Our cabin 7099 was aft and starboard.  The cabin was small but adequate.  The bed is VERY COMFORTABLE. The closest were ample for 24 nights but I had to ask for more hangers.  We missed not having drawers on the nightstands vs shelves.  Note our new hardside luggage didn’t fit under the bed when closed, but I improvised and left mine filleted open and put all my shoes in one side and slid it in and out to access the shoe drawer!  The balcony has comfy reclining chairs and you can put your feet up on the outdoor cocktail table to create a chaise effect.

Must see port.  Waikiki and Pearl Harbor.

Honolulu

Hilo

Maui

Our favorite island.  Gorgeous lush self drive

Kauai

Visit with family and Air and Space museum.

San Diego

Hot van with too many people.  La Quebrada was great but the rest was a disappointment.  The hike was way too strenuous for most of the guests.  It was overpriced and the food for lunch was at a old run down hotel on a beach that was not safe for swimming.

Terrible port.  We did an interesting pedi-cab ride on our own, but most would not have been comfortable there.  Not sure why the ship goes here.

Corinto

Scenic view from mountain, lunch, monkeys

This Cartagena is in Columbia ... not Spain.  Beautiful City tour.

Cartagena (Spain)

AMAZING and surprisingly beautiful and colorful and nice people and great music

Havana

Here are some of  the things we personally loved that they did NOT HAVE and some thoughts:

1) No photographers or photo galleries

2) No towel animals on the bed 

3) No loud music or silly games at the pool

4) No dancing or singing waiters (except a very few Happy Birthdays)

5) No up charges for specialty dining, coffees or bottled water

6) No excessive announcements in cabin from the cruise director

7) No formal night and most everyone looked very sharp in “country club casual”

8) No kids (they are allowed but there are no amenities specifically for them) 

9) No hard sell of tours, unwanted cocktails, merchandise (but all available)

10) No reservations needed for dinner in the main dining room

Here’s the short list of all the things Oceania HAS that we really loved and some thoughts:

1) Every single crew member from a maintenance worker to maitre’d was cordial and friendly beyond belief.A few more comments:

We really loved the ambience and we met far more fellow passengers than normal due to the size of the ship and small number of passengers.

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