11 Things YOU NEED TO DO on an Oceania Cruise
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- Oceania Cruises claims itself to be the “world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line.” It focuses on luxurious, small-ship experiences and a concentration on exceptional cuisine.
So, if food and relaxation are at the core of Oceania Cruises, what exactly is there to do onboard the ships? Sure, you have the pool and the spa. But watch this video to find out 11 things you can do when you are not lying in the sun and taking in the spectacular ocean views.
Did we miss your favorite activity onboard? If there is something you love to enjoy while onboard Oceania cruise ships, drop a comment below.
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Fantastic Video! We are taking our first cruise on Oceania Vista in 2025. As it is new, we love videos and reviews about the new Vista!
Thanks so much! We are going to have lots of Vista videos coming out in the upcoming weeks, so keep an eye out!
Same here. See you next year maybe!
Just finished our 25th Oceania cruise. Wouldn't cruise with any other line. The pace and atmosphere suits us. Best filet mignon.
25th cruise - that's amazing! We just booked our fourth for 2025 - we have a long way to go. 😂
We too love the pace and the atmosphere, there is just a great vibe on Oceania. Thanks for watching and your comment!
I assume the food is as good as advertised.
@@larrybudsock6507 the food is fantastic, consistently the best at sea.
Well now I'm hungry!! Wonderful as always. I love your casual, conversational style of delivery!
Thank you so much! We're going to have our food videos dropping soon - make sure to watch on a full stomach!
@@callingallportswill do :)
Doing our first Oceania cruise (Riviera) this summer. Now I am really excited to try this cruise line. Thanks!
Fantastic! Will you be in the Med this summer? We were on Sirena in the Med last June - loved sailing Oceania for that itinerary!
@@callingallports yes, we are doing the Mediterranean cruise. Leaving out of Athens, ending in Barcelona. We signed up for a number of excursions, but I may rethink some of those just to enjoy the ship. How formal are dinners? Do I need to bring a dress?
That sounds like a fabulous itinerary. And to be honest, we were thrilled when one of our port days turned into a sea day, we were so excited to spend more time on Vista.
As for the formality of the dinners, I always wore a dress but the dress was more on the formal side. While shorts, jeans, and sneakers are advised against, dress pants are perfectly fine. We don't love to dress up all that much, so the Vista dress code suited us just fine.
We were on the 18-day Transatlantic cruise on Vista in late August 2023. I agree with everything you said and would volunteer that the specialty restaurants (except for Ember) were wonderful. We also enjoyed the two dance bands and the nightly entertainment, which was classy and well done. Also, the staff was uniformly friendly and professional. Oceania encourages you to share tables in the Main Dining Room and specialty restaurants, and we met some very well-traveled and educated fellow passengers, with whom we had stimulating conversations.
The staff onboard Oceania are truly the best, have never had a less than ideal experience with any crew member. Although we did not share a table in the dining room, we often chatted with other passengers playing deck games and trivia - fascinating people indeed. The dining onboard Vista is truly exceptional and we really liked Ember - our dining videos will be coming out soon. Thanks so much for watching and your reply!
we are going on our 42 Oceania cruise in June on the Vista. so we obviously love the company its food and its service are second to none
Your 42nd?! That is absolutely amazing! Have a great sailing in June!
Great videos. Love your non histrionic approach. Clear, concise and honest info. On Vista next year and Regatta end of year again. Breakfast in Grand Dining Room is sensational. Love and agree with your tips. Happy cruising.
Thank you so much! We’re in Regatta in May 2025. Looking forward to once again dining in the Grand Dining Room. 😀
Love Oceania and can’t wait to go on Vista Athens-Lisbon in September!
Fantastic itinerary@@cherifurr3935 ! Please report back with your thoughts about Vista. Curious to know your thoughts!
Fun video. We splurged on our first Oceania cruise last year on Sirena. We were hooked and two more booked. We did all the things you suggested! Plus #12? Or prequel #1? Let Oceania know in advance what beverages you want in your cabin fridge! I had Diet Dr. Pepper for 21 days (our steward said she had to hide it so it would last for us for the whole cruise).
Thanks so much! Our first cruise was also on Sirena last year - we were hooked as well. We have two more Oceania cruises planned for 2025.
Love your tip about the beverages, thanks for sharing!
I look forward to seeing your video about Sirena.
Love the videos. Going on my first Oceania in May!
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy Oceania - will you be on Vista?
No the Sirena. Just got off the Regent Splendor . Will be good to compare. Keep the videos coming!
