Would you pay $6,000 a month for beautiful accommodations — including meals and drinks, entertainment and educational programming — in a warm-weather destination, where dinner is served on Versace china and the ocean views are to die for? For about the same price as snowbirding in Florida, you can sail a world cruise on the newly “reinspired” Oceania Insignia.
上周,Insignia就在Drydock旁边,并在其处女巡游中航行,前往迈阿密,古巴和哥伦比亚。穿过巴拿马运河到达哥斯达黎加,尼加拉瓜,墨西哥和美国西海岸;致厄瓜多尔,秘鲁,智利,阿根廷,乌拉圭和巴西。然后,它将穿越大西洋,毛里求斯,马尔代夫,印度和斯里兰卡,东南亚和东亚;最后,穿过太平洋到阿拉斯加,并在西海岸到旧金山。
Onboard, the look has been lightened and brightened, with the reds replaced by cool blues and grays. The beautiful Library, however, which is popular for vow renewals or just sitting, remains largely untouched.
This is the first of the R-class ships getting the beauty treatment. Next in line are Regatta and Serena, which will be outfitted this year; with Nautica to follow, in 2020. The program has a $150-million budget.
Insignia’s 342 staterooms and suites have been designed to feel like “a chic Parisian apartment or sleek Amalfi villa,” with new fabrics and abundant USB ports. The public spaces are beautifully appointed; and the iconic Grand Staircase has a magnificent new chandelier.
The inside of Oceania's redesigned suites.
Insignia is also offering new dining experiences. There is a Chef’s Market Dinner, where the chefs buy whatever is fresh and appealing during the day and cook it up at night; and a third, seven-course wine tasting is available, at $95 per person.
在设计中,“我们没有离开乡村俱乐部休闲;我们想保持游艇俱乐部的感觉,”大洋洲营销副总裁伊莎贝尔·加尔文(Isabel Galvan)在我们在纽约港参观这艘船时告诉旅行市场报告。beplay客服确实,大洋洲听取了旅行顾问的反馈,“以更好地了解客户的需求。”
It was travel agents who suggested getting rid of the shower curtains in the staterooms, for example; they have been replaced by sliding French glass doors.
A luxurious experience between premium and luxury niches
“客人不喜欢改变,但我认为他们将like this,” Galvana said. “This is not a luxury product, but it’s a luxurious experience, a niche between premium and luxury, for guests who want the luxury experience but not the full, all-inclusive” — perfect for those who do not drink, for example, and therefore don’t need premium wines.