I had cruised with Oceania before on the Insignia in the Mediterranean. After cruising on a large cruise ship, I had sworn not to ever take another cruise, but Oceania changed my mind. The food is top-notch with so many different choices at any meal and at different restaurants. You can dress casual and eat in terrace cafe at their buffet or dress up a bit and eat a multi-course meal in the Main dining room. They also offer two specialty restaurants, Toscana and Polo Grill, which I highly recommend. Another thing that we found out is that if you call the specialty restaurants, they often have cancellations and can fit you in.
Our room was always spotless and our stewardess and her assistant went out of their way to help us with anything needed. The drink prices are outrageous, what you would expect from a nice restaurant in NYC. We all bought the premium beverage package and it really worked for us. The wines by the bottle are not included, but we found the selections by the glass to be good. We did not go to any of the shows, as that is really not our "cup of tea". Speaking of tea, the high tea offered in horizons was always lovely.
We also did all of our own private excursions, which was a much better deal. After experiencing the excursions on the Insignia, I was not looking forward to being packed like cattle onto a bus and finding it hard to hear the guide at the back of the group. The service was almost flawless, they seemed a bit understaffed on this trip and their were a few hiccups at dinner some evenings.
Cabin is of a good size, with plenty of room for clothes and baggage. Fridge in room, fresh bottled water and ice daily, turn down service, nice veranda.
Clean, easy embarking and disembarking, free wifi in port.
Not a lot to do here but beaches. We did a private ATV full day tour, which was awesome!
We were not docked at Laem Chabang which is 1 1/2 hours outside of Bangkok. Because the boat is smaller we were docked in Bangkok on the river. The port is a working port with no facilities, however I woill give up facilities any day to be closer to the city.
Not a lot to do here. Small, poor fishing village with nice beaches, and the only deep-water port in Cambodia. Took a great full-day private tour with Sihanouk Ville seaside tours.
Loved this city, and we were docked on the river. Took private tours with XO moped tours, the only way to see the city!
We did not want to spend 7 hours on a bus or in a mini-van to visit Hanoi. We spent two wonderful days privately cruising Ha Long bay and Lan Ha bay at Cat ba island with Sails of Indochina.
Took private tours here with Big Foot tours, really excellent, traveled by MTR. Nice port (Old Kai Tek airport), clean, good connections and services with free shuttle buses.