We booked this cruise because we like new ships and liked the itinerary. Having sailed twice before on Oceania we were curious to see how the first ship built specifically for them would look and feel. Overall, it was one of our best cruises ever. It certainly helps that we would lucky enough to avoid all the bumps in the road (travel, issues, weather, illness) that can impact the overall ...
This was our 5th Oceania cruise, and will be our last.
First- the good- ship is beautiful and staff and room attendant amazing!
We had a great extended balcony corner, and as previously asked about loungers on extended balconies- we were allowed, and saved me as I was sick for the last week.
The bad- I had the runs for a week and realized it was the filtered sea water they serve on ...
Just got home after cruising on Nautica from Barcelona to Istanbul. It was a great trip and most of our experiences with Nautica were positive. We had a great Oceania excursions (with one exception) but the staff in charge of disembarking at ports (especially when we tendered) were disorganized and sometimes seemed clueless regarding the process. Excursions: Menorca (Ciudadella City ...
This cruise had been a long time coming. We had a HAL Alaska cruise cancelled on us at the beginning of the pandemic. That would have been a 70th birthday present to myself. And, last summer, we got Covid a couple of days before an Oceania cruise we’d booked as a present to ourselves for our golden wedding. Then more general health issues intervened, meaning we couldn’t get travel insurance – so ...
We have completed our 20th cruise, fourth on Oceania.
After sailing on 11 different lines, Oceania remains our favorite line.
Service was exceptional . No request was refused. Very prompt responses at all venues during breakfast, lunch and dinner. Our cabin steward Daria was excellent. Always friendly, everything refilled promptly, cabin always in very good shape. No issues to get coffee, ...
I am sorry to say that in spite of fabulous food, a wonderful cabin and food crew, and amazing staterooms, I would never go on an Oceania Cruise again. The management staff (with the exception of the concierge) as non-existent. The support staff at the desks were not only rude and uncaring, they would not go one step further than absolutely necessary to correct a horrible situation. Things ...
This was our second Oceania cruise and our previous experience on a seven-day New York to Bermuda cruise on the Insignia had prepared us for what we viewed as the line's strengths and weaknesses. Its greatest strength is the food, we never had a disappointing meal in any of the venues. Red Ginger was amazing and Jacques was very good. If we had one complaint about the food is that desserts and ...
We have sailed Oceania many times before and it was excellent. This time the food (which was their number 1 attraction) was very substandard. For example the famous Sea Bass in Red Ginger used to be the best we ever experienced. This time the flavors were different and the thickness if the Sea Bass was half of what it was.
The crew seemed inexperienced and not totally trained.
Our cabin ...
I chose this cruise for the itinerary and because for my 50th birthday I wanted a luxury cruise with wonderful food. My spouse and I encouraged our friends to tag along and they spent more than we usually would for the Oceania experience. The ship and concierge rooms we had were nice enough, we also enjoyed the small ship feel and ease of embarking and disembarking each time.
Most of the ...
We chose this cruise in order to see specific ports including Barcelona, Seville, Oporto, Bordeaux and Bilbao. We chose Oceania specifically for the itinerary, small size of ship and reputation for a top notch cruise ship with excellent food and personal service. We signed up for several excursions and planned a few private excursions with our traveling companions. We found the staff on board ...