Oceanica Regatta Sunsplashed Islands 6-16 January 2014.
Boarding in Miami was not the most organised, the were lots of crew about but none seemed to know what the procedure was and consequently there was a deal of confusion. The pre cruise information stated that boarding for PH class would commence at 1100am, it started at 1130 and was pretty easy however the cabins (suites) were not to be ...
My frame of reference is an 18 day cruise in an SY cabin on HAL's Westerdam in 2008. Regatta is an elegant small ship. Food was very good to excellent. Country club casual is a great idea and I always felt comfortable dressed in a nice shirt and slacks. Showing up whenever we wanted for meals was also painless. We never had to wait for a table. We also had out choice of table size every ...
Oceania Cruises
Regatta Cruise Review
Southern Caribbean, 20 November, 2011
Summary: At a time when many cruise lines are cutting back on the overall quality of their products and service as a result of the low yields generated by aggressive pricing actions to keep their ships full, along comes Oceania who advertises premium/luxury cruising that combines good old fashioned superb dining, ...
As first time cruisers, this trip was a huge disappointment. We paid for a concierge level 2 category which included our flights. When we arrived on board ship, we were left to find our own way on a very unfamiliar ship. A little personal welcome and guidance to make our way to our stateroom would have been greatly appreciated.
Once in our stateroom, we became aware that we had missed the ...
Overall Oceania Cruises is a good company. However, they need to decide how they want to brand themselves, a cruise line for elderly people (not a problem) or a company that attracts middle-aged sophisticated travelers. The reason I say that is because this cruise was clearly geared toward the elderly group. Oceania needs to realize on a holiday cruise they will attract a more lively crowd of just ...
It's taken me almost six months to write this review, but I hope it will prove helpful now that I've finally done the hardest part of writing...applying the seat of my pants to the seat of the chair. Our cruise was Caribbean Pearls on Oceania Regatta, 12 nights and 8 ports, 6 of which were new for us. We've cruised previously on Norwegian, Carnival, MSC and Celebrity. The Oceania fare was ...
We have just come home from a 12 day sailing on the Regatta touring the Caribbean Pearls. It was our first cruise and we are not sure if we will cruise again but this decision has nothing to do with the ship the Regatta and Oceania Cruise Line. The ship itself is beautiful from bow to stern. The decor, the cleanliness, and ease of moving about was perfect. Every single staff member, from someone ...
This is the third year in a row that we've done approximately this cruise on Regatta - it's a wonderful way to get away from winter in the Northeast US. We like to think of the ship as a wonderful floating hotel where we wake up every morning at a different tropical island - the cruise is port-intensive calling at 8 ports in 8 days on a 12 day cruise.
When traveling to a cruise where weather ...
Background: This was our second cruise with Oceania. The first was in 2005 on the sistership Insignia. The Caribbean cruise was 12 days from Miami to eastern and southern Caribbean. Stops included: Grand Turk, Dominican Republic, Tortola, Antigua, St. Lucia, Dominica, St Barts, and St Kitts (diverted from Virgin Gorda due to adverse sea conditions).
We flew into Ft Lauderdale and were surprised ...
We booked this cruise with another couple that we met on our cruise aboard the Regatta in 2007. We are all in our mid-40's, which turned out, made us the youngest people on the ship.
Our trip started with our direct flight from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale. I have never let the cruise line book our flights, since our first cruise, being flown on 2 red eye flights and sitting at an airport for ...