Oceania Cruises is a
cruise line
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based in
Miami, Florida
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, that operates six
cruise ship
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s on worldwide itineraries.
It typically offers cruises that last between 10 and 14 days, but is also known for its long cruises lasting up to 195 days.
The line's President and CEO is Bob Binder; he is vice-chairman and also a co-founder of the brand.
Since September 2014, Oceania Cruises has been a wholly owned subsidiary of
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) is a holding company that is domiciled in Bermuda and based in the United States. It operates three cruise lines as wholly owned subsidiaries: Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cr ...
, which also owns
Norwegian Cruise Line and
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC), formerly known as Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, is a luxury cruise line headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Since September 2014, Regent Seven Seas Cruises has been a wholly owned subsidiary owned of Norwegian Cruis ...
.
History
Oceania Cruises was founded in 2002. The company chartered the former Renaissance Cruises ship ''R Two'' from
Cruiseinvest and renamed her ''Insignia'' in October 2002.
[ at ''Fakta om Fartyg'' , retrieved 25. 6. 2007] In April 2003 the ''Insignia'' was chartered to the
French travel agency
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TRM for three months, during which Oceania Cruises operated no vessels. On 15 June 2003 Oceania Cruises re-commenced service with two ships: ''Insignia'' was renamed ''Regatta''
and a new ship (''R One'', a sister ship of ''Insignia/Regatta'', also chartered from Cruiseinvest) entered service as the new ''Insignia''.
In November 2005, a third R-class ship entered service for Oceania Cruises when the company chartered the ''R Five'' from Cruiseinvest and renamed her ''Nautica''. At the naming ceremony of the ''Nautica'', Frank del Rio announced the plan of adding a fourth ship, ''Marina'', to the Oceania Cruises fleet in July 2007, but this never came to pass.
In February 2007, the majority of Oceania Cruises' stock was sold to the
New York-based
Apollo Management
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. The following month, Oceania made a memorandum agreement with the
Fincantieri
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shipyard in
Italy
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to construct two new 1,250-passenger ships. The contract was finalized in June 2007, with delivery dates for the new Oceania-class ships set for January 2011 and July 2011. The contract also included an option for a third vessel of the same type that could be delivered in May 2012, but Oceania declined the option.
After being leased out for two years to
Hapag-Lloyd
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History
The company was formed on September 1, 1 ...
as the ''Columbus 2'', the ''Insignia'' returned to the fleet in 2014.
In May 2014, it was announced that Oceania and Fincantieri were close to making a deal on two additional ships for the Oceania class. The order for these additional ships never came to fruition.
On September 2, 2014,
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) is a holding company that is domiciled in Bermuda and based in the United States. It operates three cruise lines as wholly owned subsidiaries: Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cr ...
purchased Prestige Cruise Holdings, the parent company of Oceania Cruises and
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC), formerly known as Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, is a luxury cruise line headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Since September 2014, Regent Seven Seas Cruises has been a wholly owned subsidiary owned of Norwegian Cruis ...
, for $3.025 billion.
On November 25, 2014, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd announced a definitive agreement with
Princess Cruises
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to purchase the ''Ocean Princess'' for Oceania Cruises. Upon delivery in March 2016, the ship underwent a 35-day, $40 million refurbishment in
Marseille
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,
France
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, to become the ''Sirena''.
In August 2018, Oceania Cruises announced its intention to renovate each of its four ships as a part of the $100 million "OceaniaNEXT" program.
On January 8, 2019, Oceania Cruises announced it ordered a new class of ships, the Allura class. The order will consist of two new ships to be built by Fincantieri at a cost of more than $650 million per ship. The ships will be 67,000 gross tons and have a 1,200-passenger capacity. They are scheduled to be delivered in 2022 and 2025.
Fleet
''Regatta'' class
The ''Regatta''-class ships were built in 1998–2000 for
Renaissance Cruises Renaissance Cruises was a cruise ship operating company that was founded in 1989 and owned by Fearnley & Eger Rederi in Oslo, Norway. It was purchased by Edward Rudner (founder of Alamo Car Rental) as the company faltered during the Gulf War. It o ...
as a part of their .
They have a gross tonnage of 30,277 and can accommodate a maximum of 824 passengers in 343 cabins.
Oceania class
The Oceania class consists of two 1,250-passenger, 66,084-
gross ton
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ships built by
Fincantieri
Fincantieri S.p.A. () is an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. Already the largest shipbuilder in Europe, after the acquisition of Vard in 2013, Fincantieri group doubled in size to become the fourth largest in the world (2014 ...
in Italy, with the first, , delivered in January 2011, and the second, , delivered in May 2012. These were the first ships built for Oceania. On these vessels 580 of the 625 cabins and suites have private balconies.
Allura class
In January 2019, two 1,200-passenger, 67,000-
gross ton
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ships were ordered from Fincantieri, with the first to be delivered in 2023 and the second to be delivered in 2025.
See also
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC), formerly known as Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, is a luxury cruise line headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Since September 2014, Regent Seven Seas Cruises has been a wholly owned subsidiary owned of Norwegian Cruis ...
*
Seabourn Cruise Line
Seabourn Cruise Line is a cruise line headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It is owned by Carnival Corporation & plc.
History
Seabourn Cruise Line was founded in 1986 under the name "Signet Cruise Lines" by the Norwegian private investor and ...
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Silversea Cruises
Silversea Cruises is a luxury cruise line headquartered in Monaco. Founded in 1994 by the Vlasov Group of Monaco and the Lefebvre family of Rome, it pioneered all-inclusive cruising with its first ship, ''Silver Cloud''. Since July 2020, it h ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Oceania Cruises ships
Apollo Global Management companies
Cruise lines
Transport companies established in 2002
Private equity portfolio companies
Norwegian Cruise Line