OCEANIA
CRUISES
AND
FINCANTIERI
COMMENCE
CONSTRUCTION
OF
MARINA
MIAMI,
FL –
March
7,
2009
- A
ceremony
marking
the
Keel
Laying
for
Oceania
Cruises’
Marina
was
held
yesterday
at
the
Sestri
Ponente
shipyard
of
Fincantieri
near
Genoa,
Italy.
During
the
age-old
ceremony
which
was
attended
by
members
of
both
Oceania
Cruises’
and
Fincantieri’s
management
teams,
Frank
Del
Rio,
Chairman
and
CEO
of
Prestige
Cruise
Holdings
and
founder
of
Oceania
Cruises,
welded
a US
Silver
Dollar
and
a
pre-Castro
Silver
Cuban
Peso
into
the
keel
of
the
new
ship.
The
welding
of
the
coins
into
the
keel
is
long-standing
maritime
tradition
which
is
believed
to
solicit
good
fortune
for
the
ship,
its
crew
and
its
passengers
during
its
seagoing
life.
After
the
coins
were
welded
into
the
keel,
the
first
of
the
55
steel
blocks
which
comprise
Marina
was
lowered
into
the
building
dock
thus
marking
the
official
start
of
the
construction
of
Oceania
Cruises’
first
purpose-built
ship.
“This
is a
momentous
day
in
the
history
of
Oceania
Cruises,
one
which
will
only
be
eclipsed
on
the
day
we
take
delivery
of
Marina
in
2010.
We
want
to
express
our
sincere
thanks
to
our
loyal
guests,
travel
partners
and
the
entire
Oceania
Cruises
team
for
all
their
dedication
and
hard
work
in
making
this
new
ship
become
a
reality,”
stated
Frank
Del
Rio,
Chairman
and
CEO
of
Prestige
Cruise
Holdings.
Marina,
the
first
of
the
new
Oceania-Class,
represents
an
evolution
of
the
line’s
extremely
popular
Regatta-Class
ships,
retaining
all
of
the
warmth,
popular
design
elements
and
signature
amenities
the
line
is
renowned
for
while
affording
guests
an
additional
level
of
comfort,
convenience
and
many
new
luxury
amenities.
Designed
to
cruise
to
all
corners
of
the
globe,
the
new
ships
will
boast
a
cruising
speed
20%
faster
than
the
Regatta-Class.
The
new
ships
will
be
awash
in
rich
woods,
Italian
marble,
lustrous
granite,
fine
wool
carpets
and
sumptuous
leather.
No
detail
is
being
overlooked
to
create
an
array
of
spacious,
yet
intimate
public
spaces
and
luxurious
staterooms
and
suites.
They
will
accommodate
1,252
guests
in
626
staterooms
and
suites
who
will
be
served
by
more
than
780
staff
members.
96%
of
all
accommodations
will
feature
private
teak
verandas
and
guests
will
dine
in
their
choice
of
six
open
seating
restaurants.
Additional
details
on
the
Marina’s
suites
and
staterooms,
restaurants,
guest
facilities
and
itineraries
will
be
released
in
the
coming
months.WORLD
RENOWNED
MASTER
CHEF
JACQUES
PEPIN
TO
OPEN
FRENCH
BISTRO
ONBOARD
Oceania
CRUISES’
NEW
MARINA
NEW
YORK,
July
22
2009
–
World-renowned
Master
Chef
Jacques
Pépin
will
open
Jacques
–
his
first
ever
restaurant
at
sea
–
onboard
Oceania
Cruises’
new
1,258-guest
Marina
,
scheduled
to
launch
in
late
2010.
Pépin’s
namesake
restaurant
will
draw
inspiration
from
bistros
in
his
home
town
of
Lyon
and
the
fabled
bistros
of
Paris
.
“The
cornerstone
of
any
great
dining
experience
is
freshly
prepared,
simple
dishes
that
are
as
visually
pleasing
on
the
plate
as
they
are
on
the
palate,”
according
to
Pépin.
Guests
entering
the
restaurant
will
be
greeted
by
the
aroma
of
freshly
roasted
chicken,
duck
and
lamb
wafting
from
the
grand
rotisserie.
Custom
Jacques
Pépin
signature
china,
antique
flatware
and
Lalique
glassware
adorn
the
tables
while
chandeliers
fashioned
from
crystal
decanters
add
a
whimsical
shimmer
to
the
room.
An
art
collection
comprised
of
some
of
Pépin’s
favorite
personal
pieces
and
original
works
Pépin
created
especially
for
Marina
,
grace
the
room
and
adds
a
warm,
personal
touch.
“As
we
designed
the
culinary
experience
aboard
Marina
, a
restaurant
by
Jacques
Pépin
was
at
the
top
of
our
guests’
wish
lists,”
stated
Bob
Binder,
Oceania
Cruises’
president.
“Jacques
will
present
a
traditional
French
dining
experience
in a
casually
elegant
fashion.”
