Fantastic trip, food, and service

Marina Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 103

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
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Marina

14 Northern Europe Explorer (Oslo To Amsterdam)

Sail date: September 13, 2022

Ship: Marina

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10012

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

A fantastic trip of a lifetime. Disappointing that St. Petersberg had to be cancelled for obvious reasons, but the added stops all were a pleasant surprise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy, on the boat in under 10 minutes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Oceania probably has the best food of any of the luxury liners, including the cafe and dining room. Specialty restaurants 5 star, other than Red Ginger I would rate 3-4 stars. Service typically is superior, almost no wait anywhere, for anything, including in the buffets.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Fitness center is very solid, for being a smaller ship.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The variety shows and musicians were a bit weak

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Always friendly and available.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Cleanliness is maintained constantly. Design is typical, fairly easy to get used to.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Overall the penthouse suites are very nice on the Marina and the Riviera. My only comment is that it would be nice if the curtains that divide the sleeping area from the sitting area would extend completely from one end of the cabin to the other, so that one person could be awake without disturbing a partner who is trying to rest. The current currents are only for show.

Ship tip

Prepare to relax and have everything done for you!

Ports of call

Oslo, Norway

5 out of 5

Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5
Private tour

KOTKA, FINLAND

5 out of 5
Small city, but beautiful

Helsinki, Finland

5 out of 5
Surprisingly cool city. HOHO tour

Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5
Private tour, awesome city, don't miss Peter the Great's grounds

Riga, Latvia

5 out of 5
Also a pleasant surprise. Private tour.

Visby, Sweden Did not visit port

Itinerary changed due to weather

Gdansk (Danzig), Poland

5 out of 5
Another private tour, surprisingly cool city.

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5
HOHO tour, don't miss Tivoli gardens.

Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany

5 out of 5
Just did the local port tourist walk, did not make the trip all the way into Berlin.

Aarhus, Denmark

5 out of 5
Self-guided. The modern museum was a very cool bonus find.

Ijmuiden (Amsterdam), Netherlands

5 out of 5
Personal tour, don't miss Rijks museum.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy
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5 Comments

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

RoynKaren    2 years ago

thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Great itinerary. Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

willwork4cruz    2 years ago

Good info. So the suites are really just studios with a curtain? Sounds like the food was awesome. Probably best you didn't go to Russia, you might have been conscripted.