10 must-visit European castles
From Dracula to Downton Abbey, the castles of Europe have inspired many fictional tales, and they have plenty of their own fascinating stories to tell, too. ...
Oceania South Pacific cruise review
The service on the ship was great, including catering to my special dietary requirements. There were lots of different activities to suit a broad range of interests, including music trivia, dance lessons, bingo, theme nights and theatre shows.
Oceania Cruises wins Australasia’s Leading Cruise Line at WTA
The Worlds Travel Awards announced Oceania Cruises as ‘Australasia’s Leading Cruise Line 2015’ at its annual awards ceremony in Hong Kong. Considered as ...
Norwegian Cruise Line’s fixed dollar pricing gives Aussie’s strong incentive
Norwegian Cruise Line is planning to push Hawaii and its fixed Aussie dollar pricing in its opening gambit to woo more Australians to its ...
9 best repositioning cruises
Thinking of a relaxing holiday? Maybe a cruise? Want to save a few dollars but avoid getting on and off on a daily basis? ...
Oceania Marina – Ship Review
Marina is Oceania Cruises first new-build, launching a new class and size of ship for the line, as well as a vessel which claims to be one for true traveling gourmands......
Oceania Marina Europe Cruise Part 5
I got well behind in wrapping up my blog from this amazing cruise….and for good reason. For one, after our long day excursion to Paris we were pretty tired….we also had to go back to Jacques for dinner, start packing, explore Copenhagen in a day, go back to Red Ginger for dinner, finish packing and leave the ship!
Oceania Marina Europe Cruise – Part 4
Since my last blog we've visited the famous port city of St. Malo, the historic village of Dinan, the French capital of Paris....and had a bit of a high seas drama. Not bad in a couple of days, eh?
Oceania Marina Europe Cruise – Part 3
It's a typical start to a European summer - one day hot, the next day wintry. It feels as though we are meandering through the seasons, but fortunately the changeable weather hasn't hampered our explorations of western France.....
Oceania Marina Europe Cruise – Part 2
Biarritz darling.....sounds posh, and it is, but that's where this second part of my blog live from Oceania Marina in Europe should have hailed from.......
Oceania Marina Europe Cruise – Part 1
I am writing this first of several blogs from my very nice Concierge Veranda stateroom on Oceania Marina (deck 10) as we cruise away from the Spanish port of Cadiz en route for Lisbon.......
Exploring ashore: Do your shore excursion research!
I was going through a menu of shore excursions available on our next cruise- Oceania Marina from Barcelona to Copenhagen - and it got me thinking about the whole topic. Exploring ports of call is one of many reasons why we cruise.....
Oceania Cruises
Oceania Cruises’ fleet features three intimate and elegant mid-sized ships, Regatta, Insignia and Nautica, with Marina launching in January 2011 and Riviera in 2012. The onboard atmosphere is like a country club, where tuxedos and gowns are never a requirement for dining.
