GeorgesGal

On 3/19/2022 at 10:02 PM, Florida_gal_50 said:

15 drinks is more than I would drink in 3 days but I have read people have 5 or 6 coffees first think.  Personally I'd go to the  lido.

Yes, that 15 drinks per day includes specialty coffees (I need my two cappuccinos in the morning!), sodas and bottled waters, so it's easy to reach that max number when you drink these non-alcoholic drinks as well!

On 3/3/2022 at 8:43 PM, The-Inside-Cabin said:

 In order to avoid confusion with the Environmental Group - The Three Percent Club - I am changing the name of our meeting to The Inside Cabin's "Tuxedo Junction"  - So for those in the know - the code phrase will be - "Meet me at the Junction"   Or "Are you going to the Junction"   The exact location and time of the "Junction" will be a closely guarded secret and shared with only those who are in the the Club...

 

Plus we now have our own theme song,   So the next meeting of "The Inside Cabin's Tuxedo Junction" will be held on the Zuiderdam at 4:30 in the Ocean Bar, March 14th - Feel free to come late - At our first meeting we all reassembled for dinner in the MDR.   I will reserve a table for 7:30

 

Shhhhhhh-don't tell anyone - it's a secret!

 

Hope to see other Tuxedo Junctions appear throughout the fleet!

 

Here is the official Theme Song - which is required to be played to kick off each meeting

 

 

 

Thanks, Inside, for this great rendition of Tuxedo Junction!!!  Haven't heard it in YEARS.

You all must be at your meeting right now, so I'll go make my martini and pretend to be right there with all of you.

DONNA

5 hours ago, grest said:

missing those wooden loungers...

I have one of those 'steamer loungers' - sent it up to my son's house when I bought new porch furniture.  It's the first place I go to when I visit fairly frequently - that is after I give my hugs and kisses.

Donna

Just now, VMax1700 said:

That is correct.  Full price + 18% grat.

Thanks for the confirmation, VMax!  Kind of a rip off IMO.  I'll just have to watch what I order, or fall back to my usual - no drinks pkg, pay as I go.

Just made my reservation yesterday for Alaska 14 nite cruise with a fare that didn't include the drinks package, wifi, etc.  When I asked the reservations gal about drink packages, she told me 15 per day including soft drinks, water, specialty coffees.  So I asked her if one ordered a drink above the $11.oo limit did the consumer pay just the difference and she said no,  would be billed the full amount.

Is this correct?  I know other lines - Oceania being one - only charge the up-charge, not the full price.

Any help will be appreciated.

Donna

I've used the package on a couple of cruises - for phone only - and at $10/day it was a bargain!  And the price only applies for the days that you use it, not for every day.  As stated, I only used it for text and phone since I had my laptop with me for 'computing'.

Donna

SomethingI don't understand here:  why would the price drop be applied to OBC-non-refundable if the cruise has been paid in full for some time?  I thought that would be a refundable OBC, ie:  $ paid equal $ returned.

On 1/19/2022 at 11:40 AM, IWantToLiveOverTheSea said:

Thanks everyone.   The deck plan implies Sirena 7007 and 7006 are larger, which is why I asked.  But the picture that pops up on the deck plan is (apparently) a stock photo, little sofa pretty snug, and a porthole.  Room info says 165' -- same for other C-1 ocean-views.  But I'll expect a larger room, maybe room for a chair to look for a lighthouse/land ashore ahead of us/port/good weather/endless sea/whatever.  And it will be easy to go ashore and see our room up there on 7!   I'm happy.  (Doesn't take much after almost 2 years of Oceania withdrawal.)

I think you will be very happy with the size of 7006.  We've stayed in 7005 - offered a terrific DOWN-SELL once; it seems someone really wanted our concierge cabin to the point that we sailed for almost nothing by taking this cabin.  We did ask for two chairs for the sitting area and were provided them almost prior to sail way.  What good was that huge  porthole if there was no where to sit and enjoy the views from our stateroom.

On 7/7/2021 at 12:04 AM, Paulchili said:

I think you may be right. Perhaps I was thinking of those PHs in the back and not OC suites.

We have stayed in the smaller PH on 7, and I can attest to the fact that the closets are, in fact, walk in, though smaller than the PH on the stern, which we have also stayed in.

Donna

6 minutes ago, cruisingxpert said:

I do the same thing for lamb chops😁

 Same  here, cruisingxpert in fact almost everything ordered from the grill is 'special order' and I don't leave until I tell them mine's done.

4 hours ago, pilgrimage said:

 

Always nice to order a little "surf" on the side as well.  I found that Wave's did a better job on grilling the lobster than the Terrace grill (which was sometimes a little overcooked).

