Had sailed on Marina Spring 2015, this trip around South America just wasn't the same. We enjoyed ourselves immensely on our 2015 trip and chose the same ship and same cabin (Conciege Veranda) for this holiday journey.

We arrived onboard a day late with 5 hours to spare due to an Argentina transit strike. Granted it was not the normal embarkation procedure but with many of us passengers in the same predicament I didn't think it right for us to have lug our bags all the way up the gangway of Marina with no guidance/assistance whatsoever.

The ship was in the spirit of the holidays, lots of decorations throughout. We got engaged in a trivia group right away and met other CC participants at a meet and greet and met lots of other cruisers during the trip. The package "O-Life Ultimate" was great with drinks, tours, and internet. The "free" tours were about as expected, nothing really memorable and they wouldn't permit you to use a credit towards one of the more exclusive journeys...I believe you should be able to incur an upcharge if you want. Read more