Oceania Cruises, which claims to be the leading culinary and destination focused cruise line, has named the first of two new 1,200-guest Allura Class ships that are being constructed by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri S.p.A., Vista, the seventh for the line, to sail in 2023, followed by a sister ship in 2025.
Oceania Cruises says that Vista has been named to reflect the dawn of a new age in travel, exemplifying the hallmarks of the Oceania Cruises experience that guests have come to expect, with Vista to deliver “The Finest Cuisine at Sea®”, with according to Oceania Cruises, exceptionally personalised service with two staff members for every three guests, a warm and welcoming ambiance as a result of the ship’s captivating residential furnishings, and introduce several unique firsts for the brand in the realms of dining and guest experience.
Bob Binder, President & CEO of Oceania Cruises said, “Oceania Cruises is an innovative and ever-evolving brand. We are always looking over the horizon, and Vista represents our view to the future.”
Oceania Cruises says that consumers and travel partners can expect to be wowed by dramatic and glamorous public spaces such as The Grand Dining Room, which soars almost two decks in height and pays homage to the “beautiful age” of early 20th-century Parisian society through its contemporary interpretation of Belle Époque.
Vista’s nine additional, claimed by Oceania Cruises to be best-in-class culinary experiences, luxurious signature public spaces, and spacious, residentially inspired suites and staterooms will be revealed from in May 2021, with her inaugural voyages opening for sale in September 2021. 
Oceania Cruises says that Vista represents not just a view to the future for the Oceania Cruises brand, but also the unique vision of the company’s thousands of officers and crew who played a pivotal role in the design of the ship, and helped shepherd it from concept to design to reality, with Binder saying, “Our officers and crew are always bringing great new ideas to the forefront and then implementing them”, and “More than any other part of the Oceania Cruises organization, we owe our success to our onboard teams”, adding, They are the ones who made Vista possible, and it is a credit to them, these true visionaries of the seven seas, that we name the ship for them, in their honor”.
The 67,000 gross registered ton Vista will accommodate 1,200 guests with 800 officers and crew, offering what Oceania Cruises claim to be industry leading space and staff to guest ratios.
A report by John Alwyn-Jones
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