I agree 100%, Pilgrimage!  After the first time ordering the tail at the grill, I stand there and tell them when to turn mine and when to take it off and serve to me. Probably think I'm nuts 'cause they are the experienced cooks, but by inserting myself into their timing I get a perfectly cooked lobster tail every time.

Donna

23 hours ago, Nymich said:

They will direct you to the testing tent.  It is next to the terminal.  When you get the email register with them and have your barcode/s.  They probably can register you too but we didn't want the hassle so we just did it.  What's 101 hoops to jump through when you are already jumping through 100?

  

Thanks, Nymich, how soon in advance did you get the e-mail to register?  We're sailing on the 14th, eight days from now.

22 hours ago, Nymich said:

   Make sure you register with Eurofins as they ask for that barcode first thing

 

 Is there signage for signing in with Eurofins in the terminal, Nymich?

Thanks, all.  I sent a second request with my just received Oct/Dec statement and will see if the OBC turns up when I board on the 14th.

But WAIT! what's with the policy that I can't use shareholder benefit along with TA's OBC?

Never heard of that one!!  If O gives me the SB of $100 (14 day cruise) instead of my TA's  OBC, I'll tell O to keep the SB hundred bucks and reinstate my TA"s more generous OBC.  Anyone know if this can be done?

Donna

Still no sign of my shareholder OBC on MyAccount.  12 days till sailing.....

Donna

3 hours ago, davencl said:

Agreed although I'm not ready to admit I'm a geezer yet....

Me either.  I'm just young for my body!!

Me too!

I think cruise ducks are a spin off of geocaching which did spread world-wide.  Do some of you think that is only for 5 year olds as well?  I personally think both are funny and would be a waste of my time, but evidently lots of people - mostly adults - engage in them.

17 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

True.  And a 'move-over' refers to a sweetened deal to switch to a later sail date.  So it would be interesting to see what Oceania's approach is now on these two.  [In the past, I have been told, they never cut prices close to sail date but did offer sweetened deals to free up cabins in 'hot' categories.]

My sister and I received a fantastic move-over offer on our second O cruise.  Seems someone really wanted our concierge stateroom and O offered us an outside s/r +$$$$.

That equated to the cost we paid for the concierge to begin with; so in essence, we sailed for zero!  We couldn't beat that with a stick (as the saying goes!) so after discussing the offer, we accepted it!

Donna 

Something important I just realized I left out:  Prior to offering the great deal I mentioned, O did offer us move-overs to a couple of other cruises and some on different ships, all of which we declined.  Then they came up with the deal we accepted.

4 minutes ago, Flatbush Flyer said:

Please don’t confuse things with what is already old info.

Here is part of a more recent communication (12/18/21):

 

 

 

 

RIVIERA VOYAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS – JANUARY 14, 2022

 

FACE MASK REQUIREMENTS

In order to provide the highest level of health and safety during your voyage, as of December 18th, 2021 all Oceania Cruises vessels have implemented a mandatory masking policy for all guests onboard with the following exceptions:

• While indoors unless actively eating/drinking or seated at a table in a dining setting.

• While outdoors in crowded settings when physical distancing cannot be achieved.

Please be advised that this is a zero-tolerance policy and violators will be disembarked from the vessel for non-compliance.

Just now copied the latest, which has reverted to the December 9 iteration:

On 12/18/2021 at 2:38 PM, davencl said:

I wondered too until someone posted this link to Oceania's website:

https://www.oceaniacruises.com/sites/default/files/2021-12/sail-safe-health-program-v23.pdf

It matches exactly what the OP posted.

But, but, but, just went to O's site and the Sail Safe program now reflects the December 9 masking policy: face masks will not be required.

On 12/14/2021 at 3:53 PM, ORV said:

I have no stock in this, 😆 and I have no idea if you're too late, but if I wanted to have a copy of the form to send in I would maybe search this forum for this discussion in the past and see if anyone posted a link to it.  And just like that, 

 

https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/nclhltd/files/documents/Shareholder+Benefit+Request+Form.pdf

Orv,  Thank you so much for this!  With all the years I've been on Cruise Critic one would think I'd know the drill!!!  Printed it immediately, filled it out and put it in the mail with my statement which I had printed previously.  Here's hoping my postman hasn't been here yet.

I hope I'm not too late to apply for this benefit since I'm sailing on Riviera on the 14th of next month.  AND now I can't find the copy I had printed months ago of the form needed to submit along with my brokerage statement in order to qualify.  I just sent an email to the Investors link on O's site requesting one, and hoping they will email it to me in their response.

Any thoughts as to if I'm, in fact, too late to apply?  

Donna

Ken, Thanks so much for your response.  It really helps since Shelli won't have to change staterooms now!

Donna

Beautiful, Ken and ATLJC, Just what we were hoping for!!  I really appreciate your quick responses.  Now Shelli won't have to change staterooms!

Donna