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As I sit here on my balcony and see Aruba 3 miles off in the distance, I am reflecting on why my wife and I chose Oceania for the first time. It was primarily to stop in Aruba. As you know now, that is not going to happen.

I am not saying it's Oceania's fault for this outbreak, but I am blaming them. To little, to late. This ship is the scourge of the Caribbean. We will be lucky to see any ports between now and our return to Miami, which I would recommend we set sail for today.

The capitan does not mention what the % of outbreak is currently, but the cruise director let it slip in her announcement that it was "increasing." It feels like we are in the movie "Contagion." Unless you stay in your cabin for the duration, it is just a matter of time before you are struck down. And by the way, my hands feel like they are in a commercial for soap and gel use. Unfortunately, there is a cohort of other passengers onboard do not seem to take it so seriously and practice similar sanitary procedures, I will also include the crew here. There lack luster attempt to "look" like they are putting forth and all-hands effort is a joke to someone with a trained eye on how to eradicate this issue from the boat. They're is absolutely no visible supervision of crew members on how they are supposed to do proper sanitation, so they are left to do it "hit or miss."

If they would just get close enough to the shore, it may be tempting to dive in and go to the airport and fly back.

In all my years of cruising, this is hands down the worst ship, and worst line. Never again on this floating Petri dish they refer to as a cruise line.

So please, someone send the Navy or Marines to rescue us!!! Those of us that are not sick are holding our breath and waiting..........

Hello all, we need a little help with our indecision concerning Oceania. My DW and I have been loyal Celebrity cruisers over the years, Elite Capitan Club, but recently have turned sour over Celebrity, because of the continued lack of service and other things associated with big ship and fighting for deck chairs.

Last May we tried NCL and cruised the Getaway in The Haven class. Loved the Haven, hated the ship outside of the Haven.

So we are trying to book a cruise on a more upscale line that can offer a Little exclusivity, and a little more refinement. So, we have been talking to Oceania about a 14 day cruise in March on the Riviera.

We are in our early 60's, feel 39 :D, love to enjoy good food, an night life of dancing on the ship and meeting new people.

However, we have been reading some reviews about the ship in December and we are now wondering if Oceania really does offer an upscale experience? We have also been talking to Silversea.

Any helpful comments will be greatly appreciated.

Trying to find the elusive great cruise.