SHIP FACTS:
Namesake: SS Oriana of 1960
Owner: P&O (1995-2000)
P&O Princess Cruises PLC (2000-2003)
Carnival UK (2003- 2018)
Astro Ocean International Cruise Company Limited (2018-)
Operator: P&O Cruises (1995-2019)
Astro Ocean Cruises (2019-)
Builder: Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany. Yard Nº: 636
Ordered: Winter of 1991
Keel Laid: 11th March 1993
Launched: 30th June of 1994
Sail away from Papenburg to the North Sea(10 day Sea Trials): February of 1995
Acquired: 2th April of 1995
Christened: 6th April of 1995 in Southampton. Godmother: HM Queen Elizabeth II
Maiden Voyage: 9th April of 1995
Homeport: Southampton
Port of Registry: London, UK (1995 - 2006)
Hamilton, Bermuda (2006 - )
Total construction cost: GB £ 280,000,000.00 (331,842,535.00€)
IMO: 9050137
MMSI: 310529000
Callsign: ZCDU9
Holds the Golden Cockerel trophy for the fastest ship in the fleet after SS Oriana and SS Canberra.
TECHNNICAL SHEET:
Tonnage: 69,153 GRT
Displacement: 6,715 DWT
Length: 260 m - 853,2 feet
Beam: 32,20 m - 105,64 feet
Draught: 7,90 m - 25,92 feet
Height to Superstructure: 20.40 m - 66.92 feet
Watertight Subdivision: 15 transverse bulkheads
Installed Power: 4 X Main B&W Medium Speed Diesels - up tp 47,750 KW and 76,000 hp.
Propellers: 2 X Lips Controllable Pitch
Stabilizers: 2 X Brown Bros Folding Fin (Largest in the World at the time)
Rudders: 2
Bow Thrusters: 3
Stern Thrusters: 1
Speed: Trials - 26,6 knots; Service Speed: - 24 knots
Passenger Capacity: 1.760 Standart; 1.975 Max
Crew: 760
Decks: 10 (passenger accessible)
Open Deck Space: 105.000 feet
Cabins: 914;
594 outside (118 w/ balcony and 8 suites)
320 inside (8 disabled adapted)
Public Areas and Services:
4 Deck Atrium
10 Elevators
6 Lounges
9 Bars
3 Restaurants
3 Dance Rooms
3 Pools (w/ the largest on a cruise ship at the time)
Cinema
Theatre
Disco
Casino
Writeroom
Library
Playroom
Shops
Kids and Teens areas (Until Nov. 2011)
Ward and Medical Center
Spa, Gymnasium and Sauna
Oriana
ORIANA berthed in Funchal as the replica of Columbus SANTA MARIA passes by. 8 October 2015
