Oceania Cruises has named the first of its Allura-class ships.

The 1,200-guest Vista – the seventh for the line – is being built by Fincantieri and is scheduled to set sail in 2023. It will be followed by a sister ship in 2025.

Oceania said the ship represents “the unique vision of the company’s thousands of officers and crew who played a pivotal role in the design of the ship and helped shepherd it from concept to design to reality”.

It will feature two staff members for every three guests, “a warm and welcoming” atmosphere and “introduce several unique firsts for the brand in the realms of dining and guest experience”, the line claimed.

The line teased images of the ship’s Grand Dining Room, which, it said, will soar almost two decks in height and pay “homage to the beautiful age of early 20^th-century Parisian society”.

Information about Vista’s nine additional culinary experiences and suites and staterooms will be revealed from May 2021, with its inaugural voyages opening for sale in September 2021.

Oceania Cruises president and CEO Bob Binder added: “Oceania Cruises is an innovative and ever-evolving brand. We are always looking over the horizon, and Vista represents our view to the future.

“Our officers and crew are always bringing great new ideas to the forefront and then implementing them. More than any other part of the Oceania Cruises organisation, we owe our success to our on-board teams.

“They are the ones who made Vista possible, and it is a credit to them, these true visionaries of the seven seas, that we name the ship for them, in their honour.”

Earlier this month (March), Oceania celebrated the most successful booking day in its history, following the launch of its 2022-2023 Tropics and Exotics Collection.