Oceania Istanbul Cruise Reviews

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Not A Luxury Brand

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Riviera

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Trekker Dude
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We're seasoned cruisers with over 30 cruises on most of the major cruiselines but not Oceania. We went on 3 Oceania Riviera cruises in 2023, Sep/Oct from Amsterdam to Barcelona and then back to back cruises in Nov/Dec from Barcelona to Istanbul and then Istanbul to Dubai. My review is on all 3 cruises on the same ship. We booked the Holyland & Middle East cruise the first day it was available ...
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Sail Date: November 2023


Cruise to No Where!

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Riviera

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Travelforfuture
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

So so incredibly disappointed with Oceania. Absolutely no guest/customer service. Have raised all issues with onboard team, Oceania guest relations and still no communication back. This cruise is going no where, no ports now for 9 days, even restaurants closed on some nights so no choice and tonight all specialty restaurants closed and only Grand Dining and Terrace cafe open. As to onboard ...
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Sail Date: November 2023

Cabin Type: Concierge Level


Horrible noise above Penthouse suite

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Sirena

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Travels a lot
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We booked a penthouse suite and splurged because it came with a butler and the ability to have meals in our room, plus a balcony. Our butler, Samrat, was excellent and if you can afford the cost of a PH room I’d recommend it. Only do not book room 8045. We asked to be changed the minute we got into the room because as Samrat was talking, I couldn’t pay attention due to the scraping noises above ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


Nothing special

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Nautica

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RomanLadyBug
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We chose the cruise for the itinerary and supposed quality of the cruise. The itinerary was great, but the cruise was nothing special compared to any others we have taken. The stateroom bathroom was exceptionally small. We had an Oceanview room on the 6th floor toward the front of the boat. The room was larger than most as the balcony area was inside the room. Because we were over the ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Owner's Suite


Air transportation awful they did a bait and switch we paid for upgraded air we got coach

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Oceania Vista

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bocajoan
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We love the Oceania and booked this cruise (and paid) for Upgraded air fare (economy class). The air arrangement were awful - our tour agent was able to finally get us nonstop coach direct to Turkey. There were 3 couples going on this trip (from the same community) we requested to fly together - reservations for trip made 2 years in advance. They booked the three couple all on different ...
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Sail Date: June 2023


Absolutely…positively…decline in the quality of food.

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Oceania Vista

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ravel
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

I have sailed 5 times with Oceania. The food has been the primary reason and the service. The food was actually terrible on the new Vista. Room service was not edible. Red Ginger had the best food out of all the restaurants. The bacon was tasteless. Even the ketchup was an off brand that was horrible. The penthouse suite was great but the vibration from the engines woke me up at night. I have ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite with Veranda


Not quite up to par

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Oceania Vista

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Bone1
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise for the itinerary. The fact that the ship was brand new didn’t hurt either. This was our third cruise on Oceania and we first cruised with them on the Baltic Sea on the Marina. We fell in love with the ship and the cruise line. However, since the pandemic, things just aren’t quite the same. We did our air through Oceania for the purpose of if things went wrong, they would take ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom


Premium price for a low Budget experience

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Oceania Vista

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TXLuxCruisers
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Chose this cruise for great itinerary and Brand new ship. Although bathrooms are now larger, staterooms below the "penthouse" suite category are simply too small. Far less space than Seaborne, Regent and Silversea! But most disappointing is closet space!! Actually ridiculous that a New ship would have a shared 2 person closet that measures less than 2 meter/yard wide, and only deep enough to fit a ...
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Sail Date: June 2023


The good, the bad and the ugly

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Oceania Vista

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jfeldm1
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

The good. The food on this cruise was the best I have ever had on a cruise. The bathroom in my standard stateroom was the nicest I have ever had on a cruise. Our room steward was amazing throughout the two weeks. He never failed to keep our room clean twice each day. He went out of his way to refill our refrigerator and ice bucket. They do not nickel and dime you on this boat which is very ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom

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Beautiful ship

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Oceania Vista

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Lolotte
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We were eager to cruise on this beautiful new ship, it looked fabulous, modern but chic ! The rooms were fabulous and it really felt special, I had never seen such a big and convenient bathroom ! The arrival in Istanbul was not easy, we had included transfer but it took over an hour and a look of detective work to find our bus. We finally got there and it was worth the trouble !! The food is ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom


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