Best Plan for Booking Cabin on Vista

[aaaaa]

Good day.  I'm seeking advice/tips as to a good plan for quickly booking a cabin on Vista once bookings open in September.  Will travel agents be able to view itineraries and reserve before the general public?  Related, will a deck plan be available by the time bookings open?  Thank you in advance.

[LHT28]

I suspect  the deck plans will be revealed  along with the itineraries

 Usually TA's cannot book ahead  but you can certainly tell your TA what cabin(s) you want so on the day they are ready to book

JMO

[pinotlover]

2 hours ago, LHT28 said:

I suspect  the deck plans will be revealed  along with the itineraries

 Usually TA's cannot book ahead  but you can certainly tell your TA what cabin(s) you want so on the day they are ready to book

JMO

A play on words, I believe. TAs can enter bookings requests, not technically booking for cruises before bookings officially open. For Oceania, that means they can keep the system from crashing with everyone trying to get online at XX:00. Also, Oceania can evaluate cruise and/or cabin demand early and then allocate cabins or manage requests among the TA if necessary. Oceania then confirms, or not the requests.
 

It can be a complex game. It’s one reason why bookings aren’t confirmed immediately when trying to individually book online. A lot is going on in the background on who gets what. Best to give your TA plenty of options so they can move quickly when necessary. An Oceania specialist understands the game.

Edited August 14, 2021 by pinotlover

[pinotlover]

As far as booking Vista for 2023, my hopes were mostly dashed last week. I had spaced it, but was told the current rumor is only Grand Voyages of 30-45+ days and longer minimum will be released in September. Segments, if required, won’t be released until next Spring. Oceania is expecting to sell out the ship without having to do shorter segments. Time will tell. 

[Flatbush Flyer]

1 minute ago, pinotlover said:

As far as booking Vista for 2023, my hopes were mostly dashed last week. I had spaced it, but was told the current rumor is only Grand Voyages of 30-45+ days and longer minimum will be released in September. Segments, if required, won’t be released until next Spring. Oceania is expecting to sell out the ship without having to do shorter segments. Time will tell. 

With apologies to all who are still working, all I can say is Yippee!

[mauibabes]

Wow, I wish I had your sources about Vista, even some good rumors like Grand Voyages. My sources in Miami are extremely tight lipped. I understand TA’s have a  webinar in a couple of weeks but guests won’t see anything until early September before the unveiling of the Itineraries September 15. 30 days, sounds great to me.

Gerry

[Tranquility Base]

A leisurely North Pacific transit to Australia, followed by a round Australia would work well for some 30 - 45+ day voyages.

[ToxM]

12 hours ago, pinotlover said:

As far as booking Vista for 2023, my hopes were mostly dashed last week. I had spaced it, but was told the current rumor is only Grand Voyages of 30-45+ days and longer minimum will be released in September. Segments, if required, won’t be released until next Spring. Oceania is expecting to sell out the ship without having to do shorter segments. Time will tell. 

 

That would be very sensible. If they can book the whole ship it can potentially become it’s own cohort for the duration if needs be. 

[jmnapa]

If a cruise is booked directly through Oceania and then transferred to my agent, is the agent's  commission reduced?

[Flatbush Flyer]

10 minutes ago, jmnapa said:

If a cruise is booked directly through Oceania and then transferred to my agent, is the agent's  commission reduced?

We usually book onboard via the O Club Ambassador and transfer to the TA during the 30 day transfer window. The only reduction to the TA commission will result from the lower fare price for an onboard booking.
 

And when there are complicated booking credits in play (e.g., multiple FCCs to be used - with one or more needing deadline extensions) and/or new itineraries just rolling out, we’ve found that a trusted/long-serving O phone rep we’ve used has great leeway in getting needed exceptions, cabin holds, et al). Immediately. His booking in hand, we then transfer to our TA for added perks and commission sharing (which has not been reduced due to the O “middleman”).

 

And, if anything, our TA(s) are pleased that we do all the initial legwork and save them fir any problem solving that occurs thereafter.

[Jancruz]

On 8/14/2021 at 1:56 PM, pinotlover said:

As far as booking Vista for 2023, my hopes were mostly dashed last week. I had spaced it, but was told the current rumor is only Grand Voyages of 30-45+ days and longer minimum will be released in September. Segments, if required, won’t be released until next Spring. Oceania is expecting to sell out the ship without having to do shorter segments. Time will tell. 

