Marina Cruise Reviews - Reviews

My evaluation of the ports is based upon our Oceania booked excursions, which were from so-so to terrible.

Ship experience did not meet our expectations for a luxury cruise. Oceania service, food, and facilities were disappointing as compared to our previous experiences with premium cruise lines such as Celebrity and Holland America. For the increased cost we expected a step up, but that was not what we found on Oceania. We did enjoy the itinerary and ports of call even though it was tiring to be exploring at a different port every day. We learned that we can do better by touring on our own or with tour providers other than the ship excursions.

This was our first Oceania cruise after using Celebrity for many years. Pros of Oceania are less people, better food (although Celebrity's food is very good), and easier and quicker to get on and off the ship. Cons for Oceania are the evening entertainment was not very good, in our opinion, except for the comedian and one lively Mexican singer. That being said, we have two more Oceania cruised booked on their newer ship, Vista.

We had a wonderful time. We took our three children, and their spouses, on their first cruise. The ship and service couldn't have been better.

Overall, a very good cruise. We already have other cruises booked with Oceania. The main areas needing improvement are the excursions. They are generally "good" but not "great".

We were very happy with our room including housekeeping staff. Although we were assigned a butler, we really did not make use of him. Dining was excellent with very ample portions. I would take another Oceania cruise.

This was our first Oceania cruise and we were thrilled with the ship, the entire staff, delicious meals in every venue, and our beautiful stateroom. We have booked another cruise with Oceania for April, 2024.

Our second Oceania cruise on the Marina and we will do it again. We have booked the Vista for Panama Canal cruise in 1/2025. We may try one of the smaller ships if we find an itinerary that we like. Many thanks for a wonderful adventure to Antartica! We met so many new friends on this trip. South America is no longer on my bucket list. DONE!

The cruise to Antarctica was spectacular. The ports of Buenos Aires, Puerto Madryn, Ushuaia, Puerto Montt were very good and worthwhile. Punta Arenas was okay. We didn't see the Falkland Islands that we really wanted to. The port of Laguna San Rafael was listed as a port but was really an anchorage where you could not get off and that was not made clear before the trip. The other ports could have easily been missed with no great loss. Oceania which was billed as a luxury cruise with the best food on the water was really like many of the other cruise lines. We were not impressed by their food or terrific service. However, seeing Antarctica made up for a lot of other shortcomings.

I have sailed on Oceania before. Post Covid seems that they are not as good as before. Less choices.

Excellent itinerary met our expectations, Oceania service leaves a lot to be desired compared to other luxury cruise lines

We’re NCLH Shareholders and we were expecting service and cuisine to a higher standard than we receive with NCL. We had just come off of a 21 day NCL cruise in November 2022 and it was far superior to our 1st experience with Oceania. We spoke with passengers who had made multiple Oceania cruises and they too were disappointed in the service, excursions and cuisine on this 21 day Holiday Cruise. After completing a review on the 3rd day of the cruise and going to the Reception desk regarding why our Anniversary was ignored, we anticipated a response to our concerns. During the 21 day cruise we never heard from anyone. Shame on Oceania on the way they treat customers.

We had a lovely time, enjoyed the relaxation. Love the size of even this larger Oceania boat, never felt crowded. Looking forward to our next one.

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.

This was a great experience, wish it had a day at sea for relaxation purposes! Casablanca was a downer due to the filth & poverty. Otherwise, we loved it!

We love Oceania and this cruise didn’t disappoint…only issue is poor wifi..

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.

We loved our suite and the ship overall and all the personnel were wonderful, spoiling us day and night! The specialty restaurants had great food, but we were very disappointed in the food in the main dining room. We would have liked more variety in the entertainment, it was a bit old Broadway, and comedian not the best. Our most expensive excursion (Visby) was very disappointing, leaving us feeling it was a waste of time and money. Our other 3 excursions were very enjoyable!

This was our first cruise and frankly will be our last with Oceania. I complained to the head of customer service on the boat because of the poor quality of substitutions we were given because they removed Poland, Russia and Berlin. He was not so interested in hearing what I had to say - rather he was more concerned with telling how many rave reviews he had and to tell me that Oceania had the right to make any changes based on contract language. This did not resonate well with me. The long and the short is that I paid a lot of money for something that I did not get. In return, Oceania credited us a whopping $500 for the inconvenience. Big deal. My advice - stay way from this cruise line!

We had a wonderful experience on the Marina Ship. Our room was big and clean and cruise workers were very kind and helpful.