I have always had problems with how Oceania Cruises (and its sister brand, Regent Seven Seas Cruises) has done business.  This time it is more than some of the more slick marketing practices that result in you paying more for your cruise than you should be as they convince you that you are getting a

Oceania Cruises has just announced that it is, among other things, increasing the cost to cancel a cruise long before final payment is due as well as the price of its Beverage Packages.  It is, to be sure, deja vu all over again! And it is not lost on me that the announcement is made just as

I  usually don’t write about cruises going on sale because the cruise lines have sales of one sort or another pretty much every week or so.  But this one is newsworthy. Oceania Cruises has, at least in the U.S., had a “Never on Sale” policy.  Combine that with some of the strictest penalty and cancellation policies