Oceania Cruises has welcomed guests across the gangway for the first time in 524 days,
with Marina the first of Oceania Cruises’ ships to resume sailing and is also the first cruise ship to sail from the port of Copenhagen since 2019.
Bob Binder, President and CEO of Oceania Cruises said, “Today is one of those days we will all remember for a lifetime as we reunite with our shipboard families and our guests to start exploring the world once again.”
Oceania Cruises voyages are also operating with a requirement that 100% of guests and crew are vaccinated, creating what we believe is one of the safest holiday experiences in the world.
The line is undertaking a phased restart with its science-backed plan for a healthy return to service that protects our guests, crew and communities visited.
The robust SailSAFE™ Health and Safety Program creates multiple layers of protection against COVID-19 and was developed with guidance from our team of public health and scientific experts including the SailSAFE Global Health and Wellness Council and the Healthy Sail Panel.
These protocols will be continuously evolved and modified using the best available science and technology.
Marina’s first voyage will be from Copenhagen to ports in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland prior to concluding in Stockholm and then Marina will spend the remainder of the northern hemisphere summer and autumn cruising around Western Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Greek Isles prior to setting sail for Miami where she will arrive on 1 December 2021.
Marina will quickly be followed by Riviera, which resumes sailing in the Greek Isles on 18 October 2021 and Insignia from Miami on 21 December 2021, kicking off an epic six-month-long “Around the World in 180 Days” voyage. Sirena then resumes sailing in the Caribbean on 21 January 2022, and Regatta will start sailing on 5 February 2022 in Polynesia, followed by Nautica in the Mediterranean on 1 April 2022.
A report by John Alwyn-Jones, Cruise Editor Global Travel Media and Global Cruise News.
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