Culinary and destination focused cruise line Oceania Cruises has unveiled its 2024-25 Tropics and Exotics Collection of itineraries. The new collection of 157 voyages spans seven continents and ranges from seven to 200 days in length.
Featuring more than 300 ports of call, the collection includes 14 new off-the-beaten-path ports. With 30% to 50% more time in port than other premium lines, the itineraries include 451 overnight stays across 123 voyages.
“This new collection of itineraries showcases iconic ports of call along with a wealth of opportunities to explore corners of the globe nearly untouched by tourism, and with seven brand-new or better-than-new ships, the journey will be just as rewarding as the destinations,” says Oceania president and CEO Howard Sherman.
Seventy Grand Voyages will afford opportunities for explorations across distinct regions and multiple continents.
Destination immersion is another key element of the 2024-25 Tropics and Exotics Collection with a wide variety of voyages focused on singular destinations such as the Amazon, the coastal villages of Brazil, the Arabian Peninsula, Japan, and an epic circumnavigation of Australia.
And for those seeking to chart a course less travelled, there are in-depth explorations of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, the yacht harbours and tiny atolls of the South Pacific, and even an early-spring traverse of the North Pacific that combines Japan’s verdant northern prefectures with the rugged Alaska outposts of Dutch Harbor, Kodiak, and Whittier.
Exotics Collection highlights
• More than 150 itineraries, featuring 123 cruises with overnight stays and 70 Grand Voyages spanning the globe
• With Caribbean, Mexico and Panama Canal voyages, travellers can revel in new corners of the tropics with visits to less-travelled islands such as Bonaire, Carriacou, Dominica and Guadeloupe
• In South America, there are multiple adventures into the pristine landscapes of Patagonia, sailings along the Amazon River or voyages that explore the coasts of Brazil and Uruguay
• Across Asia, explorers can travel to far-flung places and iconic attractions with expansive options for Southeast Asia explorations and a number of fascinating Japan-focused journeys
• Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific journeys reveal a blend of marquee cities as well as unsung treasures in off-the-beaten-track places such as the coast of Western Australia; Bluff, Gisborne and Timaru in New Zealand; and islands in French Polynesia and Melanesia
• The collection offers a sweeping array of far-flung Grand Voyages, with options linking multiple distinct regions and region-specific journeys that feature in-depth explorations of South America, the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, and even extended Caribbean and Panama Canal journeys.
New Ports of Call
• Camarones, Argentina
• Champagne Bay, Vanuatu
• Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan da Cunha
• Fernandina Beach, Florida
• Hambantota, Sri Lanka
• Hillsborough (Carriacou), Grenada
• Hitachinaka, Japan
• Hualien, Taiwan
• Isla de los Estados, Argentina
• Kupang, Indonesia
• Puerto del Rosario, Canary Islands
• St. Helier, Channel Islands
• Takamatsu, Japan
• Waingpu, Indonesia
Owned by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Oceania Cruises has seven small, luxurious ships carrying a maximum of 1,238 guests. The brand has a second 1,200-guest Allura Class ship on order for delivery in 2025.