We had sailed previously on Rivera and loved the size and choice of restaurants so it was and easy decision to do a Baltic cruise on the sister ship Marina. We were not disappointed. We met some amazing people along the way and thanks to John and Paula were able to spend a lovely evening viewing their amazing Owners suite. Wow very impressive. Oceania staff are very attentive at all times. ...
We chose this cruise due to the ports - especially 3 days in St. Petersburg. Due to full days in ports and only 1 at sea day, we did not participate in any on board activities. Entertainment at night was not as good as on other cruises, including the Oceania Nautica. We did private port excursions in St. Petersburg and Berlin and on our own in other countries. Oceania excursions were very ...
Itinerary was exactly what was wanted for a Baltic cruise. 3 days in St. Petersburg is a must. The other ports were excellent. One port allowed us the opportunity to meet family we had located and only corresponded with for years.
September sailing was decent weather. Rain for short bursts of time during one or two tours but sunny and pleasant other days.
Tour guides from Oceania and ...
interesting destinations. We prepared the visits in detail starting We organised most visits ourselves. (you can better take a local agency if you want to visit St Petersburg: This is less expensive and you have much more choice. This agencies take care of the needed visa).
Embarkation took a long time. There was no priority boarding or dedicated check-in desk.
The cabin is perfect and ...
Cruise had a fabulous itinerary visiting 7 ports in 10 days including 3 days St Petersburg. The ship Marina was super with Oceania's classic service and excellent food. A great region to travel filled with history, culture and interesting sites. If u want a private tour of St Petersburg and Moscow try Alla-Tours. A value added tour company who provides a great service to its clients. ...
The service on the Oceania ship is over the top. Whatever you want/need, the cheerful and eager staff will bend over backwards to make passengers happy. Actually every wish is anticipated. Everything was beyond our expectations.
We chose to join a 'Roll Call' with Gina Raio Bitsimis, which we found on Cruise Critic. We connected with her group on board and excursions (roughly 10 per bus) were ...
My wife and I were excited when our best friends finally chose to go on a cruise. The choice for the four of us was a Baltic Sea cruise on the Marina. We've cruised on Oceania twice before and we regaled our friends with the food, the service and the over the top experience they'd expect. What a disappointment! The main dining room menu was a NCL type menu, the specialty restaurants were great but ...
This trip was long in the planning - I had actually booked the same itinerary on another line a couple of years ago but life interfered - so when the same itinerary came up again on the Oceania Marine, I booked it and am thrilled that I was finally able to visit the Baltic!
I was on the Marina two years ago on a Venice to Rome itinerary and absolutely loved the ship. It didn't look like it had ...
This was our 5th cruise with Oceania. Once again, Oceania delivered an excellent cruise experience. Of course, not everything is perfect, but close enough to perfect to give them an excellent score. The embarkation process was a little backed up this time, but I think that was the cruise port, not Oceania, as they did not really have the facilities to accommodate the check-in process. All in ...
This was my first cruise with Oceania. It did not start well. I made the reservation and was told all kinds of stuff like how they would coordinate with me on Airline reservations (more in a minute), insurance, and freebees.
They never called about the airline reservations. They booked me out of a gateway 5 hours away on a day I didn't want to travel. They had me arriving in Stockholm about 4 ...