My First Time on a Luxury Cruise - Oceania Vista Review

Today, i'm embarking on my first luxury cruise aboard the Oceania Vista, Oceania's brand new ship for a 10 day voyage around the Mediterranean. This voyage will also be the most expensive cruise I have ever taken! So, does Oceania and their brand new ship live up to the price tag and their flashy marketing efforts, or is the whole experience even worth the high price associated. Join me today for a honest review!

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Chapters:
Opening - 0:00
Oceania History - 0:40
Our Voyages - 3:05
Cabins - 3:43
Food - 6:35
Ship - 13:18
Entertainment - 16:08
Weird Whitney Houston Show - 16:52
Premium Perks - 18:58
Nickel & Diming - 19:32
Pricing & Comparables - 21:37
Score - 24:44
Final Thoughts - 26:37

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[captaintalon]

I see Jake is experiencing the “ship within a ship” era of cruising where they just cordon off sections for people to pay more. Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, and Celebrity along with others are doing this

[UltraRobbie]

The spa being no-access for cabins below a certain level is INSANE. Genuinely, what an awful idea.

[FoxIord]

A running theme I've noticed with these videos is that you should start ordering whatever Emmy does. It seems like you're always getting the short end of the stick with food selection lol.

[itscarissaa]

that bathroom was absolutely stunning for a cruise ship!

[wawa-twji]

cant belive they made a Hatsune Miku- style Whitney Houston show

[Dingleberry_smith]

You probably won’t see this comment but I’ve Been listening / watching your channel for a while now and it really helps with my anxiety at night… the amount of times you’ve helped me drift to sleep when nothing else helps is lifesaving. I actually have 0 interest in Disney or cruise ships haha, but your videos are really well made, and surprisingly always get me engaged! Thanks again for your work :)!!

[Alloyman]

Well done Jake... Putting the cruise experience aside, you can't put a price on helping your mom achieve one of her dreams 👏

[brianm]

Don't pull your punches, BST. A steak isn't cooked perfectly if it's also chewy and bland.

Also, that's an OUTRAGEOUS price for what you received. I was cruise hunting over the weekend and found a 23-day transatlantic cruise from London to Boston for the same amount.

[Mrsgrievous]

Now that I'm almost 40, the lectures are the most appealing part of the cruise

[blurglide]

When I was on Ocania I was the youngest passenger at 42

[BigPainter]

As someone who works in the hospitality industry, VERO water machines are insanely expensive. Those glass bottles alone cost extra and usually aren't included with the machine. If each room had two of those glass bottles, that's hundreds of dollars just in bottles. Most companies end up leasing the water filtration machines, so they never own it. I have a feeling they got a discount with those promotional water bottles. The water is amazing, don't get me wrong. It's very interesting to see on a crewship.

[Kovitlac]

I'm actually baffled to hear there's NO food served at certain times. I just got back from my 5th Royal Caribbean cruise a few weeks ago and there is ALWAYS food somewhere. Especially pizza overnight, lol.

[clownfromclowntown]

That Whitney Houston event is so embarrassing, I cannot see why they would EVER greenlight something like that. Puppeteering around a dead singer's likeness is just ghoulish. Clearly they have people hired as entertainers, so...why?? Couldn't they just have had their actual singers do covers of her songs if they really wanted a Whitney Houston concert?
There's just no ethically sound justification for grafting on a real person's face to a dancer's body imo. This is exactly why hologram based performers like Hatsune Miku are characters. Hatsune Miku is literally just the name for the synthetic voice program -- she's basically like if the concept of guitars had an anime character figurehead. Keeping it character only means that they can't, y'know, die, and so it never crosses into that exploitive/uncanny threshold.

[TheRussianFloofCat]

Always a good day when a Bright Sun Travels video drops.

[vekst]

I've never even been near a ship before, yet I still can't stop watching your reviews of them. So nice of you to gift a trip to your mom!

edit: having a casino on board at that price is absolutely wild lmao, really gotta get money from those older people I guess

[renschick]

that Blurred Lines shot was SOOO real- i audibly laughed 🤣

[jjpark]

I think it's very disrespectful to use today's technology to try and replicate superstar performers who have died. Let them rest in peace. It's extremely distasteful by the cruise line and I hope they got enough feedback to cancel the entire idea.

[ninjanerdstudent]

If the crew staircase was open, I would wander around the crew quarters and do some exploration until somebody questioned me where I would say, "I'm sorry, I'm lost."

[turbofanlover]

I mean, as someone in their 50s, the fact that there were few young people on board would be a major selling point for me.

[Trektrendy]

Fantastic video! I too have just got off an Oceania cruise and drew a lot of the same conclusions. Which cruise line next?