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Oceania's Allura will debut in E. Med and has some new venues

Oceania Cruises' Allura will debut in summer 2025 with a wide variety of seven- to 34-day voyages, starting in the eastern Mediterranean.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

September 7, 2023

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Bookings for the 1,200-passenger sister of this year's Vista open Sept. 13.

New on Allura

New aboard Allura will be a crêperie serving freshly made crêpes and waffles to order in the morning and gelatos in the afternoon.

A new social hub atop the ship brings the library and digital center together in a living room ambiance with learning and great views.

Overnight calls

Allura's opening season mingles iconic cities and lesser-known gems and will feature overnight stays in Istanbul, Monte Carlo, Québec City, Montréal and New York.

After summer in the Mediterranean, Allura will sail to Canada/New England for an extended North America before her premiere winter in the Caribbean.

June 8 maiden voyage

Allura's maiden voyage, a weeklong trip from Athens to Istanbul, is set for June 8, 2025. Ports include Santorini, Heraklion (Crete), Rhodes, Bodrum, Kusadasi (for Ephesus) and Canakkale (for Troy).

Other inaugural season itineraries include a 17-day Civitavecchia (Rome) to Athens odyssey sailing July 29, with calls at Livorno, Portofino, Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Saint-Tropez, Monte Carlo, La Spezia, Sorrento, Santorini, Rhodes, Antalya, Bodrum and Patmos.

34-day grand crossing

The 'Explorer’s Grand Crossing' from Civitavecchia to New York, Aug. 27, 2025, stretches 34 days. Ports include Salerno, Taormina, Valletta, Ibiza, Valencia, Barcelona, Marseille, Cannes, Monte Carlo, Tarragona, Palma de Mallorca, Cartagena, Málaga, Gibraltar, Tangier, Cádiz, Portimão, Lisbon, Funchal (Madeira), Ponta Delgada and Horta (Azores), St. John's (Newfoundland), Halifax, Bar Harbor, Boston and Newport.

An 11-day New York to Montréal cruise, Oct. 18, 2025, visits Newport, Boston, Portland, Saint John (New Brunswick) Halifax, Sydney, Saguenay and Québec City.

On Dec. 21, 2025, Allura embarks on a 14-day holiday cruise round-trip Miami with calls at Aruba, Curaçao; Bonaire; Grenada, St. Vincent, Barbados, Dominica, Antigua and St. Maarten.

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About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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