Lima to the Panama Canal & Central America Oceania Cruise Reviews

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Review for a South America Cruise on Marina

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AngieKP
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This was our second cruise with Oceania, although we are frequent cruisers. This cruise did not disappoint. The staff were excellent, extremely friendly yet professional. It is lovely when they remember your name and I marvel at their ability to learn new names every few weeks! The ship was spotlessly clean and had plenty of seating and pool chairs all the time so there was no sense of ...
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Sail Date: March 2023

Cabin Type: Owner's Suite


Missed opportunities and misinformation

Review for a South America Cruise on Marina

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TexSurg
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Looking for a three-fer: Machu Picchu, Panama Canal, and Chichen Itza, BUT 1. Turmoil in Peru - no Pre cruise visits 2. Canal - cool; bucket list, but poor excursions 3. Railroad repairs blocking roads, no Big Mayan event. 1 of 3 done. Cabin and floor crew - outstanding - 10 floor Dining - good specialties, fair grand dining room; Terrace - just no. Food availability limited - ...
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Sail Date: March 2023

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


Amazing Special Diet Restaurant Service

Review for a Caribbean - All Cruise on Marina

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Retired Independent
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

I would like to highlight the positives first for this trip on Marina, from Lima to NYC. I am gluten-free. I told Roger, the Specialty Diet Coordinator that I pick cruises based on food and desserts. He introduced me to Pastry Chef Bruno, who then made sure I got a different dessert every day, to my liking. Everyone one of them was an art of work. Felt very pampered. The Terrace Cafe chef ...
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Sail Date: March 2019


Great itinerary, great time

Review for a Caribbean - All Cruise on Marina

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babysteps
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

We enjoyed this cruise very much. We have been on Oceania before, and chose this cruise for the itinerary of Lima to NYC. It was the middle leg of getting the ship from Tahiti, where it had spent the winter, to Europe, where it will spend the summer. We love O for the food, and the food was quite good. The new Dom Perignon events were great (separate charge, but great value for the money). ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


Expectations and Reality unrelated!

Review for a Caribbean - All Cruise on Marina

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abotel
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

My spouse and I are experienced cruisers. On this voyage we sailed from Lima,Peru to NYC via the Panama Canal. The trip was adversely impacted by an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness(probably Norovirus) which can't be blamed on Oceana. However, their response was a disaster. Numerous activities were curtailed or canceled, and venues closed,even those unrelated to food or bathroom services, ...
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Sail Date: March 2019


Sirena on Dec.2 , 2017

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sherryresh
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We had a wonderful time and met a lot of really nice people. I would highly recommend this cruise. The only thing is didn't like is I felt they needed more activities on days at sea. The activities were all revenue based. The food was delicous. The specialty restaurants were especially good. The Miso Sea Bass is absolutely fabulous. There were so many good choices it was hard to ...
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Sail Date: December 2017

Cabin Type: Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom


Nice Cruise with Terrible Air Arrangements

Review for a South America Cruise on Sirena

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Nebraska Fan
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We choose this cruise because of the itinerary and we wanted to experience a smaller ship. We are glad we did the cruise, however, smaller ships are “not our cup of tea.” We did not think there was much to do and will stick to Oceania and Regent’s larger ships. Here are out thoughts and opinions: Air Arrangements – GRADE F. We have never had such poor air arrangements. Oceania did not even ...
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Sail Date: December 2017

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


Infected ship

Review for a South America Cruise on Regatta

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bartekmak
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise for its itinerary. But it turned out to be disaster. Ship came back from Ushuaia and Machu Pichu infected with GI problems and influenza. Passengers were quarantined in their cabins and ship was supposingly being fully disinfected. Embarkation was delayed due to disinfecting procedures. All crew was working 2 extra hours a day to clean the ship. Unfortunately the cleaning ...
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Sail Date: March 2017

Cabin Type: Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom


First and Last Time on Oceania

Review for a South America Cruise on Regatta

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miller8585
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We've cruised many different lines and this was the absolute worse experience. Staff were unfriendly and had difficulty understanding English. The food was good but not the culinary experience we were expecting. We were under a "code red" during our first week and we couldn't do anything for ourselves including using salt and pepper on the table. Wine stewards and servers took forever to come ...
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Sail Date: March 2017

Cabin Type: Vista Suite


Stressed crew; poor excursions; inferior service for those of us quarantined

Review for a South America Cruise on Regatta

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Kris M
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We picked Oceania because friends had commented that its food was among the best of all cruise lines. That wasn't our experience, especially compared with Silver Seas. When the ship set sail from Lima, it was already loaded with sick crew and a few sick passengers. Code Red, Level 2 CDC precautions were in place. Some public areas were closed but others weren't and that made no sense. Why ...
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Sail Date: March 2017

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom


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