@@sqgallacher would love to hear what you think of Sirena - it’s very different from Splendor, but we loved it. We’ll have Sirena videos coming out soon, but maybe not before May.
@@sqgallacher Because Sirena is a smaller (and older) ship, the cabins (particularly the bathrooms) will be much smaller than what you experienced on the Regent Splendor. Sirena has been recently updated and is quite charming, but cabin size is one thing that they cannot change.
Enjoying your videos! Especially since I’m considering an Oceania cruise, interested in the entertainment as I’m a celebrity retreat lover, and keep canceling Oceania in favor of celelebrity
That’s funny, as we are Viking and Oceania cruisers, and used to the classical music plus small scale song/dance and guest entertainers in their theaters. But in 3 weeks, we are taking a 10 night Beyond cruise just to test the Retreat experience, and check out the production shows, plus The Club and Eden. But I don’t think we will be thrilled with having 3,300 of our closest friends traveling along. On smaller ships you can make friends with dining or entertainment crew members, especially on longer voyages. Our 24 night b2b cruise in November on the Vista, much of which is transatlantic to Miami from Rome, costs nearly the same as what we paid for the Sky Suite on the Beyond. Only extra thing was a drinks package, but we don’t need the premium drinks. So we will be comparing soon!
Have a great trip!We were on the beyond over Christmas/New Year’s. We were in a magic carpet suite which I loved, because it’s a bigger balcony with two loungers as well as chairs. lumanai , on the beyond is beautiful, as well as the retreat lounge. But to tell you the truth, equinox is my favorite celebrity ship. There are more places to sit and listen / dance to music. There is a very large sky lounge at the top of the ship. The club in the beyond is small and gets very crowded. Just wish they would refurbish the equinox as it was dated. We had a sunset sky suite on that ship, which was Great and we are already rebooked it. @@marias902
Thanks so much!
Let's just say, we love Oceania despite the evening entertainment. The singers and dancing are talented and hard-working, but the material they are given does not match that found on bigger lines. But the small ship makes up for those minor shortcomings, you cannot beat the hospitality associated with small ships like Oceania.
With that said, Andrew is about to embark on a transatlantic voyage on Celebrity Ascent in a few weeks. He'll be able to better answer your question after his voyage.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Taking my first Oceania cruise to the Mediterranean in September. Will be on the Vista. Thanks for this video.
Fantastic, sounds like a great itinerary for Vista! We'll be releasing more Vista videos in the upcoming weeks - stay tuned! Thanks for watching!
I'd say you covered everything that would be on my list except one. If you're enjoying your cruise on Oceania, you should visit the Future Cruise Desk and make a future cruise deposit for a reduced amount as low as $250 per person. You don't even have to select a cruise itinerary at that time. You may also get an additional $100 of shipboard credit on your current cruise for each booking that you make onboard. You may also qualify for additional onboard savings up to $8,800. Just make sure you give Oceania your travel agent information when you make your cruise deposit. We sailed on Oceania Riviera twice in 2023. We will be on Marina this year after the May 2024 refurb, and we'll be on Vista in January 2025 for a Panama Canal full transit. We're also scheduled to be on Allura in Sept 2025.
You're absolutely right, that is a great thing to do while on board. Great tip! We'll be on Allura in December 2025 - looking forward to seeing the small changes they make with her.
Enjoyed your vlog and tips. Going on Oceania vista next year, and using your info provided as a “must do.” Thanks!
Thank you so much! We'll be releasing new Oceania videos in the upcoming weeks. Stay tuned. What is your Vista itinerary?
I just love you two! Terrific and informative vlog with out of the ordinary information. I love your style. Hope to see you along the way!
Oh, thank you so much! We're so glad you are enjoying our videos and we can't wait to release more in the upcoming weeks - we have a ton of videos in the pipeline. Thanks for watching and your lovely comment!
We are taking our first Oceania cruise in July in the Mediterranean……we have sailed on Cunard and Princess….looking forward to this experience…..
your video was very helpful……
We hope you love Oceania as much as we do! Will you be on Vista?
We'll be taking our first Cunard cruises this June - do you have any tips for us?
We're big Regent fans...Oceania appears to offer 90% of what Regent does, at a better price point. Thoughts?
Thanks a great way of putting it. We're Regent fans, too, but we are drawn more and more to Oceania with every cruise we take. The food is fantastic, the crew exceptional. And for us, we generally like to book our own flights and self-explore, so the airfare and excursion perks do not always make sense. Regent's luxury truly stands on its own, but we think it's worth giving Oceania a shot - the line gives you excellent return for the price you pay.
