Oceania Regatta Reviews

Oceania provided a comfortable sector of our 3 weeks in Japan. Meals were great and service and staff were outstanding. Many tours offered were expensive and necessitated long bus journeys and or walks to reach destinations. There could have been some effort given to the historical nature of the cruise path and background to what we were to see, before read more we arrived at ports, some of which were not located close to centres. The guest lecturer Mrs. Lowenstein was both informative and entertaining on the last 2 days of cruise when we were at sea. Such overviews might have been insightful prior to departure. The last stop was a wasted opportunity, arriving on dusk when things were shutting and dark. A stop however that was necessary for refueling and food supplies loaded for the next voyage on Tokyo return. The highlight of our trip was our hotel and week in Tokyo before the cruise. The Hotel Chinzanso was an exquisite slice of Japanese culture and modern society in Northern Tokyo.

Oceania has turned cruise critics into cruise addicts. Everything was top notch from superb service, absolutely lovely food and cleanliness. We were treated like royalty in the dining rooms and by our cabin attendants. Nothing was too much trouble. Shows were amazing quality. The cruise was also great value for money with plenty of shore excursions read more to choose from. Highly recommended.

We thoroughly enjoyed cruising the Pacific - the French Polynesian islands are just amazing! Rachael was fantastic through the whole process and responded to all our queries, no matter how trivial or inane, quickly and helpfully. Thanks for your patience Rachael!! Definitely book through Global Journeys again !

A most enjoyable 10-day cruise to places of historical significance. Our favourite place in Turkiye was Istanbul where we spent an extra couple of days in order to take in the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern and Sirkeci Station, the old terminus of the Orient Express. Bodrum in Turkiye, particularly the Castle and Museum read more of Underwater Archaeology, gave an insight into how ancient cultures dominated the area over the centuries. We also got an interesting demonstration of Turkish carpet weaving. In Ephesus we learned the origins of the Nike fashion brand name and logo.

The highlights of Greece were the tours through the island of Syros and its narrow streets only accessible by donkey and through the islands of Santorini & Mykonos with their windmills and numerous other tourists. In Athens we enjoyed the tour to the Acropolis as well as watching the changing of the guard outside the Parliament House. All this was done whilst temperatures reached the mid 40's C and preceded the evacuation of some islands due to bush fires after our cruise.

Oceania Cruises was well organised with a good itinerary, good food and reasonably priced excursions. The Nautica is a comfortable ship with a quality feel about it and we would definitely sail with them again. And finally Global Journeys and Georgie Walpole were very helpful and great to deal with throughout the booking process.