A Ship Visit Aboard Oceania’s Nautica

On Saturday 15th July, Carrie and myself along with 18 of our customers went for a ship tour and lunch onboard Oceania Cruisesship Nautica.

Once we checked in we all embarked and went into the Lounge and were given a brief talk about Oceania Cruises and a lovely glass of buck’s fizz! We were then split into groups and each group was allocated 2 guides from Oceania to show us around Nautica.

My first impression was “WOW” it was such a beautiful ship, having sold many Oceania cruises over the years, it was fantastic that we could finally see the product. You could certainly see the attention to detail and care taken.

Our first stop were the staterooms, and we were able to see the penthouse balcony, concierge balcony and owners suite and they were very impressive and such a high standard. Each stateroom is decorated with traditional hardwoods, rich fabrics and original art. The beds have a seven-zone mattress featuring 400 encapsulated springs and two inches of memory foam, a two inch think gel filled “pillow top” cushion wrapped in chamomile infused fibre which is meant to make you sleep better! Plush down comforter and hand quilted throws.

Facts about Nautica:

Gross Tonnage: 30,277
Year Built: 2000
Refurbishment Date: 2014
Guest Capacity: 684
Staff Size: 400
Other ships in the Oceania Fleet: Marina, Riviera, Regatta, Insignia, Sirena

What is featured in all suite and staterooms:

• Refrigerated mini bar with free and unlimited soft drinks and bottled water changed daily
• Twice daily maid service
• Full-size bathtub/shower
• Flat screen television with satellite
• DVD player
• 24-hour room service menu
• Handheld hairdryer
• Writing desk with stationary
• Thick cotton robes and slippers - what more could you ask for?!

After looking around the amazing staterooms, our tour continued to the rest of the ship to see what it had on offer. This included the Canyon Ranch Spa club, Horizons observation lounge, Grand Bar & Library. We then headed to the 2 speciality restaurants onboard, Polo Grill and Toscana. Each guest gets 1 free visit to either speciality dining restaurant on your cruise, if staying in a penthouse suite or above you can visit it as many times as you wish! In each room the décor is kept to the same standard and style throughout the ship, for Nautica this would be “Elegant boutique”

After our tour had finished we saved the best bit until last... a superb 4 course lunch! It was amazing and it certainly lived up to their reputation of being the finest cuisine at sea, rivalling even Michelin-starred restaurants ashore.

It was then time to leave, and everyone commented on how wonderful the food and ship were. The Oceania strapline is “Your World Your Way” and they certainly live up to that!