Sorry, not sure where you heard that but not true...all segments Not just GV will be available..Sorry Flatbush Flyer..

Jancruz1

[Paulchili]

55 minutes ago, Jancruz said:

Sorry, not sure where you heard that but not true...all segments Not just GV will be available..Sorry Flatbush Flyer..

Jancruz1

Good to know - thanks Jan

[susiesan]

I was just looking at the video from O about the cabins on Vista. They are all verandas. This means that those of us who sail on O ships in insides or outsides due to their affordability over verandas will not be sailing on Vista. I hope O always has a ship with insides and outsides so some of us can continue to afford to cruise with them.

[pinotlover]

We’re travelers not cruisers. Before we make any decision on sailing Vista, we’ll need to see where she’s going, and at what price. The cruisers will probably rush to get on her regardless of itinerary.

 

Awaiting that itinerary release.

[Robjame]

1 hour ago, susiesan said:

They are all verandas.

Is this incorrect:

"Of all Oceania Vista cabins, 94% are with a balcony view (including 147 Suites, and 444 Balcony rooms), 20 are Oceanviews and 18 - Inside. Handicap (wheelchair-accessible) cabins for disabled passengers are 6. Connecting rooms number is 24. The number of all cabin categories is 17."

[susiesan]

17 minutes ago, Robjame said:

Is this incorrect:

"Of all Oceania Vista cabins, 94% are with a balcony view (including 147 Suites, and 444 Balcony rooms), 20 are Oceanviews and 18 - Inside. Handicap (wheelchair-accessible) cabins for disabled passengers are 6. Connecting rooms number is 24. The number of all cabin categories is 17."

I don't know where you got that tidbit from. I am going by wha the video said. On the O web site no insides or outsides are shown. There is a new category, french veranda. There may be insides used for entertainers or visitors or for quarantining covid positive passengers..

[ORV]

59 minutes ago, Robjame said:

Is this incorrect:

"Of all Oceania Vista cabins, 94% are with a balcony view (including 147 Suites, and 444 Balcony rooms), 20 are Oceanviews and 18 - Inside. Handicap (wheelchair-accessible) cabins for disabled passengers are 6. Connecting rooms number is 24. The number of all cabin categories is 17."

Where is this information located? Thanks. 

[Robjame]

https://www.cruisemapper.com/cabins/Oceania-Vista-2123

 

 

39 minutes ago, ORV said:

Where is this information located? Thanks. 

 

[ohmark]

6 minutes ago, Robjame said:

https://www.cruisemapper.com/cabins/Oceania-Vista-2123

 

"IMPORTANT: Oceania Cruises' Vista ship deck plans are the Marina-Riviera's (sisterships') decks. Accurate deck plans for MS Vista will be released later in 2021."

 

 

[Robjame]

4 minutes ago, ohmark said:

Accurate deck plans for MS Vista will be released later in 2021."

Thanks - so it is incorrect. 

They also state there is no self-serve  laundry - wonder if that is inaccurate as well.

[cruisingxpert]

It appears the Inaugural will be in Mid April as I got an email from a travel agency "that shall be nameless"  saying

We want to invite you to join us on her inaugural sailing from Rome to Barcelona, departing in mid-April 2023.

[Flatbush Flyer]

3 hours ago, cruisingxpert said:

It appears the Inaugural will be in Mid April as I got an email from a travel agency "that shall be nameless"  saying

We want to invite you to join us on her inaugural sailing from Rome to Barcelona, departing in mid-April 2023.

Got the same email - though not necessarily from the same TA.

[gbits]

Vista has a new B5 “french” veranda. Don’t know how many but I imagine this category will be the least expensive. There are also 6 solo concierge verandas included.

[LHT28]

30 minutes ago, gbits said:

Vista has a new B5 “french” veranda. Don’t know how many but I imagine this category will be the least expensive. There are also 6 solo concierge verandas included.

Looks like  about 20 of them on deck 7  same as the outsides on the O class ships except you can open the floor to ceiling doors for the  sea air

Wonder how that will work with the A/C  ??

[JVNYC]

7 hours ago, LHT28 said:

Looks like  about 20 of them on deck 7  same as the outsides on the O class ships except you can open the floor to ceiling doors for the  sea air

Wonder how that will work with the A/C  ??

Has the deck plan been released?