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Sonata vs Vista

Oceania Cruises

Sonata

Cruises
77
From
$3,399

Oceania Cruises

Vista

Cruises
97
From
$2,190

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Sonata sails for Oceania Cruises. Vista is a mid-size Oceania Cruises ship carrying 1,200 passengers, in service since 2023. Sonata has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Vista if you want a lower starting fare: its cruises start from $2,190 (vs $3,399).

Side by side

Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

SonataVista
Cruise line Oceania Cruises Oceania Cruises
Ship size Medium
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2023
Gross tonnage 67,000
Passengers 1,200
Crew 800
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.5
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 55.8
Decks 15
Length 823 ft
Beam 105 ft
Speed 23 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 10 / 10
Cruises on sale 77 97
Upcoming sailings 78 101
Cruise lengths 7–55 nights 7–243 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $3,399 $2,190 (better)

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

Sonata has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Vista: 6.0
  • Adventure & nature Vista: 6.0
  • Cultural Vista: 3.0
  • Dining Vista: 10.0
  • Entertainment Vista: 5.0
  • Family friendly Vista: 2.0
  • Party Vista: 5.0
  • Romantic Vista: 10.0
  • Spa & fitness Vista: 6.0
  • Staterooms Vista: 8.0

Oceania Cruises

Vista

Vista, the new “superyacht” from Oceania Cruises, debuted in May 2023 and immediately began turning heads. Its maiden voyage sold out in 90 minutes and bookings for its inaugural season broke Oceania’s record for bookings in a day.

Sailing now

97 cruises on sale, from $2,190.

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