

Where she is right now
Food-first Oceania without megaship noise
We experience Oceania Marina as Oceania's first purpose-built foodie ship: midsize, adults-only since 2026, and built around reservation dining rather than slides or nightlife. We'd put her for couples who want Jacques, Red Ginger, and balcony-heavy inventory without true megayacht pricing.
We experience Oceania Marina as a boutique hotel that happens to sail, with lounges and a real library setting the tone instead of atriums and thrill decks. Horizons covers afternoon tea and late music, the pool deck stays conversational, and enrichment fills sea days that other brands would pack with shows. Our advice is simple: book her for destination pacing and the culinary calendar, not for high-energy Fun Ship weeks.
Cabins are why we like her for couples who want outdoors without suite money on every sailing. Roughly nine in ten rooms are balconies around 240 square feet, and the May 2024 drydock refreshed Penthouse Suites, bathrooms, and Concierge Level living spaces with better storage and power. We'd still ask about aft Owner's Suites versus midship balconies before you lock a category, because light sleepers can feel venue traffic even on a quiet ship.
Dining is still the product that built Oceania's reputation with shoppers like ours. Complimentary specialties such as Jacques, Polo Grill, Toscana, and Red Ginger need reservations, while Aquamar Kitchen and evening Waves Grill pizza keep casual nights easy. Versus newer Allura-class sisters, Marina is the proven 2011 lead with a serious refresh, so ask us which restaurant strategy and cabin bank fit the sailing on this page.
- Adult couples who book Oceania for cuisine first
- Balcony shoppers who want midsize calm without megaship crowds
- Destination travellers on Med, world, or exotic longer voyages
- Guests who want spa and enrichment over nightlife
- Families traveling with children
- Anyone chasing waterparks, casinos, or high-energy shows
- Shoppers who want brand-new Allura-class cabin tech only
She's a 2011 lead ship—May 2024 refreshed bathrooms and penthouses well, but she isn't Vista/Allura newbuild hardware. If infinite-veranda modernity is the priority, ask us before you lock Marina versus newer Oceania sisters.
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Oceania Marina, on paper
Show ship backgroundHide ship backgroundOceania Marina is Oceania Cruises' first newbuild, delivered from Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente yard in Genoa and inaugurated in January 2011 with sister Riviera. Oceania's later Allura-class Vista (2023) and Allura (2025) are modified evolutions of this platform rather than clean-sheet designs. At roughly 66,000 GT with about 1,260 lower berths, she sits in the upper-premium midsize band under NCLH ownership since the 2014 Prestige acquisition.
OceaniaNEXT work and a May 2024 Navantia Cádiz drydock renovated penthouses, bathrooms, and public rooms across the hotel product. The refit added Aquamar Kitchen and evening Waves Grill pizzeria service while keeping specialty restaurants complimentary with reservations. Enrichment still includes the Culinary Center and Artist Loft alongside Canyon Ranch spa facilities in the Aquamar complex.
Deployments rotate across Mediterranean, world-cruise, South Pacific, and Panama Canal seasons rather than a single permanent homeport. Confirm embarkation on the sailing you want before you treat any hub as fixed. Specs and live inventory on this page are the check before you book.
Build record
- Keel to delivery
- 2009 – 2011
- Inaugural
- Jan 2011
- Fuel
- Marine diesel
- Sisters
- Riviera, Vista, Allura
Upcoming sailings
40 itineraries · 111 sail dates on Oceania Marina. Fares are live and change daily.






| Sailing | Date | Depart | Nights | $/n | Inside | Balcony | Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Viking & Nordic LegendsReykjavik | Grundarfjordur | Akureyri | Isafjordur | Nanortalik | Qaqortoq | Narsaq | Reykjavik | Aug 13, 2026 | Reykjavik | 10 | $814 | $8,138 | $8,138 | — |
Iceland To British IslesReykjavik | Isafjordur | Husavik | Djupivogur | Torshavn (Faroe Islands) | Stornoway (Hebrides) | Glasgow (Greenock) | Dublin (Dun Laoghaire) | Holyhead | Cork (Ringaskiddy) | Falmouth (Cornwall) | London (Southampton) | Aug 23, 2026 | Reykjavik | 12 | $524 | $6,283 | $8,533 | $15,333 |
Discovering ScotlandLondon (Southampton) | London (Dover) | Edinburgh (South Queensferry) | Aberdeen | Invergordon | Stornoway (Hebrides) | Ullapool | Greencastle | Glasgow (Greenock) | Douglas | Belfast | Sep 4, 2026 | Southampton | 11 | $520 | $5,722 | $8,122 | — |
Western Europe CharmsLondon (Southampton) | London (Dover) | Edinburgh (South Queensferry) | Aberdeen | Invergordon | Stornoway (Hebrides) | Ullapool | Greencastle | Glasgow (Greenock) | Douglas | Belfast | Dublin (Dun Laoghaire) | Cork (Cobh) | Bordeaux (Le Verdon) | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Biarritz (Saint-Jean-De-Luz) | Gijon | La Coruna | Oporto | Lisbon | Sep 4, 2026 | Southampton | 21 | $680 | $14,280 | $14,280 | — |
Ireland To Iberia TravelerBelfast | Dublin (Dun Laoghaire) | Cork (Cobh) | Bordeaux (Le Verdon) | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Biarritz (Saint-Jean-De-Luz) | Gijon | La Coruna | Oporto | Lisbon | Sep 15, 2026 | Belfast | 10 | $396 | $3,958 | $5,008 | $12,407 |
Iberian BalladLisbon | Oporto | Santiago De Compostela (Vigo) | La Coruna | Gijon | Santander | Biarritz (Saint-Jean-De-Luz) | Bilbao | Sep 25, 2026 | Lisbon | 7 | $444 | $3,107 | $4,502 | $5,717 |

