Two years ago today ORIANA made her way up Southampton water for the final time, her glittering 24 year career with P&O brought to a premature end taking with her the majority of what remaind of the authentic British line that had been so loved by their loyal clientele.
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| Final arrival taken from on board, Photos: Bob Bowler |
As far as P&O and Carnival UK were concerned unique and custom built ships such as ORIANA were no longer relevant to the company, in sad contrast to her intoduction 24 years earlier, all that mattered to the American owned brand was the introduction of the third massed produced Excellence Class ship IONA, a true step backward for the company.
As for ORIANA herself before the end of the day she had been handed over to her new owners and her name and bow livery crudely painted over, the letters which proudly stood under her funnel were cut from their supports all the while Paul Ludlow and the rest of his Carnival House team spouted empty platitudes about her service.
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| ORIANA no more, Photos: Andrew Sassoli-Walker |
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