ORIANAs Bridge wings

One small feature which helps to add to ORIANA's more traditional appearance is her open bridge wings, however as originally intended by both designers and electrical engineers ORIANA would have featured enclosed bridge wings.
The electrical engineers opinion was that all of state of the art bridge equipment should be in a fully enclosed environment.
ORIANA's first master Commodore Ian Gibb had other ideas, it was his opinion that the wings should be open so that both the captain and the crew should be able to feel the wind on their faces and it was on his personal instance that the design was taken to incorporate the open bridge wing into ORIANA's design.

Below are two images showing ORIANA's bridge exterior.

ORIANA's bridge being installed.

ORIANA while docked in Funchal 21st August 2010.

Photos Copyrights: P&O Cruises & Steve Martin