Background Information: We are veteran cruisers, late fifties, no children, and have done cruises over 30+ years on a variety of cruise lines (Oceania, Disney, RCI, Princess, Holland America, Cunard, Celebrity and a few others). This cruise (our 25th) was our fifth on Oceania and second on Regatta.
Cruise Itinerary: We selected this cruise, a 15-day repositioning cruise on Regatta, because of its itinerary and the number of ports we have not visited. The cruise, named "Radiant Retreats” by Oceania, left from Montreal, Quebec on October 20 and ended 15 days later in Miami, Florida.
Travel to Montreal: We booked our flights independently on United Airlines through our travel agent, taking the credit for air from Oceania and planned a few days in Canada before the cruise. We flew from our home city to Toronto, Ontario and picked up a rental car at Hertz after our pre-reserved car at Dollar was not available (same rate). We spent one night in Niagara Falls, Ontario, at the Sheraton on the Falls (above average), one night at the Trump Tower, Toronto (incredible hotel) and two nights at Le Petite Hotel, Vieux Montreal (excellent). Le Petite Hotel, a small and unique boutique hotel with an excellent staff, was only a ten-minute walk to the pier. Montreal is a beautiful city and certainly worth visiting before a cruise that originates here. We had great meals in local bistros and enjoyed the Notre Dame Basilica and a lovely horse carriage ride in blustery, overcast cold weather.
This is the first A3 category cabin aft of the rear elevators on the port side. We believe we were in this same cabin on our first Regatta cruise in 2010. The cabin is small, but cozy, with a pretty comfortable bed (seemed a little short), a seating area, a balcony with a small table and chairs (we did not use the balcony very much, except for the days sailing in and out of New York). There was sufficient space for storage, although we did have to store our bags in the closet. The bathroom is small, but efficient. Our room attendant and her assistant kept the cabin very clean and tidy.