Engineering:MV Oceana
_-_Venice_-_2016_(cropped).jpg) Oceana docked in Venice, 2016
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| Builder: | Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy |
| Yard number: | 6044 |
| Launched: | 29 April 1999 |
| Christened: | 20 February 2000 |
| Completed: | 28 January 2000 |
| Maiden voyage: | February 2000 |
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| Class and type: | Sun-class cruise ship |
| Displacement: | 8,293 DWT |
| Length: | 261.30 m (857 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 32.25 m (105 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 8.10 m (26 ft 7 in) |
| Decks: | 11 (passenger accessible) |
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| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
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| Crew: | 889 |
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MV Oceana is a Sun-class cruise ship. She was built by Fincantieri at their shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy and measures 77,499 gross tons. She entered service in February 2000 as Ocean Princess for Princess Cruises, and served under her current name for P&O Cruises from 2002 to 2020. Oceana is a sister ship to Sea Princess, Sun Princess, and Pacific Explorer, all of which are Sun-class cruise ships.
History
Ocean Princess
Oceana was originally ordered by P&O to serve in the Princess Cruises fleet. She was named by Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal and entered service as Ocean Princess on 16 February 2000. During the winter season, Ocean Princess was positioned in the southern Caribbean, while in summer she operated in Alaskan waters. Shortly after her launch, P&O demerged its cruise ship operations and Ocean Princess came under the ownership of P&O Princess Cruises, whilst continuing to serve in the Princess Cruises fleet.
Oceana
In November 2002, Ocean Princess entered service with P&O Cruises, operating from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her official naming ceremony took place in Southampton, England on 21 May 2003. She was christened by Anne, Princess Royal[1] and her daughter, Zara Phillips.[3]
In 2003, P&O Princess Cruises merged with Carnival Corporation to become Carnival Corporation & plc. As a result, Oceana came under the ownership of Carnival UK, but continued to operate with the P&O Cruises fleet.
Oceana was last renovated from 29 November and 17 December 2017 after she underwent a £31 million refit at the Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg.[4] Technical work and public area refurbishment were undertaken.[4]
On 7 July 2020, P&O Cruises announced that Oceana had been sold to an undisclosed buyer.[5][6]
Design
Oceana has 10 passenger decks.[7] Passenger facilities include 12 bars and four restaurants, including an open-air restaurant. Other facilities include a gym, sports court, casino, golf simulator, a spa and four swimming pools. The main entertainment venue is the 530 seat Footlights Theatre.[8]
Atrium
Pool deck
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Asklander, Asklander. "M/S Ocean Princess (2000)" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/ocean_princess_2000.htm. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ↑ "About Oceana". P&O Cruises. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080430035554/https://www.pocruises.com/cruise-ships/oceana/. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
- ↑ The young royals: Zara Phillips. "Gloucestershire - History - The young royals: Zara Phillips". BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/05/03/zara_phillips_feature.shtml. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "P&O Cruises Reveals Details of Multi-Million Pound Refurb of Arcadia and Oceana Cruise Ships". Cruise Critic. 31 October 2017. https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/news.cfm?ID=8168. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ "P&O Cruises Announces It Is Selling Beloved Cruise Ship Oceana". World Crusing. 7 July 2020. https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/po-cruises-selling-cruise-ship-oceana/. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ↑ Bond, Mary (7 July 2020). "P&O Cruises sells Oceana to ‘fit for future growth’". Seatrade Cruise News. https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/po-cruises-sells-oceana-fit-future-growth.
- ↑ "Fast Facts | Oceana Cruise Ship | Fodor's Cruise Reviews". Fodors.com. http://www.fodors.com/cruises/po-cruises-676653/ships/oceana-676657/fast-facts-641/. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ "P&O Cruises | Oceana Cruise Ship | Oceana Cruises". Pocruises.com. 30 November 2011. http://www.pocruises.com/Cruise-Ships/Oceana/Ship-Overview/. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
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