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Oceania Cruises is a Miami, Florida, United States-based shipping company that operates five premium cruise ships on world-wide itineraries. One ship will be added to the fleet in March 2016. Since April 2007, Oceania Cruises has been owned by Apollo Management.〔(Oceania Cruises press release April 30, 2007 ), retrieved 25. 6. 2007〕 While it also offers shorter cruises, Oceania is also known for its long cruises lasting up to 180 days. The line's president is Kunal S. Kamlani.〔 ==History== Oceania Cruises was founded in 2002 by luxury cruise industry veterans Joe Watters and Frank Del Rio,〔(Oceania Cruises press release June 26, 2003 ), retrieved 25. 6. 2007〕 the latter being the former vice president of Renaissance Cruises. The founding management team included industry veterans Bob Binder, Robin Lindsay, James Rodriguez, Jeff Drew and Howard Sherman. The company chartered the former Renaissance Cruises ship ''R Two'' from Cruiseinvest and renamed her ''Insignia'' in October 2002.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=M/S ''R Two'' ) at ''Fakta om Fartyg'' , retrieved 25. 6. 2007〕 In April 2003 the ''Insignia'' was chartered to the French travel agency TRM for three months, during which Oceania Cruises operated no vessels. On 15 June 2003 Oceania Cruises re-commenced service with two ships: the ''Insignia'' was renamed ''Regatta''〔 and a new ship (''R One'', a sister ship of the ''Insignia/Regatta'', also chartered from Cruiseinvest) entered service as the new ''Insignia''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=M/S ''R One'' ) at ''Fakta om Fartyg'' , retrieved 25. 6. 2007〕 In November 2005, a third R-class ship entered service for Oceania Cruises when the company chartered the ''R Five'' from Cruiseinvest and renamed her ''Nautica''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=M/S ''R Five'' ) at ''Fakta om Fartyg'' , retrieved 25. 6. 2007〕 At the naming ceremony of the ''Nautica'', Frank del Rio announced the plan of adding a fourth ship, ''Marina'', to the Oceania Cruises fleet in July 2007.〔(Oceania Cruises press release November 22, 2005 ), retrieved 25. 6. 2007〕 This however did not come to pass. In February 2007, the majority of Oceania Cruises' stock were sold to the New York-based Apollo Management. The following month Oceania made a memorandum agreement with the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy to construct two new 1,260-passenger ships.〔(Oceania Cruises press release March 14, 2007 ), retrieved 25. 6. 2007〕 The contract was finalised in June 2007, with delivery dates for the new Oceania Class ships set for January 2011 and July 2011.〔(Oceania Cruises press release Juny 18, 2007 ), retrieved 25. 6. 2007〕 The contract also includes an option for a third vessel of the same type that could be delivered in May 2012, but Oceania declined the option. After being leased out for two years to Hapag-Lloyd as the ''Columbus 2'', the Insignia returned to the fleet in 2014. In May 2014 it was announced that Oceania and Fincantieri are close to making a deal on two additional ships for the ''Oceania'' Class.〔http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/11121-oceania-newbuild-rumors-gain-momentum.html〕 On September 2, 2014, Norwegian Cruise Line purchased Prestige Cruise Holdings, the parent company of ''Oceania Cruises'' and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, for $3.025 billion.〔http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/11511-norwegian-cruise-line-purchases-prestige-cruise-holdings.html〕 On November 25, 2014, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd announced a definitive agreement with Princess Cruises to purchase the ''Ocean Princess'' for Oceania Cruises, upon delivery in March 2016, the ship will undergo a 35-day, $40 million refurbishment in Marseille, France to become the ''Sirena''.〔http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/11912-ocean-princess-sold-to-oceania.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oceania Cruises」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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