Sail Oceania Again? A review of the Oceania Marina
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2024
- After our first transatlantic cruise on the Oceania Marina, we give our thoughts on the ship from the ship itself, our veranda, the service, food, entertainment as well as the excursions. Then we give our three ups and three downs before we explain whether we would want to cruise on Oceania again.
Did not experience the issues with the internet on our cruises on the Marina and Riviera.
I really liked your comment about getting to know the show performers. We have experienced that as well, one was coordinating the needlepoint sessions, the Mensa quizzes, others the shuffleboard, table tennis, mini golf. We really did get to know them which made watching their performances more special
Ahhh...gotta get those "Big O" points, right? Thanks for watching.
Marina upgraded to Starlink in April '24 and the internet is now enormously improved.
We were on the Vista recently and it nearly single-handedly redeemed O's reputation with us as the worst internet at sea. Progress is a wonderful thing! Thanks for watching.
Nice review. We love Oceania and are about to go on the Marina for the first time.
Have fun! We still have the Regatta to edit and post in the next few weeks. In April, we sail on the Vista!
Good video…..we are cruising with Oceania in July and are taking the drink package….
We are in the Vista right now. Drink package makes sense if you have the Simply more promotion and upgrade. Only $30 a day which is less than two cocktails. We do not have the Simply More on this voyage and are drinking ala carte--spending less than the drink package including when we buy a bottle of wine at dinner. Have a great trip land thanks for watching
We are taking our first Oceania Cruise in May and are sailing on the Marina. Thanks for your videos and reviews. We have sailed on RCCL & NCL and are looking forward to the difference in ships and lines.
Have fun! Thanks for watching!
I've been on many cruise lines but not Oceania and am looking at an Oceania cruise so your video is very helpful, and I appreciate that you include excursions, we tend to do half and half with excursions and doing it on our own. I now have some idea of what to expect on Oceania. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words. We loved the Marina and the Vista which we just sailed on. Between these two we also sailed in the Regatta which we had a different experience, but we believe it was as a one-off. Those reviews are coming up. We just haven’t figured out a way yet to keep our editing up with all of our travels.
@@janandtraceytravels I understand how hard it is to keep up....I'm so far behind! I'll look for those reviews too!
Thank you for your review! I would tend to agree with the unnecessary concierge cabin. The lounge would not be a perk for me either. The pool area would be a plus for me as well! ❤
Thanks for watching. We debated quite a bit on what we thought about the concierge cabin and while there are some perks, they just didn't seem important enough to us. We do have friends, however, who always book a concierge cabin every time they sail Oceania. It all comes down to what you want in your cruise experience. Thanks again.
We booked a concierge cabin on Celebrity and experienced the same "waste of a space" concierge person. Same, "I wish I was someplace else" attitude. Perhaps It's a job requirement. We'll be on Marina in November, be intersting to see if the same "concierge" is there.
Next September we will be trying our first Celebrity. Looking forward to it. Enjoy that Marina. We just got off the Vista and had a great time...videos to come (eventually).
I'd like to know what other cruise lines have you used and can compare to?
Great question. At of today, we have sailed Regent, Oceania, Viking Ocean, Viking River, Atlas, Explora Journeys, NCL, Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and MSC. In the near future, we will be adding Virgin, Celebrity, and Princess to the list.
Great review. Do you consider Oceana a luxury line? Great service and great food and a less crowded pool, does that mean luxury to you?
What a great question. It depends upon the definition, doesn’t it? For reference, right before this we sailed in the Regent Splendor. Regent is more inclusive-drinks and excursions are included. Yet, while we thoroughly enjoyed our time on Regent (we had 4 previous cruises in the line). We felt that dollar for dollar we liked Oceania better. We think based upon this n=1 experience it was certainly luxurious enough.
Good to know because many call Oceana a luxury line. I suppose the service is the main reason why@@janandtraceytravels
We are leaving on an Oceania cruise out of Lisbon in June and we are very excited!!