The food was very good, but our mains were lukewarm and my hollandaise was so cold and congealed it wouldn’t pour.

Three tables around ours got up and left before their meals were served. We sat for 30 minutes before the waiter came to take our order, then he mumbled an apology. Water was poured without asking if we wanted sparkling or still I prefer sparkling but they never came back to refill. Never got offered an alternative beverage. I got offered wine right away which would have been fine but I don’t drink. Maitre d’ apologized for the bad location of our table, all the way in the back in front of a service area. I was really expecting outstanding service but it seems something is really off on this cruise. Got an iced tea after I flagged someone down but they never refilled. I ate a sausage from the buffet and it was cold.

Ordered a hamburger medium and it showed up rare, but my husband’s steamed shrimp were excellent. She told it would be difficult since they are pre made. My husband ate from the buffet- lots of choices. We asked for silverware and the one server said we could order from her. I heard the word stunning from several people. I asked at checkin and again at the destination desk about checking our carry ons. Not a huge inconvenience but not the luxury experience we expected. The line moved slowly and check in seemed really old fashioned compared to the experience on Celebrity.

There was a huge line and we were told it was still the 11:30 line so sit and wait.

We had a 12:30 check in and arrived at about noon. Here’s some hits, missed and fails from our first day. We liked Oceania but found it a little sedate for us and we are not big partiers. We’re a little fed up with lowered food and service on Celebrity and the feeling we were being nicked and dimed. About us - we’ve cruised quite a bit, in the last few years mostly on Celebrity with a couple of recent Oceania cruises on Marina and Riviera thrown in. I have never done a live review before but thought I’d share my experience.

Huge slot seven seas