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Oceania Cruises to bring new ships to Alaska next year

April 25, 2010

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by The Associated Press
Sunday, April 25, 2010

JUNEAU, Alaska -- Oceania Cruises has announced it will bring new ships to Alaska in 2011. The company says it plans to start cruising the Inside Passage next year.

Oceania Cruises advertises itself as a high-end cruise line. Its ship, the Regatta, will complete 10 Alaska voyages in 2011. The trips go on sale in days and start at $3,499 per person for double occupancy bookings.

Oceania has three ships that carry 684 passengers and 400 crew members. The majority of the itineraries will be 12-day, Vancouver-to-Anchorage voyages. Ships will stop in Sitka, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Homer and Hoonah.

Disney Cruise Lines and Crystal Cruises already announced they would bring new ships to Alaska in 2011.