Istanbul Oceania Nautica Cruise Reviews

It is hard to realize that a year has passed since we boarded Oceania's Nautica for our cruise from Istanbul to Singapore. We had heard good things about this line, and our every expectation was met on this cruise. Upon boarding we were met by refreshments and a string quartet - and the mood of casual elegance was set and lasted for the full 25 days we were aboard. The ship is very well appointed ...

I've just returned from the Nautica Ancient Turquoise Seas 12-day cruise from Istanbul to Athens. I have never been a great fan of cruises and over the last 12 years have only been on three others - twice on Royal Caribbean and once on NCL. Oceania is definitely in a class much higher than these other two lines. Since the ports on this cruise have been well covered in other critiques, I'm going to ...

My wife and I are in our early sixties. We went on a Royal Caribbean cruise of the Caribbean about 20 years ago, were disappointed with the food, unhappy with our table partners and not impressed with the service or shore excursions. We swore off cruising after that. A friend convinced us to join them on the Renaissance R7 for a cruise from Barcelona to Dover seven years ago, and we were much ...

First, at the risk of offending the diehard Oceania fans out there (who always seem to defend the line with a passion), I will try to be as accurate and even-handed as possible--so, please excuse me if I sound a little negative at times--I honestly do not intend this to be a negative review. I only want to be honest. ALL cruise lines do some things well, others less well. All have areas where they ...

My wife and I have been on numerous cruises, all "Large" ships. This was our first experience on an Oceania ship and it will definitely NOT be our last. The pre-cruise documentation was excellent. All papers, directions, instructions were clear and concise. I was able to book the shore excursions on-line before departing and that saved a lot of hassle. We had been planning this trip for about 5 ...

ISTANBUL - GREEK ISLANDS CRUISE M. V. NAUTICA MAY 17 - 29 2006 Introduction My name is Phil H and my wife is Edith G. I am a retired city attorney and Edith is a homemaker and former health services provider. We live in Phoenix, Arizona and this would be our 18th cruise. Our prior sailings have been on Carnivals Elation to the Mexican Riviera; on the now defunct Commodore Lines Enchanted ...