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Oceania Cruises offering free amenities on Dubai and other departures

Oceania Cruises has launched an OLife Ultimate “All Three for Free” sale, offering guests significant benefits and savings on over 80 diverse 2023 and 2024 sailings, including a cruise from Dubai in 2023.

Passengers who book by April 30th, 2023 will get free shore excursions, a free beverage package and shipboard credit of up to $800 on 83 select voyages in 2023 and 2024 that explore an array of destinations from Tokyo and Barcelona to Alaska and Dubai.

While Oceania Cruises provides included amenities such as dining at specialty restaurants, Internet, 24-hour room service, fitness classes and more, the OLife Ultimate “All Three for Free” offer provides additional savings.

Riviera will cruise from Dubai in late 2023

“By taking advantage of this limited-time offer, guests can experience complimentary shore excursions such as exploring Kyoto’s marquee attractions like the impressive Golden Pavilion or touring an 18th-century winery in Saint-Tropez, France,” the cruise line said in a release.

“[Guests can also] delight in a well-deserved massage with shipboard credit and enjoy a glass of wine during a relaxing lunch while sailing to their next destination courtesy of the beverage package,” it added.

These savings are available on Oceania Cruises’ Regatta, Insignia, Nautica, Marina, Riviera, and Sirena, which have recently received bow-to-stern refit and refurbishments. Marina’s refit is due to be completed in 2024.

Based on a 10-day voyage with two guests sharing a stateroom, Oceania Cruises says passengers can avail up to $2,299 in savings per stateroom.

The free house beverage package typically costs $39.95 per person, per day ($79.90 per stateroom), this offer allows guests to savor unlimited Champagne, wine and beer with lunch and dinner.

The shore excursion package provides six shore excursions per stateroom, valued at up to $150, while the shipboard credit of $600 per stateroom (on a 10-day voyage, more for longer cruises) can be used at the Aquamar Spa + Vitality Center, or at the culinary classes at the first hands-on cooking school at sea and more.

Grand Dining Room aboard Nautica

Two voyages from Abu Dhabi and Dubai aboard Nautica and Riviera are featured in the promotion.

The first, sailing from Dubai to Singapore via Mumbai, Goa and Phuket, is the 20-day Exotic Eastern Spices voyage aboard Nautica, which takes guests on a journey to exotic vistas, labyrinthine souks, gilt-domed temples and more. The ship departs Dubai on December 8th, 2023, with prices from $3,999 per person.

The second is the 10-day Sumptuous Arabia itinerary aboard Riviera, from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai, which showcases the best of the Middle East with calls at the remote island of Sir Bani Yas, Muscat and more. This cruise departs December 29th, 2023, with prices from $1,799 per person.

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