Oceania offers pre-cruise hotel stays on South African
Oceania Cruises is offering guests a complimentary pre-cruise hotel stay on a range of sailings throughout late 2024 and 2025.
The offer gives guests the option of arriving a day before their cruise embarks to explore departure ports such as Cape Town, as well as others in Brazil, the Canary Islands, Japan, Singapore, Bali, New Zealand and more.
During the free pre-cruise hotel stay, they might choose to spend more time meandering through the Ginza District of Tokyo, admiring the breathtaking views of Table Mountain in Cape Town, or immersing themselves in the colorful, sun-soaked culture in Rio de Janeiro before venturing to their next destination.
The offer is available on 33 destination-immersive sailings ranging from 11-day explorations to an expansive voyage of 35 days, as long as the booking is made between April 1st, 2024, and May 31st, 2024.
“This exclusive free pre-cruise hotel stay gives our guests the opportunity to start their journey even more relaxed and experience some of the world’s great cities in a deeper and more authentic way,” said Frank A. Del Rio, President of Oceania Cruises. We know that our guests revel in immersing themselves in the local lifestyle, and our destination-focused approach makes spending more time in enriching cultures, experiencing mouthwatering cuisines, and embracing iconic cities even easier for our valued guests,” he added.
The offer extends across itineraries exploring Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, South America and beyond.
The Cape Town departure is a 26-night voyage to Barcelona board Nautica. The overnight stay gives passengers time to explore Boulders Beach with its resident penguins or the colorful buildings of the Bo Kaap District before boarding Nautica on May 22nd, 2025.
Her African exploration calls in Namibia, Angola, São Tomé and Principe, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Cape Verde, the Canary Islands, Morocco, and a selection of ports in Spain before disembarking in Barcelona.
A sampling of voyages with free pre-cruise hotel stay: November 14th, 2024 – Astounding Australasia, Singapore to Auckland: Spend more time meandering through the Gardens by the Bay and savor a Singapore Sling before setting sail for Jakarta aboard Regatta, and then exploring Bali, Papua New Guinea, and Australia before disembarking in Auckland. January 27th, 2025 – Exotic Atlantic Shores, Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town: Soak up the sun and the culture in Brazil’s most vibrant city before departing aboard Insignia to explore this exotic continent, crossing the Atlantic Ocean, and landing in Namibia before disembarking in Cape Town. February 14th, 2025 – Tropics of the Far East, Tokyo to Singapore: Spend an evening marvelling in the bright lights of the Ginza District, watching Tokyo’s bustling scene come alive, before embarking on Riviera to venture south exploring Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia, ending in Singapore. June 23rd, 2025 – Outback & Island Pearls, Bali to Papeete: Experience the lush countryside of Bali or settle in with a sundowner on the beach before stepping aboard Regatta and venturing to Australia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa before ending the cruise in Tahiti.
