Oceania is a beautiful ship. Great dark colored wood everywhere, clean all the time, bright colored carpets and wall treatments. I am no interior decorator, but the combinations of materials and lighting make it a great place to spend 12 days.

We stayed in cabin 4044, an exterior cabin without a veranda. It was toward the rear of the ship and fairly close to the "lobby", where the reception desk and shore excursion desk was.

Deck 5 was convenient -â€" both for the Grand Dining Bar and Room (aft) and the Regatta Lounge (fore). In the middle were the casino, the Martinis bar, the boutiques (two of them) and the Oceania Club Ambassador (for exploring and booking future Oceania trips). Read more