Oceania Cruises
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Oceania Cruises is a United States-based shipping company that operates three luxury cruise ships on world-wide itinaries. Since April 2007, Oceania Cruises is owned by Apollo Management.
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History
Oceania Cruises was founded in 2002 by luxury cruise industry veterans Joe Watters and Frank Del Rio, the latter being the former vice president of Renaissance Cruises. In February 2007 the majority of Oceania Cruises' stock was sold to the New York-based Apollo Management. The following month Oceania made a memorandum agreement with the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy to construct two new 1,260-passenger ships.with delivery dates for the new Oceania Class ships set for September 2010 and July 2011.
Current Ships
| Ship | Built | Refurb. | Registry | Tonnage | Pax (Basis 2) | Pax Decks | Crew | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insignia | 1998 | 2008 | Marshall Islands | 30,277 | 684 | 9 | 400 | Regatta Class |
| Nautica | 2000 | 2007 | Marshall Islands | 30,277 | 684 | 9 | 400 | Regatta Class |
| Regatta | 1998 | 2007 | Marshall Islands | 30,277 | 684 | 9 | 400 | Regatta Class |
Future Ships
Two 1,260-passenger, 66,000 gross ton ships currently under planning stages at Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, set for delivery in September 2010 and July 2011, respectively. 580 of the 626 cabins and suites will have private balconies. The interiors of these ships are designed by the Norway-based Y&S Architecture and Interior Design.