South Pacific Marina South Pacific Cruise Reviews

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My sister celebrated her 71st Birthday on the ship - the cabin team helped make her day extremely memorable! We were all "over the moon" surprised! Never been on a Cruise line that went to this extent before!!! Well done Oceania!
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Just one of the many fabulous food dishes  on the ship!
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Ceremony for "authorization to CROSS the EQUATOR" - the entertainment team were fantastic!
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Tea in the horizon Lounge!
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Nothing Beats the Owners Suite

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PM1225
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose the cruise for its itinerary. We wanted to got to French Polynesia and had never cruised across the South Pacific with such exotic locations as the Pitcarin Islands and Easter Island. The flight over allowed us to visit one daughter & family in California out the way over and ended in New York where a second daughter lives. A bonus was a scheduled stop in Norfolk with even more ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Owner's Suite


Nice ship, good dining, mediocre entertainment

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traveld
10+ Cruises • Age 2020s

Chosen for Easter Island port, but it was not meant to be. Surf conditions prevented us from going ashore. Whole ship disappointed. Anyone considering a similar cruise, recommend picking one with an overnight to double your chances of getting on the island. Evening entertainment was not very good. With a few exceptions, evenings were pretty boring. Very few ballroom dancing opportunities, ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Concierge Level


Horrible Capitain on this cruise!!!

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cdclovestravel
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I have cruised on Oceania numerous times and never had an experience quite like this cruise. The captain has a reputation on the ship of only going to ports he wants to go to and not what is on the schedule and what is best for the guests, under the auspice of weather or other conditions as an excuse. We ended up with 10 days at sea because of this. Over all the cruise was good (not great) and ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Concierge Level


What a mistake!

Review for a Trans-Ocean Cruise on Marina

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LWalber
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We wanted to try a new line (we've cruised more than 20 times on Celebrity/Azamara) and Oceania had a cruise from French Polynesia to Peru. The selling point was a stop at Easter Island and then a post-tour of Machu Picchu. The ship itself was good. Our suite was spacious. The food was excellent in the specialty restaurants, average in the main dining area. Entertainment was hit and miss. ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


Surprisingly poor.

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Dileas01
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Had been with Oceania in 2011 and thoroughly enjoyed it. That cruise was a comfortable, fairly sophisticated experience, and was always was keen to repeat the experience. The company brochure is now really misleading. It shows elegant well dressed people, where in actual fact on this trip the majority of people were dressed in baseball caps, T shirts and dad trainers. We are in out late 60's ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


Amazing suite, fabulous service, delicious food, interesting ports

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VisionaryJax
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

The occasion was our 20th wedding anniversary, and we wanted to have a luxurious cabin on a great ship with no hassles. We are older and can't be bothered. We did a lot of research, planned and saved for a couple years so we could do everything first class, and this cruise, and this ship, really hit the mark. Pre-cruise Papeete 3 days/4 nights Because our cruise would take us only to 3 other ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Oceania Suite


Gone downhill in service and quality

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chipper1234
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose the cruise for the itinerary and the fact that we had been on the Mariner before and had liked it. This time however we were sorely disappointed. The captain seemed to have difficulty communicating with the passengers and any major announcements were handled by the cruise director. There was no warning that we would be without internet or communication the last half of the cruise. The ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Concierge Level


Great food, shore excursions and transfers overpriced

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davidspence
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

This cruise went from Papeete, Tahiti, to Lima, Peru, with stops at Bora Bora, Fakarava, Pitcairn Island and Easter Island. At Pitcairn the local inhabitants (descendants of the Bounty mutineers) come on board to sell crafts and eat ice cream; one of them gave an interesting talk about life on the island. At Easter Island we were unable to land because of rough seas (apparently a fairly common ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Concierge Level



Loved this ship!

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PinguinVA
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This was our first Oceania cruise after many on Celebrity and Holland America. Our French Polynesia cruise was a charter so some of our experiences likely are different from a "regular" cruise so I'll try to stick to the parts I think you would find on both. First of all, we loved the size of the ship compared to the larger ocean liners. At 1,200 guests this made the ship much more manageable ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


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