We recently disembarked Oceania’s newest ship Vista here are our experiences.
Flights arranged by Oceania we do Not recommend please contact me for specifics.
Pre hotel arranged by Oceania in Miami the Elser hotel. We do not recommend we had to wait 6 hours on an open hot roof for our room to be ready. There is no restaurant in the hotel nor is there a coke or snack machine. We had to cross ...
We chose the Oceania Vista because it was a smaller ship. The staff were so nice, friendly, and accommodating in every way. The rooms were beautiful and the bathrooms were the biggest and nicest we have ever seen on a cruise ship and we have taken about 35 cruises.
The food was absolutely delicious! The only problem was the quality of meat at the specialty steakhouse. It was very tough and ...
The cruise staff was very very nice. That's the only positive thing. The cruise was attended by emptying 3 or 4 retirement old folk home. Maybe, 10 people under 70 and there were many people were on walkers and wheelchairs. In addition, the very few activities were canceled when a gastro infection was taking people down. No daily lively entertainment. This cruise is for recovering from a ...
Oceania Sirena - Miami to Panama City - March 7-17 2024
This was my third cruise with Oceania. The first was the Eastern Mediterranean in 2009, the second was Northern Europe in 2012. I really enjoyed those two cruises; this one, not so much. Based on my experiences on this cruise, it's unlikely I will take a 4th cruise with Oceania.
Let's start with the good. The food was excellent. I did ...
First off, this was mine and my husbands first Oceania Cruise! We have always stayed in suites on Royal Caribbean Oasis Class Ships and preferred the larger ships. Some friends of ours recommended Oceania for the food and luxury side of the cruise. My husband loves to cook and they told us about their Culinary Classes. They did tell us that we would be younger than most people on the ship. I’m 43 ...
We wanted to experience a small ship cruise line and chose Oceania. We are an experienced Cruiser primarily on Celebrity. We wanted to see if the 25% differential between Celeb Acqua Class and Oceania was worth it. It's NOT. Average age on this cruise was Near Death. It should be sponsored by a Funeral Home or Long-Term Care provider. The food as advertised was very good. The Specialty ...
Prior Princess cruiser for 25 cruises. Last cruise the food was bad. My second on Oceania . The food was excellent overall, especially the beef. Had the lobster several times and it was bad and small, even the supposed whole Maine Lobster in The Polo Grill.sometimes mushy like frozen and poorly defrosted , sometimes just bad taste. Avoid it. I will in the future. Go with The Dover Sole.
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This was our 5th Oceania cruise. Our 4th in the Caribbean. We have previously gone on Marina and Riviera. We have been very happy about the food on Oceania and this cruise did not disappoint although we very much missed having Jacques. The brochures say that Jacques Pepin French specialties are featured in the Grand Dining Room but we did not find that to be the case.
We were Diamond level ...
Ship - very glitzy - perhaps many’s preference.
Staff - mainly amazing, especially cabin and restaurant staff.
Cruise director - wonderful!
Negative comments - Specialty restaurants - save yourselves the bother and go to the Grand Dining Room where the food and service is (usually) top notch. We booked for the Specialty Restaurants on the first day they opened - online - and we managed ...
Really poor cruise experience on Oceania Vista. This was our first cruise with this line. After reading all their hyped-up claims about best food on cruise line, best service and curated ports, this was all a huge disappointment. I found their food to be no better if not worse than any other cruise line. While they do offer what seems like more expensive selections, I thought the quality of ...