The free excursions and included alcohol offset any possible difference in price. I’ve sailed Oceania and Regent numerous times. Still think Oceania had the best food!!
Yes, @@rozie7586 Oceania does have the best food! If you're not a big drinker, however, the extra costs to book with Regent may not make as much sense. We did the math after our last Oceania cruise and O still came in cheaper than Regent. With cruising getting more and more expensive (across all grades, from premium to luxury), it will be interesting to see what the price difference looks like in a year.
Thanks for your comment!
Thanks! great info
Thank you so much!
Yeah no kid stuff! Don't need it. Going 12 night December 2024 on Vista.
Indeed, Vista is great without all the big attractions. Where will you be headed on your 12-night voyage?
@@callingallports Costa Maya, Santo Tomas, Guatemala, Harvest Caye, Belize, Rotan, George Town, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
Great survey of the offerings on board Vista. With so many wonderful dining options, almost looks like one needs to do the 190-day world cruise to get through the menus 😂
Thanks so much, Lesley! It does seem like you need to take that grand voyage. For personal research…. 😂
Wow! I was on the same cruise.. we met at the Barista. I would add that the Aqua Mar Spa was fabulous! Would recommend booking early. Thanks for a great video!
Love that! Baristas was a great place to get to know the others on board, such a great social environment.
And thanks for adding your tip about the spa!
Great video. Will come back.
Thank you so much!
Thanks so much, hubby and I are heading off on Vista at the end of October, for a Med cruise, your tips are great for us first time cruisers !! ( Australia)
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! We think Vista is a great ship for first time cruisers, especially with a Med cruise! We're going to have quite a few more Vista videos coming out in the upcoming weeks - stay tuned!
Thanks. We were on Marina last Sept on a B2B; no noise issues. We are on Serena this Sept on a B2B; you indicated you had a good experience on Sirena. I am enjoying your videos. Look forward to seeing your upcoming videos of your planned cruises this year.
We did love Sirena. We’re a bit backlogged, but our Sirena videos will be coming out soon. Thanks for watching and your comment!
Thanks for the tips!! We're looking forward to our first Oceania Cruise in September. 😀🚢
Glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for watching and commenting. We’re pretty certain you’ll have a fantastic cruise in September!
Great video! Look forward to cruising to Papeete in 2025! Thanks for the great information. SUBSCRIBED
Thank you so much! Which ship will you be on for your Tahiti 2025 cruise? Thank you so much watching, commenting, and subscribing - we really appreciate it!
@callingallports The ports that we will see are Raiatea, Bora Bora, and Moorea ending on Papeete. Hopefully it will be beautiful!
@@donnaclancy3731 enjoy!
The ship is Oceania Nautica. I'm really looking forward to a smaller ship experience!
Love their ice cream too! Haven’t tried the bourbon, though. I also love Baristas - glad to see this location is bigger, and the fresh bakery looks so be nice! I also like afternoon tea and listening to the string quartet, but will have to see what I have time to do. I think not having tired trays makes for less waste. Look forward to trying the new Aquamar food venue. Love all their food. Never miss the Captain’s welcome party and always go to happy hour. (Get drinks for trivia.) Gotta get those big O points! I know what you mean!😂 Personally I love interacting with the entertainment team on board. The MDR is nice, but love that grill in the Terrace Cafe for lobster and salmon. Agree with your top 11. Also love that the food is plated for you. Love your soothing narration-very nice video and perfect speed.
The Baristas on Vista is a thing of beauty - the bakery is such a game changer! Will love to hear your thoughts on it! Curious - which cruise line has your favorite afternoon tea at sea?
We need to eat at the Terrace Cafe for dinner one night, we're just always sucked into the allure of the MDR. Good thing we have a few more Oceania cruises booked! 😂
Thank you very much for your awesome tips! My family and I will be cruising with Oceania Vista in June 2024. I will make sure that we participate in as many onboard games in order to accumulate points to redeem some free souvenirs at the end of our cruise holiday!
You're bound to have a great time on Vista. Good luck with the Big O points - hope you get some great swag at the end of the cruise! Thanks you so much for watching and you comment!
No more Illy! your last frame of a ship is the beautiful Sirena, which we got off of a couple weeks ago. You are right when you say the crew is spectacular: many remembered our names from the first day forward, and even a few did from prior sailings. Thus far, were been on Regatta class 3 times, and we are booked for Vista at the end of October.
thank you for the tips about the O points. I saw it happening but didnt participate. I'll aim to next time! Happy sailing!
