MS Regatta

Regatta in Fremantle, Australia, January 2018
History
Name
  • 1998–2002: R Two
  • 2002–2003: Insignia
  • 2003—present: Regatta
Owner
Operator
  • 1998–2001: Renaissance Cruises
  • 2001–2002: laid up
  • 2002–2003: Oceania Cruises
  • 2003: TMR
  • 2003—present: Oceania Cruises
Port of registry
BuilderChantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France
Cost£150 million
Yard numberI31
AcquiredNovember 1998
In service1998
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & type
Tonnage
Length180.96 m (593 ft 8 in)
Beam25.46 m (83 ft 6 in)
Draught5.95 m (19 ft 6 in)
Decks9 (passenger accessible)
Installed power
Propulsion2 propellers
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity
  • 684 passengers (lower berths)
  • 824 passengers (all berths)
Crew386

MS Regatta was built for Renaissance Cruises as an R-class cruise ship, she is owned and operated by Oceania Cruises where she is part of their Regatta class. She was built in 1998 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France, for Renaissance Cruises as R Two. Between 2002 and 2003 she sailed as Insignia before receiving her current name.