Oceania Marina - Caribbean Celebration from Miami
Oceania Marina sails a festive 14-night holiday round-trip from Miami, sweeping across the western, southern, and eastern Caribbean with New Year's Eve in Martinique.
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Ship Details — Marina
View full Marina detailsYear Built
2011
Tonnage
66,084 GT
Passengers
1,250
Crew
800
Decks
14
Class
Oceania
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Onboard Amenities
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About the Ship
What Travelers Say About Marina
Reviews of the ship itself — the same for every Marina sailing. Based on 600 discussions.
Oceania Marina is a 1,250-guest, mid-size ship that built its reputation on food and a refined, grown-up atmosphere. Launched in 2011 and given an extensive refurbishment in May 2024, it balances near-luxury amenities with fares that sit below all-inclusive luxury lines. The vibe is quiet, traditional and unhurried, with minimal announcements, an adults-only feel (no kids' programming) and just-fancy-enough surroundings that lead guests to expect, and generally receive, high-class service.
What People Love
- Genuinely standout cuisine for a cruise ship: four open-seating specialty restaurants (Jacques, Red Ginger, Polo Grill, Toscana) plus the new wellness-focused Aquamar Kitchen, all included in the fare with no surcharge
- Exceptional fresh-baked breads and proper white-glove afternoon tea with scones, clotted cream and a string quartet that guests rave about
- Roomy, well-appointed cabins with marble bathrooms and an unusually high 95% balcony ratio, all refreshed in the 2024 refurbishment
Common Complaints
- Food quality is divisive: some guests who came specifically for Oceania's culinary reputation found the main dining consistently average and underwhelming
- The specialty-restaurant reservation system works poorly on week-long sailings, forcing guests to miss venues or dine very late
- Despite the 2024 refit, some passengers still note signs of age and wear on a ship dating to 2011