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Riviera Review

Great food, wonderful time

Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Riviera
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babysteps
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Sep 2013

This was our second cruise on O and we had a great time. The high quality of the food (especially when you think about how many meals they serve every day) and attitude that guests are responsible adults (especially with wine/alcohol policies) are our favorite things about O. And very well-trained staff! We did bring on wine and gladly paid corkage when we brought a bottle to the dining rooms. Also had some O wine, mostly by the bottle. We had a few O wines by the glass, they were well selected in our opinion. Did happily use the 'follow me' policy a couple times (if bottle not finished, O stores for your later enjoyment).

Embarkation easy - apparently each port handles the actual check-in (not O), and Barcelona was very smooth. Our cruise started with an overnight in Barcelona, but an O person told us that the port shuts down the check-in desk at some point in the evening, so if you are embarking at Barcelona and want to check in late at night you might want to check with your TA or with O ahead of time (re-boarding wasn't a problem at any hour, just initial check-in). Handy tip we learned: you can't check any "open" bags with the port (it's more like airline check-in and less like a hotel bell desk) - this does make sense of course.

Onboard - Lovely lunch at Terraces, some pre-purchasing of wine by the bottle (there was a table outside Terraces, with discounts), bit of sun time by the pool, visit to Baristas (on of my spouse's favorite spots onboard) and before we knew it our cabin category was cleared. Our friends wanted to board as soon as possible, or we might have waited until 3pm or so to board (meaning cabin would be available immediately).

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