Oceania Cruises · Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings · Premium and upper-premium lines
Oceania is the mid-size line built around food, with speciality restaurants included and a country-club feel. It is not all-suite, so the luxury tier starts at the Penthouse Suite, which adds a butler. Oceania sails Caribbean seasons from Miami. Kathryn has not sailed Oceania and says so.
concierge-level-veranda. Press photo, Oceania Cruises
Penthouse Suites and above, with a butler
- Penthouse Suites, Oceania Suites, Vista Suites and the Owner's Suites all get a butler. Concierge Level cabins below them get a lounge but no butler.
- Butlers on Oceania serve dinner in the suite from any restaurant on the ship.
- There is no private suite restaurant or pool. The speciality restaurants are the point and every guest gets them.
- Vista and Allura, the newest ships, have the largest Penthouse Suites.
The deep page: Oceania Cruises.
What comes with it
- Butler for Penthouse Suites and above
- Speciality restaurants for every guest
- Wi-Fi and, on some fares, drinks or excursion credit
- Priority reservations and boarding for suites
- In-suite dining from any restaurant
From Florida
Oceania sails Caribbean and Panama Canal itineraries from Miami from autumn to spring. Some sailings start or end at Fort Lauderdale.
The ships
Allura · Vista · Riviera · Marina · Sirena · Nautica · Regatta · Insignia
Country club at sea. Cooking classes, a culinary centre, a wine bar that takes wine seriously. Mid-size ships that feel calm without being small.
Oceania Cruises in pictures
Penthouse Bedroom · Press photo, Oceania Cruises
Who it fits
- People who choose a cruise by the restaurants.
- Travellers who want a mid-size ship, not a tiny one and not a resort.
- Couples who want Regent's feel and are happy to pay separately for excursions.
Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone who assumes every cabin is a suite. Below Penthouse, it is a stateroom.
- Families with children.
Questions about Oceania Cruises
Also premium and upper-premium lines
Thinking about Oceania Cruises?
Kathryn will price its top tier against the suites she has stayed in and tell you where it wins.