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SHIP OVERVIEW

The better-than-new Nautica blends sophistication with a contemporary flair to create a casually elegant ambiance that embodies the most treasured elements of the celebrated ships. Every surface of every suite and stateroom is entirely new, while in the public spaces, a refreshed color palette of soft sea and sky tones surrounds a tasteful renewal of fabrics, furnishings and lighting fixtures that exquisitely encompasses the inimitable style and comfort of Oceania Cruises.

  • CRUISES
  • STATISTICS

STATISTICS

  • Year Built

    1998
  • Year Refurbished

    2014
  • Year Entered Present Fleet

    2008
  • Country of Registry

    Marshall Islands
  • Tonnage (GRT)

    30277
  • PAX (basis 2)

    698
  • Max Pax (inc. Uppers)

    684
  • Passenger Decks

    9
  • Number of Crew

    400
  • Officers' Nationality

    European
  • Cruise/Hotel Staff Nationality

    International

STATEROOMS

  • Suites

    62
  • Balcony

    0
  • Oceanview

    89
  • Oceanview No Balcony

    0
  • Oceanview With Balcony

    0
  • Balconies

    170
  • Interior

    28
  • Accessible

    20
  • Total Number of Accommodations

    1000
  • SUITE
  • BALCONY
  • OCEANVIEW
  • INSIDE

Deck Plans

SHIP REVIEWS

OVERALL RATING

4.7

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Based on 25 reviews

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Cruise reviews reflect the opinions of travel editors and cruisers/ readers and may not represent those of our company.

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Great cruise

MARCH

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PROS

The destinations and shore excursions; the comfort of the ship & stateroom; the staff; activities and O Points with gifts; the spa treatments

CONS

Too formal dress code (prefer more casual); stateroom did not have ventilation; dinner and shows start too late; medical cost too high for services

RECOMMENDED

Yes

The itinerary was excellent and the shore excursions were very well done. The places we saw and the tours were incredible. The staff on the ship and especially the spa and our butler were excellent, although the products that the spa sells were excellent but too expensive. The stateroom was very comfortable but had a few things that needed to be improved. We unfortunately missed several ports of call because of weather but understand this can happen. We will book a larger stateroom for a trip of this length again. We are strongly considering several additional Oceania cruises that are offered in 2025. Overall we had a wonderful experience on this exceptional vacation.

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Med Johrney

OCTOBER

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PROS

Seamless and we'll taken care of for every need. Amazing

CONS

Venice as one of the itineraries was not as advertised. The port we were in and standing in a line to get to Venice was almost two hours and that would not include actually getting on to the island. I actually gave up. That was a disappointment.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

I have cruised on beautiful Oceiana four times with another Transatlantic in March 2024. As a solo traveler the solo cabins were a great idea and very well appreciated indeed. Thankyou for considering a true need in the cruise industry. I do wish the the single supplement was not so high.

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A Timely Getaway

OCTOBER

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PROS

Comfortable suite, butler and maid were great and very friendly and extremely competent. The cruise was very smooth and the ship was easy to navigate. Food was excellent especially the Toscana. Also the wine tasting were fun and informative.

CONS

We overdid the tours. Doing one every day was too much but that was our election.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Overall excellent trip and the service and entertainment was well done.

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Don’s review.

AUGUST

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PROS

Friendly staff, great service, good variety of food choices in dining.

CONS

No late-night food available

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Newly renovated ship was very nice.

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Adriatic and Aegean Cruise

MAY

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PROS

excellent service, elegant vessel, fine dining

CONS

some excursions cancelled, poor flight schedules

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Crew went above and beyond in meeting our needs. Waiters knew our names and remembered our preferred beverage choices. Room service was exceptional. They catered to our daily needs such as helping with medical needs and replacing broken hairdryers by us.

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CRUISE TO AFRICA

FEBRUARY

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PROS

SERVICE/STAFF/FOOD

CONS

NON

RECOMMENDED

Yes

This was our third Oceania cruise all have been first class.

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Traveling the Less Traveled Area

JANUARY

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PROS

Oceania treated us well & made sure we stayed safe.

CONS

I didnot care for the late evening programs & then setting the alarm to be in the Nautical Lounge at 8a.m.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

The house cleaning group was wonderful & very thorough. They changed towels 3 times a day. For my birthday, they decorated the cabin with balloons on the ceiling. They took care of my laundry delivery. They were always cheerful.

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I love cruising

OCTOBER

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PROS

Service and food

CONS

Weather

RECOMMENDED

No

The ship is just the right size. The food was excellent and the variety superb. Our stateroom was roomy, with comfortable mattress and linens. We couldn’t have asked for a better room steward.

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Nautica Cruise of Western Mediterrainian, Southern Spain, NW African Island, and Portugal.

JUNE

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PROS

Weather, Ship, Food, Side trips, Crew, travel companions, all great!

CONS

Rained one evening!

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Trip with friends and Wife was very pleasant, excursions were nice and not crowded, Ship and Crew very nice, respectful and courteous at all times. We would travel with this ship and crew again! No doubt!

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Nautica

OCTOBER

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RECOMMENDED

Yes

Very good cruise line.

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Mediterranean Mosaic

OCTOBER

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PROS

Small ship with under 700 guests. Didn't feel herded around on tours. Food was the best we've had ever and have been on more than 10 cruises

CONS

Return Airline connections through Oceans were cumbersome with minimal time to get to the next gate. Spent my travel time on the wsy home running to the next gate almost missing the last last flight to my final destination. All the stress of one day has erased all the good memories.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We were met at the airport on arrival and taken to the hotel making arrival easy. Departure was problematic. Would recommend having representative at the airport for smooth departures.

