Oceania Marina is part of the Oceania Class of ships in the Oceania Cruises’ fleet. This premium cruise ship offers a variety of dining options. The best part is that most of the dining on Oceania Cruises is complimentary. If you have an upcoming cruise with this brand, this guide is for you. We have all of the Oceania Cruises restaurant menus in this detailed look at all the food on Oceania Marina.
Oceania Cruises Restaurant Guide with Menus
Casual Dining
Baristas
The cruise ship’s coffee shop, Baristas, is on deck 14 aft. Your cruise fare includes all the espresso-based drinks at this location. In addition, during the morning and afternoon, the venue features snacks that are also complimentary.
The self-service stations offer small breakfast pastries, continental items, fruit, and toast. In the afternoons, you can find cookies, small pastries, and a few finger sandwiches. It is a great spot to grab a quite bite before or after your shore excursion.
Terrace Cafe
Deck 12 is home to most of the casual dining on the ship. All the way aft is the Terrace Café. This is the cruise ship buffet. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the buffet offers a variety of hot and cold selections.
For breakfast, the venue was open most days from 7 am to 10 am. Here, the traditional fare includes a custom omelet station along with options like pancakes, French toast, and a variety of breakfast pastries. There are also cereals, plenty of fruit, and other lighter fare.
In our opinion, lunch options were a bit underwhelming though. Also, it was open only for a few hours, usually from 12 pm to 2 pm each day. For lunch, there was often a carving station and an additional station serving selections like pasta.
A custom grill serves made-to-order hamburgers, fish, and chicken as well. Further, there is a small salad bar and some premade items.
Dinner offered many of the same starters and entrees served in the main dining room. Similarly, the dinner hours at the Terrace Café are from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
During dinner hours, the grill sears up more premium options like steak, shrimp, and more. There are similar stations for dinner with a salad bar, a selection of appetizers, and often a wok station with custom stir-fry or pasta options.
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Waves Grill
On our 10-night Northern Realms cruise on Oceania Marina, our go-to spot for lunch was the Waves Grill. The venue was open most days from 11:30 am to 4 pm.
Featuring signature hamburgers, sandwiches, and paninis, this outdoor eatery is conveniently located near the pool. It also has a small salad bar, as well as some delicious steak fries. Here, guests order with staff and the food is delivered to your table when it is ready.
During our cruise, the Waves Grill also offered a small breakfast buffet. Most mornings, it was open from 7 am to 11 am.
Adjacent to Waves Grill is the smoothie shop and ice cream parlor. Again, all the selections here are complimentary.
In the morning, you can get a variety of healthy bowls and smoothies. While in the afternoon, delicious homemade ice cream from Humphry Slocombe is on the menu.
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Main Dining Room
Oceania Cruises offers a very traditional main dining room experience. The Grand Dining Room on deck 6 is open every day for breakfast and dinner. It is open seating, meaning guests are sat on a first come, first serve basis.
Breakfast options include entrees like banana pancakes and French toast, along with signature omelets including the keto omelet and the Spanish omelet. There is also a wide selection of standard breakfast fare.
Breakfast hours are from 7:30 am to 9 am most days. Each evening, the Grand Dining room is open for dinner from 6:30 pm to 9 pm.
At night, the Grand Dining Room serves a rotational menu. This menu features a variety of alternating appetizers, salads, soups, entrees, and desserts. In addition, there are standards that remain on the menu each evening.
Every night, you will find starters like chilled shrimp, lobster bisque, and Caesar salad. The Jacques Pepin signature entrees each evening consist of salmon, sirloin, and roasted chicken.
For dessert, cruisers can choose from various ice cream, a cheese plate, and the soufflé of the day.
Rotational selections include a globally inspired menu. From starters like foie gras, a Maryland-style crab cake, and beef carpaccio, cruisers have a variety of starters from which to choose. Various soups and salads also are available each evening as well.
Select cuts and chops of beef, poultry and pork, pasta, and seafood were among the entrees every night. Some of our favorites were the osso bucco, butter roasted lobster, and the truffle mac and cheese.
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Signature Restaurants
Polo Grill
Located on Deck 14, Polo Grill is Oceania Cruises American-style steakhouse.
Like most of the signature restaurants on Oceania Cruises, Polo Grill is included in your cruise fare; though, reservations are required for this venue. Polo Grill is open from 6:30 pm to 9 pm each night of the cruise.
Of course, the popular menu selections include the signature cuts of beef, as well as seafood dishes and other chops.
