At the recent floating out of Oceania Cruises' new ship Marina, the line made the surprise announcement that its next ship would be called Riviera.
They then surprised the invited guests further by saying that work on the ship was to start that very moment.
So, everyone jumped on coaches waiting dock side where Marina was being fitted out and made the short journey to another section of the Genoa shipyard where the ships are built.
Here Riviera's first steel was cut. Watch our video to see how a multi-million dollar cruise ship starts its life.
Jane Archer
