South America Marina South America 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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Disappointing for a cruise advertised as luxury
"Ecuador, Guatemala, Salaverry, Lima - all commercial ports so there were no opportunities to walk into town and experience local culture.It is supposed to be a Foodie Cruise, but our first fine dining experience in Toscana was utter disappointment - the tender lobster so overly spiced, it was not edible...."Read More
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Santiago to Buenos Aires 20-night Cruise Feb-Mar 2024

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Rodsra
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise due to the itinerary, which included 3 days of sailing in Antarctica. This was our first time on Oceania, having cruised many times on Celebrity in the past. We thought that Oceania would be a bit of an upgrade from Celebrity due to the price-point and the smaller ship design. We arrived in Santiago 3 days before the cruise but planned our own time there and did not ...
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Sail Date: February 2024

Cabin Type: Owner's Suite


Best Cruise Ever - Antarctic, Patagonia and Falklands

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TallBlindGuy
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I signed up for the pre-cruise hotel in Santiago. The Oceania staff at the Intercontinental were very helpful and the bus ride to the port of San Antonio was informative. Check-in went fairly smoothly. The Marina is well maintained and my Deluxe Oceanview Cabin was great. The staff on-board was very friendly, happy and helpful. I ate often at the Grand Dining Room and enjoyed all of my meals ...
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Sail Date: February 2024

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View

Traveled with disabled person


A basically wonderful trip

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nae502
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

It’s been over 10 years since I traveled with Oceania. Our overall experience was positive. The ship is in need of some renovation as it is showing signs of aging in some areas. We werein a standard veranda cabin, and was satisfactory. The beds were very comfortable and the room layout satisfactory. The shower is quite small and a larger person would have difficulties. The dining experiences ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


This Cruise Should be on Your Bucket List

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RetiredCruiser66
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

I give this 4.5 stars but 1/2 stars aren't allowed. First and foremost, the service is excellent in all areas - room service, butler, restaurants - and the ship is clean and kept that way. Our stateroom was a Penthouse Suite and was what I expected in size and amenities. The bed was comfortable. Tub and showers were good sized for a cruise ship. Our suite had a full closet where we could store our ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Antarctica chase

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Lido Beach
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

The obvious reason was ship included Antarctic on this trip, as well as most of S America. Great trip though, excellent staff in restaurants. Food, which used to be excellent was average at best. Repetitive menu in Main Dining Room after 12 days. Portions were minimal at best, You could actually tell that a cost reduction was in effect by selections Simple things like coffee, which used to be ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


A Beautiful Experience

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Traveller 001
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

Great experience all way around. Stateroom was on the 7th level. My room keeper was excellent. Room was prepared immediately after I left. He noticed any repairs that required fixing and had a service person take care of it at once without delay. Very friendly and helpful. All staff on board were extremely friendly and helpful. Food was very tasty with great variety over the 24 days. ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Outstanding cruise with Oceania

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Satisfied Traveller
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

We chose this itinerary because of its stop in the Falkland Islands and the several days spent scenic cruising in Antarctica, and other stops at the southern tip of South America. It was life-changing. As always Oceania delivered a superior cruise vacation. Oceania has the best food of any cruise line we have traveled with, and the staterooms are very comfortable. All ship staff -- the servers, ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with children


Wonderful SA and antarctic experience.

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Cindy10
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

Great experience overall. Although we were not aware in advance that they would have experts on board - geologist, naturalist/conservationist, bird expert, photographer, and historian. Having experts on board with educational talks and a scheduled daily session to answer questions was great. Turns out we knew one of the experts, and the boat was quite accommodating to allow us to meet with him in ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Frustration and Disappointment

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TravelBuggers
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

First I want to state that we were very excited to take this cruise and had high expectations given Oceania’s reputation. We had recently taken Holland America across the Pacific and expected this to be even better. We were terribly disappointed. The very first problem was the embarkation. The pier in Rio is large and there were 2 other ships in port at the time. It was also very crowded with ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Fool me twice, shame on me!

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Grand Voilier
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We spent 39 days on the Marina (back to back Miami to Lima and Lima to Buenos Aires) and so happy to finally make it home. The cruise had a few wonderful highlights separated by long boring stretches. We have cruised 20+ times but only our second time with Oceania. The first was in Asia in 2016 and all that could go wrong did. All the regulars told us this was out of norm and that Oceania ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


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