Oceania Cruises offers sailors free pre-cruise hotel stay

Oceania Cruises offers sailors free pre-cruise hotel stay
Edited by Travel Weekly


Oceania Cruises has announced it will offer guests a free pre-cruise hotel stay on a range of sailings throughout late 2024 and 2025.

Commencing 2 April 2024, the new offer means that curious travellers will be able to arrive the day before their cruise embarkation and the opportunity to delve even further into the departure port on their itinerary.

This offer is available on 33 destination-immersive sailings exploring far-flung locations such as Brazil, the Canary Islands, Japan, Singapore, Bali, and New Zealand on destination-rich itineraries ranging from 11-day explorations to an expansive voyage of 35 days.

The offer is available for reservations made between 2 April 2024 and 31 May 2024.

“This exclusive free pre-cruise hotel stay gives our guests the opportunity to start their journey even more relaxed and experience some of the world’s great cities in a deeper and more authentic way,” commented Frank A. Del Rio, president of Oceania Cruises. “We know that our guests revel in immersing themselves in the local lifestyle, and our destination-focused approach makes spending more time in enriching cultures, experiencing mouthwatering cuisines, and embracing iconic cities even easier for our valued guests.”

Available on more than 30 voyages, the offer extends across itineraries exploring Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, South America, and beyond.

A sampling of featured voyages with free pre-cruise hotel include:

14 November 2024 – Astounding Australasia, Singapore to Auckland: Spend more time meandering through the Gardens by the Bay and savour a Singapore Sling before setting sail for Jakarta aboard Regatta, and then exploring Bali, Papua New Guinea, and Australia before disembarking in Auckland.

27 January 2025 – Exotic Atlantic Shores, Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town: Soak up the sun and the culture in Brazil’s most vibrant city before departing aboard Insignia to explore this exotic continent, crossing the Atlantic Ocean, and landing in Namibia before disembarking in Cape Town.

14 February 2025 – Tropics of the Far East, Tokyo to Singapore: Spend an evening marvelling in the bright lights of the Ginza District, watching Tokyo’s bustling scene come alive, before embarking on Riviera to venture south exploring Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia, ending in Singapore.

22 May 2025 – Africa Navigator, Cape Town to Barcelona: Pass the time in Cape Town on Boulders Beach with its resident penguins or between the colourful buildings of the Bo Kaap District before starting Nautica’s African exploration, calling at Namibia, Angola, São Tomé and Principe, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Cape Verde, the Canary Islands, Morocco, and a selection of ports in Spain before disembarking in Barcelona.

23 June 2025 – Outback & Island Pearls, Bali to Papeete: Experience the lush countryside of Bali or settle in with a sundowner on the beach before stepping aboard Regatta and venturing to Australia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa before ending the cruise in Tahiti.

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