Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Forum, Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers - Oceania Cruise Line http://www.cruiselinefans.com en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:49:29 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.cruiselinefans.com/images/styles/cruiselinefans/misc/rss.jpg Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Forum, Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers - Oceania Cruise Line http://www.cruiselinefans.com Online Specialty Dining Ressies - new from Oceania http://www.cruiselinefans.com/oceania-cruise-line/44062-online-specialty-dining-ressies-new-oceania-new-post.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:46:18 GMT *OCEANIA CRUISES LAUNCHES ONLINE RESERVATIONS FOR SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS* MIAMI, November 4, 2009 – Oceania Cruises is introducing a new online portal that will let booked guests make advance reservations for specialty restaurants from the comfort of their home. Oceania Cruises’ three 684-guest vessels – Regatta, Insignia and Nautica – offer a choice of four different dining venues, all of which come under the watchful eye of renowned master chef, Jacques Pépin, who serves as executive culinary director for the cruise line. Guests can choose from The Grand Dining Room, Polo Grill, Toscana and Tapas on the Terrace. The new online “Dining Reservations Calendar” conveniently includes the times the ship is in port, as well as any pre-reserved shore excursions to assist guests in selecting the ideal dining times. Reservations can be made 90 days in advance of sailing, once final payment has been received, and will remain available until 10 days prior to departure. “Offering the ability to pre-book specialty restaurant reservations before embarkation is just one more we have elevated our acclaimed dining experience,” stated Bob Binder, Oceania Cruises’ president. “At home they are accustomed to making advance reservations for top restaurants. On board our ships the dining experience is every bit equal in both quality and service, now it is also equally convenient.” Guests may now access the Dining Reservations Calendar beginning with the 2009-2010 Winter Collection voyages of Regatta, Insignia and Nautica to Asia and Australia, South America and the Caribbean. To access the calendar, guests must register in the “Already Booked” section of OceaniaCruises.com. By year-end, travel agents will also have the ability to make dinner reservations on behalf of their clients via the travel agent center on Oceania Cruises’ Web site. Oceania Cruises’ brand new, 1,258-guest Marina, scheduled to launch in winter 2010, will offer 10 different dining venues, six of which will be gourmet restaurants included on the Dining Reservations Calendar. OCEANIA CRUISES LAUNCHES ONLINE RESERVATIONS FOR SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS




MIAMI, November 4, 2009 –
Oceania Cruises is introducing a new online portal that will let booked guests make advance reservations for specialty restaurants from the comfort of their home.

Oceania Cruises’ three 684-guest vessels – Regatta, Insignia and Nautica – offer a choice of four different dining venues, all of which come under the watchful eye of renowned master chef, Jacques Pépin, who serves as executive culinary director for the cruise line. Guests can choose from The Grand Dining Room, Polo Grill, Toscana and Tapas on the Terrace.

The new online “Dining Reservations Calendar” conveniently includes the times the ship is in port, as well as any pre-reserved shore excursions to assist guests in selecting the ideal dining times. Reservations can be made 90 days in advance of sailing, once final payment has been received, and will remain available until 10 days prior to departure.

“Offering the ability to pre-book specialty restaurant reservations before embarkation is just one more we have elevated our acclaimed dining experience,” stated Bob Binder, Oceania Cruises’ president. “At home they are accustomed to making advance reservations for top restaurants. On board our ships the dining experience is every bit equal in both quality and service, now it is also equally convenient.”

Guests may now access the Dining Reservations Calendar beginning with the 2009-2010 Winter Collection voyages of Regatta, Insignia and Nautica to Asia and Australia, South America and the Caribbean. To access the calendar, guests must register in the “Already Booked” section of OceaniaCruises.com.

By year-end, travel agents will also have the ability to make dinner reservations on behalf of their clients via the travel agent center on Oceania Cruises’ Web site.

Oceania Cruises’ brand new, 1,258-guest Marina, scheduled to launch in winter 2010, will offer 10 different dining venues, six of which will be gourmet restaurants included on the Dining Reservations Calendar. ]]> Oceania Cruise Line canarymoon http://www.cruiselinefans.com/oceania-cruise-line/44062-online-specialty-dining-ressies-new-oceania.html <![CDATA[New Spa & Beauty Facilities Now On Board]]> http://www.cruiselinefans.com/oceania-cruise-line/43879-new-spa-beauty-facilities-now-board-new-post.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:36:00 GMT


The spa and beauty facilities on board Oceania Cruises’ three mid-sized upper premium ships, Regatta, Insignia and Nautica, have had a complete face-lift and now feature the spa, wellness and fitness facility, and full-service beauty salons of the world renowned Canyon Ranch® SpaClub and Beauty Salons.

Canyon Ranch certified fitness instructors conduct daily group and private fitness, yoga and tai chi classes for guests and The Canyon Ranch SpaClub Beauty Salon offers complete beauty services for women and men including hair design and nail care treatments, luxurious spa manicures and pedicures, makeup consultations and makeovers.

The ships’ new spa facilities include Thalassotherapy Pools with recliner lounges, neck fountains, deluge waterfall, air tub and body massage jet benches. The Thermal Suites feature herbal saunas, Finnish saunas, reflexology basins and an aromatic steam room. Guests can also partake of the exotic Rasul Ceremony, a medicinal mud and steam treatment derived from an ancient cleansing ritual which takes place in an ornately tiled steam chamber. It is the Canyon Ranch SpaClub Signature treatment.

SpaClub's array of rejuvenating spa treatments also include massages and therapeutic bodywork, mud, aromatherapy, ayuvedic and seaweed treatments, facials and masks, conditioning body scrubs and therapeutic body cocoons.

Canyon Ranch SpaClub and Beauty Salons are also being incorporated on board Oceania Cruises’ new-build, Marina, due to debut in late 2010. The 65,000-ton, 1,252-passenger cruise ship will feature a visually stunning state-of-the-art spa, wellness and fitness facility, plus a luxurious full-service beauty salon. SpaClub will offer the most desirable spa amenities available: there will be 16 massage, body and skin-care treatment rooms, a gym and weight room with more than 50 pieces of cardio and weight training equipment, a juice bar, men's and women's locker rooms, thalassotherapy pool, two whirlpools and Thermal Suite. ]]> Oceania Cruise Line *Lars* http://www.cruiselinefans.com/oceania-cruise-line/43879-new-spa-beauty-facilities-now-board.html