MS Marina
Encyclopedia
MS Marina is an Oceania-class cruise ship
, which was constructed at Fincantieri
's Sestri Ponente yards in Italy for Oceania Cruises
. The Marina is the first in a duo of cruise ships, and will be followed by MS Riviera
in July 2011, the option for the third ship was declined. The ship was named in Miami by Mary Hart
on February 5, 2011.
peso coin in the keel and is believed to bring fortune to the ship, its passengers and crew during their seagoing life.
powerplant with a pair of controllable pitch propellers. The ship's interior is decorated with rich woods, Italian marble, granite
, wool carpets and leather
. The ship has 626 staterooms and suites, with 90% featuring private verandas.
In the 626 staterooms, there are:
, Spain to Miami, Florida. The ports of call before the transatlantic crossing are Malaga
, Casablanca
and Canary Islands
. After the maiden cruise, she will transit the Panama Canal
, departing 8 February 2011 with itineraries in Cartagena
and Puntarenas
Costa Rica
; 2 ports of call in Mexico at Puerto Chiapas and Cabo San Lucas
. After returning to Miami, she will again embark on another Panama Canal cruise, departing San Francisco, cruising at California's Pacific Coast, calling at San Diego, Puerto Chiapas, Cartagena and Grand Cayman
and the cruise concludes in Miami. After, she will embark on a 12-day Caribbean cruise in British Virgin Islands
, with calls at St. Barts
, Dominica, St. Lucia and Grand Turk
.
Before her return in Barcelona to begin her summer cruising season, she will sail along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, departing 28 March 2011 in Miami with calls at Savannah
, Charleston
, and New York City
. She will then start her cruise to Barcelona, calling in Bermuda, followed by five days at sea and stops in Funchal
, Portugal and Barcelona.
Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...
, which was constructed at Fincantieri
Fincantieri
Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe...
's Sestri Ponente yards in Italy for Oceania Cruises
Oceania Cruises
Oceania Cruises is a Miami, Florida, United States-based shipping company that operates four luxury cruise ships on world-wide itenaries. It is currently the world’s largest upscale cruise line, offering good-quality food and itineraries at a cheap price when compared to other upscale cruise lines...
. The Marina is the first in a duo of cruise ships, and will be followed by MS Riviera
MS Riviera
MS Riviera is an upcoming Oceania-class cruise ship to enter service with Oceania Cruises in 2012. She is to be the sister ship of MS Marina....
in July 2011, the option for the third ship was declined. The ship was named in Miami by Mary Hart
Mary Hart
Mary Hart is an American television personality and was the host of the syndicated gossip and entertainment round-up program Entertainment Tonight from 1982 to 2011.-Early life:...
on February 5, 2011.
Concept and Construction
The finalization of contract for the construction of Marina and her sister ship, plus an option for a third, was reached on 18 June 2007. The Marina is a mid-sized ship, at 66,000 tons and was designed by the Yran & Storbratten (Y&S) architectural firm. The keel of Marina was laid on 10 March 2009 and included the welding of a U.S. silver dollar coin and a pre-Castro CubanCuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
peso coin in the keel and is believed to bring fortune to the ship, its passengers and crew during their seagoing life.
Features
Marina has nine dining venues. The Grand Dining Room, more casual Terraces, and poolside Waves Grill are open seating, no-charge and open daily. Four specialty dining restaurants require reservations (typically up to two per stateroom) are available at no added charge: the cruise line's signature Polo Grill, Toscana, the new French Bistro Jacques and the Pan Asian restaurant Red Ginger. Two additional venues are available at an added charge: Privee private dining and La Reserve. Marina has a diesel-electricDiesel-electric
Diesel-electric transmission or diesel-electric powertrain is used by a number of vehicle and ship types for providing locomotion.A diesel-electric transmission system includes a diesel engine connected to an electrical generator, creating electricity that powers electric traction motors...
powerplant with a pair of controllable pitch propellers. The ship's interior is decorated with rich woods, Italian marble, granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
, wool carpets and leather
Leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different manufacturing processes, ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.-Forms:...
. The ship has 626 staterooms and suites, with 90% featuring private verandas.
In the 626 staterooms, there are:
- 3 Owners Suites
- 6 Vista Suites
- 10 Oceania Suites
- 121 PenthousePenthouse apartmentA penthouse apartment or penthouse is an apartment that is on one of the highest floors of an apartment building. Penthouses are typically differentiated from other apartments by luxury features.-History:...
Suites - 440 Veranda Staterooms
- 20 Ocean View Staterooms
- 26 Interior Staterooms
Itineraries
The maiden voyage of Marina is dated on 22 January 2011 and is a 13-day transatlantic cruise, departing from BarcelonaBarcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain to Miami, Florida. The ports of call before the transatlantic crossing are Malaga
Málaga
Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
, Casablanca
Casablanca
Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...
and Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
. After the maiden cruise, she will transit the Panama Canal
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1904 to 1914, the canal has seen annual traffic rise from about 1,000 ships early on to 14,702 vessels measuring a total of 309.6...
, departing 8 February 2011 with itineraries in Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Cartagena is a Spanish city and a major naval station located in the Region of Murcia, by the Mediterranean coast, south-eastern Spain. As of January 2011, it has a population of 218,210 inhabitants being the Region’s second largest municipality and the country’s 6th non-Province capital...
and Puntarenas
Puntarenas
Puntarenas is the capital and largest city in the province Puntarenas, Costa Rica, at the Pacific coast. The eponymous and oddly shaped province has its largest section in the South, far from the capital.Some 100,000 live in the city and close towns...
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
; 2 ports of call in Mexico at Puerto Chiapas and Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas , commonly called Cabo, is a city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, in the municipality of Los Cabos in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,463 people...
. After returning to Miami, she will again embark on another Panama Canal cruise, departing San Francisco, cruising at California's Pacific Coast, calling at San Diego, Puerto Chiapas, Cartagena and Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the nation's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles southwest of Cayman Brac.-Geography:Grand Cayman encompasses 76% of...
and the cruise concludes in Miami. After, she will embark on a 12-day Caribbean cruise in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...
, with calls at St. Barts
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Barthélemy , officially the Territorial collectivity of Saint Barthélemy , is an overseas collectivity of France. Often abbreviated to Saint-Barth in French, or St. Barts in English, the indigenous people called the island Ouanalao...
, Dominica, St. Lucia and Grand Turk
Grand Turk Island
Grand Turk Island is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is the largest island in the Turks Islands with . It contains the territory's capital, Cockburn Town and the JAGS McCartney International Airport...
.
Before her return in Barcelona to begin her summer cruising season, she will sail along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, departing 28 March 2011 in Miami with calls at Savannah
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
, Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
, and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. She will then start her cruise to Barcelona, calling in Bermuda, followed by five days at sea and stops in Funchal
Funchal
Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:...
, Portugal and Barcelona.