Marina Cruise Reviews - Reviews

We really enjoyed this itinerary. So many places we had never visited before. Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Bilbao and Oporto were highlights.

We love Oceania Cruise Lines because they are beautifully decorated, clean, & offer many food choices including heart healthy, vegetarian, & plant based sugar free desserts, which are great for people who are diabetic & /or have heart disease.

Wonderful itinerary and the longest we’d ever taken. First half was the Baltic — wonderful, medieval ports full of historic charm. Second half was beautiful, bucolic and filled with awe inspiring nature. Marina is a beautiful, well maintained ship with a spectacular staff. Loved having four additional restaurants included in price. But we’re not sure Oceania has “the finest cuisine at sea” or worth the premium Oceania charges. One can get a suite on other cruise lines with added amenities for the same price.

Great ship and great cruise. Food was awesome. Only issue was the 2 days of painting and then cleaning our veranda. Inconvenient really but i know it has to be done.

This was our first Oceania Cruise. Past cruises with Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Disney. I did a lot of research. We decided on the cruise because we have wanted to visit Ireland (this cruise docked on Cohn and Dublin) and the transatlantic crossing intrigued us. We arrived early; at the dock 11:30 am. Embarkation in Manhattan was very easy, quick. We were on the ship in 10 minutes. A group of 6 adults, we headed to the Terrace Cafe for lunch which, though very crowded, fed us well. While at lunch, they announced our cabins were ready. We traveled Concierge level A3. Our cabin was spacious, spotless. Our luggage had been delivered. We quickly unpacked and set off to explore the ship. The fact that the ship was on the smaller side attracted us as well. It was easy to navigate. We saw the spa, met the artist in residence, saw the teaching kitchen. Muster drill was ...a muster drill. Dinner that night was at Toscana. While at lunch we were approached with an open reservation so we took it. It was delicious. So let’s just get the food out of the way. Dinner at all the restaurants was delicious, including the main dining room. We ate at Toscana twice, at Jacques twice, and at Pollo once. We passed on Red Ginger even though it was most highly rated, most of our group were not fond of Asian food. The rest of the cruise we ate in the Grande Dining room for dinner, many lunches and a few breakfasts. And this is Cruise was the only Cruise we actually had dinner at the buffet. And it was enjoyable. We also enjoyed the afternoon tea. Their service from stateroom attendants to all servers, bar service, every employee we had contact with, was excellent. The entertainment with 1 exception was adequate. The exception, Chuck Wagner was excellent. Now the reason for the title. Even with all the preparation and research, the weather had a severe effect on this cruise. Weather in Canadian ports was forecasted to be normally high 49s low 50s. It snowed in Halifax, so our stop in Newfoundland was cancelled. Snow accumulated on the decks and verandahs. 6 or more inches as well as deeper drifts. Access to the open decks was prohibited, though I do not know why you would want to go out anyway. Five straight sea days followed of rocking, crashing waves and rolling. We truly missed having access to an indoor pool on the ship. We grew tired of the movies. There were enrichment talks, usually 2 per day at 50 min. each, trivia but by sea day 4 we couldn’t wait for a port. Our day in Cobh, home of Blarney Castle was cold and rainy. We enjoyed our excursion but for the first 1/2 hour the windows were so steamed on our bus we could see nothing out of them. Wiping just gave us brief glimpses before they steamed up again. When we got back on board, we were informed that the weather was too bad and our Dublin stop was cancelled. We stayed in Cobh an additional night. The next day the weather was still so bad, it made walking into the small city undoable. We did enjoy the museum on Irish immigration and the Lusitania and Titanic in the welcome center 10E each and the small but well supplied shop as well. When we finally continued on our journey, the captain and crew were finally able to get us out of the rolling, rocking seas and we made the last two scheduled port stops, in Saint-Malo and Le Harve. We enjoyed the warm spring weather there and on our last sea day. We were content with our excursions. One aside, now that I’ve had the experience. We had never been to Paris and after discussion and research did decide to do the one day excursion from Le Harve into Paris through the cruise line, though it was pricey. It is 6 hours (3 to, 3 back) travel, another hour plus ride around the city to see the main sights, 1.5 hours on your own (20 min searching for a toilette) and 15 min photo op at the Effiel Tower. My opinion now...not worth it. Do something closer to Le Harve. On the whole, it was less than expected experience. Are we glad we went? Yes. We enjoyed much of the cruise. Had we been on RC or another line with a ship with more to do, the sea days would have been more easy to get through. If we were with our children and grandchildren, this is not the line we would have chosen. We knew that when we booked. On the up side, we can plan a British Isles-Ireland Cruise with the kids. Debarkation was a mess due the the face to face with British immigration and having to collect our passports before leaving the ship. We waited in lines that at times had no end. Seriously. No one knew where the end of the line was and the crew was not able to help the situation. Still they were pleasant with hundreds of seniors many of whom were acting like toddlers at Disney. We were in line with a gentleman who had an excursion at 8:30 am. It was 7:45 am. We did not get to the passport station until 9:15. I hope they held his tour. I don’t know who is to blame for that mess. We had a pleasant bus ride to the airport. All the air arrangements were made through Oceania and it was as pleasant as a day spent at Heathrow and an 8 hour transatlantic flight could be. Same movies as onboard. Some things you just can’t control.

