Photos from an outstanding cruise on Oceania Marina
From the archive. Published May 20, 2018. Details may have changed since.
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01 Oceania Mariner during inaugural cruise from Florida to California © Richard Pietschmann -
02 A monkey in Puntarenis off Oceania Mariner © Richard Pietschmann -
03 Mariner in Puntarenis © Richard Pietschmann -
04 Went ashore to buy coffee in Puntarenas © Richard Pietschmann -
05 View from our Mariner balcony sailing out of Mexico © Patti Pietschmann -
06 Oceania Marina pool at midnight © Richard Pietschmann -
07 View of the Marina from a launch to shore © Patti Pietschmann -
08 Arriving Acapulco on Oceania Marina © Patti Pietschmann -
09 Richard Pietschmann on Marina deck during stop in Acapulco © Patti Pietschmann -
10 Even a shrimp cocktail is special on Oceania Marina © Patti Pietschmann -
11 Delicious desserts to diet for © Richard Pietschmann -
12 Special luncheon buffet spotlights the super chefs of Oceania Marina © Richard Pietschmann
Wow so long ago yet still fresh in my memory, a Panama Canal cruise on the then new Oceania Marina from Florida to California in 2010. There's little that compares to being on brand new ship where everything is so fresh and as yet somewhat unspoiled. And, after more than two weeks on the Marina, it's hard to find food on many other ships that are as good as the what the chefs serve in the restaurants. Thanks to a president and founder of the cruise line Frank Del Rio, a major epicurean aka: foodie, cuisine is king on Oceania with really fresh ingredients, fruit that is ripe (not joking, on many ships they serve hard as a rock papaya or mango) and cooked just right, most of the time. i
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