Insignia Review
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We are regular cruisers but not with Oceania, we usually cruise with Celebrity but thought we'd try a smaller ship for a change. We decided to treat ourselves to this cruise as we had been told that Oceania was superb, the service was wonderful as was the food,and so on. To say that we were disappointed is an understatement!
We booked Concierge class and expected to have fresh fruit, flowers, canapes etc. like we always have on Celebrity Aqua class -- but no! That's only for suites guests. The cabins were smaller, too. The cabin staff were wonderful and we had no complaint about the restaurants. The food was good and the staff were excellent.
Unfortunately we had rough weather for most of the voyage and it was a regular sight to see seasickness bags at the elevators. Even when the weather was OK, we could feel the engines running something we are not used to, even on smaller ships like Azamara and Le Soleil.
Cabin Review
Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom
Cabin was smaller than we had envisaged and didn't have the amenities we are used to. We had assumed that, as concierge level passengers, there would be fresh fruit and flowers in the cabin but this was not so. Nor were there canapes served each afternoon.
We were fortunate that our cabin steward, Asanti, was very good and attended to all of our needs willingly.
Port Reviews
Puerto Quetzal (Antigua)
Most of the ports in this area are fairly poor.
Tahiti (Papeete)
We left the ship in Tahiti. Our disembarkation went very smoothly and we were able to take a taxi to the Intercontinental hotel without any difficulty at all.