Robt44

Perhaps you are seeing La Reserve or Privee, available on your cruise planner. Neither of these are specialty restaurants. If you look at the first page of the cruise planner you will see what date you can book your specialty restaurants.

 

On the drink package. If you booked with a Travel agent they can add it any time for you. If you booked online you were given an option to book it during that process. If you didn't use a travel agent and want to add it before you are on board just call Oceania.

 

When we do the drink package we usually take it as a perk with Olife and upgrade it on board a few days into the cruise.

Ok, that sorts that out. Pollo Grill and Toscana, etc are the specialty restaurants that need an advance reservation. Once on board, can you make additional reservations above the # allotted based on your cabin type?

I see that the Basic drink package is only good at lunch and dinner. I'm curious about the price of an individual glass of wine to determine if its worth purchasing. Do you remember how much a glass of wine costs?

P.S. We have cruised numerous times but never on Oceania. I'm on a few Facebook cruise pages and see these types of questions all the time, which I find irritating. Apologies for becoming one of those newbies with such basic questions.

"Do you think there might be people sailing in their 30s, or 40s-50s? It's a week-long Miami-Miami cruise on Riviera during a school break (husband is in the education field so we have no choice), so I'm wondering if that might help skew the crowd a bit younger."

 

Based on your description of your likes I think you will fit in fine. You will be on the young side (and so on-board celebrity status). I agree with your thought that on a Spring Break Caribbean cruise the age will likely skew younger but O is appealing to an older crowd mainly for those things you describe you like. Relax and unwind is the ambience, no climbing walls or late night disco (they will have an hour or two after the show but will not be well attended. On a Caribbean cruise I expect more will be there)

 

I have not sailed Spring Break and little Caribbean experience so others with on-board experience may be more helpful.

 

As for these:

 

Other questions about Oceania itself, when looking to compare to mainstream lines:

 

 

• Are you allowed to order a bunch of different items from the menus, or just one appetizer, one entree, etc? We like to get a few things and share them. Didn't know if that was frowned upon on O.
  

Order was you prefer.

• Regarding the beverage packages, I understand that the lesser one includes beer, wine and champagne during dinner and lunch, and the more expensive includes spirits on top of that, plus you can enjoy your drink at any time. But does "spirits" = things like cocktails (frozen or otherwise), or just, say, a single liquor on the rocks?
  

Yes, spirits includes cocktails, etc.

• Also regarding the drink packages, are there limits to the price point of what's included? For example, is it wines under a certain cost per glass? If so, would you pay the full charge if you want one not covered, or just the difference? I don't drink a whole lot, and it's difficult to figure out which way to go since I can't seem to find the prices anywhere on O's beverage menus.
  

As for prices O's pours are on the small side (not for me but for several others on this board) and the cocktails can be on the expensive side (especially for a small pour). As for price limits only very high end single malt and cognac will incur a charge. There is no annoying "charge if over $15" type of thing. Order the brand you want.

 

As for wine that is more restrictive. It is for all wines by the glass offered from the selection that day, perhaps 10? plus a champagne. Reports of them running out of popular wines though which is concerning. So if it offered by the glass it is included. Bottles of wine I believe are discounted if you have a drinks package

I hate to admit this, but I have been all over the Oceania website trying to find out where to book the Drink Package and how much it costs per day. So far I have found a link entitled Drink Package, and when I click on it I am told that I haven't purchased a drink package yet. So where can I go to select (or not) a Drink Package? We are on the Riviera on a Lisbon to Rome cruise in June. Thanks in advance.

And, as far as the Specialty Restaurants go, I see that we can select one to make a reservation. I am assuming that this is not in the price that I have already paid and that we would have to pay the price indicated.

The Terrace Cafe is unlike any other buffet I've ever dined at. Here's a sample of just some of what is available every night, grilled to order:

 

That looks wonderful. We have started to diet already so that we can splurge on dinner.

We are on the same ship this coming Saturday. How was the weather and the water temperature at the beaches?

I am in 8028 JS right now. Fairly quiet except when some lead-footed adult or child runs along the pool deck above. It's really tolerable. Would suggest not booking down at the end by the Centrum -- say around 8040. First of all, the loud music from Deck 4 is going to be heard, as well as the outer door slamming every time someone comes through it.