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Oceania Cruises features new itineraries - and new ship - in Europe for 2012

Oceania Cruises has announced its 2012 European cruise collection and, following the launch of Marina in 2011 and Riviera 2012, for the first time the company will operate four ships in Europe.

The 2012 European season includes more than 72 sailings from April through to December.

Other firsts include a complimentary hotel stay before every voyage, an overnight stay on every itinerary, more late-night departures and the addition of three seven-night voyages.

Featuring 41 distinct itineraries, Regatta, Nautica, Marina and Riviera will cover the entire continent, calling at 145 different ports of call, 12 of which are new for 2012.

“Oceania Cruises’ guests value immersive experiences and have a real passion for discovery,” said Oceania Cruises’ president Bob Binder. “For 2012 we will offer Europe in its entirety, all of the most desirable destinations from east to west.”

Riviera, Oceania Cruises’ new 1,250-passenger ship launching April 2012, will set sail on her inaugural season of European voyages.

She offers 21 voyages - from romantic favourites such as Provence and Positano and historic landmarks such as Jerusalem and Ephesus to new ports of call including Argostoli, Greece; Granada, Spain; and La Palma, Canary Islands.

Marina, Oceania Cruises’ first new-build which launched in January 2011, will spend most of the summer sailing the Mediterranean visiting classic port calls, including St Tropez and Monte Carlo.

From May 12 to 22, Jacques Pépin, Oceania Cruises’ executive culinary director, will join Marina on her ten-day Tuscan Artistry itinerary to host cooking demonstrations, lead on-shore market tours and oversee the operations in his namesake restaurant, Jacques.

Beginning in June, Marina will join Nautica in Northern Europe, visiting Dublin, Reykjavik, Oslo and Copenhagen.

Highlights

The introduction of 1,250-passenger Riviera, sister ship to Marina

41 distinctive itineraries, including Oceania Cruises’ first-ever voyage to Greenland

145 ports of call

Complimentary overnight calls on every voyage, a total of 72 stays in all

Three seven-night voyages to the French and Italian rivieras and the Greek Islands

Increased number of sailings to the Holy Land

12 new ports of call including Akureyri, Iceland; Cephalonia for Argostoli, Greece; Batumi, Georgia; Cartagena, Spain;, Cherbourg, France;, Motril for Granada,  Spain;, Horta, Azores; Qaqortoq, Greenland; La Palma, Canary Islands; Vigo for Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Tasiilaq for Ammassalik Island, Greenland and Trapani, Sicily