We chose this cruise mainly because of the itinerary, but also because we had heard good things about the Oceania line. Let me preface this review by saying it was the most expensive cruise we had ever booked! We looked forward to this cruise for months. But sadly we have felt entirely screwed from the moment we arrived on board.

The ship is quite small compared to others we have been on. The interior is stuffy old world style (think smaller Titanic) elegance. We are used to dining later in the evening but had to learn to adjust our eating schedule to accommodate the closing of the restaurants at 9:00-9:30pm. We were specifically looking forward to the good food we heard so much about. What a HUGE disappointment! The food has been mediocre at best. Even the specialty restaurants have left us scratching our heads. My Partner celebrated his 50th Birthday in the Tuscan steak house, where they presented him a cake with somebody else's name on it!

There is no ship board activities other than bridge or shuffleboard. We have been to funerals that are more livelier than the Sirena. The entertainment is like watching bad karaoke. There is no broadway type shows. It's mainly either medicare singers or an orchestra. Read more