MV Oceana

MV Oceana (previously Ocean Princess) is a cruise ship of the P&O Cruises fleet. The ship was built by Fincantieri at their shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy and measures 77,499 gross tons. She entered service with the company in November 2002 and was named by the Princess Royal in 2003.[4] Oceana is a sister ship to Sea Princess (which served in the P&O Cruises fleet as Adonia between 2003 and 2005), Sun Princess and Pacific Explorer, all of which are Sun-class cruise ships.

Oceana’s Atrium
Lido Deck on Oceana
Embarkation process of the Oceana
Oceana docked in Villefranche
Oceana docked at Venice, Italy
History
Name:
  • Ocean Princess (2000–2002)
  • Oceana (2002–present)
Owner:
Operator:
  • Princess Cruises (2000–2002)
  • P&O Cruises (2002–present)
Port of registry:
Builder: Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy
Yard number: 6044
Launched: 29 April 1999
Christened: 20 February 2000
Completed: 28 January 2000
Maiden voyage: February 2000
Identification:
Status: In service
Notes: [1][2]
General characteristics
Class and type: Sun-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 77,499 GT
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)
Installed power:
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity:
  • 2,016 (regular)
  • 2,272 (maximum)
Crew: 889
Notes: [1][3]

History

Oceana is a Sun-class cruise ship owned by Carnival Corporation & plc, and operated by P&O Cruises.[5] She was built in 2000 by the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.

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.[6] 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. The naming was performed by the Princess Royal.[1] and her daughter Zara Philips.[7]

In 2003, P&O Princess Cruises merged with Carnival Corporation. As a result, Oceana came under the ownership of Carnival UK, but continued to operate with the P&O Cruises fleet.

During the two-week period of 28 March 2008 – 11 April 2008, Oceana underwent a refit at Lloyd Werft shipyard.

Oceana commenced another refit on 5 December 2012 which lasted 15 days. Passenger cabins and some public areas were refurbished.[8]

Between 29 November and 17 December 2017, Oceana underwent a £31 million refit at the Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg. Technical work and public area refurbishment were undertaken.[9][10]

Facilities

Oceana has 10 passenger decks.[11]

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.[12]

See also
  • SS Oceana (1888)

References
  1. Asklander, Asklander. "M/S Ocean Princess (2000)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  2. http://www.equasis.org Retrieved on 10 February 2009
  3. "About Oceana". P&O Cruises. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
  4. "P&O Cruises | Oceana Cruise Ship | Oceana Webcams". Pocruises.com. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. "P&O Cruises - Oceana Owner". Casinocity.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  6. http://portal.pohub.com/pls/pogprtl/docs/PAGE/POGROUP_PAGE_GROUP/POGROUP_NEWS_2000_PAGE/INTRODUCTIONOFOCEANPRINCESS.PDF
  7. The young royals: Zara Phillips. "Gloucestershire - History - The young royals: Zara Phillips". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  8. "P&O Oceana Refurbishment". Cruiseswithgocruise.co.uk. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  9. "P&O Cruises Reveals Details of Multi-Million Pound Refurb of Arcadia and Oceana Cruise Ships". Cruise Critic. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  10. "Ship review: P&O Cruises Oceana". The Cruise Blogger. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  11. "Fast Facts | Oceana Cruise Ship | Fodor's Cruise Reviews". Fodors.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  12. "P&O Cruises | Oceana Cruise Ship | Oceana Cruises". Pocruises.com. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

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