lj77346 Posted June 23 #1 Share Posted June 23 I’m currently on the Regatta. There are 668 passengers on this cruise. 540 passengers are first time cruisers on Oceania. Another interesting statistic is that of the 668 passengers, 640 are from the USA. We are in Ketchikan today and the weather currently is 58 and sunny. As this is just a 7-day cruise our only remaining ports are Juneau, Sitka and Victoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted June 23 #2 Share Posted June 23 11 minutes ago, lj77346 said: I’m currently on the Regatta. There are 668 passengers on this cruise.... That 668 seems a bit high, but I guess some cabins are having 3 or 4 passengers? Kids? Prior to the addition of the SOLO cabins, capacity on the smaller R-class ships had been 650. I'm thinking we had about 630 on Sirena in 11/2022 and that was near capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lj77346 Posted June 23 Author #3 Share Posted June 23 There are a number of families with children on this Regatta sailing and the passenger demographic is much younger than the norm on Oceania. The passenger info is from the CD (Carson) and the Oceania future cruise rep (Jennifer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay S Posted June 23 #4 Share Posted June 23 46 minutes ago, lj77346 said: There are a number of families with children on this Regatta sailing and the passenger demographic is much younger than the norm on Oceania. The passenger info is from the CD (Carson) and the Oceania future cruise rep (Jennifer). Alaska, on all lines, is family-heavy. There will also be lots of first-timers. I know people who have only taken one cruise in their lives, and that was to Alaska. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJL2023 Posted June 23 #5 Share Posted June 23 1 hour ago, Kay S said: Alaska, on all lines, is family-heavy. There will also be lots of first-timers. I know people who have only taken one cruise in their lives, and that was to Alaska. They also feature the Alaska Explorer Youth Program geared to the 5-12 year olds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted June 23 #6 Share Posted June 23 We were on a 7-day June Alaska cruise in 2023; it had similar stats...I think about 90% new to O, and heavily USA-based. There were also some large groups of what appeared to be alumni groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthomas Posted June 24 #7 Share Posted June 24 Well I hope in Sept there will be no kids, hope they will all be in school but there are always some. Wish O had the Viking policy of no one under 18. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJP31 Posted June 24 #8 Share Posted June 24 10 hours ago, jonthomas said: Well I hope in Sept there will be no kids, hope they will all be in school but there are always some. Wish O had the Viking policy of no one under 18. You and me both 🙂. My wife and I are on the 7 day Alaskan departing on the 7th Sept. We will form part of the first timer demographic but are from the UK so in the minority there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted June 24 #9 Share Posted June 24 1 hour ago, DJP31 said: but are from the UK so in the minority ther We've done three cruises with O (including a UK to UK one). On all three, Americans have been the overwhelming majority, followed by Canadians. It's almost like visiting North America for a holiday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redraider1966 Posted June 24 #10 Share Posted June 24 16 hours ago, jonthomas said: Well I hope in Sept there will be no kids, hope they will all be in school but there are always some. Wish O had the Viking policy of no one under 18. OTOH. Given your lamentable comments in another recent thread on this board, the chances that Regatta might be pressed into service to rescue migrants in distress on a sinking raft or other small craft are probably two: slim or none😷. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jancruz Posted June 25 #11 Share Posted June 25 On 6/23/2024 at 2:05 PM, lj77346 said: There are a number of families with children on this Regatta sailing and the passenger demographic is much younger than the norm on Oceania. The passenger info is from the CD (Carson) and the Oceania future cruise rep (Jennifer). Would you please send my love to Jennifer and ask how long she will be on board?? Jancruz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lj77346 Posted June 26 Author #12 Share Posted June 26 Jancruz - I passed your message to Jennifer and she sends her regards. She will be on the Regatta until August. She goes to the Vista in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jancruz Posted June 26 #13 Share Posted June 26 19 hours ago, lj77346 said: Jancruz - I passed your message to Jennifer and she sends her regards. She will be on the Regatta until August. She goes to the Vista in September. Thanks, I will be on Regatta in September so I will miss her..darn!! Jancruz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lj77346 Posted June 27 Author #14 Share Posted June 27 There were about 40 passengers aged 20 or less on the cruise. Rarely saw any children and those we saw and/or spoke with were very well behaved. Another observation was that there were very few people using walkers or scooters on this cruise. In addition, we are the only 2 passengers sailing back-to-back. The cruise was very enjoyable, smooth sailing and good weather in all the ports (cloudy mornings and sunny afternoons with temperatures around 60). As always service was great and food was very good including 2 chefs Alaskan market nights in the Terrace Cafe. