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Old 08-15-2008, 10:20 PM canarymoon is online now     #1 (permalink)
Oceania's FIRST New Build!

An Oceania Cruises Press Release:


OCEANIA CRUISES COMMENCES CONSTRUCTION OF
FIRST OCEANIA CLASS NEWBUILD “MARINA


Line’s Loyal Repeat Guests Attend Gala Ceremony and Accommodation Unveiling

Miami, FL, August 4, 2008 – Oceania Cruises is pleased to announce that it has commenced construction of its first new Oceania-Class ship during the gala steel-cutting ceremony at Fincantieri’s Sestre Ponente Shipyard in Genoa, Italy.

Presided over by Frank Del Rio, Chairman of Prestige Cruise Holdings, Oceania Cruises’ parent company, and attended by some of the line’s most loyal past guests, the first piece of steel was ceremoniously cut to officially begin construction of Oceania Cruises’ first brand-new ship.

During the ceremony, Del Rio also revealed the name of the first ship as Marina along with design details of the Veranda Staterooms and Penthouse Suites.

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