Our first ever ocean crossing, on Riviera was as effortless as could be. Smooth seas and fine weather. Aside from a kitchen that couldn’t keep up one evening in the main dining room, service was great throughout the ship and over the whole trip. No complaints that made any difference to the enjoyment of our trip.

A few observations that Oceania might consider but it’s really about fine tuning.

1. The ship, while in tip top shape, feels like it needs someone to go through it and fine tune the details. Things tend to drift over the years or even from month to month I suppose. For example furniture placement contrary to original design, burnt out or turned off lamps, crooked lamp and light shades, could all be fine tuned, when these details add up things start to look sloppy. As I said not life changing but it adds or detracts from overall impressions. Read more