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Glad to hear it all worked out. I too enjoyed your last line!

I found the drawers in the A1 verandah bathroom cabinet to be sufficient for my small clothing items. DH used shelves above the safe for his stuff. Then there were drawers in the nightstands and desk area that were available. We stowed plush bathrobes and life vests under the bed so shelf in closet available also. Hope that helps.

We too have been loyal Princess cruisers for a long time. We recently we decided to try Oceania this past January as we had been steadily upgrading to suites on Princess to get some of the amenities. We stayed in a concierge level 3 verandah and were happy with the cabin. It is smaller than a Princess balcony cabin but the bathroom more than makes up for the smaller room. The shower size and the added cabinets were wonderful additions. On Princess you have to upgrade to get a shower that size! As for the food Oceania beats Princess hands down. I had lobster of some sort almost everyday. Being able to order room service at any time and from the Main Dining Room was a plus. Barristas coffee bar is similar to International Cafe but with smaller food options. Light snacks as opposed to the wonderful soups and sandwiches in the IC. Nice that it is all included not an upcharge. The entertainment on O was not to my liking. They try very hard but I felt like it was like high school musicals as compared to the big production shows on the larger Princess ships. But I did not mind missing the shows as we sometimes enjoyed the quiet decks outside. The pool and deck areas were not crowded from our perspective(Princess deck). We always found chairs in the shade or sun. They cover their deck loungers with thick cushions and then cover them with terry cloth covers that are changed out whenever needed. They also seem to keep up with chair hogs and move their stuff if left too long. On our cruise in January there was a lot older crowd then we are used to on Princess. We are in our 60's and felt very young! But everyone was having a good time and it did not bother us. It was so nice not to have photographers everywhere. Nice to not have art auction people trying to get you to an auction with "free" champagne. If have any more questions please feel free to ask.

Soap in laundry room was fine for us. Don't forget to pack a few dryer sheets cause everything came out full of static. There also were baskets in there to use yourself or to put laundry in from people who have "forgotten" theirs in the machines.

On the Riviera in January we were always comfortable inside the main areas. On other cruises I always needed a sweater or jacket inside but not this cruise. I did notice during the night it seemed they turned the AC off and it got extremely warm in the cabin every night. The down comforters are just too much for this and made it very uncomfortable. Cannot blame someone who opened the balcony doors at this point for fresh air.

I don't have a schedule but on our recent 10 day cruise on Riveria they had a morning cycle class and either yoga or pilates one in the morning and one at 4pm. They rotated between yoga and pilates. Their was also a stretch class sometime during the day. There were sign up sheets that filled up on first day but I never saw many actually show up!!

Yay!! CD says they have the rights to the game. And big plans for watching it!! Go Dawgs!

Thanks for all responses. We will hope for the best and prepare for only getting score updates occasionally. We can watch the replay when we get home...if we win! Go Dawgs!!

Do you think if we upgrade to premium wifi we can watch on our phone or tablets?

First time O cruiser. Long time Georgia Bulldawg fan. What are the chances we can get ESPN on our cabin TV to watch the College Football championship game? We were able to watch the game last year on Regal Princess using Firestick attached to the cabin TV.