Reimagining Oceania Regatta

OCEANIA Cruises Vice President and General Manager, Australia and New Zealand Jason Worth hosted a trade media tour of the brand’s refurbished Rega a vessel in Sydney last Fri, with the ship debuting a range of new updates in the Australian market.

The refresh was completed in Sep this year and forms part of the cruise line’s OceaniaNEXT initiative, towing close behind similar changes made on sister ships Insignia and Sirena.

Among the transformations on board were revamped menus to reflect more “authentic regional flavours”, refurbished furniture and upholstery in restaurant and lounge areas, and upgrades across all suites including new bathrooms, closets, desks, lighting and technology.

Worth told CW that the latest refurbishment represented a significant investment on behalf of the line.

“Typically Norwegian Cruise Lines likes to do two dry docks every five years, sometimes it’s maintenance at a lower cost but this was more of a tear it down and build it up again kind of a thing with the company investing more than US$100m,” he said.

Also in attendance on the ship inspection was Oceania’s SVP and Managing Director APAC Steve Odell, who said it was “very exciting” for the brand to introduce its latest changes to the local market.

“It’s these kind of enhancements to the guest experience that sees Oceania have one of the highest repeat cruising rate of any line,” he said.

Rega a is also set to debut a new Aqua Spa + Vitality Centre on board when she visits Sydney for the second time on 06 Jan.

Pictured: Rega a’s pool deck.