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When they say the deposit is non refundable, do they really mean just the deposit? I was looking at a cruise where the deposit is $250 pp but to have a refundable deposit, I would have to add $832 to the total cost of trip. Something doesn't sound right.

Thank you so much for posting live from Riviera. As someone posted, the pics are "envy inducing"😀

Maybe 1447 if every cabin that had a sofa bed was occupied?

Their discount for booking before getting on board has disappeared so you are correct; there is no advantage now to buying the package prior to boarding.

The prices did change on Jan 1st but they also posted this around the same time and I know several people who took advantage of it. This is what you would have seen up to a few days ago Posted Jan 6 After receiving different answers from Oceania reps, my TA contacted her Oceania Business Development Manager and they confirmed what you were told - $30 pp pd before you board to upgrade and $40 if you do it on the ship. Here's their reply: Here is the accurate information reflecting the price changes with the drinks package Advance Purchase (Prior to Sailing) $29.95 per guest, per day – House Select $59.95 per guest, per day – Prestige Select Onboard Purchase $39.95 per guest, per day – House Select $69.95 per guest, per day – Prestige Select That was on the site and just disappeared in the past few days

I agree. I think they have made some changes to that room on the new ship The drawings on cruisedeckplans show a l shaped sofa bed and no coffee table. I took my daughter with me on a cruise in anOceania suite. I ordered the cot for that media room because the king bed can't be separated(unless it's for Jacques Pepin and his daughter) and I was hoping to have the bed to myself. Didn't work too well. The bed was wedged between the sofa and the desk and to get onto the bed you had to fling yourself forward like you were an acrobat. Picture Patrick Swayze as the bed and Jennifer Gray doing that leap into his arms. Needless to say it only happened for 1 night.

Update After being given multiple answers over a 3 hour period, I am happy to report that my great travel agent got the package for me at the price that has been advertised up until days ago.

This deal had nothing to do with the olife

You're right that it has disappeared from every section but it was there last week. I know some who purchased the pkg at $59.95 and Orv and I both went to our accounts and added it to our cart. I didn't follow through and I don't think he did either.

Depends how much being able to sit and watch the Wake means to you. The penthouse cabin layouts on the small ships are much nicer than balcony or concierge cabins but that view is special. 6090 and 6093 which are A2 have slightly deeper balconies than the aft A1s on Deck 7 and 8.

The purchase before boarding Offer has disappeared.

I was checking the prestige beverage package a few weeks ago and saw that if I purchase it before boarding it would be $59.95 a day. Just went to my account today and it is $69.95 a day with no mention of the $59.95. I also searched on the site under Beverages packages and nada about the buy before boarding offer.

I guess that is what happened to us in Dec. I thought maybe it had to do with some construction. Thanks for the info.

That's probably why they call you EasyGoingGuy😁 What A Market is on Riviera and said it 30 mins.

Love the pics and very happy that you are doing Live. Nice break from our cold and mostly sunless weather up here in Canada

Here is an example of why Oceania does allow you to bring heated rollers on board- which I have done on 20 cruises with no issues. I shipped my bag to my cruise last year. I got an email that it had arrived at the ship. When I boarded, I waited for my bag to arrive in my cabin. As we were getting close to leaving, I started getting worried and asking where it was. Finally someone said it was in the receiving area(aka naughty room). I went down to that area and the person there thought I might have a heating blanket in my luggage- strangely, they hadn't opened it to check. The person who xrayed it had slapped a sticker saying heating blanket. I said it was my heating rollers and opened the bag to show them and they said no problem and gave me the bag with my rollers.

Thank you. It's loyalty obc and some O credit because they changed departure port. Looking at the new price list and thinking maybe I will drink enough to justify it.😃 Only did it once before and didn't drink enough to justify the cost.

I'm booked Cruise Only. If I go online and pre purchase the Premium Package, will they use my on board credit to pay for it?

Did this ship excursion in December 2022. So much interest that O had 2 catamarans. We had 62 people on our catamaran that would probably have been okay with 35-40 people. I think they counted on people sitting on the netted part up front- think crochet nets. Needless to say, very few tried it out. Access to bathroom was a vertical ladder. I should have taken a picture- unbelievable. Princess Margaret Beach was okay with some shade. They had the beach bbq there and ran out of fish, coleslaw, vegetables, then ran out of cutlery and plates. We had a stop in Port Elizabeth which didn't have much charm. I looked for a private excursion but couldn't find any.

For this view, I have no problem with occasional vibration.

If any of you are on my May 20th Vista cruise you can give it to me.😊 The name Cyclo is a bit off- putting but it is drinkable.

And I'm a fan of Midsomer Murders. I'll bring you A&W if I ever get to Midsomer😊

I order A&W root beer on almost every cruise and except for one time, I have always received it. You do need to order it because it is not something they carry regularly.

There is no gratuity on top of the $300 charge. You can leave a tip at your discretion. Besides Polo and Toscana you can choose between these 2 menus. We had the Degustation menu which was lovely. I did ask and was allowed to drop the dessert and replace it with the Polo Quintet dessert Privee Menus.pdf

Thank you for your review. I just contacted them to book the tour in May when we get to Kotor.