We chose the cruise due to the marketing around the quality of the food and the emphasis on service.
Whilst the food was, in the main adequate to good, it was not the best cuisine. Also, I had the lobster in the Polo Grill and it was inedible !
We had prepaid excursions however, when we got on board, this was disputed by Reception, as was the fact that our package included gratuities. We had ...
My friend and I are very experienced cruisers, but this was a first time with Oceania (and it will be the last time)!
We did 2 back-to-back cruises and yes, the decor is beautiful, but too many problems to make it worthwhile.
In no particular order, some of the issues we encountered were:
1. Officers/management invisible except for Captain's cocktail party.
2. Too many 'supervisors' ...
My wife and I were married in December and chose the Oceana Irish Inspirations cruise for our honeymoon, based upon the brochure descriptions. We live near Phoenix Arizona, and Oceana provided all air transportation and transfers to Belfast, Ireland, the port of departure.
We had to pay in full before flights and our cabin was assigned. When we got our flight itinerary, we were not seated ...
We have completed our 20th cruise, fourth on Oceania.
After sailing on 11 different lines, Oceania remains our favorite line.
Service was exceptional . No request was refused. Very prompt responses at all venues during breakfast, lunch and dinner. Our cabin steward Daria was excellent. Always friendly, everything refilled promptly, cabin always in very good shape. No issues to get coffee, ...
I am sorry to say that in spite of fabulous food, a wonderful cabin and food crew, and amazing staterooms, I would never go on an Oceania Cruise again. The management staff (with the exception of the concierge) as non-existent. The support staff at the desks were not only rude and uncaring, they would not go one step further than absolutely necessary to correct a horrible situation. Things ...
This was our second Oceania cruise and our previous experience on a seven-day New York to Bermuda cruise on the Insignia had prepared us for what we viewed as the line's strengths and weaknesses. Its greatest strength is the food, we never had a disappointing meal in any of the venues. Red Ginger was amazing and Jacques was very good. If we had one complaint about the food is that desserts and ...
We have sailed Oceania many times before and it was excellent. This time the food (which was their number 1 attraction) was very substandard. For example the famous Sea Bass in Red Ginger used to be the best we ever experienced. This time the flavors were different and the thickness if the Sea Bass was half of what it was.
The crew seemed inexperienced and not totally trained.
Our cabin ...
We choose this cruise go to different areas than we normally cruise. We wenton several excursions. They were very pricy and just ok. The room was wonderful. The food at the specality restaurants was not good . The steaks were grey in color and had a bad taste. The same for the lobster. So we ended up eating the rest of the trip in the buffet. It was alot more limited than any cruise i have been ...
I chose this cruise for the itinerary and because for my 50th birthday I wanted a luxury cruise with wonderful food. My spouse and I encouraged our friends to tag along and they spent more than we usually would for the Oceania experience. The ship and concierge rooms we had were nice enough, we also enjoyed the small ship feel and ease of embarking and disembarking each time.
Most of the ...
We chose an Oceania cruise to celebrate our 20th anniversary and our first trip to the Mediterranean because we loved the itinerary and felt it would be a great way to experience the area. We spent a couple of days in Venice before the cruise and one day in Barcelona after which was a lot of fun! Full disclosure, I started feeling bad on the disembarkation day and subsequently tested positive for ...