Oceania Cruise Reviews
Many of our customers, both first time and seasoned cruisers, have been on a luxury cruise with Oceania Cruises and the common denominator between them all is that they loved their experiences. Read the fantastic testimonies below as well as our Ambassador, award-winning cruise writer Gary Buchanan.
Panache Cruises Ambassador Gary Buchanan
Our Cruise Expert
Gary Buchanan has sailed the Seven Seas during his 33-year career as an award-winning specialist cruise writer. Author of four books about cruising, he regularly contributes to prestigious newspapers such as The Telegraph and magazines including American Express Departures. He is a pundit on all things cruise and is looking forward to enhancing the content library for Panache Cruises.
Gary Says...
“In my experience Oceania Cruises represent the antithesis of gimmick-driven cruising. Their sleekly-cool ships extol a cachet of genteel residential luxe; while the atmosphere is sassy and refined. It's impossible to talk about Oceania Cruises without mentioning cuisine which they’ve raised to an art form, with attention given to even the smallest details, from concept to execution. On land, renowned ports are mingled with off-the-beaten-path locations.”
Traveling Solo?
Posted by Rachel Cormack in Robb Report
Oceania's newest cruise liner offers luxury single rooms with their own balconies each cabin comes complete with balcony and bubbly, of course.
Named to reflect “the dawn of a new age in travel,” Vista is designed to make you feel as though you’re sailing aboard your very own superyacht. The vessel, which marks the seventh for the line, promises lavish interiors, top-notch amenities and white-glove service for each seafarer when it launches in 2023.
Why there's never been a better time to cruise (Hint: The Food)
Posted by Veronica Stoddart in Conde Nast Traveler
Want to sail with Japanese sushi master Nobu Matsuhisa, slurp oysters in a medieval Croatian village, or learn truffle making in Estonia? Cruise lines are now making all of that possible—plus countless other memorable experiences that come with a healthy serving of bragging rights.
The push is driven in large part by cruise lines striving to get new passengers aboard. “Everybody cares about good food and trendy restaurants,” says Mary Jean Tully, a travel specialist who’s been watching the cruise industry for more than 30 years. “But they also want an authentic experience, something their friends haven’t done.”
Father's Day Gift Guide: The best cruise ships for Dads who love food
Posted by Dan Q Dao in Forbes
If a big-name chef floats his boat, dad may appreciate the Oceania experience. Megawatt French chef Jacques Pépin, who’s won several Daytime Emmy Awards for his various television cooking programs, oversees all culinary offerings aboard the cruise line’s six vessels.
These include: the Polo Grill, serving steakhouse favorites like a 28-day dry-aged steak and grilled swordfish, and Toscana, the Tuscan charmer serving Italian recipes, many sourced from the staff's own families. This year, Oceania is offering a specially dedicated Jacques Pépin cruise—sailing from Amsterdam to Lisbon—with custom menus, culinary lectures and demonstrations, and food-and-wine excursions.
Oceania’s chef Viktor Malek shares his passion for food
Posted by Amanda Shapiro in Bon Appetit
Oceania Cruises take their food seriously. In fact dining is always a highlight of any voyage. So what makes the food onboard these luxurious cruise ships so good? According to Viktor Malek, the Executive Chef on Oceania’s Regatta it’s all about freshness and passion.
“Fresh and simple, that’s key. As well as a great team who are motivated and passionate about what they do. That’s our recipe for success”, he told me.
The boutique-sized Regatta, Insignia, Sirena and Nautica each have four restaurants, including Toscana which serves highly rated Italian cuisine as well as an up-market steakhouse called Polo Grill. Oceania Cruises larger ships, Riviera and Marina, have additional dining venues as well. There is the pan-Asian restaurant called Red Ginger, plus Jacques which serves delightful French cuisine.
Oceania Cruise's Multi-Million-Dollar Refurbishment of Insignia
Posted by Amanda Shapiro in Bon Appetit
Brand-new suites furnished exclusively in Ralph Lauren Home, bejewelled chandeliers and indulgent meals of lobster topped with caviar and beef tenderloin with black truffle and foie gras are how the world’s elite are travelling the globe.
Oceania Cruises’ Insignia is the first of the lines four R-class ships to undergo an incredible bow-to-stern refurbishment as part of a US$100 million initiative dubbed OceaniaNEXT.
The multi-million-dollar transformation was unveiled in Sydney, Australia, to an exclusive audience where guests including The CEO Magazine were taken on a guided tour and enjoyed a delectable four-course lunch aboard the fresh-faced ship.