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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]
Pacific Adventure is a Grand-class cruise ship operated by P&O Cruises Australia, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc.It was previously named Golden Princess.. In 1998, Princess Cruises finalized the order for the ship (then known as the Golden Princess) in response to the strong demand for her sister ship, Grand Princess, making her the fleet's second Grand-class ship.
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 ...
In December 2011, P&O announced Pacific Sun would make her last journey for the company on 1 July 2012 and leave the fleet shortly thereafter. [44] She was sold to HNA Group's HNA Cruises to become Henna and began operating under her new name on 26 January 2013. [45] In March 2016, P&O announced that Pacific Pearl would leave the fleet in March ...
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.
In April 1975, she was sold to P&O's newly-acquired Princess Cruises along with sister ship Island Venture. The pair were renamed Pacific Princess and Island Princess . [ 10 ] Princess Cruises agreed to have their cruise ships featured in the TV series The Love Boat , which debuted in 1976 as a made-for-TV movie and as regular show in 1977.
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.
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.