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SHIP OVERVIEW

Both designer-inspired and luxurious, the 656-guest Insignia offers entirely new suites, staterooms and bathrooms along with a sweepingly re-inspired atmosphere throughout the ship. The public spaces have been tastefully refreshed with a soft sea and sky palette of fabrics, designer furnishings and custom light fixtures that exquisitely showcase the inimitable style and comfort of Oceania Cruises. Insignia features four unique, open-seating restaurants, the Aquamar Spa + Vitality Center, eight lounges and bars, a casino and 333 luxurious suites and stylish staterooms, nearly 70% of which feature private verandas.

  • CRUISES
  • STATISTICS

STATISTICS

  • Year Built

    1998
  • Year Refurbished

    2018
  • Year Entered Present Fleet

    2004
  • 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

4.5

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Based on 20 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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Holiday Cruise

DECEMBER

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PROS

Excellent entertainment, food service and a great Masseuse

CONS

The Spa receptionist upon arrival for spa services were not very friendly or accommodating and the spa area itself lacked the necessary items usually seen in other cruise ships

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Our main disappointment with this cruise was the excursions. One that we had booked was cancelled and one was not as it was described in the description. We voiced a written complaint along with other passengers but we never got a response.

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Oceania to Canada

OCTOBER

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PROS

Excellent, friendly staff, very comfortable accommodations, tour guides very knowledgeable, excursions well organized

CONS

We ate more dinners in the Terrace Cafe as we had several disappointing dinner in the Grand Dining Room. Some of the ports had very little to see or do.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Overall a good experience, but will return to Viking cruises.

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Cruisin'

DECEMBER

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PROS

Great restaurants, Friendly crew, Beautiful Cabins & Smooth sailing

CONS

None

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Oceania's written policy of no open-toed sandals to be worn in the dining room and gourmet restaurants should either be enforced or eliminated. It was unfortunate that we were in 2 ports when shops were mostly closed on a Sunday and on Christmas Day but we still enjoyed walking around the dock areas where there were busy venders.

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Amazon Interlude

DECEMBER

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PROS

Delicious Food and presentations / Entertainment

CONS

The shower and bathroom in many of the categories was very small. Many men I talked with said they had to go and shower in the showers adjacent to the workout room. Also complaints about there not being a big selection to choose from on TV. (sports specifically).

RECOMMENDED

No

<div>It was an amazing experience aboard the Oceania Insignia. The crew was awesome. Cruise Director Carson Turner was fantastic and the variety of entertainment brought onboard was superb. The Insignia Entertainment team did a great job on stage as well as coordinating activities daily like min-golf, shuffle board, ping pong, bean bag toss, etc. The food with Oceania was&nbsp;delicious during breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The specialty dinner options were outstanding. Toscano and Polo Grill. You will not leave hungry. The wait staff poolside were very good in checking on if you needed a drink but not overly pushy like I have seen on other cruise lines. Overall a fantastic experience and great product where guests seem to be loyal to.</div>

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Classy, But Not Stuffy

NOVEMBER

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PROS

The ship was beautiful and a perfect, intimate size. The food was very good. Loved the coffee bar for afternoon lattes. Staff was attentive

CONS

Bathrooms are small, particularly the shower

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Will definitely book an Oceania cruise. It's an excellent value for an upscale experience!!

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Oceania Insignia Oct 2019

OCTOBER

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PROS

Food was outstanding. Staff was spectacular.

CONS

Cabin was by 3 crew opperational rooms and was VERY noisy.

RECOMMENDED

No

The ship is beautiful and the perfect small ship! The food was outstanding and I especially appreciated the way they ran the buffets. They served you from the buffet instead of allowing people to reach into it and provided a great clean environment. The service was impeccable. The ports were perfect and all excursions were conducted very nicely.

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Insignia

OCTOBER

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PROS

Updated, clean. Two specialty restaurants

CONS

Some staff had poor attitude

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Afternoon tea is nice, but hors d oeuvres at bar would be a great addition, especially if there were healthy selections. The sommeliers were terrific

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Awe of America

OCTOBER

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PROS

Unfailingly gracious and courteous staff....everyone! Wonderful dining venues.

CONS

Can't think of any

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We love Oceania Cruiseline. The cruises are always filled with special lectures, music, games, dances and fitness classes. We are never disappointed! I did suggest they have a daily line-dance class held in the morning or early afternoon. Most of the dance opportunities are late at night

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Caribbean Palette Cruise on the Insignia

JULY

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PROS

Polo Grill, Social Hostess

CONS

Small bathrooms, expensive liquor

RECOMMENDED

No

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Oceania Insignia

DECEMBER

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PROS

The food, the penthouse suite, the storage, the ship size

CONS

Stepping down from the bathtub/shower

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Enjoyed the cruise, would have liked to spend more time in Havana.

