San Francisco to the Caribbean Oceania Cruise Reviews

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Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Insignia

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Harv914
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This cruise for 20 days had lots of problems. Most importantly, the temperature on board was uncontrolled. The ship was freezing. People wore sweaters everywhere. The polo grill was so cold you couldn't eat in the front area. We were told that the AC is broken and the thermostats don't work. That also includes the cabins. The AC is either on or off with no controls. the shore excursions were ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


Nil

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Insignia

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ChanHarris
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

My friend’s strong recommendation. Just want to compare with other cruise lines and plan for future cruise planning. There is no veranda room available when I booked this cruise in May 2023. It is hard to compare Apple to Apple with other cruise lines of the same cabin class. For sure I won’t cruise on Oceania small ship again as the entertainment is less attractive and almost the same ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


Too many unusual regulations and charges.

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Insignia

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Senior Single
10+ Cruises • Age 90s

I had chosen the Insignia to do something that was closer to home in the USA. The dates of this Panama Canal cruise were great, and the solo price seemed quite reasonable. My flight to San Francisco and overnight at Hotel Focus was fine. Took a taxi for $40 to the pier. Once on board, I felt my solo ocean view cabin was a bit "close", and the bathroom absolutely tiny. I am much smaller than ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


Well a floating nursing home is how it is best described - that said we met some great people and visited some amazing places.

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grada289
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Overall trip was fantastic but first and last time with this line. Embarkation - Fast and easy - we walked on the ship and checked in in the Insignia Lounge to get ticked off we had watched the safety video then dropped our carry on off at our cabin and went for lunch all in under an hour. DINING/FOOD/DRINKS,- - we found waves,the food hall/Terrace all good with some daily changes in food ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


Cancelled Ports=Disappointing Cruise

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Regatta

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Katie VM
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

After much research, we chose this sailing because of the nine ports of call included in the itinerary, which means fewer days at sea of course. We boarded the ship in San Francisco on Mon. Oct 8 with a 6 pm sailing scheduled. Emergency evacuation drill was in the hour prior to sailing. After getting us all assembled on the deck, the captain came over the PA system telling us that due to a ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View


Oceania Fail on Product, Sailing and Treatment of Guests

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Regatta

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ABoatNerd
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

Oceania Regatta – Panama Canal – From San Francisco to Miami – 18 Days – October 8 to 26, 2018 This voyage was a significant disappointment to me, my spouse and members of our group. It is doubtful if we and our group will patronize Oceania again because we did not receive a premium cruise line ship nor product and the negative specifics of this cruise as noted below sealed our ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom


Three and A Half Ports Deleted - Why?

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Regatta

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Traveller4774
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We selected this cruise for it's itinerary - San Francisco to Miami with stops in Catallina, Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia and Havana. On day one an announcement was made that because of Hurricane Sergio we could not stop at Cabo San Lucas, El Salvador, Nicaragua and we would get to Costa Rica very late in the day. Pretty quickly "Hurricane ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


Horrible voyage aboard the Regatta

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Regatta

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carlv
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Primary reason for choosing this cruise was the ports of call. Unfortunately three of our ports of call were bypassed by Oceania; Carbo San Lucas Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Instead we spent 2 1/2-additional days at sea. It is like a cruise to no where. We have no idea why the ship was unable to arrive at Costa Rica on time. We arrived five hours late causing us to miss the eco excursion, ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View


Lame Excuse for Ditching Ports of Call

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Regatta

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Nancyfongtan
6-10 Cruises • Age 80s

We had a great experience on an Atlantic crossing on the Riviera a few years ago so when we found a Panama Canal cruise with oceana with el Salvador, Nicaragua and Cuba on the itinerary, we signed up. During our safety drill, before even leaving port in San Francisco, we were told that because of hurricane, we will be skipping Cabo’s, El Salvador and Nicaragua, substituting instead San Diego, all ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom


Oceania & Regatta Delivered Poor Product

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Regatta

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Doubt It
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

There are many reviews of this poor cruise already posted. I support the information and analysis and conclusions reached by the reviewers as well as information and analysis in the current thread on the current Oceania board. While new to CC (thanks to my TA), I am not new to cruising across many brands. This was my 3rd and last Oceania cruise. My concerns are: 1) Oceania ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom


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