Oceania Cruises to sail series of African itineraries as part of 2025/26 season 

Oceania Cruises has unveiled its 2025/26 Tropics and Exotics Collection which includes a range of African itineraries and Cape Town departures, and opens for sale on April 17th, 2024.

The new collection features 135 itineraries ranging from seven to 180 days, including Vista’s debut Around The World Voyage, and a series of five ‘Africa Adventures’ aboard Nautica, ranging from 11 to 30 days.

Oceania will visit five continents and a total of 329 ports in all, including new overnight destinations in Willemstad, Curacao; San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Port Louis, Mauritius.

“Our new Tropics and Exotics Collection is one of our most exciting yet, featuring a heady mix of iconic cities, remote islands and hidden gems to discover for the very first time,” said Frank A Del Rio, President, Oceania Cruises.

“With various voyages allowing guests to explore a region for weeks or months at a time, and several new overnight port stays, the collection offers a wealth of opportunities for our guests to explore further than ever before, savoring the many flavors of the world and enjoying uniquely curated experiences ashore in these exotic and tropical regions,” he added.

Oceania’s 2025/26 Tropics and Exotics Collection:

Asia Odysseys: The Regatta will explore Japan and Southeast Asia while the Riviera offers five additional voyages in these regions. Sirena’s lineup of 10- to 24-day sailings explores Southeast Asia and Japan with select voyages featuring India and China.

Oceania Discoveries:  Guests aboard the Riviera will explore Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific on 14- to 22-day sailings.

Panama Canal and Caribbean Retreats: The Allura, launching in summer 2025, will sail across both the Eastern and Western Caribbean with a series of nine sailings, ranging from seven to 14 days.

South America Explorations: The Marina will sail a series of six voyages ranging from 10 to 24 days exploring Patagonia, Brazil, the Amazon and beyond, before crossing to the Mediterranean in April.

Oceania’s African Adventures will feature a range of itineraries. In 2025, Sirena will cruise from Cape Town to Singapore on a 24-day grand voyage departing December 2nd.

Nautica will sail a 14-day roundtrip cruise from Cape Town departing January 19th, 2026, as well as a shorter 11-night itinerary from Cape Town to Port Luis in Mauritius departing March 24th, 2026.

There will also be a 25-day voyage from Cape Town to Lisbon aboard Nautica, departing February 2nd, 2026, as well as a return itinerary from Lisbon to Cape Town departing February 27th. 

The ship will also sail a 30-day Indian Ocean odyssey from Dubai to Cape Town departing December 20th, 2026.