Off Marina Nov 20 Comments

[jertom]

I had an idea to post a lot of detailed comments, since this was our first cruise on Oceania after only cruising on NCL.

But we have another Oceania cruise coming up January 6 on Regatta, so I thought I would wait on some more specific comments until after that.

 

Anyway, for what it is worth, here are the great things that stood out from our November cruise:

 

The low noise levels.

The uncrowded feeling.

The absence of photographers.

The passengers.

The bread.

The croissants.

The art and furnishings.

The beds.

 

 

I hope this strikes a chord for some of you.

 

We really enjoyed meeting a lot of nice people on the cruise.

 

Tom and Jerie

[Mura]

It does indeed strike a chord, at least for us.

 

We did an NCL cruise (on the DREAM, no longer in the fleet) when Ren went bankrupt, back in Jan '02. Then we did another one, a TA leaving from NYC (where we leave) to Venice in 2010 and while we enjoyed it, it didn't compare to our Oceania experiences.

 

So we have a family debate ...my husband loves the cheaper prices on NCL and if you're in a higher cabin, you get treated better ... while I prefer Oceania, no question. I suppose it will depend on the itinerary in the future.

 

I really hate the paint jobs on the NCL ships ... not that I expect them to change them because *I* don't like them!

 

Welcome to the clan. I await your future review.

 

Mura

[orchestrapal]

So glad you enjoyed your Oceania cruise.

We agree with you on all points plus many others and look forward to your review.

[LHT28]

What about the food everyone seems to rave about ??

 

No comments ;)

 

Ice cream, milk shakes, lamb chops, sticky buns

you can see where my priorities are

Edited December 18, 2013 by LHT28

[jertom]

It does indeed strike a chord, at least for us.

 

We did an NCL cruise (on the DREAM, no longer in the fleet) when Ren went bankrupt, back in Jan '02. Then we did another one, a TA leaving from NYC (where we leave) to Venice in 2010 and while we enjoyed it, it didn't compare to our Oceania experiences.

 

So we have a family debate ...my husband loves the cheaper prices on NCL and if you're in a higher cabin, you get treated better ... while I prefer Oceania, no question. I suppose it will depend on the itinerary in the future.

 

I really hate the paint jobs on the NCL ships ... not that I expect them to change them because *I* don't like them!

 

Welcome to the clan. I await your future review.

 

Mura

 

Hi Mura,

Thanks for the comments. What a coincidence, our first ocean cruise was on the Dream in May 2002 in the Baltic. The funnel folded down to go thru the Kiel Canal. A great cruise.

We have enjoyed NCL but have some debate like in your family. Jerie still likes NCL and I like O, but we will wait till our January cruise for further opinions.

As you say, the itinerary can be the decider.

Tom

[jertom]

What about the food everyone seems to rave about ??

 

No comments ;)

 

Ice cream, milk shakes, lamb chops, sticky buns

you can see where my priorities are

 

Sorry !

Beyond the perfection of the bread and the croissants, the food is so good that I don't know where to start. We didn't even have a chance to try everything that looked good. So I wanted to wait for the next cruise to try more things and to make more informed comments.

[LHT28]

Sorry !

Beyond the perfection of the bread and the croissants, the food is so good that I don't know where to start. We didn't even have a chance to try everything that looked good. So I wanted to wait for the next cruise to try more things and to make more informed comments.

 

I was just kidding usually people rave about the food :D

 

Enjoy the Regatta cruise ..it is a bit different experience that the O class ships

Still a good one though

 

Lyn

[jertom]

I was just kidding usually people rave about the food :D

 

Lyn

 

 

No offense taken ! We need more kidding !

:)