Most of the cruise was very enjoyable!

Marina Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 50

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Marina

7 Night Iberian Impressions (Lisbon To Barcelona)

Sail date: October 11, 2022

Ship: Marina

Cabin number: 7042

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Most of the cruise was enjoyable. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH OCEANIA THAT THEY DIDN'T LIVE UP TO THEIR PROMISE TO LET US HAVE "OUR CHOICE" OF FREE BEVERAGE PACKAGES OR 2 FREE EXCURSIONS. THEY MADE ME take the 2 free excursions over the beverage package I bought which cost me over $400 more.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Immediately went to the front desk at embarkation and advised the agent that My "O-life" fare gave me the choice of either 2 free excursions each or the free beverage package. The agent told me I somehow had been assigned the 2 free excursions each and he couldn't change it. THIS COST US OVER $400!!!! VERY DISAPPOINTED IN OCEANIA FOR NOT LIVING UP TO THEIR O-LIFE CHOICE THAT THEY GAVE US!!!!!!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
GOOD

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Enjoyed the casino.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Liked the 4 girl string band.

Children's Programs

Didn't have any kids with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Overall the staff's service was very good!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was spotless everywhere!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very nice. The shower was tight.......would have preferred NOT to have space used for a bathtub and had a bigger shower.

Ship tip

Make sure they stress that they want the beverage package over the free excursions before they board and are denied the free beverage package that we had to overpay for!!!

Ports of call

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5
Enjoyed Lisbon. We did a hopon - hopoff bus on our own.

Portimao, Portugal

2 out of 5
Not enough to see or do there. Walked down t the river and was not impressed.

Cadiz (Seville), Spain

5 out of 5
Beautiful city with lots to take in. Walked it for miles and miles!

Casablanca, Morocco

1 out of 5
Was very disappointed with Casa Blanca........the huge ghetto area was no fun to visit from our tour bus.

Gibraltar (U.K.)

5 out of 5
LOVED everything about Gibraltar and its fascinating history!!!!

Cartagena, Spain

5 out of 5
Another amazing city to visit and learn about!

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Love everything about Barcelona! Amazing how it has so many great places to visit everywhere! Can't wait to go back!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very well organized and efficient!
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

WhippetMum    2 years ago

Thanks for your feedback

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Great itinerary. Sorry for the situation but happy you didn’t let it ruin your trip. Appreciate your feedback.

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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