0.00 Simply More Shore Excursion Package$36.75 Port: George Town Tour Length: Half-Day (Approximately 2 1/2 hours) Tour Description 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susiesan Posted July 2, 2023 #413 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Here is the unscientific summary of 4 cruises with the before and after pricing. This is cruise only, no air, least expensive outside cabin, per person. This is how I cruise with Oceania. 1. Nov. 6, 2023 Nautica 12 days BCN-BCN original price $2799 SM price $3339 19% increase +$540 2. Nov. 13, 2023 Marina 7 days BCN-LIS original price $2199 SM price $2499 14% increase +$300 3.Dec. 1, 2023 10 days MIA-MIA original price $2499 SM price $2899 16% increase +$400 4. Dec. 17, 2023 12 days Insignia MIA-MIA original price $2599 SM price $3349 29% increase +$750 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ak1004 Posted July 2, 2023 #414 Share Posted July 2, 2023 5 minutes ago, Jayne E said: $1800 more. Hefty for 12 day A2 cabin? $1800 more for one person or two? Compared to what? Was your booked price part of a promotion? Did it have some special credits? The only apples to apples comparison is comparing the full price on 5/31 to the new SM price. Can you tell me what the full price was on 5/31 and what is the price now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basor Posted July 2, 2023 #415 Share Posted July 2, 2023 7 hours ago, vlthom said: One thing that I’m unclear on with the new Simply More program is whether the additional wifi log-in per cabin is actually part of the SM program or just a policy change being enacted simultaneously. In other words, if we’re booked under the old OLife program and don’t change to SM, will we get the extra log-in or still be limited to one per cabin? If you are booked under the old OLife program, you will receive the "amenities" you booked under so 1 WIFI log in per cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ak1004 Posted July 2, 2023 #416 Share Posted July 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, susiesan said: Here is the unscientific summary of 4 cruises with the before and after pricing. This is cruise only, no air, least expensive outside cabin, per person. This is how I cruise with Oceania. 1. Nov. 6, 2023 Nautica 12 days BCN-BCN original price $2799 SM price $3339 19% increase +$540 2. Nov. 13, 2023 Marina 7 days BCN-LIS original price $2199 SM price $2499 14% increase +$300 3.Dec. 1, 2023 10 days MIA-MIA original price $2499 SM price $2899 16% increase +$400 4. Dec. 17, 2023 12 days Insignia MIA-MIA original price $2599 SM price $3349 29% increase +$750 What is the original price? Was it what you paid or was it the full price on 5/31? But even if this was the full price, for the first 3 cruises it's an increase of $40-45 per day. Which means that you basically get 2 amenities for the price of one, plus the second WiFi. The fourth cruise might be an anomaly, or maybe the original price was a promotion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basor Posted July 2, 2023 #417 Share Posted July 2, 2023 12 hours ago, Astro Flyer said: Thanks…found the price for the House Select package for our cruises before & after 10/1…$39.95/pp/day (tip included). Without reading this entire thread has anyone lost their existing complimentary SBC when booking SM? My guess is that would be lost when switching to SM. That’s another consideration when deciding if SM is cost effective for me or not. What existing SBC are you discussing? If it was SBC from a promotion and you are now switching to SM, then yes you give up the amenities of your old promotion. This is the same as before, booked under Extraordinary Savings and then switch to 4 category upgrade - you lose the amenities of ES and gain the amenities if the 4 category upgrade. If you are talking about loyalty SBC or TA given SBC then you keep those,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne E Posted July 2, 2023 #418 Share Posted July 2, 2023 14 minutes ago, ak1004 said: $1800 more for one person or two? Compared to what? Was your booked price part of a promotion? Did it have some special credits? The only apples to apples comparison is comparing the full price on 5/31 to the new SM price. Can you tell me what the full price was on 5/31 and what is the price now? $7398 for 2. This does not include any on board booking discount or TA amenity or shareholder shipboard credit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ak1004 Posted July 2, 2023 #419 Share Posted July 2, 2023 13 minutes ago, susiesan said: Here is the unscientific summary of 4 cruises with the before and after pricing. This is cruise only, no air, least expensive outside cabin, per person. This is how I cruise with Oceania. 