Oceania Cruises has embarked passengers for Marina’s maiden voyage, which departs this evening from Barcelona en route to Miami.
Hosting the first part of the voyage are Oceania founder Frank Del Rio, chairman and ceo of parent company Prestige Cruise Holdings, and Oceania president Bob Binder.
Binder has continued posting images of the brand’s first newbuild, delivered on Wednesday by Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente yard.
The latest shots show one of the 2,500-square-foot owner’s suites with furnishings by Ralph Lauren Home. Details include a baby grand piano in the foyer, faux zebra skin accents and a mahogany bar with bar stools of ivory leather and chrome.
Earlier images depict the water wall of the Canyon Ranch SpaClub, the teak pool area, La Reserve by Wine Spectator and what Oceania is calling the ‘Ultimate Chef’s Table,’ the centerpiece of Privée, an eight-seat private dining room where the menu degustation offers such delicacies as truffle panna cotta with king crab legs, duck foie gras and Kobe beef.
Binder has also posted menus from some of Marina’s 10 restaurants, including Red Ginger and Jacques, the first sea-going bistro by master chef Jacques Pépin.
In addition, images of Wednesday’s hand-over at Sestri show Del Rio, Binder, Marina Capt. Dimitrios Flokos and Robin Lindsay, evp vessel operations, toasting and signing the delivery papers with Mario LeBouef, director of the Sestri Ponente yard.
The images and menus are at www.oceaniacruisesblog.com.
