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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.
Dawn Princess in Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska, United States. Taken in 2006 from Sun Princess. Dawn Princess was targeted to replace Pacific Princess, sailing Australian waters between October 2006 and March 2007, to become the largest ship ever to be based in Australia, but these plans were eventually replaced by Sun Princess as well as being served by Pacific Dawn (previously christened Regal ...
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 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.
Following the exits of Pacific Dawn and Pacific Aria and the debuts of Pacific Adventure and Pacific Encounter, P&O's fleet of three ships will total a guest capacity of approximately 9,000 guests. [40] [41] On 25 November 2019, it was revealed that Star Princess would be renamed Pacific Encounter upon beginning operations for P&O. [41]
In 1974, P&O purchased them for their Princess division, and they served as Island Princess and Pacific Princess respectively. A part-time addition to the Princess fleet was the former Swedish transatlantic liner Kungsholm , purchased by P&O from Flagship Cruises in 1978, and then restyled and rebuilt in Bremen as Sea Princess .
Pacific Dawn at Hamilton, Queensland. In November 2019, P&O Cruises Australia announced Pacific Dawn and sister ship, Pacific Aria, were to be retired in February and April 2021, respectively, with both being replaced in November 2021 by the larger Pacific Encounter which is currently sailing as Star Princess. [16]
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]