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Oceania Cruises’ new Marina will have luxury suites outfitted with furniture, fabrics, lighting and bedding from the Ralph Lauren Home collection when it debuts in winter 2011.

The cruise line tapped New York-based Tocar Interior Design to decorate the suites. Susan Bednar Long, co-founder and president, previously oversaw the decoration of flagship retail stores for Polo across North America. Christina Sullivan, co-founder and vice president, began her career at Polo in the store design department, where she launched Double RL Collection Shops across the U.S.

The three Owner’s Suites on Marina feature walls of inset Georgian wood paneling finished in an ivory gloss.

An ivory marble entryway with a black and camel mosaic tile inset is surrounded by black carpeting trimmed with a polished nickel metal edge.

The foyer also contains a mahogany gloss bar with three ivory leather and chrome stools, burnished silver armchairs covered in faux crocodile and brown and white faux zebra skins and an oversized ivory brocade and black satin chaise in front of floor-to-ceiling windows.

An ebony baby grand piano serves as the room’s focal point while an alabaster and polished nickel chandelier hangs overhead.

In the spacious living and dining room, Macassar ebony-veneered chests with silver hardware topped by faux zebra-framed mirrors flank the entrance.

Walnut herringbone wood flooring rings a field of camel carpeting with an inset chocolate border.

A full wall of windows affords aft views. A camel-colored suede L-shaped sectional is positioned in the corner.

To its side is a mahogany Anglesey end table and oversized Mayfair tufted armchair upholstered in coffee-brown velvet.

The Planar brushed stainless steel and acrylic coffee table centers the seating area.

A 42-inch flat-screen TV mounted atop a nickel and mahogany entertainment center is anchored by a black teak and nickel Aldgate étagère.

A mahogany Mayfair dining table with smooth caramel leather Clivedon dining chairs affords seating for six topped with a candelabra chandelier finished in nickel.

The Tocar designers used ivory wainscoting and silvery grey carpeting in the bedrooms.

The walls above the wainscoting are covered in Austyn cashmere, and all windows and balcony doors are dressed with ivory wool sheers and silver drapery panels in a silk/cotton blend.

The bedroom’s centerpiece is the Bel Air bed in a deep, library mahogany, its headboard, footboard and side rails upholstered in steel-blue mohair with polished nickel nail-head accents.

In the marble bathroom is a separate shower and soaking tub. The mahogany double vanity is topped with double portholes and accented with nickel ceiling-mounted round pivoting mirrors.

For more information, call 800-531-5658 or visit www.OceaniaCruises.com