Overall cruise was wonderful. Disappointed in missing 2 ports, but understand that the comfort and safety of the passengers was the more important issue and were grateful for the Captain's decision.

The horrible experience of disembarkation took away much of the pleasent memories of an otherwise wonderful cruise dispute the bad weather. Do not want to be placed in that situation again. Totally unacceptable! Reconsidering sailing with Oceania again.

We were looking forward to this cruise and purchased the Travel Insurance thru Oceania (Anon Travel Insurance) and they are not reimbursing us as stated in their cancellation policy due to a broken foot just prior to the cruise.

I loved my cruise, the ship, the food and the service. We were on the concierge level and has fantastic service. The food was amazing! I was so surprised how good it was. Definitely loved tea time.

Marina rooms are showing its age but the food was Oceania 5 star

This was a relaxing 18 day holiday and the only reason we selected it was the two day Easter Island option. This and the ship far exceed our expectations. If you are looking for a fun cruise experience lots of joint activities, sail away parties and more "general fun around the pool and ship bars" then this cruise-line may not be for you. However, if you want to relax, unwind, not worry if there is a sunbed spare on deck, enjoy some lovely food, then you are in for a treat. We will be back on Marina soon:)

It rained a lot but we weren’t going to let this ruin our vacation. Our trip was awesome and the replacement ports were great.

Fabulous cruise ship. The food was astounding and service second to none Weather was a bit dicey but it was Eastern med in November. They have done a wonderful job of the refurbishment.

enjoyable trip Helsinki only so so port to have to give you a 50 character min is ridulous

Great experience and exceptional staff. Entertainment ,if anything, was mediocre.

From embarkation to final stop, Oceania did a great job

A little more than half way through the cruise and iust say I have been disappointed with the basic service (or lack thereof) and the food. I may be a bit too critical because I am comparing the ship to the crystal symphony which I usually take. The service is poor to ok with the exception of our Butler and suite attendant which has been excellent. The two good restaurants, Jaques and red we're very nice with dishes that explore combinations of spices and blends of tastes. I believe the staff is poorly trained or they just don't care. I believe that the word "no" should not be in the ships vocabulary for reasonable requests. Our suite is great, we have suite 12014 . About 1000 sq ft. The only complaint is that it's across from the service room where staff works beginning at 5 am and are very noisy. In the horizon lounge, seems that the servers are only interested in the revenue customer and not someone ordering a pot of tea. I waited 40 minutes after telling a server I wanted a pot of tea and finally asked the server for her name at which time a manager shows up asking if there was anything he could get me. My wife being more tolerant than me got her own tea. This cruise line I was told was on the same level as crystal, I can definitely say it is not on any level.

I was not overly impressed with this cruise just ok. I would not recommend it.

Our favourite ship ! Great staff, great food. Real coffee in Barista! Bar staff in Horizons were friendly and funny; drinks waiters in Martini bar changed too often, seldom got your order correct. But overall another great cruise

Atlantic seaboard visit from Miami, Cape Canaveral, Charleston, New York/Liberty and Ellis Islands, Boston, Portland, Bar Harbor, Saint John, Halifax, Shelburne, Saguenay. Quebec and Montreal.