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In the 1990s, P&O Cruises commissioned its first newbuild, the second Oriana, which entered service in April 1995. [20] Unlike the older ocean liners the company had inherited from P&O, which had originally been designed to transport passengers from one place to another, the new Oriana was a cruise ship, built purely
P&O originally established ferry services in the late 1960s in the North Sea between Hull and Rotterdam and the English Channel between Southampton and Le Havre. In the late 1970s P&O was affected by a reduction in traditional shipping activities which saw the sale of a number of its businesses and assets.
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.
@pandocruises allowing your blue light customers to check in assigning a room then cancelling days later, well done P&O 2 cruises cancelled absolute disgrace! — Kyle Hadden (@KyleHadden15) June ...
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P&O Holidays Australia Fair Princess at Darling Harbour in March 1989. In the 1980s, P&O sustained its operations in Australia with the help of the Oriana, which was transferred to the Australian market in the 1980s. In 1988, P&O Group purchased Sitmar Cruises in 1988, after which it branded Fairstar under the P&O Holidays Australia banner.
The Newhaven-Dieppe service was closed in early 1999. P&O Stena was replaced on the route by Transmanche Ferries and Hoverspeed. In April 2002, P&O announced its intention to buy out the 40% stake in P&O Stena Line owned by Stena and this was completed by August. P&O Stena Line then became part of P&O Ferries.
The P&O Princess head office was in London. [8] After P&O accepted a takeover from Carnival Corporation in 2003, the company planned to close the P&O head office in London. P&O Princess offered the 25 employees there a relocation to the P&O Cruises offices in Southampton or dismissal from the company. [9]