Oceania Cruises

[Barbara]

Does anyone have any experience with this cruise line? Did they get
their ships from the defunct Renaisance? The ships look very much like
the Pacific Princess (Old R1 or R2) that we sailed on.

--
Barbara

http://www.bapcentral.com/cruise.html

[Ray Goldenberg]

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:02:57 -0700, Barbara <babr...@wowway.com>
wrote:

>Does anyone have any experience with this cruise line? Did they get
>their ships from the defunct Renaisance? The ships look very much like
>the Pacific Princess (Old R1 or R2) that we sailed on.

Hi Barbara,

Yes, Oceania's ships originally sailed for the old Renaissance.
Any more questions, just ask!

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com

[Benjamin Smith]

Ray Goldenberg wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:02:57 -0700, Barbara <babr...@wowway.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Does anyone have any experience with this cruise line? Did they get
>>their ships from the defunct Renaisance? The ships look very much like
>>the Pacific Princess (Old R1 or R2) that we sailed on.
>
>
> Hi Barbara,
>
> Yes, Oceania's ships originally sailed for the old Renaissance.
> Any more questions, just ask!
>

Is one of its founders formerly with Renaissance?

Ben

[Ray Goldenberg]

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 22:42:59 GMT, Benjamin Smith <be...@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

>Is one of its founders formerly with Renaissance?

Hi Ben,

One of the founders was with Ren and one was President of Crystal. Of
course, the head of Public Relations was (is) with r.t.cruises. <;+)

[Jerome R. Long]

In article <WfadnR-kW5p...@wideopenwest.com>, babr...@wowway.com
says...

There were 8 almost identical Ren. ships. Are Are all 8 in regular cruise
service? Where has each gone? I wonder how the faux interior finishes are
holding up.

[Ray Goldenberg]

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 01:58:43 +0000 (UTC), jrl...@vt.edu (Jerome R.
Long) wrote:

>There were 8 almost identical Ren. ships. Are Are all 8 in regular cruise
>service? Where has each gone? I wonder how the faux interior finishes are
>holding up.

Hi Jerome,

Yes, they are all in service around the world. I was recently on one
of the Oceania ships and it was gorgeous. I do know Oceania has spent
millions on their ships to refurbish them. I was most impressed.

[Linda Coffman]

"Jerome R. Long" ...

> There were 8 almost identical Ren. ships. Are Are all 8 in regular cruise
> service? Where has each gone? I wonder how the faux interior finishes are
> holding up.

Oceania has the R1 & R2, Princess has the R3 & R4. Can't remember the exact
location of the others off the top of my head.

The interiors have held up beautifully, including the rich fabrics used for
window coverings and upholstery as well as carpeting and wall coverings.
Oceania has made some minor changes to customize the decor and freshen the
appearance of some spaces, resulting in Regatta's warmer look. The new
bedding is heaven.

My review and photos... http://cruisediva.com/regatta_diary.htm

Linda

[BillD]

We just got back from a cruise on the Insignia. We loved it. It was
our first smaller ship. Our vast experience is 2 previous Princess
cuises (Dawn + Golden). I will try to get a summary up soon after the
smoke settles from being away for 2 weeks and I can grab my wife to
type it.
Basically ship + crew were great but with a few glitches. We expected
some since it was only the ships second trip.
Thanks again to the people here that have offered us bits of wisdom
along the way.

n Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:51:38 -0400, "Linda Coffman"

[Raoul Fiebig]

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 01:58:43 +0000 (UTC), jrl...@vt.edu (Jerome R.
Long) wrote:

>There were 8 almost identical Ren. ships. Are Are all 8 in regular cruise
>service? Where has each gone? I wonder how the faux interior finishes are
>holding up.
>

Hi Jerome!

This is where the eight "R"-class ships are today:

"R One": "Insignia" (Oceania Cruises)
"R Two": "Regatta" (Oceania Cruises)
"R Three": "Pacific Princess" (Princess Cruises / P&O Cruises
Australia)
"R Four": "Tahitian Princess" (Princess Cruises)
"R Five": "Nautica" (Oceania Cruises / TMR charter)
"R Six": "R Six" (Pullmantur Cruises, marketed as "Blue Star")
"R Seven": "Delphin Renaissance" (Delphin Seereisen)
"R Eight": "Minerva II" (Swan Hellenic Cruises)

Regards,

Raoul Fiebig

E-Mail: <firstname><AT>ruderhaus.de

"Das Ruderhaus": http://www.ruderhaus.de/

[RTCReferee]

And then there are the little 4,200 GRT sisters, which includes (BNLT)Spirit of
Oceanus (Cruise West) and Hebridean Spirit (Hebridean Island Cruises) :

http://shiplover.webspace4free.biz/Italy/RenaissanceEight.html

http://shiplover.webspace4free.biz/GBR/HebrideanSpirit.html

http://shiplover.webspace4free.biz/Italy/RenaissanceSeven.html

More details of the Renaissance ships:

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Renaissance.html

[Raoul Fiebig]

On 01 May 2004 16:28:37 GMT, rtcre...@aol.commando (RTCReferee)
wrote:

>And then there are the little 4,200 GRT sisters, which includes (BNLT)Spirit of
>Oceanus (Cruise West) and Hebridean Spirit (Hebridean Island Cruises) :

Hi!

Yes, those ships have also found new operators all over the world:

"Renaissance One": "The Mercury" (recently sold to New Century Tours,
like to be renamed, soon)
"Renaissance Two": "Easy Cruise I" (Owen Enterprises / easyCruise)
"Renaissance Three": "Galapagos Explorer II" (Enchanted Islands /
Canodros)
"Renaissance Four": "Clelia II" (Goodwin Sands Marine / Cleliamare)
"Renaissance Five": "Hebridean Spirit" (Leisure & Marine Holdings /
Hebridean Island Cruises)
"Renaissance Six": "Spirit of Oceanus" (Spirit of Oceanus Ltd. /
Cruise West)
"Renaissance Seven": "Sun" (Sun Shipholding Ltd) to be renamed "Island
Sun" and operated by Mauritius Island Cruises
"Renaissance Eight": "Sky" (Sky Shipholding Ltd) to be renamed "Island
Sky" and operated by Mauritius Island Cruises