Portsmouth (England) Senior Cruises Reviews

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3 missed ports and all 3 were the reason to sail. Very very disappointing

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Marina

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Collandjanm
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We sailed on the Marina in September doing back to back cruises Portsmouth to Portsmouth. Portsmouth to Barcelona! First cruise was acceptable but the Marina is a worn out ship. We have sailed on her before and her condition was excellent but now she needs a full refurb. Drawers broken, wardrobe unable to slide open, water stains in the bathroom. Food was okay, certainly not the best food at ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Concierge Level


I wish I had read the reviews about Oceanian.

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Marina

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ShelbyW
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We are experienced cruisers and book cruises for the ports of call, not the food and not for the entertainment. We booked the Marina -Oceanian for this recent September 2023 cruise as it's ports of call included Saint Malo, France, Portugal and most importantly, Morrocco. The Cruise by pasted all three of them do to "weather". When we finally made our 1st port, Bordeaux we docked overlooking a ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Oceania Suite


Marina - weather affected cruise

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Marina

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VanV
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

The weather played havoc with our cruise and while I understand that no-one can control that, I'm not sure that the best decisions were always made. We missed a day in Bordeaux and Tangier - both highlights of the cruise. We had 4 sea days instead of one, although we were compensated with a future cruise credit. Embarkation during a storm was a disaster. We had to drop untagged luggage at one ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


Extremely disappointmenting

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Marina

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Capt Joe
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We choice this cruise for 2 reasons. Number one was the itinerary and number two was the fact that we have previouslsly sailed with Oceania on the Marina, and were quite satisfied. The overall cruise was fair at best. The ship was clean although there were some areas of deterioration. The greatest asset was the staff with the exception of the senior officers. The most significant ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


Overcrowded, understaffed and poorly managed

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Marina

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sistersbrothers
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We've sailed 11 times on Oceania over the past 14 years. This is the first time we actually felt ready to disembark the ship and move on. We always felt Oceania was something special over the years, but they've cut a few too many corners this time. The ship felt overcrowded and understaffed. Speciality restaurants are still good, but the main dining room is totally cut back in service and in food ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


VERY DISAPPOINTED with Oceania.

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Marina

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BABW
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This was our 5th cruise with Oceania Cruise Lines since 2016 and sadly it will be our last because of our recent experience. Our first 3 cruises with Oceania, two to the Mediterranean, Adriatic & Greek Isles and one to the Southern Caribbean from 2016 - 2017 were exceptional. Our 4th cruise with Oceania was during a lull in the COVID pandemic in 12/2020. Strict protocols were in place to ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


Best so far of 11 cruises

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Marina

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Zen Robert
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Excellent ship; great food; no nickel and dimming; beautiful room; incredible bathroom; public bathrooms clean and beautiful; plenty of hand sanitizers everywhere; great specialty restaurants with several of them included in the fare; efficient port stops; great staff with few exceptions; plenty of seating in restaurants and in public spaces; great menus; some dishes too salty; entertainment is ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View

Traveled with disabled person


We could not have wished for more

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Marina

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FOXY7
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Cruise chosen as it was a round trip from Southampton [Portsmouth], so that did not involve flying and we could drive right to the terminal and leave the car in the hands of the efficient on-site parking company. We boarded smoothly and went directly to our cabin. We sailed on time into the Channel, where the sea was very smooth. The cabin was excellent and newly re-furbished. The ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Concierge Level

Traveled with disabled person


Potentially Quite Good but no there yet

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Marina

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Codigo
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

We responded to a special offer as we liked the look of the itinerary. Some guests arriving by private car found that the problems started before boarding as they had not been sent luggage labels. We phoned in advance to ask about this and were told that we get them at check-in. Great, but by then we would have dropped our car off for parking and our bags would have been taken by the baggage ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


Heartbroken

Review for a South America Cruise on Balmoral

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WanderingOrca
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

This was not what we expected at all, and to say a disappointment, doesn't even come close. I think we worked out that 9 trips were cancelled, and with the exception of a couple, the others we did do all had some issues/problems. I believe 8 of the ports we stopped at were on a Sunday - this meant that most things were closed. Many of the ports were commercial, so lots of loud container ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Traveled with disabled person


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