For those looking ahead to 2014/15, Oceania
Cruises has announced its 2014-15
Winter Collection,
the largest winter launch in the company’s history. With new ports in Asia,
Africa and the Americas, Oceania Cruises’ five ships will
visit a diverse array of destinations on five continents.
The launch will
feature a record-breaking 86 voyages for the company, 44 of which are new
itineraries and include 19 all-new Grand Voyages ranging from 24 to 71 days, and
15 Around the World Combination itineraries as part of Insignia’s epic
Around the World in 180 Days cruise.
All
2014-15 Winter Collection voyages include launch fares and free
airfare. Guests who book a Veranda stateroom or higher category by December 31 will enjoy the added value of free pre-paid gratuities, free unlimited
Internet and early booking savings of up to £3,225.
Kunal S.
Kamlani, the line’s president, explained: “The Winter Collection truly spans the world with new and diverse
itineraries, plus 16 new ports of call in South America, Africa, China,
Indonesia, New Zealand, and the Caribbean and Hawaiian Islands. As always, our goal is to bring our guests the
world at a tremendous value, which is why we’re offering free pre-paid
gratuities, as well as unlimited Internet for veranda staterooms and above, to
those who reserve a sailing by year’s
end.”
Riviera
in the Caribbean
Riviera
offers 12 itineraries exploring the Caribbean for the winter 2014-15 season. The
new seven-day cruise, Colorful
Caribbean, stops
in Honduran city of Trujillo, a new port for Oceania. The new
14-day sailing, Sunny
Getaways, stops
in three new ports: Santa Marta, Colombia; El Guamache (Isla Margarita),
Venezuela; and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Several new 10-day itineraries visit
the Eastern and Western Caribbean, and the new 12-day Holidays
in the Tropics spends
the holiday season calling on beautiful islands that include St Barts, Antigua
and Barbados. With the exception of the ever-popular Mayan
Mystique,
all itineraries are new.
Marina
in Paradise
Marina
begins the season in Rio de Janeiro with two South American voyages, including
the new 16-day Southernmost
Wonders that
sails around the southern tip of the continent. The remainder of the season will
mostly be spent in the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand with nine new
voyages ranging from 10 to 18 days, including overnight stays in Easter Island,
Bora Bora, Tahiti and Nuku Hiva. The season ends with a fascinating 16-day
voyage, Americas
Adventure, from Lima to New York through the Panama Canal.
Nautica
from Africa to Asia
Nautica
returns to Africa and Asia with eight itineraries ranging from 15 to 35 days,
stopping in ports from Cape Town to Beijing and Dubai to Tokyo. Guests can
explore Africa on the South African Holiday, a 15-day cruise
that visits Mossel Bay and Port Elizabeth, two new ports for Oceania in South Africa. The 30-day Safaris, Temples & Jewels visits
exotic ports from Cape Town to Singapore with overnight stays in both cities as
well as the Maldives. Nautica then begins five cruises exploring Asia,
ranging from 16 to 35 days, which showcase ports throughout China (above), Japan and south-east Asia, including two-night stays in Shanghai and Rangoon and one-night
stays in Bangkok, Saigon, Hanoi, Tokyo and Beijing.
The
Panama Canal & South America on Regatta
Regatta
begins her season with a new 16-day Panama
Canal sailing, Festive Panama Canal, which stops in Corinto,
Nicaragua, a new port, followed by the popular 10-day Mayan Mystique cruise in the Western Caribbean. Another new Canal cruise, the 18-day Bridge
of the Americas, travels from
Miami to Lima, followed by three South American voyages that explore the natural
beauty of Peru and Chile, the vibrant cultures of Argentina and Brazil and the
exotic wonders of the Amazon. Regatta
completes the season with two
cruises in the Eastern Caribbean, followed by a final Panama Canal
transit from Miami to San Francisco that stops in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua,
another new port for Oceania.
Around
the World with Insignia
After
a Caribbean and an Amazon cruise, Insignia
departs from Miami for the company’s first ever Around
the World in 180 Days voyage, a star-studded, port-intensive cruise setting sail round-trip from
Miami on January 10, 2015. This extraordinary once-in-a-lifetime voyage
circumnavigates the globe visiting five continents, 44 countries and 89 ports of
call.
All
New Grand Voyages
With
the Winter 2014-15 launch, the company unveils 19 new Grand Voyages ranging
from 24 to 71 days blending multiple itineraries for in-depth exploration. For
example, Regatta’s 71-day South American Odyssey
is a round-trip
from Miami, crossing the Panama Canal to Peru, sailing through the Chilean
fjords and around the southern tip of Cape Horn, and spending two nights in both
Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. Nautica explores the East on Imperial
Explorer, a 46-day voyage from Cape Town to Hong Kong showcasing the best of
Africa and Asia.
These
voyages feature launch fares and the additional value of Exclusive
Prestige Package amenities. Depending on the length of the voyage booked, guests
will receive a one-night pre-cruise luxury hotel stay, laundry service and
round-trip transfers. For bookings made by December 31, these voyages also
offer free pre-paid gratuities and free unlimited Internet for all stateroom and
suite categories.
For bookings, follow this link to The Cruise Line, the UK's luxury cruising specialists.
