Allura is Delivery to Oceania Cruises

On July 10, 2025 Oceania took delivery of their newest ship, the Allura. This will be Oceania’s eighth cruise ship in the luxury market. The ship was built at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Genoa, is the second ship in Oceania Cruises’ Allura Class with her sister ship, the Vista, launched in 2023. The Oceania Allura is 804 feet long and is more than 68,000 gross tons with capacity for 1,200 guests at double occupancy. 

“Oceania Allura is our most innovative and luxurious ship to date. She represents our bold vision for an entirely new generation of luxury travel experiences. As always, at the heart of this beautiful ship is an extraordinary crew dedicated to providing exceptional cuisine, personalized, intuitive service and immersive enrichment opportunities for our guests,” said Jason Montague, Chief Luxury Officer of Oceania Cruises.

Oceania is big on being defined as the luxury culinary cruise experience, and the Allura will help solidify this standing with new dining experiences. The ship will have one chef for every eight guests and half of the ship’s crew are dedicated to culinary operations. One of the new offerings is the Crêperie, a first for Oceania Cruises serving delicate authentic French crêpes, delicious Belgian and bubble waffles and decadent Italian ice cream sundaes.

“At Oceania Cruises, we put food at the heart of everything we do, and our Finest Cuisine at Sea philosophy is the north star that guides our entire company. The launch of our beautiful Oceania Allura is the springboard to our future and is the culmination of years of hard work of thousands of talented people, from the designers to the shipyard to our onboard team members,” commented Chef Alexis Quaretti, Oceania Cruises Executive Culinary Director.

Allura will also feature Oceania’s beloved signature French restaurant, Jacques, named for legendary chef Jacques Pépin, the line’s first-ever executive culinary director. Featuring refreshed menus that reflect a refined take on French classics plus innovative new experiential dishes. Not to be outdone, Red Ginger will also receive new menu items. 

The Grand Dining Room will include more than 270 new recipes. Created from the culinary team at Oceania Cruises, led by its two resident Master Chefs of France and Executive Culinary Directors, Chefs Alexis Quaretti and Eric Barale. 

More Ship to Come

At the delivery ceremony it was announced that the first Sonata class vessel will be arriving in 2027 and will be named the Oceania Sonata. Following in 2029 by Arietta. Each Sonata Class vessel will carry approximately 1,390 guests and measure approximately 86,000 gross tons.

“I am delighted to confirm we will be adding two more Sonata Class vessels to our fleet. We are proud to continue our legacy of innovation alongside Fincantieri, our shipbuilding partner for close to 20 years. These four Sonata Class ships will herald the next stage in the evolution of the Oceania Cruises brand of exceptional small-ship luxury experiences,” said Montague.