cruise line holdings ltd. founded 2002 headquarters miami usa area served worldwide services cruises parent norwegian cruise line holdings ltd. website www.oceaniacruises.com regatta in stockholm summer 2007 . oceania cruises is a miami florida united states based shipping company that operates five premium cruise ships on worldwide itineraries . one ship will be added to the fleet in march 2016 . 1 since april 2007 oceania cruises has been owned by apollo management . 2 while it also offers shorter cruises oceania is also known for its long cruises lasting up to 180 days . 3 the line s president is kunal s. kamlani . 3 contents 1 history 2 fleet 2.1 regatta class 2.2 oceania class 3 destinations 4 references 5 external links history edit oceania cruises was founded in 2002 by luxury cruise industry veterans joe watters and frank del rio 4 the latter being the former vice president of renaissance cruises . 5 the founding management team included industry veterans bob binder robin lindsay james rodriguez jeff drew and howard sherman . citation needed the company chartered the former renaissance cruises ship r two from cruiseinvest and renamed her insignia in october 2002 . 6 in april 2003 the insignia was chartered to the french travel agency trm for three months during which oceania cruises operated no vessels . on 15 june 2003 oceania cruises re commenced service with two ships the insignia was renamed regatta 6 and a new ship r one a sister ship of the insignia regatta also chartered from cruiseinvest entered service as the new insignia . 7 in november 2005 a third r class ship entered service for oceania cruises when the company chartered the r five from cruiseinvest and renamed her nautica . 8 at the naming ceremony of the nautica frank del rio announced the plan of adding a fourth ship marina to the oceania cruises fleet in july 2007 . 9 this however did not come to pass . in february 2007 the majority of oceania cruises stock were sold to the new york based apollo management . the following month oceania made a memorandum agreement with the fincantieri shipyard in italy to construct two new 1 260 passenger ships . 10 the contract was finalised in june 2007 with delivery dates for the new oceania class ships set for january 2011 and july 2011 . 11 the contract also includes an option for a third vessel of the same type that could be delivered in may 2012 but oceania declined the option . 12 after being leased out for two years to hapag lloyd as the columbus 2 the insignia returned to the fleet in 2014 . in may 2014 it was announced that oceania and fincantieri are close to making a deal on two additional ships for the oceania class . 13 on september 2 2014 norwegian cruise line purchased prestige cruise holdings the parent company of oceania cruises and regent seven seas cruises for 3.025 billion . 14 on november 25 2014 norwegian cruise line holdings ltd announced a definitive agreement with princess cruises to purchase the ocean princess for oceania cruises upon delivery in march 2016 the ship will undergo a 35 day 40 million refurbishment in marseille france to become the sirena . 15 fleet edit regatta class edit the regatta class ships were built in 1998 2000 for renaissance cruises as a part of their r class . 5 they have a gross tonnage of 30 277 and can accommodate a maximum of 824 passengers in 343 cabins . 1 ship built builder entered service for oceania gross tonnage flag notes image ms regatta 1998 chantiers de l atlantique 2003 30 277 tons marshall islands previously r two and insignia last refurbished in 2014 . ms nautica 2000 chantiers de l atlantique 2005 30 277 tons marshall islands previously r five last refurbished in 2014 . ms insignia 1998 chantiers de l atlantique 2004 2014 30 277 tons marshall islands previously r one and columbus 2 reentered the fleet in may 2014 . ms sirena 1999 chantiers de l atlantique 2016 30 277 tons marshall islands previously r four tahitian princess and ocean princess . 15 oceania class edit two 1 260 passenger 66 084 gross ton ships were ordered from the fincantieri shipyard in italy with the first being delivered in january 2011 and the second delivered in may 2012 . 580 of the 626 cabins and suites have private balconies . the interiors of these ships are designed by the norway based y & s architecture and interior design . 16 ship built builder entered service for oceania gross tonnage flag notes image ms marina 2011 fincantieri 2011 66 084 tons marshall islands first new build for oceania . ms riviera 2012 fincantieri 2012 66 084 tons marshall islands marina s sister ship . destinations edit africa arabia black sea caribbean central america china greek isles iceland india mediterranean alaska mexico russia scandinavia south america southeast asia references edit a b ward douglas 2006 . complete guide to cruising and cruise ships . singapore berlitz . pp. 354 355 421 422 514 515 . isbn 981 246 739 4 . oceania cruises press release april 30 2007 retrieved 25 . 6 . 2007 a b it s official oceania announces six month world cruise . travelpulse . travalliancemedia . july 8 2013 . retrieved 14 may 2015 . oceania cruises press release june 26 2003 retrieved 25 . 6 . 2007 a b boyle ian . oceania cruises . simplon postcards . retrieved 2008 03 19 . a b m s r two . archived from the original on 2 august 2012 . at fakta om fartyg swedish retrieved 25 . 6 . 2007 m s r one . archived from the original on 30 july 2012 . at fakta om fartyg swedish retrieved 25 . 6 . 2007 m s r five . archived from the original on 4 august 2012 . at fakta om fartyg swedish retrieved 25 . 6 . 2007 oceania cruises press release november 22 2005 retrieved 25 . 6 . 2007 oceania cruises press release march 14 2007 retrieved 25 . 6 . 2007 oceania cruises press release juny 18 2007 retrieved 25 . 6 . 2007 sloan gene 4 november 2010 . most popular . usa today . http www.cruiseindustrynews.com cruise news 11121 oceania newbuild rumors gain momentum.html http www.cruiseindustrynews.com cruise news 11511 norwegian cruise line purchases prestige cruise holdings.html a b http www.cruiseindustrynews.com cruise news 11912 ocean princess sold to oceania.html oceania cruises reveals first design details of the new oceania class . oceania cruises . 2008 02 27 . retrieved 2008 03 19 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to oceania cruises . official website cruise critic review oceania cruises fleet location in google maps v t e subsidiaries of norwegian cruise line holdings ltd. current subsidiaries norwegian cruise line oceania cruises regent seven seas cruises former subsidiaries royal viking line royal cruise line norwegian capricorn line orient lines v t e ships of the oceania cruises fleet regatta class insignia regatta nautica sirena oceania class marina riviera retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title oceania cruises & oldid 738137470 categories cruise linesprivate equity portfolio companiesapollo global 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