From Travel Newsletter dot com
"Nautica Upgrade to Set New Oceania Standard Oceania Cruises will extensively renovate and upgrade its third ship in a two-month, multimillion-dollar project, Seatrade Insider has learned. New features will include a cabana deck, a glamorous outdoor lounge and more lavish Owner's and Vista Suites. Oceania made major renovations to Regatta and Insignia before they entered service but, said spokesman Tim Rubacky, 'Nautica will set the new standard for us.' Deck 11 forward will convert into a by-reservation cabana deck with double Balinese lounge beds, Roman shade roofs and sheer drapery partitions. Near the Deck 9 pool another new space, The Patio, will provide a shaded al fresco lounge with cushioned wrought-iron furniture, paddle fans and sheer curtains. Rubacky compared it to 'a veranda-type lounge at the swankiest Miami Beach or California hotel.' With a bandstand close by, The Patio will also be used for nighttime entertainment. The six Owner's Suites and four Vista Suites will gain new Empire-style furnishings with!
couture fabrics, Bose Surround Sound audio systems, wide-screen plasma TVs and fresh artwork. New, more contemporary furnishings are planned for the 52 Penthouse Suites. Toscana, the Italian dining venue, will be gutted and redecorated in contemporary colors. All verandas, the pool deck and aft dining terrace will be refitted in teak, and new carpeting and furniture will be installed shipwide. Robin Lindsay, svp vessel operations, is managing the project with a team of senior Oceania execs. Yran & Storbraaten are handling the design work. Nautica (the former R Five) is currently on subcharter to Pullmantur. In late September, the ship heads to T. Marriotti in Genoa for its drydock and technical maintenance before moving to Marseille for the interior outfitting. Nautica's naming festivities are scheduled for Nov. 22 in Istanbul."
Sounds like Nautica is really going to be amazing when they are finished. Can't wait to hear back from those of you who are sailing her in the near future.
Kathy
