In 2024, Oceania Cruises will introduce 94 brand-new cruises with a Mediterranean theme. On the company’s 7- to 59-night itineraries in this incredibly rich and diverse region, there will also be a wide range of exciting shore activities accessible in various ports.
In 2024, Oceania Cruises will begin offering trips with a Mediterranean focus, allowing travellers an unrivalled chance to explore and take in the region’s many landmarks in an entirely new way.
These cruises with a Mediterranean theme will stop in famous and lesser-known cultural centres in and near Rome, Barcelona, Lisbon, Athens, and London (yes, we know that London isn’t in the Mediterranean). There are classes available in history, architecture, gastronomy, and other topics.
Oceania Cruises CEO Frank A. Del Rio remarked, “We are delighted to offer such a wide variety of destination-intensive Mediterranean itineraries, allowing our well-traveled and curious guests to look at beloved Mediterranean destinations through a different lens.”
For small parties on these trips, the business will also provide hundreds of immersive shore activities.
Del Rio continued, “Our carefully chosen variety of shore activities, along with the comfortable home-away-from-home atmosphere on board our boutique ships, gives the ideal luxury vacation option.
Travellers will be able to board ships including Marina, Riviera, the 67,817-gross-ton Vista, which is the cruise line’s newest vessel, as well as the smaller and older 30,277-ton Sirena, which was finished in 1999 at the French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique.
The fascinating history, legendary civilizations, delectable cuisine, and enduring traditions of the Mediterranean region are intended to be fully experienced by tourists on these excursions with a Mediterranean theme.
On their ‘Mediterranean Sojourns’, Oceania Cruises will offer a variety of speciality excursions catered to a variety of interests and tastes.
Foodies should find “Food & Wine Trails” and “Culinary Discovery” excursions to be the best ways to fully experience Mediterranean cooking customs. With cooking demonstrations, instruction, and excursions to nearby farms and vineyards, the regional cuisine and wine will be the main topics of these small-group vacations.
If you have a passion for architecture, the “Beyond Blueprints” trips will increase your appreciation of famous buildings from across the world by giving you exclusive access and insider knowledge.
The “Go Green” excursions, which aim to show how nearby towns and businesses contribute to conservation and use innovative green practises, are ideal for anyone who care about the environment.
Valencia, the paella capital of Spain, Ephesus, Turkey, Syracuse, Sicily, and the city walls of Kotor, Montenegro, home to the neo-classical Museum of King Nikola are just a few of the locations on the itinerary.
The “Seafarer’s Inspiration,” a 59-day Grand Voyage onboard the Sirena from Miami to Rome with overnight stays at Seville and Bordeaux, will launch Oceania Cruises’ 2024 Mediterranean Itineraries on March 27, 2024.
The Grand Voyage will make several stops in the Caribbean, Europe, and the Mediterranean, including (but not limited to) Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Edinburgh, Palma de Mallorca, Saint-Tropez, Monte Carlo, and many others.
There will also be other trips during the season, such as the 10-day “Ionian and Adriatic Seas” sailing from Valletta to Venice on board Vista on April 21, 2024, and the 30-day “Mediterranean & Beyond” sailing from Athens to Barcelona on September 3, 2024. The 17-day “Timeless Turkey & Greece” cruise on The Riviera came to an end in October 2022.
Additionally, beginning on July 1, 2023, Oceania Cruises will offer upgraded amenities through the More programme, including free roundtrip air travel, free airport transfers, and a credit of up to $1,600 for shore excursions for new bookings made for voyages departing on or after October 1, 2023.
With this wonderful price, eager cruise travellers may find these amazing journeys even more affordable, giving them an unrivalled chance to see the Mediterranean like never before.
Source- Travel daily