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Great Itinerary

OCTOBER

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PROS

small ship

CONS

RECOMMENDED

Yes

wonderful Itinerary.

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British Isles 2017

OCTOBER

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PROS

Small ship, excellent service, friendly staff.

CONS

None

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Overall excellent experience, a few of excursions were not what we expected mostly due to not allowing enough time to

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Hosting Oceania Nautica, June 1, 2017

JUNE

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PROS

The food was great and the instructor in the Canyon Ranch spa was terrific.

CONS

The alcoholic drinks were expensive and they pushed the drink of the day in the morning briefing, and in the daily guide. They also advertised the cost of their wine packages and the happy hours.

RECOMMENDED

No

<div>This was my first experience sailing on Oceania. I was in stateroom 4000. The cabin was nicely appointed but the storage space was minimal. We kept losing things and even found a prior guest&#39;s bathing suit in one of the high shelves. The service was really quite good and some of the staff was outstanding. I liked the fact that the evening entertainment started at 9:30pm and I was pleasantly surprised that the shows were quite good.</div> <div>I thought that their way of selling alcoholic beverages was tacky.</div>

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Singapore/Hong Kong

MARCH

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PROS

Ships staff has become more Philippino/Thai. Much more accomadating than typical E Euro staff

CONS

Ship is worn out, lots of little problems . Tours need to be monitored

RECOMMENDED

Yes

As usual laundry room, tv/internet created most of problems. But that will never change. Oceania continues to ignore these issues, but they continue to sell out in spite of it. These are just the minor anoyances, overall still excellent. Cruise director not very good, when bad weather occurred you would expect A variety of things to do....nope

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Se Asia: Grand Excursion on Oceania

FEBRUARY

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PROS

Small ship (650 passengers), great food, very good excursions on land

CONS

Small ship buffeted by waves for 2 nights (but we can't control weather!)

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Really enjoyed the itinerary to five countries. Well-maintained ship. Great staff, very friendly with excellent service.Very good restaurants.

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great itinerary

DECEMBER

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PROS

Service provided, appearance of ship, attention to details

CONS

Excursions

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Cruising isnt for me but if you do it, Oceania is an exellent company and this was a great itinerary except,.......the excursions were pricey and fell short on accuracy of descriptions, crowds of tourists, and time wasted. best to make own arrangements either ahead of time or right when you get off the ship. Facilities were clean, food plentiful, and many iteresting lectures. if i choose to ever cruise again, i would consider Oceania first.

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London to London on Oceania Nautical

AUGUST

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PROS

Good food, clean, well run ship, interesting ports of call.

CONS

Bad tour in Quqortoq,Greenland. Got a refund. Senile tour guide in Belfast. Tour itself was fine. All other tours were great.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

I enjoyed the tour. We had a good speaker for the lectures. Prince Kristian Sound was a highlight. We booked another tour onboard for next fall.

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South African Explorer Nov-Dec 2015

DECEMBER

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PROS

Food, ports of call, staff

CONS

Oceania sponsored excursions, cost of Internet

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We really ejoyed the pre-cruise and cruise itself. This was our second Oceania cruise, this time on the smaller Nautica. Food is excellent, and the staff ever so friendly and attentive. There were not that many sea days, but the entertainment (afternoon trivia and speakers) kept us busy. Best part was the ports of call (okay, Maputo Mozambique was below expectations) were the highlight. Sad to say, we enjoyed the tours we booked privately much more so than the ones through Oceania, which are overpriced for sure. BUT, we know that don't we? Highly recommend!!

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Lovely smaller ship

NOVEMBER

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PROS

Excellent food, well trained staff, decent entertainment.

CONS

Smaller ship = rougher seas. Overpriced excursions..

RECOMMENDED

No

Overall the dining was very good but unfortunately it was inconsistent. The shore excursions were overpriced for what was on offer. We found we could hire a taxi in any of the port stops and have them duplicate the itinerary at 1/3 to 1/4 the Oceania price.

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Europe 2015

SEPTEMBER

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RECOMMENDED

Yes

The best service we have had on any of our 13 cruises. Excellent food and good variety. Head waiter, Francisco, waiter, Jose, and assistant waiter,Ai, and head waiter/hostess,Sylvia made our cruise memorial event. All these people knew our names after the first night's dining. Very special and Oceania should recognize each of them.

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Wonderful trip

NOVEMBER

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PROS

great staff, service, food.

CONS

Ability to make reservations in specialty restaurants was a chore and information imparted was changeable. We wanted to dine with our friends on trip.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

All in all a great experience. Entertainment was okay. could use improvement.

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Treasures of Scandinavia

SEPTEMBER

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PROS

Great cuisine, ambiance and service.

CONS

Destination services did not give enough specifics about shore excursions. Those marked

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Oceania and Regent have just be sold to NCL. Concern that the quality of these lines may be compromised in the future.

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Outstanding Cruise Ship Nautica

AUGUST

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RECOMMENDED

Yes

With only 684 guests, this ship is just the right size for getting to know other travelers and for getting into tight spaces. Staff is among the best and the food is top flight.

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Viking Odyssey

AUGUST

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PROS

size of ship, quality of food & onboard service

CONS

some of the ports

RECOMMENDED

Yes

The stop at port the in Tasiilak, Greenland could be eliminated. You could have another day at sea or add an overnight stay in Belfast or Dublin. We were impressed with the chef using some of the local seafood in the different ports. One of the reasons we booked with Oceania was because of the food selection & ambiance.

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