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