"The first stop on our cruise took us in the opposite direction of our destination (the Panama Canal), to their private island.The food at the Terazza Cafe was reasonable for the first 4 days, and then it seemed we were served leftovers and different variations of the same food for the remainder of the cruise...."Read More
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This cruise left out of Miami and ended 10 hellish days later in Panama City. We started out with rough seas by the second day, not Oceanias fault, so we missed our first stop. We had already been notified that our Columbia stop had been canceled. The. Cruise line never offered any compensation for these two cancelations. Then around day four we noticed that their sanitation procedures were ...
Oceania Sirena - Miami to Panama City - March 7-17 2024
This was my third cruise with Oceania. The first was the Eastern Mediterranean in 2009, the second was Northern Europe in 2012. I really enjoyed those two cruises; this one, not so much. Based on my experiences on this cruise, it's unlikely I will take a 4th cruise with Oceania.
Let's start with the good. The food was excellent. I did ...
The cruise staff was very very nice. That's the only positive thing. The cruise was attended by emptying 3 or 4 retirement old folk home. Maybe, 10 people under 70 and there were many people were on walkers and wheelchairs. In addition, the very few activities were canceled when a gastro infection was taking people down. No daily lively entertainment. This cruise is for recovering from a ...
First time for us on Oceania. Very small ship. No crowds. They advertise "The best cuisine at sea, NOT! The buffet was awful. Main dining room, hit or miss. Specialty dining(included in price) Very Good. Room service was fast and efficient. Bread was always stale. Not much entertainment on board but enjoyable. Comedian was just plain terrible. Her second show drew less than 20 people. I was on ...
We chose the cruise as it was goiing to interesting different ports of call. The first one was Costa Maya, where we were unable to dock and understand that happens frequently. also heard that actually its very scruffy there. Other ports of call varied. We had an excellent excursion from Guatamala with brilliant guide and included high speed boat trip up the New River. The Tabyana beach day, ...
I will start with the positive… the staff was very nice and helpful, and our Veranda Stateroom was comfortable.
The first stop on our cruise took us in the opposite direction of our destination (the Panama Canal), to their private island. This was a total waste of time, but no doubt a way for them to squeeze all the money the could out of a captive audience. The island itself was very fake and ...
The portage through the Panama Canal was amazing and to think it was accomplished before bulldozers and earth movers! It is still a marvel and a tribute to the people that built it.
Sirena is an older and smaller ship. I personally liked the smaller ship since it was so much easier to get around. I am not sure how many passengers were onboard but the only time it was crowded was when there ...
We chose the Oceania Sirena because of word of mouth how terrific the line is and this itinerary for Cuba. I need a handicap cabin, since I have walking issues and sometimes use a wheelchair. I was booked in a handicap cabin originally. My agent was then called a month later to say the cabin would be under some kind of construction and no more where available. They then said they would upgrade ...
Repeat Oceania customer. Spend the money on upscale so that getting left at the airport without transportation to the hotel doesn't happen. Spend the money so that the pre cruise hotel is not convenient, comfortable or helpful. Spend the money on an upscale cruise so that we are guaranteed a comfortable experience pre cruise without the bed on the floor and 1000's of revelers jamming the hotel, ...
This was our third cruise with Oceania. We chose it for the warm weather and ports of call.
Food and service were excellent.
Veranda concierge state room was great.
Red Ginger restaurant was our favorite.
Shore excursions were very good
We booked a cruise from Seattle to Alaska while on the ship.
Only problem was avoiding over eating, particularly the great desserts but the ...