The ''Regatta'' class is a class of
cruise ship
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s that are owned by
Oceania Cruises.
The ''Regatta''-class ships were built in 1998–2000 for
Renaissance Cruises Renaissance Cruises was a cruise ship operating company that was founded in 1989 and owned by Fearnley & Eger Rederi in Oslo, Norway. It was purchased by Edward Rudner (founder of Alamo Car Rental) as the company faltered during the Gulf War. It o ...
as a part of their .
They have a
gross tonnage
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of 30,277 and can accommodate a maximum of 824 passengers in 343 cabins.
When Oceania Cruises was founded in 2002, they took three of the R-class ships: ''R One'' which they rechristened , ''R Two'' which they rechristened , and ''R Five'' which they rechristened . Oceania referred to these collectively as the ''Regatta'' class.
Beginning in April 2012, ''Insignia'' began what was initially announced as a two-year lease to
Hapag-Lloyd
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History
The company was formed on September 1, 19 ...
, who is currently operating the ship as . It returned to the fleet In 2014. In 2016, The former ''R Two'' was christened and entered service for Oceania as ''Sirena''.
Note: The R-Class was supposed to be ships for
Princess Cruises
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and they would operate as expedition ships for Princess Expeditions.
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{{Oceania Cruises ships
Cruise ship classes