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In 1974, P&O acquired Princess Cruises, a North American cruise line founded in 1964 by Stanley McDonald. [2] In 1977, P&O de-merged its passenger services division to form P&O Cruises. [3] In 1988, P&O de-merged P&O Cruises' Australian operations, acquiring Sitmar Cruises, [4] which led to the formation of P&O Cruises Australia. [5]
P&O Cruises is a British cruise line based at Carnival House in Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation & plc.It was originally a subsidiary of the freight transport company P&O and was founded in 1977. [1]
MV P&O Pioneer is a roll-on/roll-off cross-channel hybrid ferry operated by P&O Ferries.She is the first of her class ordered by P&O Ferries to replace the ageing Pride of Kent, with her sister P&O Liberte [2] due to follow in early 2024 to replace the ageing Pride of Canterbury and also Spirit of Britain in 2024 which has been chartered to Irish ferries.
P&O (in full, The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company [1]) was a British shipping and logistics company dating from the early 19th century. Formerly a public company, it was sold to DP World in March 2006 for £3.9 billion.
Pacific Encounter is a Grand-class cruise ship operated by P&O Cruises Australia, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc.She was originally delivered in 2002 as Star Princess to sister cruise line Princess Cruises in 2002 by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, and was the second ship in Princess' history to operate under the name.
It is the third ship in Princess fleet to carry this name after the last ship left in May 2011. The ship was officially handed over to Princess on 30 May 2013 and christened by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on 13 June 2013. [16] On 28 August 2012, Princess announced that the sister ship to the new Royal Princess would be named Regal Princess.
The ships in this class are owned and operated by P&O Cruises. Azura has a modified stern. Ventura: 2008: Fincantieri: 2008–present: 116,017 tons Bermuda: The largest cruise ship to enter service with P&O Cruises, and the British market, until 2015. Azura: 2010: Fincantieri: 2010–present: 115,055 tons Bermuda: Azura has a modified stern.
In June 2002, Crown Princess was transferred to P&O Princess's new start-up brand, A'Rosa Cruises, to be the only cruise ship in A'Rosa's fleet to help launch the brand. [20] In 2002 the Pacific Princess, famous as the ship from The Love Boat, left the Princess fleet after 27 years of service with the line, [21] and last of the original ...