dive4pam

That would be NCL dawn - refused entry for 2 days in Mauritius - it was an embarkation point so it inconvenienced people debarking - missed flights, hotels etc. as well as those preparing to embark.

Better eliminate all the lines that had problems on the same route- NCL, Cunard, MSC ARE THE ONES I know of - could be more. Regent voyager in South America had issues as well.

Couldn’t agree more !

Get some Imodium and bring it onboatd

You need to read my posts on oceania- currently sailing on marina ending a 51 night cruise in SA. Service and attitude- horrible- lots of first time cruisers with Oceania- say "NEVER AGAIN" and the food- weird is a nice term for some of their "gourmet" specialty items. I have been sickened twice by the food and not the only passenger with this experience. Once happened 4 hours after a meal in Jaques and once after the Terrace Cafe. On Insignia last spring- running out of food was the norm. this cruise was a bit better but clearly running out of "fresh fruit and salads fixings" at the end of each leg. I can forgive that but not the poor service, hostile staff attitudes toward complaints and the "frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" responses to constant issues with shore excursions, late to port and the most intolerable of it all, "cutting port times in order to lessen our carbon footprint"- so good luck in april- this is our last Oceania!

Yes the second 1/2 relates to Oceania. I will see If I can add as an edit. Thanks for pointing out that in isolation its not clear. Pam

I have not sailed Azamara post-pandemic. the Onward is brand new and so I assume is gorgeous. But again, what is of utmost importance to me is service and attitude as well as port time. I forgot to add that the azamazing evenings have been nothing short of spectacular where the entire ship is invited for an evening on land for music or show. In Wellington- we were in the cathedral for a Maori choir- I still cry when I hear them on the video we purchased. I heard more horror stories at lunch today from how the staff aboard this ship has been rude and at times hostile regarding passenger complaints. I also don't care for how they handle medical issues. By the time we get off on tuesday, we will have spent close to $100,000 this year with them. I don't plan to spend any more. I can't see how they will survive as a cruise line given the number of unhappy people on our cruise (most of whom are younger and new to cruising) I think they build in loyalty and those older folks have not been on other cruise lines to compare- they just accept this attitude and non communication as part of cruising. There are too many great cruise lines in the water and too many new ships to put up with this sort of attitude and service. Good luck making your decision.

I am currently sailing on Oceania marina in South america. This is day 44 for us out of 51. This is the second cruise on oceania in less than 1 year- our other was a crossing on Insignia. We were in a PH1 on Insignia which had just been refurbed. Now we are in a concierge Balcony on marina which is scheduled for a refurb May 2024 and it needs it. Everything in the stateroom is fine except the closet rattles in rough seas. We just returned from Antartica and so trust me- things were rattling alot. We are done with Oceania. The food is not the best at sea and is downright weird sometimes. I was sickened more than once by seafood undercooked- one of the episodes lasted 10 days. The staff is going through the motions and the officers don't hold a candle to Azamara. We love Cpt Smith- chatty as can be but always kept us informed and we did 6 weeks with him in australia/nz B2Bs. The final straw for us is that NCLH who owns Oceania has cut times in port which has very much affected all of our tours. We have been late to most ports and leave on time. This takes my 7 hour tour down to 5.5 or less. The stated reason for these port times being shortened, "to lessen our environmental impact". We were running slower which saves Oceania on fuel. We missed Port Stanley entirely which was a huge disappointment to many of us on the 51 night trip. the captain speaks to us rarely and then only briefly- none of the senior officers are seen about the ship unless passing through a room. To be honest, the most important thing to me on a ship is the itinerary and a ship is a floating hotel for us. I want ice 2x per day in my room and beyond that not much else. we found our butler on insignia to be quite unfriendly. We ran out of food from missing so many ports on Insignia- lots of excuses most of which I don't believe. The shorter port stays though will be the undoing of the line- lots of unhappy people on this cruise and I hear that its on their other ships as well from following the blogs. You have little enough time in ports so cutting them short for the "sake of the environment" really??? Stick with Azamara- I never felt lied to on that line and on this one- I just don't trust anyone. I love the fact that more overnights and longer stays in port is the Azamara way- certainly isn't NCLH's way. If the line was really worried- they would have set about upgrading their ships like Celebrity has done- the ash coming out of our stacks on Marina vx. celebrity steam on the Edge class is a startling difference. If Celebrity had the itineraries, I would be forever on their ships.