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Oceania Cruises Announces Industry’s First Gluten Free Voyage

Image: The Grand Dining Room aboard Oceania Cruises (Photo Credit: Oceania Cruises)
Image: The Grand Dining Room aboard Oceania Cruises (Photo Credit: Oceania Cruises)
Noreen Kompanik
by Noreen Kompanik
Last updated: 12:20 PM ET, Wed September 9, 2026

Luxury ocean line, Oceania Cruises, has announced the industry’s first entirely gluten-free onboard culinary experience.

Guests sailing aboard Oceania Vista in 2028 can take advantage of the line’s renowned culinary program without the need to navigate menus, question preparation practices or worry about cross-contact.

Every onboard dining venue aboard Oceania Vista will offer entirely gluten-free menus from signature specialty restaurants Toscana, Polo Grill, Red Ginger and Jacques to more casual venues such as Aquamar Kitchen and Waves Grill. Guests can also indulge in afternoon tea, in-suite dining and enjoy freshly baked pastries from The Bakery without having to limit their choices or plan each meal around their dietary needs.

"As a brand with food at its heart, we believe every guest should be able to experience the joy and discovery that define dining with Oceania Cruises," said Jason Montague, Chief Luxury Officer of Oceania Cruises in a statement.

He added, "This voyage gives our culinary team an extraordinary opportunity to reimagine our acclaimed onboard dining experiences through an entirely gluten-free lens while remaining true to the creativity, quality and abundance at the heart of our philosophy to serve The Finest Cuisine at Sea. Most importantly, it will allow guests to relax into their vacation knowing the entire culinary experience has been created with them in mind."

Celiac Cruise, a leader in gluten-free travel with extensive experience creating safe, worry-free vacation experiences for the celiac and gluten-free communities will provide its expertise and insight into the needs of gluten-free travelers and serve as an official booking partner for the voyage.

"For travelers with celiac disease, food is something that has to be considered at virtually every stage of a journey – where to eat, what to order, how something has been prepared and the potential for cross-contact," said Maureen Basye, founder of Celiac Cruise.

In addition, Basye said, "The opportunity to board a ship knowing the culinary experience has been designed to be entirely gluten-free fundamentally changes what travel can feel like for so many. Instead of planning their vacation around food, guests on this sailing can focus on the destinations they are exploring, the people they are traveling with, and the simple joy of traveling well."

Departing May 31, 2028 from Southampton, the 12-night roundtrip voyage will call on historic cities of England, Ireland and Scotland to include Cork (Cobh), Dublin (Dún Laoghaire), Glasgow (Greenock), Stornoway in the Hebrides and Edinburgh (Newhaven).


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