Oceania Cruises has announced the first season of sailings for Allura, the company’s newest ship, which is set to join the fleet in the summer of 2025. The 26 first-season sailings span more than 92 sites on seven- to 34-day itineraries and will go on sale on 13 September 2023. Standard cabins on the lavish new build will measure an incredible 291 square feet, which is larger than many entry-level suites on certain ultra-luxury cruise lines.
She is the line’s second 1,200-guest Allura Class ship, after her sister, Vista, which launched to great global acclaim in a magnificent christening ceremony and sold-out inaugural season this past May. Allura’s exciting Inaugural Season will thrill any traveller’s aspirations on a voyage to the ultimate Oceania Cruises experience.
Oceania Cruises President Frank A. Del Rio stated, “Excitement is already building in anticipation of Allura’s debut.” This gorgeous addition to our family represents Oceania Cruises’ dynamic and dazzling future. Allura heralds the ultimate evolution of our onboard experience, and her inaugural season is intended to lure and entice curious world travellers, allowing them to reconnect with well-loved favourite destinations while also discovering new ones for the first time.”
The new ship will set sail on her first trip from Athens to Istanbul on 8 June 2025, calling at gems in the Eastern Mediterranean. True to her name, Allura will visit some of the most intriguing and inspiring destinations in her first European season, including Cádiz, Cagliari, Messina, Palma de Mallorca, Palermo, and Cinque Terre, as well as overnight stays in Istanbul, Monte Carlo, Quebec City, Montreal, and New York.
Allura will cruise from the Mediterranean to Canada and New England for a prolonged season in North America before her first winter season in the Caribbean. A selection of Allura’s first excursions, thoughtfully designed for seasoned global travellers, may be seen below:
Maiden Voyage – Athens to Istanbul, 8 June 2025, 7 days: Athens (Piraeus), Greece; Santorini, Greece; Heraklion (Crete), Greece; Rhodes, Greece; Bodrum, Turkey; Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey; Canakkale (Troy), Turkey; Istanbul, Turkey
Flourishing Rivieras – Rome to Athens, 29 July 2025, 17 days: Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy; Florence/Pisa/Tuscany (Livorno), Italy; Portofino, Italy; Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Barcelona, Spain; Saint-Tropez, France; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Cinque Terre (La Spezia), Italy; Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy; Sorrento/Capri, Italy; Santorini, Greece; Rhodes, Greece; Antalya, Turkey; Bodrum, Turkey; Patmos, Greece; Athens (Piraeus), Greece
Explorer’s Grand Crossing – Rome to New York, 27 August 2025, 34 days: Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy; Salerno, Italy; Taormina (Sicily), Italy; Valletta, Malta; Ibiza, Spain; Valencia, Spain; Barcelona, Spain; Provence (Marseille), France; Cannes, France; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Provence (Marseille), France; Barcelona (Tarragona), Spain; Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Cartagena, Spain; Málaga, Spain; Gibraltar, UK; Tangier, Morocco; Seville (Cádiz), Spain; Portimão, Portugal; Lisbon, Portugal; Funchal (Madeira), Portugal; Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal; Horta (Azores), Portugal; St. John’s, Newfoundland; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Bar Harbor, Maine; Boston, Massachusetts; Newport, Rhode Island; New York, New York
Maples & Manors – New York to Montreal, 18 October 2025, 11 days: New York, New York; Newport, Rhode Island; Boston, Massachusetts; Portland, Maine; Saint John (Bay of Fundy), New Brunswick; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Sydney, Nova Scotia; Saguenay, Quebec; Quebec City, Quebec; Montreal, Quebec
Holiday Havens – Miami to Miami, 21 December 2025, 14 days: Miami, Florida; Oranjestad, Aruba; Willemstad, Curaçao; Kralendijk, Bonaire; St. George’s, Grenada; Kingstown, St. Vincent; Bridgetown, Barbados; Roseau, Dominica; St. John’s, Antigua; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Miami, Florida
On top of exquisite destination itineraries, Allura is no exception when it comes to serving The Finest Cuisine at Sea®. Guests will marvel at specialty dining venues, including new signature restaurants Ember and Aquamar Kitchen, at no extra cost and enjoy innovative and surprising cocktails served by master mixologists at the Founders Bar. On Allura, guests are called to experience the essence of greater luxury.
Del Rio added: “Allura will continue the evolution of the Oceania Cruises experience. At their inception, our ships Marina and Riviera were heralded as two of the most beautiful and perfect cruise ships ever built; Vista, and now Allura, carry forward this vision, building on and embodying the evolution of perfection. We cannot wait to welcome Allura to the fleet.”