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Marina Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Marina

10 Roman Romance (Venice To Barcelona)

Sail date: November 09, 2021

Ship: Marina

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9019

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Debi and I highly recommend Oceania and it’s many different itineraries. This was our forth cruise with Oceania and we have already booked our next one.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Despite COVID Oceania made embarkation a smooth and efficient process. You are made to feel special even before you get on the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
No meal was less than outstanding. Staff very attentive. Food the best of any cruise line we have been on. Specialty restaurants go above your expectations.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Excellent spa and fitness centers. This is a smaller more exclusive cruise line so the onboard experience focuses on shows, speakers, coffee and tea areas and pampering the guests.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows every night. Several bar areas with different music bands. Special speakers and related experiences.

Children's Programs

Cruise focuses on more of an adult experience.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
From your assigned cabin staff to the restaurant staff to the ships crew to every person working on the ship we were made to feel welcome. Questions answered, special request handled and excellent service all around.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The smaller ship allows you to relax more, provides opportunities to meet people from around the world, provides more time in ports and docks in ports most cruise ships cannot. Our cabin was serviced at least twice a day. Every where around the ship was all but spotless.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin size is larger than most ships. Bathroom has a shower and bathtub. Plenty of closet space. Decent size sitting area and veranda.

Ship tip

Take time to meet others on the ship. The stories we have heard and the experiences we have had meeting others resulted in new friendships and memories that made the cruise exceptional.

Ports of call

TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY Did not visit port

We stayed in Venice a few days and the bused into the port for embarkment.

Zadar, Croatia

5 out of 5
We took a jeep excursion into the mountains with lunch at a working farm.

Syracuse, Sicily

5 out of 5
Despite the rain we bussed to a small town for free time and visited a lava flow.

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

5 out of 5
Visited a wood craft maker and a ruins. Very interesting to see the traditional ways being maintained.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Went on a farmhouse culinary excursion. Excellent time. They even had us making pasta.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Did a food and wine excursion. Included lunch with various wines and foods.

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

4 out of 5
We walked around the city on our own.

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5
Went to Saint Remy and Arles to see mainly art related areas.

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5
Walked around on our own through the streets and neighborhoods. Also spent time along the waterfront.

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
The customs at the port was minimal. We caught a taxi to a hotel and spent two days in Barcelona enjoying the historical buildings.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy as Oceania spread out the disembarking and customs was minimal. Easy to catch a cab.
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8 Comments

brucej850    2 years ago

Very informative great review looking forward to cruising this Dec on Maraina

hollysmomtravel    2 years ago

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passportready    2 years ago

I have booked my first Oceania cruise for December 2022. I am so looking forward to it.

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review

Curt34    2 years ago

Glad you had a great cruise. Thanks for the review.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Hope your next one will be as fantastic.

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the detailed review of a awesome itinerary