Cruise should not have happen

Riviera Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 163

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5
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Riviera

12 Night Sunny Festivities (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 23, 2021

Ship: Riviera

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8036

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

this cruise should not have happen; from 8 stops, we made three; on one stop, we even could not get off the ship; we had to have a mask on constantly, which is not bad in itself, just annoying; in the middle of the cruise we had to make a Covid test (now test number 4, just for this cruise, in one week) to get to Grenada, then it was cancelled anyway; there was constantly talk about infected people on the ship, nobody knew, what was going on. One could see people in space suites, taped from head to toe in a white overall, cleaning another cabin. A daily occurrence. Not very enjoyable. People requested to go back to Miami in the middle of the cruise, which would have been the right decision, but was denied by Oceania management, as the captain said via intercom. It's one thing to have infected people on board, it's another not getting told the truth, but only hear rumors. We were 8 days just on the sea, with 4 days at port. This is not what we booked. In general, we should get our money back, because we just saw water all the time, but I guess, they blame it on Covid. In general, as I said, the cruise lines just should not operate right now, until this pandemic is under control. I know, this will not happen, but we will not go on another cruise, until we feel save. On this cruise, we did not feel save.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
we waited almost 4 hours to board the ship, because of a Covid test, which we were not aware of. Even arriving at the port, nobody was there to tell us, what's going on. We just saw a line of people, who told us, that we have to have a test.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
food was ok, although we think it was better before Covid

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Oceania is not a place for good entertainment, never was; pool chairs were booked at 7:00 am; complaints don't work.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
see above; Oceania is not for entertainment;

Children's Programs

no kids;

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
they did the best they could under these circumstances

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
there are better ships; they should have taken the hiatus and make it mor modern;

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
regular cabin, nothing special

Ship tip

enjoy the food; it's the best on the ship; everything else, just relax

Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba Did not visit port

did not go there

Kralendijk, Bonaire

1 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

2 out of 5
just went to the store to buy rum;

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5
old town; not worth visiting

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
we just left after breakfast; nothing to report
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8 Comments

jimsue32    2 years ago

We are set to sail on the Riveria on Friday. I was worried the trip would be canceled, now I am afraid it won't be canceled. I will have a good sense of humor and enjoy the boat ride if it happens. I'm sorry you were so disappointed.

izrgreen    2 years ago

Sorry this cruise was not for you.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the update

Junebum    2 years ago

Sorry you were disappointed we sail Jan. 19 and some of the Hawaiian islands might not let us get off. That's ok with us we love sea days we have been to Hawaii 2 so we will be happy . Just need a cruise.

cruising2004    2 years ago

Sorry you were disappointed.

Curt34    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

deboftheseas    2 years ago

Why is it people don’t understand that you chose to travel during a pandemic, you signed up for “whatever happens”, you agreed to go with the flow