Oceania to Venture Down Under Beginning in 2008

Oceania will make its first foray to the waters off Australia and New Zealand in January 2008, an Oceania spokesman confirmed.

Oceania executive vice president Bob Binder revealed the news itinerary during the line´s annual Oceania Club Reunion cruise, a sailing at the end of June to the British Isles and Iceland that was predominately filled with past Oceania guests.

Binder said the Nautica will relocate to Asia and Australia following its 2007 Europe season via a Rome to Singapore cruise in November followed by a Christmas/New Year´s Singapore to Sydney cruise.

The ship will then operate Sydney/Auckland, New Zealand itineraries during January, and then head to Southeast Asia and China during February and March. At the beginning of April it will head back to Athens for the summer season in the Mediterranean.