Nautica

Oceania Cruises

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Oceania’s decline

May

Pros: Not much

Cons: Food quality, quantity and variety; no special events onboard; short staff; poorly trained staff

Recommended: No

Oceania used to be my “go to” cruise line for the finest cuisine at sea and wonderful ships and itineraries. But no more. In spite of increasing fares and fees, it has significantly cut corners everywhere. The finest cuisine at sea is now no better than any other cruise line. Food quality has degraded significantly—all the beef served was tough, even filets. Variety has decreased —fewer choices and cheaper cuts of meat. Also of note is the fact that no special culinary events were put on—no buffets, no cooking demonstrations. My cruise occurred over Mother’s Day and absolutely nothing was done in recognition of the day. There was not even mention of the day in the Daily Currents bulletin. And the ship (Nautica) is in decline—My cabin had no hot water in the wash basin sink and it was never repaired despite numerous complaints—three times to the Hotel Manager himself. And there was mold in my shower. In the past, I willingly paid a premium price for Oceania’s premium product, but the premium product is gone, on top of their increased prices. The value is gone and I’m moving on.

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Great cruise

March

Pros: The destinations and shore excursions; the comfort of the ship & stateroom; the staff; activities and O Points with gifts; the spa treatments

Cons: Too formal dress code (prefer more casual); stateroom did not have ventilation; dinner and shows start too late; medical cost too high for services

Recommended: Yes

The itinerary was excellent and the shore excursions were very well done. The places we saw and the tours were incredible. The staff on the ship and especially the spa and our butler were excellent, although the products that the spa sells were excellent but too expensive. The stateroom was very comfortable but had a few things that needed to be improved. We unfortunately missed several ports of call because of weather but understand this can happen. We will book a larger stateroom for a trip of this length again. We are strongly considering several additional Oceania cruises that are offered in 2025. Overall we had a wonderful experience on this exceptional vacation.

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Med Johrney

October

Pros: Seamless and we'll taken care of for every need. Amazing

Cons: Venice as one of the itineraries was not as advertised. The port we were in and standing in a line to get to Venice was almost two hours and that would not include actually getting on to the island. I actually gave up. That was a disappointment.

Recommended: Yes

I have cruised on beautiful Oceiana four times with another Transatlantic in March 2024. As a solo traveler the solo cabins were a great idea and very well appreciated indeed. Thankyou for considering a true need in the cruise industry. I do wish the the single supplement was not so high.

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A Timely Getaway

October

Pros: Comfortable suite, butler and maid were great and very friendly and extremely competent. The cruise was very smooth and the ship was easy to navigate. Food was excellent especially the Toscana. Also the wine tasting were fun and informative.

Cons: We overdid the tours. Doing one every day was too much but that was our election.

Recommended: Yes

Overall excellent trip and the service and entertainment was well done.

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Don’s review.

July

Pros: Friendly staff, great service, good variety of food choices in dining.

Cons: No late-night food available

Recommended: Yes

Newly renovated ship was very nice.

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Adriatic and Aegean Cruise

May

Pros: excellent service, elegant vessel, fine dining

Cons: some excursions cancelled, poor flight schedules

Recommended: Yes

Crew went above and beyond in meeting our needs. Waiters knew our names and remembered our preferred beverage choices. Room service was exceptional. They catered to our daily needs such as helping with medical needs and replacing broken hairdryers by us.

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CRUISE TO AFRICA

January

Pros: SERVICE/STAFF/FOOD

Cons: NON

Recommended: Yes

This was our third Oceania cruise all have been first class.

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