An orange submarine cruising past the MS Riviera, an Oceania-class cruise ship of Oceania Cruises in Kotor, Montenegro


MS Riviera is an Oceania-class cruise ship (of 15 decks) which entered service with Oceania Cruises in May 2012. She is the sister ship of MS Marina. Riviera was built by Fincantieri in Sestri Ponente, Italy, and was launched in July 2011. The vessel was originally scheduled to be christened in Monte Carlo on 19 April 2012, but in January 2012 it was announced that the ship's maiden voyage would be delayed to May due to shipyard labor strikes. Riviera was christened in Barcelona on 11 May 2012, and embarked on its 10-day maiden voyage from Venice to Athens on 16 May 2012. Riviera has a capacity of 1,250 people, housed in 625 staterooms. Other facilities include ten different dining areas, along with various bars and lounges, a culinary center, a Canyon Ranch spa and fitness center, a swimming pool and hot tubs. The theme of Oceania Cruises is self-described as “a seamless blend of country club casual atmosphere with the sophisticated elegance of a private yacht”. The Riviera's reception area features two spirals of stairs decorated with Lalique crystals, six crystal pillars, and a hand-crafted Italian chandelier which weighs 300 pounds (140 kg), measures approximately by feet ( by m), and sports three hundred and eighty crystal spheres.


Size: 5760px × 3240px
Location: Kotor, Bay of Kotor, Montenegro, Balkans, Southern Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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