Marina Cruise Reviews - Reviews

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.

After the terrible start, we thoroughly enjoyed the cruise.

The cruise itself was excellent. It was just the embarkation rip-off that tainted the whole experience. It is highly recommended that if you book this cruise to make your own arrangements well in advance of arrival. For example you could arrive the same day as departure but book a local tour of Papeete and its surroundings. Or come a few days early and stay in a hotel but be sure to do this way in advance.

I booked this cruise several years earlier and when it finally came time to go I had very high expectations. I was so pleased and happy that this trip exceeded my wildest dreams. The Islands, their peoples, the Ship itself, the Crew, food, Suite, ambience could not have been better. This trip was my dream for a long time and I could not be more pleased.

We loved our experience on this cruise so much that we booked seven more cruises within a few days of embarking. Sioux Shelton was the onboard ambassador, and we got to know here very well. She is intelligent, funny, and does her job with alacrity. She helped us plan cruises for 2019, and we are looking forward to seeing her again. We live on a small, paradise island in Hawaii so were not as impressed with the islands in French Polynesia as much as the other passengers. No matter where we venture in life, it's always great to come home.

A bucket list cruise that included a visit to Easter Island and French Polynesia. The demographics on this particular cruise was older than my previous experiences on this ship. The cruise was significantly impacted due to the need to implement extreme sanitation procedures in response to GI issues among passengers and crew. While there were a number sea days on this particular itinerary, the ship offered many on-board activities and dining opportunities.

Can't wait for the next cruise. We want to do Christmas again next year.

Loved this late November cruise. It was a great getaway before the holidays. The itinerary was great and as a bonus included 3 days at sea. Would highly recommend it!

The Marina was our first cruise experience and we could not be more pleased with our cruise. The itinerary was perfect with each stop thrilling and beautiful. The entire experience was 5 star!

We chose Oceania for the food and we were not disappointed. The staff and service were highly recommended and were flawless. I would easily tour with them again

Cruise was great! When we had an issue with a guide in St. Petersburg, we contacted our Cruises-Only agent, Glenn, who got us a new (and great) guide for the next day! Thank you, Glenn.

A fine cruise and tour on an excellent cruise line. This was our second cruise on Oceania...The first, last year was to the Mediterranean where we had much better whether and could use the ship's outdoor pool and other outside facilities.

Overall a great cruise experience - the quality of food lived up its hype of Oceania. Most of the food I had were excellent, although the grand dining room is a bit disappointing. The ports we visited were interesting, and especially St. Petersburg which is absolutely beautiful.

Had no idea how beautiful the cities around the Baltic are especially St. Petersburg.  Love cruising with Oceania.   XOXOXOXOXOOXOXOXOXOOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOOXOXOXOXOOX

Due to weather the visit to Amsterdam was cancelled - while I understand the reasons for this and have no complaint with the decision the situation was handled very poorly.  The ships crew went on with business as usual - they could have kept the destinations desk open rather than closing as previously scheduled - they could have added a happy hour, etc.   If Oceania expects those on the cruise to be flexible the crew should be as well.

We booked the OE tour to Paris having been led to believe it would be substantially different from the other tour - the only difference was the OE tour was on a van as opposed to a bus and the seats on the van were smaller than the bus and uncomfortable.  

favorite part was the excellent variety of food & dining experience. Onboard activities were limited compared to other cruises we were on, but tours & variety of tours as well as the organization of tours was excellent.

I enjoyed all of the restaurant choices.   I was most disappointed in the excursions we took.   Most didn't allow enough free time in the town.  I think I would plan my own excursions next time.   

Going on this cruise fulfilled a long time dream - to visit Cuba and spend time in Havana.  It was a dream come true.  Havana was exciting, the people very nice, it was easy to get around and the red tape was all done by the time we embarked from Miami.  The rest of the cruise was lovely, too, but Cuba was definitely the highlight.  And Oceania made it possible for us.

Of course the food on board was delicious and well prepared, the service was friendly and excellent, the entertainment was very good, our bed was perfect for a good night's sleep and the Marina is a wonderful ship. This is our 8th Oceania cruise and there will be many more.

The cruise itself was very nice. The medical staff on this cruise were arrogant, and frankly not up to par for any physician or nurse. Their treatment of a passenger with cardiac arrest was sub standard and in my opinion as a nurse, dangerous. For this reason we will never sail on any Oceania cruise again.

Just overall service and food excellent. The best we have experienced of all our cruise experiences. Everyone, from the cruise director and his staff, to the cabin steward and the servers at the restaurants,buffets, and bars could not be more efficient and cordial. The entertainment was excellent, especially the singers and dancers. We did not miss a show.