Rare elmsliebev Posted July 13, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) we are booked to travel in October 2024 from Tokyo to Singapore (16 nights). We booked under OLife but of course Simply More is now in place. We are in an Inside cabin. I have been advised by my TA that it would cost us £275 pp to change to Simply More (c $360). Am I correct that this would mean - unlimited wifi for both of us rather than 1 device only per cabin? - a set amount for shore excursions ($500pp in this case) rather than the 4 excursions previously included, and we can use that spend on pretty much any tours? - wine, beer, champagne with meals - a quick calculation of 1 glass of champagne and a couple of glasses of wine with dinner each day would work out around $800pp including drinks gratuity (15%?). That excludes anything we may occasionally have at lunchtime. Are the beers on the Grand Bar menu the ones that are available at mealtimes? We like the occasional beer at lunchtime, espcially Newcastle Brown in my husband's case as he's from there! It seems a good deal for us, as we only tend to drink alcohol with meals and have soft drinks the rest of the time. Out of interest is dessert wine also included? Thanks Edited July 13, 2023 by elmsliebev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJL2023 Posted July 13, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, elmsliebev said: we are booked to travel in October 2024 from Tokyo to Singapore (16 nights). We booked under OLife but of course Simply More is now in place. We are in an Inside cabin. I have been advised by my TA that it would cost us £275 pp to change to Simply More (c $360). Am I correct that this would mean - unlimited wifi for both of us rather than 1 device only per cabin? - a set amount for shore excursions ($500pp in this case) rather than the 4 excursions previously included, and we can use that spend on pretty much any tours? - wine, beer, champagne with meals - a quick calculation of 1 glass of champagne and a couple of glasses of wine with dinner each day would work out around $800pp including drinks gratuity (15%?). That excludes anything we may occasionally have at lunchtime. Are the beers on the Grand Bar menu the ones that are available at mealtimes? We like the occasional beer at lunchtime, espcially Newcastle Brown in my husband's case as he's from there! It seems a good deal for us, as we only tend to drink alcohol with meals and have soft drinks the rest of the time. Out of interest is dessert wine also included? Thanks You are correct on the Wi-Fi and the excursions. Pretty much spot on with the drinks but actually a bit low as gratuity is 20%. Not sure on the beer list. Not to mention it was pretty common to be out of some of the beers they provided in the venues, so not sure how accurate the list is if too far out from sailing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted July 13, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 13, 2023 1 hour ago, elmsliebev said: we are booked to travel in October 2024 from Tokyo to Singapore (16 nights). We booked under OLife but of course Simply More is now in place. We are in an Inside cabin. I have been advised by my TA that it would cost us £275 pp to change to Simply More (c $360). Am I correct that this would mean - unlimited wifi for both of us rather than 1 device only per cabin? - a set amount for shore excursions ($500pp in this case) rather than the 4 excursions previously included, and we can use that spend on pretty much any tours? - wine, beer, champagne with meals - a quick calculation of 1 glass of champagne and a couple of glasses of wine with dinner each day would work out around $800pp including drinks gratuity (15%?). That excludes anything we may occasionally have at lunchtime. Are the beers on the Grand Bar menu the ones that are available at mealtimes? We like the occasional beer at lunchtime, espcially Newcastle Brown in my husband's case as he's from there! It seems a good deal for us, as we only tend to drink alcohol with meals and have soft drinks the rest of the time. Out of interest is dessert wine also included? Thanks If you take the SM deal the wine/beer by the glass at meals there is no gratuity added it seems it may work out a better deal for you Do the math then decide 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSBC Posted August 20, 2023 #4 Share Posted August 20, 2023 When I accessed Oceania's website, 10 days cruise under Promotional Fare with airfare: $6,749. The price under Promotional Fare: $4,449. Is 'Simply More' as same as promotional Fare with airfare? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted August 20, 2023 #5 Share Posted August 20, 2023 11 minutes ago, HSBC said: When I accessed Oceania's website, 10 days cruise under Promotional Fare with airfare: $6,749. The price under Promotional Fare: $4,449. Is 'Simply More' as same as promotional Fare with airfare? Thanks! Yes it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 20, 2023 #6 Share Posted August 20, 2023 20 minutes ago, HSBC said: When I accessed Oceania's website, 10 days cruise under Promotional Fare with airfare: $6,749. The price under Promotional Fare: $4,449. Is 'Simply More' as same as promotional Fare with airfare? Thanks! The lower fare is with SM but no air You can only book SM with air or without air now so those are your options forget about the Brochure rate never heard of anyone ever paying that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted August 20, 2023 #7 Share Posted August 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, LHT28 said: The lower fare is with SM but no air You can only book SM with air or without air now so those are your options forget about the Brochure rate never heard of anyone ever paying that Good catch - I misread. SM=promo fair...fixed 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 20, 2023 #8 Share Posted August 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, AMHuntFerry said: Good catch - I misread. SM=promo fair...fixed 🙂 They both say Promo fare one with air so much for making things simple 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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