When ORIANA entered service in 1995 she did so as the fastest ship built since Queen Elizabeth 2 and the fastest ever purpose built cruise liner. Not being built for line service she was not required to have a maximum speed like the later generations of Ocean Liners including the previous ORIANA and CANBERRA ORIANA with a maximum speed of 24 knots is however fast enough to be able to complete a circumnavigation within 80 days or less, a requirement that was laid down in the contract for the ship. Below is a chart of comparisons with ORIANA (1960) and CANBERRA.
Although CANBERRA and the previous ORIANA had a higher Maximum power output this came at a the price of high fuel consumption required to power both ships steam boilers. For being the fastest ship in the fleet today ORIANA holds the Golden Cockerel trophy which was inherited from CANBERRA and was given to ORIANA when the two met on CANBERRA's Farewell cruise.
Proudly displaying the Golden Cockerel on the bridge wing. 
ORIANA makes a high speed turn in the Med 23 April 2010.Photo Copyrights: P&O Cruises & Steve Martin.
ORIANA makes a high speed turn in the Med 23 April 2010.
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