We were hoping to get an advanced fall foliage tour. Unfortunately, the weather was uncooperative, but that's the chance you take when you book an autumn cruise. There were some beautiful patches of color, but it rained nearly every day and the temperature never reached 60 degrees until the last day or two. Lesson learned. The cruise departed from Montreal. We flew in the day before hoping to ...
Chose this cruise for its ports visited. We have have cruised many times before on other lines but this was the first time with Oceania.
Staff,cabin,and food all very good.. Found entertainment limited with the same act being on three times during the cruise. Also show cancelled at the very last minute due to sea conditions and the safety of performers. Understandable but no alternative ...
We wanted to try the new ship and went for the ship this trip.
The itinerary worked for us as well. We had plans for a couple ports but other than that, the ship was the destination
We arrived late in Montreal on embarkation day (long story) and did not get to the ship until about 5pm.
Thank goodness the ship was overnighting there.
No lineup at that time,just us at check in. We took ...
What we loved...
Obviously, the food. Oceania promises the best food at sea, and in 90% of their venues, they succeed. Every single place to eat was as good or better than any place I have eaten on any other ship. If cruising is all about food for you—you want Oceania. Loved Toscana, Aquamar Kitchen (try the Poke bowl), Terrace Cafe, Polo Grille, Red Ginger and Pizzeria...in that order. Only ...
We chose this cruise as we enjoyed a Translantic 10 year ago, and wanted to see Ireland, Newfoundland, and Saint Pierre.
The ship was beautiful. Food still as good as always (except was disappointed with Embers, wish they change it to Jaques),
Service was excellent with the room stewards, however in the food venues it was slow responses.
Ports of call were well received and tours were ...
Southampton to New York via France, Ireland plus the Canadian and American Atlantic Seaboard. This cruise went to many places we had not visited before. Unfortunately due to hurricane Lee we missed 3 of the ports of call.
Vista is a big ship with about 1250 passengers and the accommodation was excellent. The restaurants also provided high quality cuisine except the Ember Restaurant which was a ...
We loved being back on a small ship without crowds and queues.
The only significant negative are the ship organised excursions. Most of these were sold out months before the departure date. I also discovered, by accident, how much the company add to the actual cost of at least some of the trips. It's scandalous.
We tried the Panoramic Donegal' coach trip adverted struggling to find a way ...
The cruise itself was bit of a damp squid, with poor weather spoiling the enjoyment, though we did enjoy our shore trips as much as possible, but they are very pricy. The overall enjoyment of the cruise is the ship and what it provides. The cabin was the best we have experienced, it's layout made the best use of space, also the cabin staff were very good in providing us with a spotless cabin, and ...
We chose this cruise because of the itinerary. All of the cities were places of interest to us and we had not visited them before. We took advantage of the pre cruise add on. Our hotel, Le Germaine, in Montreal had just re-opened after an update. The update is quite modern, think chairs hanging on chain from the ceiling. The hotel is in an ideal location for walking to downtown. The bed was ...
Weather in northeast was far too cold to enjoy the beautiful cities of Canada and New England.
Embarkation looked like a greased pig rodeo with two individuals (later three) controlling the crowds. The "herder-in-charge" was too busy chatting with guests (at the head of the line) to keep the processing running smoothly, with agents waving at him frantically to get his attention to send over ...