by Sarah Kuta
Last updated: 11:45 AM ET, Tue February 3, 2026
Oceania Cruises is celebrating a record-breaking day of bookings for its newest ship, Oceania Sonata.
On January 28, the cruise line officially opened reservations for the 1,390-guest Oceania Sonata. The ship surpassed the launch-day bookings of Oceania Cruises' previous new ship, Oceania Allura, by 45 percent. The brand saw demand across all of the vessel’s suite categories.
Oceania Sonata is scheduled to set sail in August 2027. She will be followed by three sister ships, Oceania Arietta, scheduled to join the fleet in 2029, and two further as-yet-unnamed Sonata class vessels in 2032 and 2035.
The 86,000-ton Oceania Sonata will be Oceania Cruises' ninth ship and follows its two Allura class vessels, Oceania Vista and Oceania Allura. One-third of all guest accommodations will be suites, including four new two-bedroom Owner's Suites, and two entirely new categories: the Horizon Suites and the Penthouse Deluxe Suites.
Also debuting aboard Oceania Sonata will be two new culinary experiences: La Table par Maîtres Cuisiniers de France and Nikkei Kitchen.
"We knew that luxury travelers were extremely eager to take their place on the inaugural season voyages of this remarkable ship," says Jason Montague, chief luxury officer for Oceania Cruises. "Oceania Sonata promises to usher in a new era of experiential travel, and we cannot wait until she joins the fleet in August 2027."
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