Australasia now the second biggest producer of passengers for Oceania
Julie Rose, International Sales Director for Oceania Cruises [pictured right with Philippa Baker on Nautica’s sumptous staircase] along with David Bunn, and Philippa Baker, Oceania’s representatives in the region, hosted a media lunch last week aboard the company’s stunning 30,000 Nautica, sister ship to Oceania’s Insignia and Regatta, all former R vessels with two larger vessels being built.
Julie told The Mole that Australasia is now the second biggest producer of passengers for the company after North America.
With a fabulous five course lunch in the sumptuous Grand Dining Room ahead of the media, the Oceania team accompanied the small and select media group on a tour of this fabulous vessel, telling the Mole that they were delighted with the response to Nautica’s entry into cruising in, around and from Australia, with the success clearly demonstrating the clear demand by Australians for high quality smaller, more intimate vessels in the market.
[Pictured left: Nautica’s very smart and private cabanas on the top deck of the vessel overlooking the bow]
Nautica, had just completed a thirty day round voyage to New Zealand, returning to Sydney via Melbourne and Hobart and had been 100% full throughout.
She was also full for her next 21 day cruise after a two day stay in Sydney, to Brisbane, the Whitsundays, Townsville, Cairns, Thursday Island, Darwin, Komodo, Bali, Semarang, Singapore, Ko Samui and Bangkok
[Pictured right: Nautica’s spectacular pool area on a grey, wet Sydney “summer” day!]
Julie also said that Nautica will be back for similar season at the end of 2008 and into 2009, cruising from Singapore to Sydney on December 20, with two 15-day cruises to Sydney and Auckland, then leaving for Bangkok and also a similar programme for 2010, potentially with its new as yet to be named new 65,000 ton vessels which will carry the same number of passengers as the current vessels, but offering much larger staterooms.
A Report by The Mole from on board Oceania Cruises’ Nautica in Sydney Harbour
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