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OCEANA
In November 2002, Ocean Princess entered service with P&O Cruises, operating from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Her official naming ceremony took place in Southampton, England on 21 May 2003. She was christened by Anne, Princess Royal.
In 2003, P&O Princess Cruises merged with Carnival Corporation to become Carnival Corporation & plc. As a result, Oceana came under the ownership of Carnival UK, but continued to operate with the P&O Cruises fleet. Oceana was last renovated between 29 November and 17 December 2017 after she underwent a £31 million refit at the Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg.Technical work and public area refurbishment was undertaken.
On 7 July 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, P&O announced that it had sold Oceana to an undisclosed buyer.
On 8 July 2020, Greek newspaper Naftemporiki
reported that the Iliopoulos family, who was considering purchasing Oceana to begin cruise operations. The reports were later confirmed after Oceana was delivered to Seajets on 21 July 2020 in Patras. The former Oceana was later spotted with the Union flag on her bow painted over and bearing a new name, Queen of the Oceans, whilst docked in Patras.
POTOGRAPH:
She is captured at Southampton in 2007 still wearing the traditional P&O colours of all white with a buff funnel.
Photographic source:
Digital Expression UK
2024DEUK297
OCEANA
In November 2002, Ocean Princess entered service with P&O Cruises, operating from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Her official naming ceremony took place in Southampton, England on 21 May 2003. She was christened by Anne, Princess Royal.
In 2003, P&O Princess Cruises merged with Carnival Corporation to become Carnival Corporation & plc. As a result, Oceana came under the ownership of Carnival UK, but continued to operate with the P&O Cruises fleet. Oceana was last renovated between 29 November and 17 December 2017 after she underwent a £31 million refit at the Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg.Technical work and public area refurbishment was undertaken.
On 7 July 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, P&O announced that it had sold Oceana to an undisclosed buyer.
On 8 July 2020, Greek newspaper Naftemporiki
reported that the Iliopoulos family, who was considering purchasing Oceana to begin cruise operations. The reports were later confirmed after Oceana was delivered to Seajets on 21 July 2020 in Patras. The former Oceana was later spotted with the Union flag on her bow painted over and bearing a new name, Queen of the Oceans, whilst docked in Patras.
POTOGRAPH:
She is captured at Southampton in 2007 still wearing the traditional P&O colours of all white with a buff funnel.
Photographic source:
Digital Expression UK