Oceania Australia & New Zealand Cruise Reviews
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Sailed April 2017
We chose this cruise for the itinerary and we were not disappointed. The itinerary was amazing and we were successful in arranging private tours in all of the ports except 3 where Oceania had booked all the spots in the preferable tours. ...
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Sailed April 2017
We chose this cruise because of the destination and our prior cruises with Oceana. While our cabin was good, our cabin attendant was usually no where to be found.
The food was a disappointment, especially the 2 upscale restaurants. At ...
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Sailed April 2017
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My husband and I recently sailed on Oceania's cruise of Australia/New Zealand (9-14 April 2017) on the ship, Sirena. This was our first ocean cruise ever and to say we were ...
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Sailed April 2017
Having taken three previous excellent cruises with Oceania (on Regatta and Nautica), we jumped at the chance to book a trip to see Australia and New Zealand aboard Sirena, a so-called "sister ship." Little did we know that Sirena ...
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Sailed April 2017
We chose this cruise based on our satisfaction with 3 previous Oceania cruises and for this cruise's ports of call. There were high points and low points during the cruise, unfortunately with too many lows. The main problem was too much ...
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Sailed March 2017
This was our fifth cruise with this line and we were in the minority. Most passengers we met had enjoyed many, many more. Service is attentive. Our circumnavigation of Australia provided us with diversity in choice of ports. We ...
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Sailed March 2017
Everything (ship, staff, food, itinerary) was fantastic, just as we've come to expect from Oceania, except for their tour management.
The tour write-ups posted on-line based on which we made tour reservations were frequently very ...
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Sailed March 2017
We chose the cruise around Australia because of the itinerary. We loved this ship, which is the same as the three other smaller Oceania vessels. The entertainment was good to excellent, using Aussie talent as we cruised around the ...
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Sailed March 2017
Small ship had advantages and disadvantages: in rough seas the motion is much more of a problem and we had some very rough seas. Another advantage is that smaller ship can dock much closer to towns than larger ones: unfortunately, this was ...
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Sailed February 2017
Chose this cruise for the itinerary and the fact that it went to Milford Sound. The day we were in Milford Sound was amazing. The normally shrouded in clouds location was bright and sunny and clear, which made viewing of the glaciers, ...
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Sailed February 2016
This was our second experience on Oceania, the first being the Riviera in the Med. The ship sponsored shore excursions as noted in previous comments were really limited coach tours of the countryside. One described as an extraordinary rail ...
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Sailed February 2016
This was our fourth Oceania cruise and we have become accustomed to the high standard of service and food.
One disadvantage of going ashore in a tender/life boat is that high waves will keep you onboard. That happened on one stop in ...
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Sailed February 2015
This was our first cruise. We travelled for more than 30 hours to reach Sydney and then were told that we could not board the ship for 5 more hours. We were exhausted and just wanted to get to our cabin and crash, not spend 4 hours on a ...
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Sailed February 2015
• Pre-cruise communications
o A personalized booklet was prepared for the travelers in each cabin and delivered about 1-month before the cruise. This is the most impressive document we have ever had which includes all the dates and ...
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Sailed February 2014
This was our first Oceania cruise which was recommended by our travel agent. We have previously cruised on Celebrity, Azamara, Carnival, Uniworld and Silversea. We choose this itinerary as it has long been on our bucket list to see ...
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Sailed February 2014
Don't book on Oceania: Unless you want to be "nickeled & dimed". Unless you are over 70 years old. Unless you are a married couple.... and don't, don't, don't book directly with Oceania (use a travel agent- that was you have an ...
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Sailed March 2013
Third cruise on the Marina. I love a new ship no smells or mold. Penthouse 1 a
perfect size for a longer cruise. Butler and cleaning staff were excellent. Room under Waves Grill a bit too much noise at times. Gym and trainer excellent. ...
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Sailed February 2013
We are in our early 60's and have been on the Marina last January for 12 days in the Caribbean along with 40 other cruises on 9 different cruise lines. This is an overview of our 16 day adventure to a wonderful place in the world where ...
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Sailed February 2012
A last minute decision to take a cruise led to us discovering Oceania's Regatta. What a lucky find! There are only a few ships taking interesting cruises from our home port of Fremantle and as we had never seen New Zealand, our travel ...
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Sailed February 2010
Review of Oceania's Coral Seas and Asian Jewels
ITINERARY This cruise itinerary proved to be very interesting and diverse, visiting ports in Australia and then jumping up to Indonesia, and then to Thailand. This was our 4th Oceania ...
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Sailed January 2010
Neither my wife nor I have ever tendered a review but we just completed our second cruise with Oceania, both with Owner's Suite accommodations and felt that we now had a sound footing for doing so. Our first cruise with Oceania was while ...
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Sailed December 2009
We had booked this cruise almost a year ago but upgraded from Concierge to Penthouse when the opportunity came a few months before embarkation. The experience was generally seamless until we returned to Sydney airport and joined the ...
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Sailed January 2009
This was our fourth cruise and first with Oceania. We did not use the cruise lines air arrangements and took their credit instead so as to have more flexibility. This enabled us to arrive in Auckland two days before the cruise to adjust ...
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Sailed December 2008
Our background: We are a Danish couple in the mid-late 50s, and this cruise was our first cruise ever. For that reason, I obviously cannot compare the cruise to any previous cruises, but I can compare it to our expectations, and after ...
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Sailed December 2007
This is the second time in a year that I have sailed with Oceania. The first on Regatta from Rio to Buenos Aires this time on Nautica from Singapore to Sydney over Christmas.
These smallish ship really are excellent, well if you are over ...
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