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Best upscale ship

DECEMBER

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PROS

Food is excellent, staff is the best,small ship big experience

CONS

None

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We have been on over 50 cruises on numerous cruise lines. The experience is always exceptional in every way. The cruise line prides itself on cuisine and justifiably so. The food is delicious with a wide and changing selection. The specialty restaurants are complimentary. The crew is the best at sea, everyone one of them is friendly and could not be more accommodating. Entertainment is first rate with great variety using a very talented cast. Try it you won’t regret it!

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oceania amazon river cruise

DECEMBER

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PROS

oceania is a great company to cruise with.....very personal attention

CONS

RECOMMENDED

Yes

this cruise was especially nice as it was not fully booked...about 250 people short of full....excellent lectures about area

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Delightful

NOVEMBER

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PROS

Perfect size ship with much to do on board

CONS

Post weather more prominently

RECOMMENDED

Yes

I thoroughly enjoyed this cruise and plan to sail with you again

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INSIGNIA nordic

AUGUST

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PROS

Loved the service, excellent guest relations training of staff, food excellent, good choice of ports

CONS

In cabin TV terrible, movies shown were blurry and they should not show subtitles on such a small TV. even the movie shown in the lounge was poor quality. they need to update to HD tvs.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Entertainment on first part of cruise Miami to Rekjavek was excellent. Rekjavek to Stockholm was poor. Too much dependence on cruise staff to entertain (some were marginally talented). The Insignia band was excellent but they need a screen around the drummer who drown out the singers (therefore necessitating the volume of their mics to be at screech level.

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Insignia Cruise Miami to Iceland July 1,- 195th

JULY

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PROS

Excellant food, crew service great, Libray a real asset.

CONS

Room and bath very small, The weather did ot cooperate

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We had smooth sailing the crew and food service was probably the best ever, if you like to eat! The side trips were very good, and on an off the boat was very easy. The Library was excellent as was the Horizon Lounge. All in all it was a very relaxing trip. The entertainment was very good also. The port in Newfoundland was interest, and also Greenland and Iceland . It the weather would have been better, fog, rain etc. we could have enjoyed it more, however you cannot control the weather. The Fjords were great!

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trip to iceland

JULY

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PROS

good room and food

CONS

real bad enbarcation

RECOMMENDED

Yes

we waited 4 hours to get on board after flying all night. they did not even give us coffee and donuts.

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Nice small ship

NOVEMBER

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PROS

Small ship, comfortable with very uncrowded feel. Docked in town centers as opposed to distant wharfs

CONS

Staterooms smaller than more recent, larger sisters

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Would go again although the ship is showing some age. Would depend upon port/ docking situations.

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Small Ship

AUGUST

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PROS

great food, clean, great service,

CONS

entertainment was fair

RECOMMENDED

Yes

being a world cruise the ship personnel claimed that it was difficult to bring entertainment aboard. normally they would do so. the food was great with lobster, huge shrimp and other offerings every evening. This cruise raised the standard for all future cruises. It was great being on a small ship with 343 cabins.

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Montreal to London

AUGUST

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PROS

Hospitality and ammenities

CONS

Room and bathroom size

RECOMMENDED

Yes

The staff of the Insignia was outstanding. The food was average. The itinerary was fun and interesting. However, after paying for concierge level accommodations, this was the smallest room we have ever had on ANY cruise. There wasn't room in the shower to turn around, let alone do anything else. There was no "Concierge Lounge" or any other such amenity. It should not have been advertised as, or charged as, a concierge level ship. I understand Oceania picked up this vessel from Regency and I think they should have passed. Usually Oceania has excellent food but this fare was routine. I didn't have a good steak the entire trip, and that included the Polo Room. I don't feel that we got our moneys worth this time.

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Oceania Cruises

JUNE

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PROS

So Many

CONS

There are none

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We loved our Oceania Cruise. We will surely recommend Oceania to our family and friends. Why, we are thinking of taking another Oceania cruise in the next few years. The price was so affordable for the service they rendered. The organization and efficiency with the handling of every aspect of our cruise was incredible. The entire staff treated us like we were so very special to them. We wanted to pack them all in our luggage and bring them home. The ship was immaculate through and through. The food was delicious and so many different food choices to behold. The entertainment and activities onboard were very organized and so many choices to suite just about anyone's interests. We have traveled with other cruise companies but we can say in all honesty Oceania will always be our first choice from now on.

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