Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises welcomed close to 100 travel advisors around Sydney for an evening on the Harbour to mark a return to cruising in Australia.

Oceania Cruises achieved one of its best single-day booking periods on 5 May 2022 – the opening day of sales for the cruise line’s 2024 Collection of voyages.“The 2024 Collection launch illustrates tremendous and continued strong demand for cruising in addition to highlighting the increased trend in planning travel further out, both for past guests and new-to-brand guests,” said Howard Sherman, President & CEO of Oceania Cruises.

Oceania Cruises is accepting bookings for its 2024 Collection of voyages to Europe, Alaska, Canada, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Africa, South America, the South Pacific, and the Caribbean.

Oceania Cruises has confirmed two ships in its fleet, Riviera and Marina, will undergo an enhancement and upgrade program over the next two years, as part of the long-running ‘OceaniaNEXT’ project.

The Oceania Cruises Sales team hosted a group of more than 50 Queensland travel agency partners to a VIP dress rehearsal event with the Queensland Ballet last week.

Oceania Cruises is boosting its appeal for single travellers, revealing plans to introduce solo staterooms across its four existing ships later this year.

Frank Del Rio Jr, the son of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings President and CEO sharing the same name, has been appointed Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of Oceania Cruises.

Oceania Cruises has set a new single-day booking record, smashing the previous mark by nearly 12%, and welcoming a new wave of first-time brand guests. The majority of reservations were made via travel advisors.

Oceania Cruises celebrated the float out of its new 1,200-passenger Vista last Friday [25 February 2022] at the Fincantieri shipyard in Sestri Ponente, Italy.

Oceania Cruises has unveiled its highly anticipated 2024 Around the World in 180 Days itinerary, in addition to four Grand Voyages of 72- to 82-days duration. Offered aboard the 684-passenger Insignia, the six-month voyage will visit 96 destinations in 34 countries, departing Los Angeles for New York on 14 January.

Queensland’s Gregor & Lewis Bespoke Travel took advantage of the international border reopening, last week hosting a Luxury Travel & Cruise event in Noosa supported by the industry’s leading high-end brands.