We just returned last week from a great Inside Passage trip on the Oceania Regatta. This was our first time on Oceania. The price was right and we wanted to try something a little different. This was quite different from the standard cruises that usually go on up to Alaska. My wife and I have been on Alaska cruise several times, and were getting a bit tired of the same old routine. We liked the convenience of sailing out of Seattle, and the fact that we were seeing 3 sites we had not sailed to before: Tracy Arm Fjord, Prince Rupert, and Wrangell.

I have divided my review into the CruiseCritic categories, and rated each one with a letter grade, A through F like school grades.

Embarkation: We hopped on a Jet Blue flight from Long Beach, caught a cab and was at the port basically 4 hours from when we left our home. That's the convenience of Seattle, at least for us. I was surprised however, that there was a pretty sizable wait to get registered/checked in. There were about 6 groupings of say 20 passengers each, sitting and waiting for their group to be called. It was probably about a 30-40 minute wait to get through the line. I guess we've been spoiled in the past, because we usually zip right on through, given our frequent cruising status and such. One nicety that was missing...a welcome glass of champagne that Celebrity gives you. I'd rate the Embarkation a grade B. Read more