We were under the impression that Oceania was a step above the rest. Wrong. The very last minute after we had paid for our cruise we were told that we would be late for three ports due to carbon footprint. How ridiculous. If we had known this prior, knowing that we would actually be missing a total of a half day, we would have considered another cruise line. Also, in leu of that, we found out ...
On december 26, 2022, the captain ran the ship into a sandbar on the amazon river. we lost all power (while i had just put shampoo in my hair in the shower). we also lost all water. we heard nothing from the bridge once emergency (and very limited) power came back on -- but not in our cabin. the ship dropped anchor --- i'm guessing to stop us from drifitng onto the shore or in the paths of ...
Do not under any circumstances book Oceania. For some context, I have been cruising for twelve years and have never written a negative review. I typically cruise Seabourn and Windstar and love both. This was the ultimate disappointment. Oceania advertises the best cuisine at sea, it was some of the worst food I've had at sea. The only laughter we had was with fellow passengers joking at the ...
We have traveled on many ships all parts of the World, and always had great times. This supposedly upscale Cruise Line was promised to be great, WHAT AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE. It started with the boarding, we expected special service having paid for a penthouse suite. Instead all 900+ passengers were lined up in airport security style file, for 90 minutes in a hot tent without water, nor ...
Normally, we have had no issues or problems with Oceania, but this cruise was different. First, the cruise itinerary was changed three days before we travelled canceling a place we wanted to go. Then four days into the cruise, the itinerary was change again dropping two countries and three ports from the cruise entirely. There was no compensation offered and we had 8 days at sea on a 16 day ...
REVIEW OF "GATEWAY TO SUNSHINE” CRUISE"
We just returned from the Oceania “Gateway to Sunshine” sixteen-day cruise that started in Miami on December 21st, 2021. It would be a vast understatement to say our experience with this cruise was disappointing.
We booked this cruise in late August primarily because of the impressive number of destinations it offered: Miami; Georgetown, Grand ...
I had sailed with Oceania before it was taken over by Norwegian Cruise Lines. This was our first cruise since then. Dining room service so horrible. I complained in writing and was approached by an Assistant Captain while we were dining with friends in the evening. He wanted to talk about my dining room complaint. When i suggested we do that at another time, he said he wanted to do it now (in ...
Arriving 5 hours late to Miami today. They say it is due to headwinds BUT SHIP HAS BEEN CRUISING VERY VERY SLOWLY FOR OVER 24 HOURS. Word is there is engine troubleBypassed Aruba the second scheduled port. Got into Grenada 4 hours late T almost 5pm.
Food not up Oceania past standard. Boring experience. No activities during daytime on decks lower than 10 and when ship sailing is rough deck 10 ...
This was our first time on Oceania and we had very high expectations considering the cost of the cruise and all the hype. We've been on lots of cruises with different lines and different ships. This was, by far, the most disappointing cruise of all. Don't believe the hype about "finest cuisine at sea." It's a lie. The food was, at best, average. Don't believe what you might read about great ...
Caribbean Flair - Oceana Sirena 13th - 25th January 2020
Having enjoyed previous Oceana Cruises to the Pacific islands we unfortunately booked the Sirena on the ill fated Caribbean Flair cruise on 13th January.
On our second day at breakfast we heard a loud bang and the ship stopped. After 30 minutes dead in the water the ship was restarted and we very slowly sailed on.
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