The port of Funchal, that serves the city of the same name and capital of Portuguese island Madeira, is a well known cruise destination for many past and present P&O ships, and of course ORIANA is not an exception. Being the oldest ship in service of the current fleet, eventually she is the one who knows Funchal the better, and the only one that visited Madeira at the occasion of her maiden voyage, and not only that, it was also the first port of call on that cruise, after the departure from Southampton on 9th April 1995.
Two decades have passed since, and there wasn't a single year that ORIANA skipped a call in Funchal, making several visits usually as part of her Canary Isles or Caribbean Transatlantic itineraries and sometimes during the grand World cruises she often performed.
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Left: The P&O house flag and sun logo proudly displayed in the tip of
ORIANA's bow for 20 years
Above right: ORIANA's starboard side bridge wing
Bellow right: Distinctive tender and lifeboat covers inspired
by her predecessor CANBERRA |
For us we celebrate the same way we normally do, always looking to write and photograph more about the "Commodore of the fleet" with the same enthusiasm as ever.
Thus we take this opportunity to show some up close images of ORIANA while berthed in Funchal at her most recent call on 30th November 2015, depicting some of common features, as well as some new ones, including her exterior graphics added during the year of her 20th anniversary.
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Left: ORIANA's new blue funnel
Right: Union Jack graphic in the bow,
P&O ship's new signature |
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