Oceania Rivera Archives – All Things Cruise

Oceania Cruises’ new Snowbirds in Residence program

October 14, 2016 by Editor

Oceania Cruises is proud to introduce a groundbreaking new concept in extended vacations for snowbirds, residents of northern climes looking to escape the cold and snow for warm tropical breezes and swaying palm trees. Beginning January 3rd, guests can kick off the New Year enjoying a tropical ultimate vacation home for 58 or 72 days with no need to worry about meals, housekeeping or even laundry. Instead, they are free to bask on sugar-sand beaches, indulge in …

Cruising with the Chefs features rock star chefs on culinary cruises aboard Oceania’s Riviera and Marina

March 7, 2014 by Editor

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 …

Cruising on Oceania’s Riviera, a premium eating experience

June 19, 2013 by David Molyneaux

When you pay extra to cruise a bit upscale, you get roominess, unlimited lobster tails, sushi, lamb chops Cruise ships have a reputation for encouraging a measure of gluttony. On nearly every modern ship, you may start eating before the sun comes up and maintain a forkful until late into the night, when a call to room service will bring a snack to tide you over until dawn. A cruise can be a constant flow of French …

Chef Cat Cora named godmother for Oceania Cruises’ Riviera

March 5, 2012 by Editor

Chef Cat Cora will step into the honored role as godmother to Oceania Cruises‘ newest ship, Riviera. Chef Cat Cora will name the ship in Barcelona at a lavish, invitation-only christening ceremony on May 11, which will culminate with a 15-liter Nebuchadnezzar of champagne, custom-made by Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, commemoratively breaking against the hull of the 1,250-guest ship. Riviera is the second new ship launched by Oceania Cruises in under 18 months. Designed for epicureans, Riviera features …