MS Marina

MS Marina docked in Sète, October 2015
History
Name	Marina
Owner	Oceania Cruises
Port of registry	Majuro,  Marshall Islands
Ordered	2007
Builder	Fincantieri Sestri Ponente
Yard number	6194
Laid down	10 March 2009
Launched	4 April 2010
Completed	19 January 2011
Maiden voyage	22 January 2011
Identification	IMO number: 9438066 MMSI number: 538003668 [1]
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Oceania-class cruise ship
Tonnage	66,084 GT
Length	782 ft (238.35 m)[2]
Beam	105 ft (32.00 m)[2]
Draught	24 ft (7.32 m)[2]
Installed power	2 x 12,600 kW Wartsila 12V46C 2 x 8,400 kW Wartsila 8L46C
Propulsion	2 x 12 MW Electric motors affixed to fixed pitch propellers 2 x 2,200 kW bow thrusters 1 x 1,900 kW stern thruster
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)[2]
Capacity	1,250 passengers (double occupancy)
Crew	780 crew[3]

MS Marina is an Oceania-class cruise ship, which was constructed at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente yards in Italy for Oceania Cruises. Marina is the first in a duo of cruise ships, and was followed by MS Riviera in May 2012.[2] The option for the third ship was declined.[4] The ship was named in Miami by Mary Hart on 5 February 2011.[5]

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.[6] Marina was designed by Norwegian architectural firm Yran & Storbraaten (Y&S).[7] 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 Cuban peso coin in the keel, which according to shipbuilding tradition is believed to bring fortune to the ship, its passengers and crew during their seagoing life.[3] Marina has a diesel-electric powerplant with a pair of fixed pitch propellers.[2]

The ship measures 66,084 gross tons and has the capacity for 1,250 passengers at double occupancy.[8]

References

Notes

1. "Marina Vessel Info". Marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
2. "Oceania commences construction of first Oceania class newbuild "Marina"". Cruise Industry News. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
3. "Fincantieri starts construction of Oceania's Marina". Cruise Industry News. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
4. Sloan, Gene (4 November 2010). "Most Popular". USA Today.
5. "Oceania names the Marina: Travel Weekly". www.travelweekly.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
6. "Countdown begins for the debut of the new Oceania class". Cruise Industry News. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
7. "Oceania releases first design details of the new Oceania class". Cruise Industry News. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
8. "Oceania Cruises' Marina". oceaniacruises.com. Oceania Cruises. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

Bibliography

• Saunders, Aaron (2013). Giants of the Seas: The Ships that Transformed Modern Cruising. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848321724.
• Smith, Peter C. (2010). Cruise Ships: The World's Most Luxurious Vessels. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. ISBN 9781848842182.

External links

• Official website