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Australia extravaganza “Not”
"The ship lost 4 ports of call one prior to the cruise the rest whist we were onboard, we were like other cruise ships caught for bio foiling and even though our cruise was not going to New Zealand, we lost 2 port days whilst our hull was cleaned so that it would meet the New Zealand requirements on its next cruise.We woke up expecting to be anchored off Kangaroo Island and even picked up tender tickets before the Captain told us we were not at kangaroo island and instead we were having our hull cleaned, No apologies no explanation...."Read More
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Not up to expectation

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Kwis
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Australia and New Zealand had been on my bucket list forever. I decided to upgrade my cruise experience and take this trip on Oceania. The cruise was a disappointment. It started when we came to board and we’re told we had to vivid test even though we had gotten an email 2 weeks earlier that we did not have to test. Mass confusion for the next three hours. The bathroom in the cabin was tiny. ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


Finest Cuisine at Sea - NOT

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ray wilkinson
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We were anticipating a culinary experience which we had not done before and hoped to learn on the things we had missed out on in the past. We thought we would give you our thoughts about this cruise. Our first impression of the ship when we embarked was "what the hell have we done". We were instructed to go to deck 9 for lunch (pool deck) where we found Waves grill which served burgers ...
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Sail Date: December 2022

Cabin Type: Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom


Australia extravaganza “Not”

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KetoCruiser
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We chose the cruise for the itinerary, it was a circumnavigation of Australia calling at many smaller ports. We were also led to believe that the food on Oceania was the best at sea. Our Christmas Day dinner was so poor that I was envious of all those people at home who were having a traditional Christmas Dinner. We had no sprouts, pigs in blankets, vegetables or gravy. The desserts were like ...
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Sail Date: December 2022

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View


14 day cruise to Australia and New Zealand

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AG61
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

My husband and I chose this cruise because of the itinerary and our past experience with the vegetarian food on Oceania. We have only sailed on the larger Oceania ships - this was our first time on one of their smaller ships. We could not have been more disappointed in the food quality and selection. The limited number of options were vegetables that were either fried, soaked in oil or in a ...
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Sail Date: February 2020

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


Splendid cruise

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WESTEAST
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Our cruise was wonderful and though the ship had challenges out of their control (previous cruise had GI case and then, on board more GI cases) which necessitated a deep clean before embarking which delayed everyone in Sydney and then strict Code Red Level 2 protocols until the GI cases abated though they continued sanitizing and started taking temperatures half-way in NZ due to increase threat of ...
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Sail Date: February 2020

Cabin Type: Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom


Adventures at Sea

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KnitReadDineTravel
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise because of the itinerary and the standard of care afforded by Oceania. We really enjoyed this cruise. The passengers were younger than anticipated; we met many interesting people. All the staff were exceptional: professional, polite, competent. The food and food venue choices were varied and many. I do feel the desserts were not up to what we experienced on the Marina ...
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Sail Date: January 2020

Cabin Type: Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom


Wonderful Itinerary & Ship

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roothy123
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This was second of 2 back to back cruises on same ship. I chose the itinerary because I wanted to see both Australia and New Zealand, plus Bali, so the two cruises we took appeared to be a great fit. We are Oceania regulars, with (now) 14 cruises on Oceania, I think 4 on Viking Ocean (loved also, but it's a little more expensive in my opinion), and 3 on Princess/Celebrity (didn't care for). I ...
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Sail Date: January 2020

Cabin Type: Inside


Cruise to Australia & Nz - not good!

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tamurfin
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Billed as hi end luxury to Aus & NZ with exciting stops. Was average cruise but 3-4 times what it was worth. Very dissapointed with kangaroos &koalas tour, few kang in trees, two koalas - do not go on morning tour. Gratuities not inc for drinks -18%! We were sick on board & charged fortune for what seemed excessive treatment for flu & bronchitis. Profit center charges. Food in cabin ...
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Sail Date: January 2020

Cabin Type: Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom


Missed ports, average food, service far below what it once was

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howardk686
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Oceania admits they charge more because they offer SIZE, SERVICE, and PORTS. All we got on this cruise was Size. Our renovated cabin had a large depression in the floor next to the bed that was a major tripping hazard. Housekeeping said it had been reported but management chose not to fix it. We asked for a different cabin and had to keep asking and eventually we were given a different cabin ...
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Sail Date: January 2020

Cabin Type: Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom


Wonderful Way to Spend Christmas & New Years

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roothy123
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Just as introduction: I like Oceania's smaller ships a little bit better than their bigger ones, but mostly we choose by itinerary. We're Oceania regulars, but occasionally cruise on Viking Ocean, which we also love. We've also cruised about 4 times on other ships. We were happy to find that Oceania's quality had not gone down in the year plus it had been since we had last cruised. The ...
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Sail Date: December 2019

Cabin Type: Inside


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