Marina

Our room service- John the butler and Ni the housekeeper were fantastic! They were amazing! However the service in the buffet restaurant was terrible. Took forever to get anything. They were not friendly. We came in a half hour before close one afternoon and we should have left because they were acting like they were already done and didn’t want to be bothered. Also the food was not great this cruise. Usually the food is good but this cruise is was mediocre.

Overall, the cruise was fine. Was disappointed that the evening shows were held at 9:30 pm. After a long day in port, we were usually too tired to make the shows. In fact, we saw only one and it was a good one.

This cruise was to celebrate our 60th wedding anniversary and invited our daughter and son in-law to join us with a cabin beside ours. As a surprise to my wife I asked the special events co-coordinator to arrange a ceremony for us to renew our vows.These arrangements were made many months before the cruise started. Not only was this a surprise to my wife but we were blown away by the detail the special events people went to to pull this off !!! In attendance was the ships captain and senior officers, both the cruise director and assistant director -- flowers, champagne and a sting quartet. August 16, 2018 on the Oceania Marina in St Petersburg Russia is a day we will never forget. Many many thanks to the "Fantastic crew" for an outstanding cruise on a beautiful ship.There are lots of people to thank --- so thanks to all who made this trip so great --- and a super special thanks to Katie & Lisa.

Loved Marina even more. Free WiFi and good wifi was an addition. Food got better. Entertainment was better. Wine package was a nice addition. Will be hard to go on a different ship.

After the terrible start, we thoroughly enjoyed the cruise.