Regatta-class cruise ship

The Regatta class is a class of cruise ships that are owned by Oceania Cruises.

Regatta in Stockholm, Sweden, August 2007
Class overview
Builders	Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Built	1998–2000
Planned	4
Completed	4
General characteristics
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	30,277 GT

The Regatta-class ships were built in 1998–2000 for Renaissance Cruises as a part of their R class.^[1] They have a gross tonnage of 30,277 and can accommodate a maximum of 824 passengers in 343 cabins.^[2]

When Oceania Cruises was founded in 2002,^[3] they took three of the R-class ships: R One which they rechristened MS Insignia, R Two which they rechristened MS Regatta, and R Five which they rechristened MS Nautica. 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, who is currently operating the ship as MS Columbus 2. It returned to the fleet In 2014. In 2016, The former R Two was christened and entered service for Oceania as Sirena. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Ship	Built	Entered service for Oceania	Flag	Notes
Regatta	1998	2003	Marshall Islands	Previously R Two, last refurbished in 2011
Insignia	1998	2003	Marshall Islands	Previously R One and Columbus 2, leased to Hapag-Lloyd, last refurbished in 2014
Nautica	2000	2005	Marshall Islands	Previously R Five, last refurbished in 2010
Sirena	1999	2016	Marshall Islands	Previously R Four, Tahitian Princess, and Ocean Princess.

Note: The R-Class was supposed to be ships for Princess Cruises and they would operate as expedition ships for Princess Expeditions.