Eight small ships, and the best food at sea

The Grand Dining Room anchors every ship, with Polo Grill for steak, Toscana for Italian, Red Ginger for Asian and, on the larger ships, Jacques for French. Menus are built around produce bought in the ports you have just left, and the speciality restaurants carry no cover charge.

Oceania ships are small by modern standards, which means harbours the larger lines cannot enter and berths in the centre of town rather than an hour outside it. Itineraries lean towards longer calls, late departures and the occasional overnight, so a port becomes an evening rather than an afternoon.

On Vista and Allura every guest has a veranda, and the suites are laid out more like apartments than cabins. Across the fleet the Aquamar Spa and Vitality Centre handles the wellness side, from treatments to a menu built around it. The ratio of crew to guests is among the best at sea.

Marina and Riviera carry the Culinary Center, where classes run at your own cooking station with chefs who sail with the ship. The Artist Loft runs workshops alongside it, and La Reserve by Wine Spectator puts on tastings that turn into dinner. Sea days fill themselves.

The newest ship in the fleet, launched in 2025 and built on the Vista blueprint. Every guest has a veranda, and the suites are laid out more like apartments than cabins.

Ember and Aquamar Kitchen sit alongside the Grand Dining Room, Polo Grill, Toscana and Red Ginger, with a creperie and gelateria for the hours in between. The number of crew for each guest is the highest in the fleet.

Vista reset what an Oceania ship looks like. Verandas throughout, residential style suites, and the Aquamar Spa and Vitality Centre given proper space rather than a corner of a deck.

The dining line up matches Allura, with Ember, Aquamar Kitchen, the Grand Dining Room, Polo Grill and Toscana, and Martinis Bar for the evening.

Marina is where the Culinary Center lives, with hands on classes at individual cooking stations and chefs who sail with the ship.

Alongside it sit the Artist Loft for workshops, Jacques for French cooking, Red Ginger for Asian, and La Reserve by Wine Spectator for tastings that run into dinner. Staterooms and suites are generous and residential in feel.

Riviera is Marina’s sister and shares her strengths: the Culinary Center, the Artist Loft, Jacques, Red Ginger and La Reserve by Wine Spectator.

The interiors lean a little more contemporary, and the Aquamar Spa and Vitality Centre gives the ship a full wellness floor. A good middle ground between the newest ships and the intimate ones.

Sirena sits between the small ships and the larger ones, and carries two restaurants the others do not: Tuscan Steak and Red Ginger.

The interiors were reworked in the same style as the rest of the fleet, and the atmosphere stays relaxed, closer to a country club than a hotel. Horizons Lounge is the best place on board to watch a port appear.

The three original ships, and still the ones to choose if you want the fleet at its most intimate. They carry roughly half the guests of the newest ships, which opens up harbours the larger vessels cannot enter.

Interiors have been reworked throughout. The Grand Dining Room, Polo Grill, Toscana and Terrace Café are on all three, with Martinis Bar and Horizons Lounge for the evening. Relaxed, familiar and easy to settle into.