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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.<ref name="CIN2">{{cite web |url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/635-61807-countdown-begins-for-the-debut-of-the-new-oceania-class.html |title=Countdown begins for the debut of the new Oceania class |date=18 June 2007|accessdate=1 April 2010 |work=Cruise Industry News}}</ref> ''Marina'' was designed by Norwegian architectural firm [[Yran & Storbraaten]] (Y&S).<ref name="CIN3">{{cite web |url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/1069-22808-oceania-releases-1st-design-details-of-the-new-oceania-class.html |title=Oceania releases first design details of the new Oceania class |date=28 February 2008 |accessdate=1 April 2010 |work=Cruise Industry News}}</ref> 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 [[Cuba]]n peso coin in the keel, andwhich according to shipbuilding tradition is believed to bring fortune to the ship, its passengers and crew during their seagoing life.<ref name="CIN5">{{cite web |url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2420-31009-fincantieri-starts-construction-of-oceanias-marina.html |title=Fincantieri starts construction of Oceania's Marina |date=10 March 2009 |accessdate=15 April 2010 |work=Cruise Industry News}}</ref> ''Marina'' has a [[diesel-electric]] powerplant with a pair of fixed pitch propellers.<ref name="CIN"/>