Love, love, love Sirena! The Oceania crew is truly top notch. Hopefully your Vista sailing will be as enjoyable as your others. Although Oceania is unfortunately phasing out Illy, they did have their Crema on offer at Baristas. It was very sweet, but very tasty.
Thanks for watching and your comment!
Trying our first Oceania cruise this summer. Loved your video! Go Badgers?! I'm a Madisonian, having lived in Madison since 2015. Are you still here?
We’re (back) in New York now, though we lived in Madison from 2008-2016. Andrew got both his master’s and doctorate from UW-Madison. It’s a great city and we miss it lots. We were just there in January visiting old friends. Thanks for watching! And we’re sure you’ll enjoy Oceania, it’s an all-around great experience.
I would love to see the cabins.
Here’s a link to our cabin tour:
What You Need to Know About Oceania's Concierge Level | OCEANIA VISTA Concierge Veranda Cabin Tour
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You will never find a perfect cruise line but Oceania comes pretty damn close. Coming up for cruise number 8 in 2025 on Vista. I like the way you review this cruise line.👌
Thanks so much for your comment! Oceania truly is one of the best cruise lines, from the food to the crew. We're curious, what ship was number 1 on?
@@callingallports Insignia back in 2009.
I noticed that the Humphry Slocombe special flavor in the buffet is available the next day at the pool. So if you really liked it, you can repeat it the next day.
Yes! We’ve noticed, too, that the flavors rotate. Great bonus tip.
Your Title grabbed my attention! :-) Do you have a Video of "Oceania Rivieria"?? I will be going on that in AUG 2024. TIA.
Thank you so much! Sadly, we've never been on Riviera. The ship is on our wishlist, but we won't sail on her before August. Enjoy your cruise though!
Booked on Regatta in Nov Singapore to Auckland , first time on Oceania . Beverage with meals included in our package would you recommend a drinks package ?
Thanks for your comment. We'll be on Regatta in 2025, looking forward to it. As for the drinks package, it's hard to say. We had the house package and were just fine. We attended a few events where they offered free cocktails, occasionally took part in happy hour, and that's all we needed. If you feel that you may drink two or more cocktails a day, you may want to upgrade then, as cocktails run around $13. But for us, the house package was all we needed.
Enjoyed your overview and you just got a very nice shout-out from vlogger Tips For Travellers!! Question: What is the men’s DINNER dress code on Oceania now? We are booked on the Marina for an eastern med cruise / May 2024. My better-half says a dress shirt and slacks is fine these days. I think I need a jacket as well? Back in 2017 that was certainly the case when we did the Baltic on the Marina.
Thank you so much for watching and your comment. We're grateful that Gary has been so supportive of our channel. As for the dress code, a dress shirt and slacks is 100% okay for dinner in the specialty venues and Grand Dining Room. Andrew didn't even pack a jacket for our recent cruise. The large majority of male passengers dined without a jacket. Hope that helps!
@@callingallports Thanks. My better-half says I told you so! However, I wonder if a european med clientel is different than a caribb clientel?
In Feb, 2024 we took a “family” cruise out of Port Canaveral on Royal Caribbean: Wonder of the Seas for two weeks. Not one thing went wrong for the whole time. The ship was full / 7000 guests + 2200 staff. Incredible operation through and through. The food in particular was very good. Quite surprising. Exec. chefs came from India and Jamaica! The food had that vibe: spice mixes I never had before - and surprisingly - I really enjoyed it and the family too! R/C has really nailed the family vibe with so many things for every age group to do. Our grandkids never got bored and we never got off the ship either. No need to. Amazing as compared to traditional approaches to cruising. Of course, Each has its place and we are looking forward to our bucket-list trip to the mediterranean soon on the Marina. Prior to the baltic on the Marina we did a repositioning cruise on the Riviera from Barcelona to Miami.
@@marvinabugov4579 we also took a med cruise last year, Andrew didn’t pack a jacket on that one either.
We try to find the positives on all the lines we take, including the large Norwegian ship we sailed on in November. Glad you were able to see the positives on Royal - we’ve never sailed on that line.
Yes most passengers in special restaurants are more into the true country club code & we like that! Not hard to slide into a jacket or dressier clothes if lady-it is a “ luxury “ cruise. Been on 12 Oceania cruises last one few months ago also med 50’s
How was the cabin noise in your state room on Vista on the Western Caribbean cruise? Gary Bembridge said it was a problem for him on that cruise. You were on that cruise as well.
