Marina Lounges - Oceania Cruises' Marina Bars and Lounges

The Oceania Cruises' Marina has numerous bars and lounges. Some also serve food, like Baristas, with its specialty coffees and snacks, or La Reserve, a wine bar with tastings and food and wine pairing dinners. Others, like the Marina Lounge feature live entertainment. Finally, there are the cocktail lounges, which feature comfortable seating and interesting decor for enjoying a drink with new or old friends.

Marina - Casino Bar

The small Casino Bar is often called the "purple bar" because of its purplish lights. The two sections of the casino are on either side, and overflow seating is found in the Grand Bar area.

Marina - Grand Bar

The Grand Bar on the Marina cruise ship of Oceania Cruises is on deck 6 mid-ship near the Casino.

Marina - Horizons Lounge

Horizons is the deck 15 panorama lounge on the Oceania Cruises' Marina. This large lounge has wonderful views of the ocean from its forward-facing windows. It has a large dance floor and music in the evening. Horizons is also used for afternoon tea, and has the only indoor smoking area on the ship, a small comfortable room off the lounge.

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Marina Dining - Oceania Cruises' Marina Dining and Cuisine

The Marina is almost twice as large as Oceania Cruises' three smaller ships, giving the cruise line the flexibility to add several new diverse dining venues, all of which are superb. The Marina has ten dining venues -- six restaurants, two casual eateries, and two special dining experiences with their own venue and an extra surcharge (Privee and La Reserve). None of the other eight dining options on this premium-category ship have an extra fee.

Oceania's goal was to build a ship purpose-built for epicureans, with all of the meals cooked to order, a la minute. Although I was only on the Marina for three nights and did not have an opportunity to try all the dining options, those I did experience were certainly memorable, varied, and delicious.

Those who love Polo Grill, Toscana, the Grand Dining Room, the Terrace Cafe, and the Waves Grill found on Oceania's three smaller ships (the Regatta, Insignia, and Nautica) will not be disappointed since these five dining venues are also on the Marina. However, Oceania has added five new very distinctive venues -- Jacques French bistro, Red Ginger Asian restaurant, Baristas coffee bar, Privee gourmet restaurant, and La Reserve wine tasting dining room -- to the Marina.

All dining venue below are available on the Marina.

 

    Baristas

    Grand Dining Room

    Jacques

    La Reserve

    Polo Grill

    Privee

    Red Ginger

    Terrace Cafe

    Toscana

    Waves

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Marina of Oceania Cruises

Elegant Marina Has Terrific Restaurants, Is Great Addition to Oceania Cruises

The Oceania Cruises' Marina is a 1250-guest ship launched in early 2011. The ship is absolutely gorgeous, with elegant, rich furnishings and interesting decor and artwork. Marina is perfect for Oceania's primary market of travelers over 50 who want a country-club-style casual cruise vacation to fascinating destinations, with good food and at a good value.

Since the Marina is about twice as large as Oceania's three smaller ships, she has more dining venues, lounges, public spaces, and cabin/suite categories. However, since the Marina is still a mid-sized ship, she can easily sail to many smaller, more exotic ports of call, which will be very appealing to her well-traveled clientele.

I attended the Marina christening and sailed for three nights on a preview cruise of the new ship. Let me take you on a tour of the Marina.

Marina Cabins and Suites - Oceania Cruises' Marina Cruise Ship

The 1250-passenger Marina of Oceania Cruises has 625 cabins and suites, with four different cabin categories and four different suite categories. The Marina accommodations are found on decks 6 through 12.

All of the Marina cabins are generous in size, and the suites are as large as some apartments! The cabins range in size from the 174-square-foot interior cabins to the 282-square-foot veranda cabins and concierge veranda cabins. The suites range in size from the large 420-square-foot penthouse suites to the humongous 2000-square-foot owner's suites.
The decor of the cabins and suites is elegant and livable. Even the lowest category interior cabins have amenities usually only found on luxury ships such as a refrigerated mini-bar with free and unlimited soft drinks and bottled water, which is replenished daily, and luxurious Tranquility beds and linens.

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