Oceania Insignia Cruise Reviews for Luxury to the USA from New York (Manhattan)

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Dinner on the Terrace Cafe while transiting the Inside Passage by Vancouver Island. Oceania Insignia
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Midships public area on the Oceania Insignia
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Falls short of the luxury it claims for the wrong reasons
"We have done a lot of cruising - as for this one - our first on Oceania - it is worth noting that it takes more than a smaller ship to make a cruise a luxury cruise.This cruise overall was good - however we have found some of intermediate size ships with the big line carriers easily up to par at oder cost- the sad thing is this cruise falls short of luxury for all the reasons that it should not - service...."Read More
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Disappointing

Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Insignia

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chance001
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

I chose this cruise because I’ve wanted to do a leaf cruise and we were on Insignia last December 2022/January 2023 (Panama Canal) and it was excellent. We had every expectation that this cruise would be the same. Sadly it was not. Specifically the food in the Grand Dining Room was not good. The menus were terrible and the descriptions lacking or incorrect. I have never had to resort to the always ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom


Falls short of the luxury it claims for the wrong reasons

Review for a Bermuda Cruise on Insignia

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What about the customer
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

The Oceania Insignia is well refurbished - tasteful and easy to get around on. She came back across the Atlantic through a tropical storm and our group of 8 people all felt safe. The ship was remarkably stable despite the 15 ft waves and 42 mph winds for 24 hours. Yes the cabin is smaller because its a smaller ship and the entertainment is not the same as big liners - however it is still good ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom

Traveled with disabled person


oh it was a bumpy ride

Review for a Bermuda Cruise on Insignia

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funjetguy
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Decided to try this line after many cruises on Norwegian and others. Stayed in a concierge veranda room on deck 7. The accommodations were so tight as to be uncomfortable. I am 5ft4 and 132 pounds and could barely shower in that tiny stall. Another passenger actually fell out of the shower and hit his head on the toilet and showed up at breakfast with stitches the next morning. The food ranged ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom


Expectations Not Met. - Owner's Suite

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Insignia

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JFontaine
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

I am an experienced cruiser of 30 years, 40 or so cruises, mostly Celebrity but also five on Crystal, Regent, Azamara, Cunard, MSC, NCL and Royal. I was in the Owner's Suite and traveling with my mom in the suite, sister in another suite. First Oceania cruise. First, the good. I love the R ships. The size is perfect. You feel like you are on a ship, and not in a hotel that happens to be at ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Owner's Suite

Traveled with disabled person


Finest Cuisine at Sea?

Review for a Bermuda Cruise on Insignia

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Scott 1964 FLA
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Oceania brands itself boldly with the claim "Finest Cuisine at Sea" but I did not feel this was the case. It's a shame, since Insignia is a beautiful ship, the crew was amazing, and there were lots of great things about this cruise. But given the premium price compared to strong brands like Holland America, Disney, Celebrity and others, it just wasn't a good value. And for dining, it was often not ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


Oceania is the Worst cruise line ever!

Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Insignia

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Spott
10+ Cruises • Age 30s

Oceania worst cruise ever! Oceania should stop sending expensive brochures and spend the money on better quality food and staffing ! it was terribly under staffed! Not enough servers in dining areas or lounges. Food , including desserts, were awful! We never saw or heard from the Captain. He never addressed the passengers , through turbulent waters. Our ship was rocking and ...
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Sail Date: October 2022

Cabin Type: Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom


Beautiful Ship, Excellent Service, Average Food, Senior+++ Atmosphere

Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Insignia

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4691ACB
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this 1--day cruise to see the leaves changing along the north Atlantic coast from New York to Canada. This is our fourth cruise with Oceania, but it has been a decade since our first three. ITINERARY: While the sites were beautiful, 4 of the 9 ports of call left us wondering why the ship stopped in those ports as there was little to nothing to see that one could not see from the ...
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Sail Date: October 2022

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


Never so Relieved to exit from a cruise

Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Insignia

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pdtravelers
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We didn't choose this cruise so much as we were forced into it. Back Story: In 2020, we booked Oceania's Scandinavian Baltic cruise. And then COVID-19. We were "assured" that if cruise would be canceled again, we would receive a a refund. Lie Number 1. As COVID-19 began to ease, we sailed on both Celebrity and Viking waiting for Oceania to re-open. Final Straw, we were booked on the August ...
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Sail Date: September 2022

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom


Oceania has become the Amtrak of cruise lines

Review for a Bermuda Cruise on Insignia

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seajenks
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Liked itinerary and had sailed with Oceania before. Time in Bermuda was cut short. Entertainment was sad. Ocenia has changed since it sold out to big cruise line. I would not travel with them again. I felt like Ocenia nickled and dimed you every time they could. As a fellow cruise guess said: "They have already added a tip to everything and charged you for a Drink ...
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Sail Date: July 2022

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


First and Last Cruise on Oceania Insignia

Review for a Bermuda Cruise on Insignia

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Mark
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

My wife and I chose Oceania Insignia since it was the only ship small enough to dock right in Hamilton and in St George instead of the traditional large ship port of the Royal Naval Dockyard. We also chose Oceania because of the cruise line's reputation as a first-class upscale boutique type of cruise line since we are big fans and repeat cruisers with Celebrity. We were very disappointed from ...
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Sail Date: July 2022

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


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