Karen Selwyn wrote:
> CFL wrote:
>
>>
>> The ships and crew are great. There are a few rough spots in addition
>> to what has already been highlighted. The food is good but he buffets
>> are fair.
>
>
> Your mileage may vary. To our tastes, the buffets were excellent: lots
> of sushi and sashimi and interesting salads. In addition, the small size
> of the ship let my husband and me choose food from different places if
> that suited our preferences. I often got lunch from the buffet while he
> got lunch from the outdoor grille.
>
>> Boarding and debarkation are excellent. Cabin service on our trip was
>> fair at best. The Butler showed up exactly twice on a 12 day trip.
>
>
> Again, your milage may vary. The first day, we were given the butler's
> phone number and told to call any time we needed his services. We did
> so, and all our needs were met including being served multi-course meals
> in our suite.
>
>> First day and next to last for tip insurance. The Cruise Director was
>> fair at best. Port tours were a total rip off, do your own and save
>> money plus see what you want.
>
>
> This is hardly a unique problem with Oceania.
>
>> A big negative was the lack of security. Scanners were not even
>> plugged in to power.
>
>
> We passed through metal detectors, had our posessions x-rayed, and had
> our key cards swiped both exiting and entering the ship at each port.
>
> Karen Selwyn
>
Karen;
Some things improve with time. We sailed last year after about a month
of operation. Maybe the staff was still too new to work as a complete
team. I would assume out Butler is no longer in that field of
employment. The buffets would have been to improve and I am glad they
did exactly that.
Ollie |