During our dinner, some of the standouts included the clam chowder and oysters for starters.
For an entrée, I went with the surf and turf. My medium steak was accompanied by a succulent lobster tail. As you might know by now, the Princess went with the only chicken dish on the menu.
The sides dishes here were rather standard, with the roasted garlic mashed potatoes and crispy onion rings among our favorites.
For the final course, how can you pass up the chocolate fudge brownie for dessert?
Toscana
Also on deck 14 is the Italian restaurant Toscana. Similar to other venues, Toscana’s dining hours are from 6:30 pm to 9 pm.
We had the pleasure of dining here twice during our 10-day trip. In our opinion, the food at Toscana rivals the top Italian restaurants found on land. The large menu offers a variety of classically prepared Italian-American dishes. Not to mention, some delicious freshly made bread.
The fried calamari appetizer was crispy, with a tangy aioli dipping sauce. The Caprese salad starter featured creamy mozzarella cheese and ripe fresh tomatoes drizzled in olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette.
The pasta dishes were outstanding too, including the pesto gnocchi, the linguine cioppino, and the tagliolini carbonara. For entrees, my medium veal chop was tender with a creamy mushroom sauce. Additionally, the lobster fra diavolo had just the right kick, along with lusciously grilled lobster and al dente pasta.
Jacques
If you like traditional French cuisine, Jacques on deck 5 is your spot. Open from 6:30 pm to 9 pm, this venue serves up rich and decadent starters, entrees, and desserts.
It starts with crunchy French baguettes. From there, cruisers will dine on specialties such as duck foie gras, escargot, and a variety of other cold and hot starters.
For entrees, there are options like bouillabaisse, a French seafood stew, or lobster thermidor. You can also carve into a filet, the cheese soufflé, or try the duck parmentier with an orange sauce.
Just make sure to save room for dessert. Along with petit fours, cruisers can enjoy the pistachio crème brulee or the crepe of the day, among other delicacies.
Red Ginger
On the portside of deck 5 midship, you will discover Red Ginger. This pan-Asian restaurant is open from 6:30 pm to 9 pm as well and is the final complimentary Oceania Marina restaurant. As fans of this style of cuisine, Red Ginger did not disappoint.
When dining with a group, you can’t go wrong with the shared plate. With sushi, tempura, crispy calamari, and skewers, it offers a little bit of everything.
Certainly, don’t pass up the chicken satays or the imperial crispy potato roll. This is essentially a shrimp egg roll.
For larger plates, the miso glazed fish is light and flaky, with just the right amount of tangy glaze. The beef teriyaki was seared to perfection with an equally impressive sweet sauce. The Princess also enjoyed the red curry chicken which was just mild enough for her. Not to mention, the udon noodles and stir-fried rice were the perfect accompaniments to these entrees.
La Reserve
One of the only restaurants on Oceania Cruises that is an up-charge is La Reserve. This tasting menu includes 4 to 7 courses, with wine pairings, showcasing some of the finest cuisine at sea.
Reservations are required, and they do fill up quickly. Once you are booked, strap in for a multi-course culinary whirlwind.
With three different tasting menus, ranging from $75 to $295, the menus include items like scallops, lobster, Dover sole, and beef tenderloin. Accompanying wines or champagnes complete a perfect evening out.
Given that Heidi is a picky eater, this was the only venue we did not try during our time onboard Oceania Marina. However, those we spoke to raved about the quality.
Thus, this restaurant is a must for foodies and wine aficionados!
A Taste of Vista
For those loyal Oceania cruisers, the newest ship in the fleet will be debuting in 2023. During our sailing, we were able to sample some of the new menu items coming to Vista. The ship will feature elevated food and beverage items that are sure to exceed all your expectations, including a number of new zero-proof cocktails.
Some other dishes we were able to sample included butternut squash risotto, porcini-dusted prime rib, and lobster wellington.
With just a taste of what’s to come on Vista, we are eager to get onboard and test out everything, including the new restaurants Ember and Aquamar Kitchen as well as the new pizzeria at the Wave Grill and the bakery near Baristas.
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Thank you for taking the time and effort to do this article. It is most helpful. As I read all the specialty Restaurants Menu’s, it builds excitement for my upcoming cruise in November 2023. I have book marked your article and will share it online when someone asks about the dining on Oceania.
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Update. The cost for the La Reserve has gone up substantially. It is now $180 pp for the regular tastings and $474 pp for the Dom Perigion tasting.