Yesterday ORIANA made her last call in Norway in port city of
Ålesund it also marked the last call outside of the United Kingdom for ORIANA.
Seeing ORIANA brings to mind the time, the optimism she was built on, the successor of the much loved liner CANBERRA, the bright new future of P&O to take it into a century, the new flagship of the company and the British Merchant Navy, the first of two custom ships built for the British market and the new face of cruising. no other ship could have been afforded such accolades and handled them gracefully as ORIANA did, not since the days of the liners had a ship seemed so imporant and not since has a ship ever truely lived up to her.
And now in her eleventh hour ORIANA is still every bit the ship that set out 24 years ago, she has fulfilled and exceeded the promises set down by her designers and her high quality still shines bright.
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| ORIANA alongside in Ålesund |
On board the ship the feeling of finality is also most evident the once large and diverse book collection in her library has been given away to passengers and like on CANBERRA's farewell cruise in 1997 many shipboard items will be auctioned off to passengers.
On board ORIANA representatives of her new owners including the Vice President of Astro Ocean Cruises, who has spoken with passengers regarding the ship's future and the company's future plans.
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| Proudly displayed The Golden Cockerel |
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| Never far from ones mind "ORIANA Farewell" |
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| A premature Farewell |
"Great Times And Cherished Memories" the slogan seen throughout ORIANA for her farewell season, reminding all passengers and crew, not that it is needed that for her the clock has almost struck 12 and the dream of ORIANA has come to it's end far too soon.
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| The last call in Norway for ORIANA |
All Photo Copyrights: Bob Bowler
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