cayman09

We were in 8044 on Regatta and liked it so much we stayed there again on Sirena. We even booked the location on Azamara Quest for next year (same R ship).

Was on Regatta last year and it was far from a mob scene. Very smooth & organized. Islands were welcoming.

From another Floridian, we were on Sirena in January and loved it. Great food in all venues and the staff was terrific.

We were very much HAL devotees, but as they grew their capacity we grew disenchanted. We sailed on Veendam 1,100 passengers, old Westerdam 1,500, Eurodam & Nieuw Amsterdam 2,100 and finally Nieuw Statendam at almost 2,700. The service and food suffered as the size increased and we finally said no more. We're happy with Oceania and hope they're not going the way of HAL. We are trying Azamara next year and I'll be watching other small ship lines as well.

Have never paid a fee and will never.

We passed on the 5% but jumped at the 7% offer. Maybe too quickly because 3 days later they came out with 10%. I'm happy with what I got but feel a bit burned missing out on that 10% offer because it came up so fast. That will fade though as we begin selecting our excursions next month and begin spending the OBC!!!!

Spent 18 days in 8044 on Regatta last year and 10 days in the same cabin on Sirena this year. Love the location and booked the same location on Azamara R ship next year.

Where do you plan to stay in Rome?

What is the cost of the culinary class?

Just off Sirena and the food in the dining room was very good to excellent. We regularly commented on how hot it was when served.

Also just off Sirena yesterday and it couldn't have been better. Food and service were terrific. We were two couples and between the four of us there was only one meal that was slightly sub par. The dining room was timely for our expectations, a bit under 90 minutes each time. The specialties were outstanding, especially Red Ginger.

On Sirena now. After embarking I went to the podium in Tuscana and was able to book a table for 4 at 7:00PM that night. Only one person in front of me.

Roughly a dozen bikes, half dozen treadmills, 4 steppers, quite a few resistance pieces of equipment and a bunch of free weights with 4 or 5 benches. Then there is open space for their yoga, etc.

We've only attended one show, last night was called "Acoustic" pop hits performed by the Sirena singers & dancers. I thought it was amateurish but I did love the music. They combined the string quartet with the show band and the combination gave a lot of depth to the sound. Mark is on the piano in Martin's and he's been great, just sorry he breaks 8:30-10:15. That's prime time for those not attending "Laszlo Pap violinist" in the main show room on two out of four nights. Left Roatan 40 early today, hope all made it back from their tours.

Leaving the restaurant last evening was a bit of a challenge walking straight as the ship was experiencing a bit of wind & wave action. Unfortunately it continued into this morning. As I watched from my balcony we were oh so close to the dock in Costa Maya but despite repeated use of the thrusters the wind and wave action won out. When I saw the pilot boat corkscrewing towards Sirena a second time I knew he was coming to pick up the pilot and we wouldn't be spending the day in port. The cruise director very quickly revised the day's activities and an addendum to Currents was delivered to each cabin. The ships live band ended up playing on the pool deck and we spent a pleasant day at sea. The four of us once again had no problem securing loungers together and although a bit more crowded than yesterday we easily found a table for four on the Terrace deck for lunch. Service has been very good with a number of new crew members who boarded with us in Miami.