This was my fourth and last cruise on Oceania; although we said that after our third Oceania cruise. We are seniors and don't move quickly ourselves, but the number of people on walkers, using canes and oxygen tents and in wheelchairs can cause frustration onboard as many don't feel the need to allow others to pass. Instead they spread out across the hallway, preventing people from passing. It is even more frustrating during shore excursions waiting for the nearly disabled to get on and off busses. Most of us will reach that point in our lives and I'm sorry to be mean, but at that point, it would be considerate to do private tours instead of group excursions. And, seriously, just like driving, if you're slow, stay to the right so others can pass you on the left.

It is generally acknowledged by repeat customers that Oceania's weakness is the shore excursion. So often, especially in poor countries, the transportation is unsatisfactory; that is, too small with filthy upholstery. Too many people with bad knees, bad backs, etc. all vying for the few comfortable seats on a bus that was built by the Japanese for Japanese, not for fat Americans or tall people. The trip to Bois Cotlette in Domica (and back) was actually painful! The bus was way too small for "gordos Americanos," not to mention the tall people. Oceania needs to check out the transportation and include these facts in their Description before people spend their money on a three-hour cruise that turned into four hours, two of which were physically painful due to the size and configuration of the bus. Oh -- have an older person review the bus, not a young, lithe, healthy 20-year-old.

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