I stayed in Oceania Cruises' veranda stateroom aboard its new Vista cruise ship. It's the most luxurious floating hotel room I've ever boarded — see inside.

Brittany ChangJan 12, 2024, 17:34 IST

For the rest of 2023, the Oceania Vista's veranda stateroom starts at $2,350 per person for a seven-day roundtrip cruise from Miami.Brittany Chang/Insider

Oceania Cruises invited me to spend one night aboard its new cruise ship, the Oceania Vista.
The veranda stateroom I stayed in starts at $2,350 per person through 2023.

I spent one night in a veranda stateroom on Oceania Cruises' newest $656 million Vista cruise ship and it was the most luxurious hotel room at sea I've ever bunked in.

Oceania Cruises is unlike parent company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' eponymous brand. Oceania doesn't have Norwegian's over 3,000-guest cruise ships with waterslides, go-karts, or casual food halls. Instead, it specializes in smaller vessels, luxury dining (think caviar and foie gras), and staterooms so nice they could rival high-end on-land hotels.

From the comfortable beds to the Bulgari toiletries, the 1,200-guest Vista isn't home to any average cruise stateroom.

Let's take a look around the one I stayed in.

On Sept. 17, Oceania invited me to spend one night in the Vista's veranda stateroom while the vessel was docked in New York City.

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When I first walked into my hotel room at sea, I was greeted with a large balcony, luxurious amenities, and the biggest bathroom I've ever had on a ship.

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At a little over 290 square-feet, the room is quite compact.

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The clean gray, blue, and white aesthetic created a mature, elegant, and understated space without feeling too flashy.

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The art on the walls was just as subtle and can only be described (rather inarticulately) as blobs and lines of color.

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Starting from the rear of the stateroom, the balcony overlooking the ocean was larger than most stateroom balconies I've seen on cruise ships.

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Back inside through the heavy sliding doors, the living "room" had the typical furnishings: a small couch, desk, bed, and coffee table.

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And past this small lounge, the bed was nestled in front of the television and between two side tables.

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From there, a beverage station, closet, and full-length mirror separated the living and bedroom from the bathroom.

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And onto the final space: the bathroom.

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This is no typical home to the porcelain throne.

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And unlike most cruise ship bathrooms, this space could've easily fit another person without feeling cramped.

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Just remember, it is a premium cruise brand. Bulgari and bathrooms this large don't come cheap.

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I stayed in Oceania Cruises' veranda stateroom aboard its new Vista cruise ship. It's the most luxurious floating hotel room I've ever boarded &mdash; see inside.

On Sept. 17, Oceania invited me to spend one night in the Vista's veranda stateroom while the vessel was docked in New York City.

When I first walked into my hotel room at sea, I was greeted with a large balcony, luxurious amenities, and the biggest bathroom I've ever had on a ship.

At a little over 290 square-feet, the room is quite compact.

The clean gray, blue, and white aesthetic created a mature, elegant, and understated space without feeling too flashy.

The art on the walls was just as subtle and can only be described (rather inarticulately) as blobs and lines of color.

Starting from the rear of the stateroom, the balcony overlooking the ocean was larger than most stateroom balconies I've seen on cruise ships.

Back inside through the heavy sliding doors, the living "room" had the typical furnishings: a small couch, desk, bed, and coffee table.

And past this small lounge, the bed was nestled in front of the television and between two side tables.

From there, a beverage station, closet, and full-length mirror separated the living and bedroom from the bathroom.

And onto the final space: the bathroom.

This is no typical home to the porcelain throne.

And unlike most cruise ship bathrooms, this space could've easily fit another person without feeling cramped.

Just remember, it is a premium cruise brand. Bulgari and bathrooms this large don't come cheap.

I stayed in Oceania Cruises' veranda stateroom aboard its new Vista cruise ship. It's the most luxurious floating hotel room I've ever boarded — see inside.