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted June 27 #15 Share Posted June 27 On 6/24/2024 at 6:22 AM, Harters said: We've done three cruises with O (including a UK to UK one). On all three, Americans have been the overwhelming majority, followed by Canadians. It's almost like visiting North America for a holiday. We did a Norwegian coastal cruise a few years ago. Their smallest ship, 100 pax, and only two other Americans. Loved it. Tons of things to talk about and very experienced travelers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osandomir Posted June 27 #16 Share Posted June 27 (edited) 42 minutes ago, clo said: We did a Norwegian coastal cruise a few years ago. Their smallest ship, 100 pax, and only two other Americans. Loved it. Tons of things to talk about and very experienced travelers. I’ve noticed that you told us that already multiple times. Do you realize that it’s an Oceania cruise line board after all? Most people aren’t looking for the repeated information about the other lines. Also majority probably are Americans so I’m not sure why you would need to emphasise that you were the only Americans somewhere. Edited June 27 by osandomir 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted June 27 #17 Share Posted June 27 45 minutes ago, osandomir said: I’ve noticed that you told us that already multiple times. Do you realize that it’s an Oceania cruise line board after all? Most people aren’t looking for the repeated information about the other lines. Also majority probably are Americans so I’m not sure why you would need to emphasise that you were the only Americans somewhere. Now take a deep breath. LOL. I thing this is more about demographics than O but obviously you're one of those people 🙂 We love to travel and the main reason is to hang out with the locals. Being on a huge ship with all Americans isn't my idea of ideal. And I didn't even mention the dearth of children. 'Course we don't usually begin our travels from the US but rather from another continent. So I don't usually have to fear too many 'muricans.' Okay, you can exhale now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osandomir Posted June 28 #18 Share Posted June 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, clo said: Now take a deep breath. LOL. I thing this is more about demographics than O but obviously you're one of those people 🙂 We love to travel and the main reason is to hang out with the locals. Being on a huge ship with all Americans isn't my idea of ideal. And I didn't even mention the dearth of children. 'Course we don't usually begin our travels from the US but rather from another continent. So I don't usually have to fear too many 'muricans.' Well, I feel that I just need to leave it as is. I probably shouldn’t mention anything to you at the first place. Edited June 28 by osandomir 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno123 Posted June 28 #19 Share Posted June 28 It is interesting to read about the change in demographics dependant on geography and time of year - it is obviously easier to observe for those who sail smaller ships rather than the behemoths. I have no issue with children on cruise ships - I do have an issue with parents who abdicate their parenting responsibilities the second they step onboard 😜. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted June 28 #20 Share Posted June 28 3 hours ago, Techno123 said: It is interesting to read about the change in demographics dependant on geography and time of year - it is obviously easier to observe for those who sail smaller ships rather than the behemoths. I have no issue with children on cruise ships - I do have an issue with parents who abdicate their parenting responsibilities the second they step onboard 😜. Fwiw , I’ve yet to encounter any children on an Oceania ship that misbehaved or caused any issues. Not the same for those passengers with dementia whose spouses abdicated their responsibilities and allowed them to roam. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted June 28 #21 Share Posted June 28 11 minutes ago, pinotlover said: ... I’ve yet to encounter any children on an Oceania ship that misbehaved or caused any issues. Not the same for those passengers with dementia whose spouses abdicated their responsibilities and allowed them to roam. Sadly, have encountered the "dementia" issue, though in this case it appeared to be a solo traveler. BUT, is a young man who turned 23 and got so drunk on his birthday evening that he had a 2-day hangover a "child"? Unfortunately, the passengers helped get him hammered by offering him free drinks. His mother hoped he'd learned a valuable lesson. Both of these were on Sirena 11/2022. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthomas Posted June 29 #22 Share Posted June 29 On 6/24/2024 at 12:51 PM, redraider1966 said: OTOH. Given your lamentable comments in another recent thread on this board, the chances that Regatta might be pressed into service to rescue migrants in distress on a sinking raft or other small craft are probably two: slim or none😷. Excellent !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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