What type of noise was he referring to? A lot of creaking? Did he say that only certain stateroom locations might be prone to having it?
He said you can hear a lot of what was going on in the cabin next-door including conversations. I already told my friends who are going on the Vista in June to control their fun times.😜😂 he has great cruise related videos. He uses the name tips for travelers I think.@@marias902
The noise we heard was fairly typical of other cruises we were on. Perhaps we were lucky with our neighbors, but we think our luck is likely due to a fire break between cabins. It seems we had a bit more insulation on one side of the cabin.
At Baristas: Ask for a shot of Frozen Coffee Crema (the white coffee slurpee!) in the bottom of your cappuccino or expresso cup. Fabulous juxtaposition of hot and cold, sweetness and bitter and 2X goodness!
That's a great tip! We'll have to try that next time!
The "Illy Crema" at Barista's is a must try on Oceania. It's in the little Slurpee type machine on the counter. So good.
Oceania has announced that they will be getting rid of Illy in favor of their own coffee brand. I'm sure that the coffee will still be top notch, I'm just worried about losing the Illy Crema
Interesting, we hadn't heard of the switch to an in-house coffee brand.
We enjoyed the Illy Crema on our cruise - very tasty. And it was a very popular drink, too - the baristas often had to refresh it during our voyage.
Thanks for your comment!
@@callingallportsI tried to post a link to the article, but TH-cam won't let me. Google "Frank Del Rio Three C's". A Cruise Industry News article will come up called "Oceania: Upper Premium Niche." Frank Jr discusses the three C's, one of which is coffee. I'm sure that Oceania will still have quality coffee, even if it isn't Illy. I'm just worried about my Illy Crema.
Also, I actually think I preferred Riviera as opposed to Vista. I'll know more after our Marina cruise in June.
Loved getting a glimpse of your sense of humor in this one with, “Go Badgers”! And thanks for the tips!
Thanks so much! Glad you appreciated the "Go Badgers" comment. 😀. We really are thankful that you watched our vid and commented, too!
Would you pick Oceania over Regent? Why? I don’t collect points for flights on my credit card I prefer cash back. Thanks😊
Hi Warren. Great question. At this point, I think we would pick Oceania over Regent. Costs aside, we just feel there is a certain vibe and pace of Oceania that we really enjoy. And the way we've been traveling lately, we don't think we would take advantage of all the perks with a Regent all-inclusive sailing. We want to arrange our own travel, self-explore in ports, and we're moderate drinkers at meals. With that said, we would certainly sail on Regent again, we're not ruling it out. But we have two more cruises book on Oceania for 2025, with no Regent sailings planned in the future.
@@callingallports is there a loyalty program on Oceania?
I waiting for matching since I’m Platinum on Refent
Regent
@@warrenwolf4690 there is a loyalty program, but I wished they d
@@warrenwolf4690 Oceania has a loyalty program that goes by number of cruises rather by nights. Wish they had matching with Regent. While we're only Silver, we have a higher level with Regent than with Oceania.
ATW 2026 on Vista!
Fantastic! What an itinerary!
Are non alcoholic beers sold on the ship?
Heineken 0.0 is offered on Vista. They also have non-alcoholic wine and cocktails, too.
i would be a solo cruisers. would i feel odd ?
We don't think so. We saw many solo cruisers on board and they all seemed to have a fantastic time. Oceania does a great job with solo cruisers, there are a number of events and opportunities to interact with others.
Diana you were getting it right but Andrew, my friend, you need to work on it. It is not pronounced Oceana but OceanEEa, you must pronounce the "I". I will make a deal with you, I will subscribe if you promise to work on that for me because I really like your vlogging style. Deal? P.S. I have already subscribed so you are on the honor system.
On our Vista sailing, we heard Oceania pronounced three different ways by crew members and officers. Perhaps Oceania should make a pronunciation video. Thanks for the sub - hopefully the honor system pass won't run out anytime soon - we have a few more videos on the way. 😂
No one goes on cruises to be or get fit. 😊
Especially on Oceania, where the food is exceptional. But Aquamar is a nice option, when you need that break from rich, extravagant food.
True, but some of us go with the mind to not over indulge to the point of needing to hit the gym as soon as vacation is over. In fact, I like to hit the gym at the start of my day to kind of counteract the goodies I plan on indulging in.
@@swvolleyball9137 that is exactly why we really appreciate Aquamar spa, it helps keep us in check - delicious food, not overly decadent. Definitely can't eat the way we used to, so we like to have those options. And taking the steps rather than the elevator helps counteract our daily financiers and beignets.