Oceania Cruises is expanding its focus on longer voyages, offering itineraries that combine extended time at sea with more extensive stays in destinations across multiple continents. The line’s 2028 and 2029 programme includes more than 230 voyages ranging from 7 to 180 days, with more than 60 overnight port stays.
The longer programme ranges from regional Grand Voyages to the 180-day Around the World itineraries aboard Oceania Aurelia, which is scheduled to enter service in late 2027. The ship has been designed specifically for extended voyages and will accommodate fewer than 500 guests, providing a smaller-scale operating environment for long-distance itineraries.
Oceania positions longer voyages as a form of slower travel, allowing passengers to combine several regions in a single itinerary while avoiding repeated flights and hotel changes. The programmes include extended stays in selected ports and access to both major destinations and smaller ports.
The 2028 Around the World voyage will depart Miami on January 18th and arrive in New York after 180 days. The itinerary covers 6 continents and 35 countries, with 88 ports and 10 overnight stays. From Florida, Oceania Aurelia will transit the Panama Canal before continuing across the Pacific to Hawaii, French Polynesia and Australia. The voyage then moves through Southeast Asia, Japan, India, the Arabian Peninsula and the Mediterranean before crossing the Atlantic to New York.
The 2029 Around the World voyage will depart Los Angeles on January 6th and also conclude in New York after 180 days. The itinerary covers 6 continents and 39 countries, with 96 ports and 12 overnight stays. Its route follows the Pacific coast of the Americas before continuing to Easter Island, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia and Southeast Asia. The voyage then proceeds through India and the Arabian Peninsula before reaching the Mediterranean and Western Europe.
Both world cruises incorporate overnight calls intended to provide additional time ashore. Among the destinations highlighted by Oceania are Sydney, Papeete, Bora Bora, Bali, Tokyo, Singapore, Mumbai, Seville and Bordeaux. Selected mid-cruise overland programmes will also connect passengers with destinations away from the coast, including Machu Picchu, Petra and the Taj Mahal.
Oceania Aurelia will also operate Grand Voyages of more than 70 days during its inaugural programme. One will cover the Nordic and Baltic regions, while another will link the Caribbean, South America and the Pacific. The ship's deployment has been structured around longer itineraries rather than conventional short cruise rotations.
Other extended voyages aboard the existing fleet include a 68-day Riviera itinerary from Sydney to Vancouver beginning March 7th, 2027. The voyage combines Australia and Southeast Asia with Japan before continuing to Alaska and Canada. A 39-day voyage from Singapore to Vancouver will follow a similar Asia-to-Alaska route, while a 66-day Marina voyage from Trieste to London will connect the Adriatic and Mediterranean with Western Europe.
The longer-voyage programme also includes a 31-day holiday itinerary aboard Oceania Aurelia, scheduled to depart Athens on December 18th, 2027, and conclude in Miami. The voyage is planned to cross the Mediterranean, visit the Canary Islands and then make the Atlantic crossing to the Caribbean.
Oceania Cruises chief luxury officer Jason Montague said the company's longer itineraries were intended to give passengers more time to explore destinations at a slower pace, combining extended stays ashore with the onboard environment of the line's smaller luxury ships. The introduction of Oceania Aurelia is central to that strategy, with the vessel specifically designed for extended global travel.
The 2028–2029 programme therefore represents an expansion of long-duration cruising within Oceania's portfolio, using longer voyages to connect regions that would normally require multiple separate cruises and international journeys.