Background: My boyfriend and I are 26 and went on our 1st cruise last year aboard the Celebrity Constellation. While we had a great time with Celebrity, we enjoyed Oceania even more because of the small size of the ship, excellent staff members, ports visited, relaxed but elegant atmosphere and pool area. It should be noted though that with the exception of one child on board, we were by far the youngest couple aboard. This was not an issue for us as the purpose of the vacation was to relax and spend time together. Although, it did become somewhat of a joke as practically everyone on the ship commented to us about being so young, including the cruise director who was concerned that we would be bored and the customs agent who asked if we knew that we were the youngest on board at the end of the cruise.

Embarkation/Disembarkation: The worst times of our vacation. If you have a suite you can board at 11am, if not (like us) you have to sit and wait as if you were a second class citizen. No drinks or food were provided and there is nothing close by at the port. I think that Oceania should come up with a better privilege for suite guests and let everyone board at 11am.

Debarkation was slow. We were told that we would be off by 9am but did not leave the port until 11am. Allow extra time as Miami Airport is very busy and lines were incredibly long. We had a 2pm flight home and were happy to allow so much extra time. Itinerary: We loved the 2 days at sea followed by 5 days of ports followed by 2 days at sea format. Read more