Oceania Cruises is adding some extra culinary sizzle to sailings this European season with new classes in the Bon Appétit Culinary Centers onboard Marina and Riviera and with two new Culinary Discovery Tours ashore. Since opening on Marina in 2011, the Bon Appétit Culinary Center has offered guests the opportunity to expand their culinary skills while enjoying some good-natured fun. The culinary emphasis varies from regional specialties based on the ship’s itinerary to comfort foods prepared in …
Foodies who are also cruise enthusiasts can now choose travel experiences tailored to their twin passions. From August through October 2014, the new Cruising with the Chefs, founded by Lisa and Rodney George of St. Louis, Mo. and Naples, Fla., offers three culinary cruises with celebrity guest chefs exclusively aboard Oceania’s Marina and Riviera ships. The cruises showcase the ships’ Bon Appétit Culinary Centers, the only hands-on culinary centers at sea. Each 2014 cruise is “a cruise …
Oceania Cruises unveiled its new 2014 curriculum for the Bon Appétit Culinary Center onboard the Marinaand Riviera. More than 20 different classes are offered, ranging from regional cuisines to secrets of homemade pasta, with each session expanding guests’ knowledge and appreciation of local flavors. The multi-million-dollar, ground-breaking culinary centers feature individual work stations with induction cook tops – a first at sea – and have been a favorite onboard amenity since their debut. “While many ships offer …
Oceania Cruises announced today the release of The Oceania Cruises Art Collection, a comprehensive catalogue of the art and artists featured in the world-class collection onboard Marina and Riviera. More than 2,000 works adorn the line’s award-winning mid-size ships. The 205-page book showcases in vibrant colors, images of the renowned works in the collection as well as artist biographies and the story of how Oceania Cruises founders Frank J. Del Rio and Bob Binder personally amassed the …
Oceania Cruises’ Marina has been named one of the top 10 mid-size ships in the world in the 2012 Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. With a total score of more than 1,700 points, which translates to a 5-star rating, Marina has joined an elite group of vessels that belong to the Berlitz “Five-Star Club,” representing the highest rated ships in the world. “We are honored that Marina has been recognized in the 2012 Berlitz …
Oceania Cruises has announced unprecedented savings on select 2011 and 2012 departures. Travelers can save up to 75 percent on 18 cruises, all of which include free airfare from 22 North American cities. The high-value promotion includes eight Mediterranean cruises from September through November as well as longer fall voyages that visit South America and South Africa. Closer to home, two Panama Canal passages and a 12-day Caribbean cruise are featured. The latter voyage is a round-trip …
With the launching of the Oceania Marina, there’s a new leader in a relatively new niche in cruising. The niche, somewhere between the high-priced luxury brands and the big ships of the premium lines, is called upper premium or maybe ultra deluxe or, my favorite because it’s mine, “almost luxury.” The cruise line is Oceania. The celebration party is just beginning, because its newest ship, the Marina, already is the belle of the ball. The 1,250-passenger Marina, …
Oceania Cruises’ new Marina arrived in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on Jan. 27, the last call on her inaugural cruise before crossing the Atlantic for Miami. Guests and crew members on the maiden voyage unanimously proclaim that the 1,250-guest ship has raised the bar on upper-premium cruising. “Marina has been handling great since leaving Barcelona,” stated Captain Dimitrios Flokos, the ship’s master. “She is running very well which is exactly what we expected.” Marina left Barcelona on …
Oceania Cruises officially has taken delivery of Marina, the line’s first newly built ship which measures 66,000 tons and accommodates 1,250 guests. The handover took place at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard near Genoa, where Marina officially became a part of the Oceania Cruises’ fleet joining Regatta, Insignia and Nautica. Her sister ship, Riviera, is currently being built in the same shipyard and will debut in April 2012. A ship of firsts, Marina features the Bon Appétit Culinary …
Tomorrow Chet and I head to Orlando, where we will first spend one night at Walt Disney World and then on Wednesday we board the Disney Dream for its press inaugural cruise. We will only be on board for a couple of days but I will tell you as much as I can about the new ship (and its christening) on this blog. Obviously, there is much anticipation. See below: Cruise consultants at Cruise Holidays have voted …
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