1. Nov. 6, 2023 Nautica 12 days BCN-BCN original price $2799 SM price $3339 19% increase +$540 2. Nov. 13, 2023 Marina 7 days BCN-LIS original price $2199 SM price $2499 14% increase +$300 3.Dec. 1, 2023 10 days MIA-MIA original price $2499 SM price $2899 16% increase +$400 4. Dec. 17, 2023 12 days Insignia MIA-MIA original price $2599 SM price $3349 29% increase +$750 Here is my unscientific summary., where the original price is the full price recorded on May 31 2023: Vista May 1 2024 B5 $4,999 $5,549 $550 increase Vista Dec 11 2023 B5 $2.499 $2,849 $350 increase (7 nights) Vista Sep 3 2024 B5 $4,999 $5,549 $550 increase Marina Nov 5 2024 C $3,445 $3,999 $550 increase Marina Oct 26 2024 G $3,099 $3,649 $550 increase Riviera Nov 14 2024 G $2,349 $2,849 $500 increase Riviera Oct 25 2024 G $2,999 $3,499 $500 increase All prices are in CAD for 10 nights sailing (except for the second one). Average increase of $40 USD per night. And this is the only relevant comparison to determine the real price increase. Comparing to the original price paid is relevant only to decide if it's worth to switch to SM. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ak1004 Posted July 2, 2023 #420 Share Posted July 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jayne E said: $7398 for 2. This does not include any on board booking discount or TA amenity or shareholder shipboard credit $7398 was the full price for 2 on 5/31? And what is the current price? Which sailing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basor Posted July 2, 2023 #421 Share Posted July 2, 2023 13 minutes ago, susiesan said: Here is the unscientific summary of 4 cruises with the before and after pricing. This is cruise only, no air, least expensive outside cabin, per person. This is how I cruise with Oceania. 1. Nov. 6, 2023 Nautica 12 days BCN-BCN original price $2799 SM price $3339 19% increase +$540 2. Nov. 13, 2023 Marina 7 days BCN-LIS original price $2199 SM price $2499 14% increase +$300 3.Dec. 1, 2023 10 days MIA-MIA original price $2499 SM price $2899 16% increase +$400 4. Dec. 17, 2023 12 days Insignia MIA-MIA original price $2599 SM price $3349 29% increase +$750 A couple questions - is your original pricing the old OLife cruise only (which I believe is how you book)? Is the pricing when you booked or last week? In order for someone to correctly understand your example, these are important details. When I compared the 5 cruises we have booked for the future, I wrote down the pricing for those cruises with OLife from last week, The pricing on several of our cruises had already increased plus we had booked 2 under Extraordinary Savings so that also effected our pricing.. The pricing had increased minimally or not at all when compared to recent pricing but on some of our booked cruises had gone up much more. Obviously if you booked using "old cruise only" then the SM new pricing will be an increase, just as when you compared "Cruise only" with OLife, Cruise Only was less expensive before SM. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vlthom Posted July 2, 2023 #422 Share Posted July 2, 2023 17 minutes ago, basor said: If you are booked under the old OLife program, you will receive the "amenities" you booked under so 1 WIFI log in per cabin. I question this as the wifi was never part of OLife, but a general amenity for all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Woofa Posted July 2, 2023 #423 Share Posted July 2, 2023 15 minutes ago, basor said: If you are booked under the old OLife program, you will receive the "amenities" you booked under so 1 WIFI log in per cabin. And lets all make sure to tap the breaks a little here. While updated internet is being rolled out throughout the fleet, it will not be completed by October 1sr. As many threads here indicate, internet was slow when there was only one per cabin (for most cabins.). I think that at least until Star link is installed on your cruise ship, the internet will actually be worse. Maybe not and of course we only have a small sampling of the new system as well. Just saying, lets not expect miracles immediately just because you book with SM. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ak1004 Posted July 2, 2023 #424 Share Posted July 2, 2023 1 minute ago, vlthom said: I question this as the wifi was never part of OLife, but a general amenity for all. Which probably means that going forward everyone will get it, even if booked under oLife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basor Posted July 2, 2023 #425 Share Posted July 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, vlthom said: I question this as the wifi was never part of OLife, but a general amenity for all. And now a second WIFI login is an amenity for those with SM,....for those on OLife then they receive the general amenity for all of 1 WIFI login.., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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