Jacques
Pépin
is
the
host
of
award-winning
cooking
shows,
author
of
more
than
20
cookbooks
and
has
served
as
personal
chef
to
numerous
heads
of
state.
As
the
Executive
Culinary
Director
for
Oceania
Cruises,
Pepin
has
brought
his
legendary
cuisine
and
unique
artistry
to
the
gourmet
restaurants
onboard
Marina’s
sister
ships
Regatta,
Insignia
and
Nautica.
“Jacques
Pépin
has
been
a
member
of
our
team
since
the
line’s
inception
and
we
are
honored
that
he
is
debuting
his
signature
restaurant
aboard
our
magnificent
new
Marina
,”
added
Binder
A
Dining
Experience
to
Be
Savored
Dining
in
Jacques
will
be
reminiscent
of
dining
in a
favorite
bistro
that
is
run
by a
long-time
friend.
The
service,
while
professional
and
polished,
is
friendly
and
endearing
and
in
the
tradition
of
fine
French
dining,
a
leisurely
pace
is
de
rigueur,
thus
ensuring
a
relaxing
dining
experience.
Upon
arrival
at
the
table,
guests
are
greeted
with
a
bread
basket
of
“Les
Trois
Baguettes”
with
three
different
freshly
baked
French
baguettes
along
with
Country
Petit
Pâté
with
gherkins
and
traditional
Rillettes
of
salmon
and
foie
de
volaille.
Highlights
of
the
menu
include
an
appetizer
of
homemade
Pumpkin
Soup
á
l’Anglaise
served
in a
pumpkin
shell,
fresh
Mussels
Marinière,
freshly
roasted
free
range
chicken,
duck,
lamb
and
other
specialty
cuts
of
fine
meat.
In
addition,
the
chef’s
“specialités
de
la
maison”
are
presented
each
day,
having
been
hand-selected
from
local
markets
in
the
ports
that
Marina
visits.
To
cap
off
the
evening,
a
choice
of
nine
classic
French
desserts
and
a
cheese
tray
with
12
AOC
French
cheeses
that
locally
procured
in
the
regions
they
are
produced
serve
as a
fitting
finale
to
an
unforgettable
dining
experience.
A
Ship
for
Food
Lovers
Oceania
Cruises’
new
Marina
has
been
purposefully
designed
for
epicureans
with
10
dining
venues,
including
six
open-seating,
gourmet
restaurants.
Public
spaces
awash
in
rich
woods,
marble
and
granite,
fine
wool
carpets
and
lustrous
leather
retain
the
intimacy
and
signature
design
elements
of
the
line’s
three
sister
ships
while
affording
an
increased
level
of
space,
comfort,
convenience
and
luxury
amenities.
Featuring
a
total
of
10
dining
venues,
Marina
guests
may
choose
to
dine
in
any
of
six
distinctly
different
gourmet
restaurants,
including
Jacques
and
Red
Ginger,
all
at
no
additional
charge.
Guest
accommodations
are
comprised
of
629
staterooms
and
suites,
96
percent
of
which
have
private
verandas.
Facilities
include
an
array
of
elegant
bars
and
lounges,
a
CanyonRanch
SpaClub®,
state-of-the-art
fitness
center,
outdoor
swimming
pool
and
hot
tubs.
Additional
information
about
Jacques
–
including
sample
menus
–
will
be
uploaded
to
Book
Oceania
Cruise
Deals’
website
in
the
coming
months.
Reservations
for
Marina
are
scheduled
to
open
in
late
2009
About
Oceania
Cruises
Oceania
Cruises®
is
the
world’s
only
upper-premium
cruise
line
and
offers
an
unrivaled
combination
of
the
finest
cuisine
at
sea,
elegant
accommodations,
exceptional
personalized
service
and
extraordinary
value.
Award-winning
itineraries
visit
more
than
200
ports
in
Europe
,
Australia
,
New
Zealand
,
Asia
,
and
the
Americas
aboard
three
luxurious,
684-guest
ships:
Insignia,
Nautica
and
Regatta.
The
1,258-guest
Marina
joins
the
fleet
in
winter
2010.
|
New
Itinerary
Highlights of the schedule will include 42 Mediterranean and Greek Isles cruises and a new 14-day Barcelona-to-Istanbul itinerary that calls at both Egypt and Israel.
Regatta will offer cruises in almost every region of Europe, including Northern and Eastern Europe ports, such as St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin and Amsterdam, as well as Gdansk, Poland; Tallinn, Estonia; and Bruges, Belgium.
The ship will also offer Greek Isles, Mediterranean and Western Europe sailings.
|
Oceania
Cruises
will
offer
54
European
cruises,
including
six
new
itineraries,
and
will
call
at
more
than
70
ports,
making
the
line’s
first
calls
at
Haifa,
Israel;
Pula,
Croatia;
Alghero,
Italy;
Tangier,
Morocco;
and
Hamilton,
Bermuda.
The line is currently offering two for one discounts, and more to promote its New Europe lineup.
|
Ending
September,
30
2010
