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, ...
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 ...
This was our 90th cruise with 14 being on Oceania. We had effectively a back to back cruise. I have never encountered such an old age structure with so many vacant and bewilded passengers with their mobility scooters and strollers. Many passengers were coughing and sneezing making sure they shared it with everyone. How in this day and age is it acceptable to blow your nose on a napkin and leave it ...
We have been cruising for 30+ years on many lines. We have been on several Oceania cruises. Love Marina/Riviera size ships. Not a fan of smaller R ships. We were eager to see Vista. It is very similar in layout to Marina/Riviera. Embarkation was very quick. Had a problem with my key card immediately upon entering the ship. Was not happy to have to visit reception to get it activated. Next ...
Oceania Vista January 2024
Having been lucky enough to sail three times on Silversea ships, and once on Seabourn during 2023, we tried Oceania Vista in January 2024. This is a review of our latest cruise plus a brief comparison.
We boarded Vista at Miami, terminal B instead of the usual terminal J due to strong winds, making it unsafe to use the usual terminal. We took an Uber from our hotel ...
In January we completed our 21st cruise a 10-day Caribbean cruise was on Vista, Oceania’s newest ship. We were in a B2 balcony stateroom. My wife and I are 77 years old. It was our fourth cruise on Oceania - one on Regatta, one on Insignia, one on Marina and this one on Vista. We also have cruised on many other lines.
First for the positives:
- The stateroom and bath were fantastic. Lots of ...
Great experience. Suite superb. Deck 10 mid ship our favorite location. Very quiet and stable. Spacious, spotless, beautifully appointed including marvellous towels, bed linens,bathroom amenities, and of course the ultra comfortable bed.
Rohit our Butler charming, efficient and professional. Couldn’t do enough for us. Anything we requested met with “of course, don’t worry, I will do it “. ...
My wife and I spent 10 days on Vista in January 2024. We are in our 70s and have done about 30 cruises on different cruise lines. This was our fourth with Oceania.
The ship: Magnificent and very passenger friendly. Great layout and the interior designer excelled creating elegance and charm with great choice of colors and materials. Our state room was beautiful with a lovely balcony and adequate ...
We've been on 20+ cruises and never gave much thought to the environmental impact (our bad) , but on the first day of sailing on Vista we had soot balls (from the exhaust) all over our expensive veranda, making it all but unusable. This continued through the 10-day cruise. We even had to close the veranda door to avoid exhaust coming into our room. We were deck 7 aft, but heard similar complaints ...
After some time in Panama City and a slow trip back home, our bags are unpacked and I am now provide this very subjective, but hopefully balance, review. Overall, we had an excellent cruise with good to excellent food and service. By way of background, we have only sailed on Oceania and this was our 6th cruise with them.
Embarkation
We had registered for a 12:30 boarding time but found ...