Oceana Review

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Oceana - irritations

Review for the British Isles & Western Europe Cruise on Oceana
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Roydini
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jul 2008
Traveled with children

My wife and I and 15 year old son went on a cruise to the Canaries. First impressions , great organization and the ship has the wow factor when you enter the atrium,. We had a mini suite with balcony and a separate adjacent cabin with sea views. All was ok, and we had a great cabin steward from Goa. ( Horrified to learn later about his pay and conditions , 9 months with not a single day off)

First experience to wave goodbye to relatives on outer decks, invitation received have a glass of champagne,. We were horrified them to be asked to pay for it ! Sorry P and O, a stupid tactic, and naive start to the cruise experience. Its set a tone for the rest of the trip. A real pr disaster. It would cost P and O nothing to throw this in, and start the adventure in the right spirit. Many passengers refused to pay, a view expressed by most ..

We chose freedom dining, but its very congested and in the end we often paid extra to have more space and solitude in the Plaza and Horizon Bistros. Food overall very good,verging on excellent but nighttime dining, only one option with very limited menu. Also in the main dining area, the Ligurain service was at high speed with next course out and held whilst still eating the previous one. To be rushed at high speed through the courses is not what you expect Kids club 13-17 doesn't work for teenagers., A new 15 year old is worlds apart from 17 year olds going on 18/19. Romantic liaisons were on their agenda, not activities.. Think again P and O. It needs to be 13/15.. Over that " kids " don't need to be organized. It was very clicky and lots of teenagers avoided it. Some staff seemed to have the same agenda , romantic liaisons between themselves not overly concerned about the guests.

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