MV Oriana (1995)
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 Oriana at Trondheim, 2006 |
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| Name: | Oriana |
| Namesake: | SS Oriana (1959) |
| Owner: | P&O Cruises |
| Operator: | P&O Cruises |
| Port of Registry: | 1995—2006: London,  United Kingdom2006—present: Hamilton,  Bermuda[1] |
| Builder: | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
| Yard number: | 636[2] |
| Launched: | 30 June 1994[2] |
| Christened: | 6 April 1995 by Queen Elizabeth II[2] |
| Acquired: | 2 April 1995[2] |
| Maiden voyage: | 9 April 1995[2] |
| In service: | 9 April 1995[2] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 69153 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Displacement: | 6715 metric tons of deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: | 260.00 m (853.02 ft) |
| Beam: | 32.20 m (105.64 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.90 m (25.92 ft) |
| Decks: | 10 (passenger accesible)[3] |
| Installed power: | 2 × MAN-B&W 6L58/64 diesels 2 × MAN-B&W 9L58/64 diesels combined 47750 kW |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h, 29 MPH) |
| Capacity: | 1822 (normal) 1928 (maximum)[3] |
| Crew: | 794[3] |
MV Oriana is a cruise ship owned and operated by P&O Cruises. She was built by Meyer Werft shipyard , Papenburg, Germany in 1995, and entered service in 1995 after being christened by the Queen at her home port of Southampton. She is the second ship to carry the name 'Oriana', in tribute to the long serving SS Oriana, which served for Orient Line and P&O from 1959 until 1986.
After a lengthy campaign, P&O Cruises were permitted to allocate the new Oriana with the call sign 'GVSN', which is the same call sign as her namesake.[4] However, the call sign was changed to ZCDU9 in 2006, when she was re-registered to Bermuda.
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[edit] Overview
Oriana is 260 metres (853 ft) long, with a beam of just over 32 metres (105 ft), and a draught of 7.9 metres (26 ft), which varies up to 8.2 m depending on load. She has a gross tonnage (GT) of 69,153 tons and a maximum passenger capacity of 1,928. Power is provided by four MAN B&W Diesels generating a total of 47,750 kW giving her a service speed of 24 knots.
[edit] Design and construction
Ideally Oriana would have been built in the United Kingdom, but unfortunately there were no British shipyards left capable of completing such an order so P&O Cruises were forced to look overseas.[5]
One of her main designers, Robert Tillberg, spent a lot of the time on board SS Canberra investigating the needs of British passengers and including as many features of Canberra possible into Oriana's design. The Oriana's single funnel is designed to have a resemblance to Canberras's twin funnels. She has a single deck of balconies reserved for suites, mini-suites and staterooms to cater for the growing desire for balconies on board.
[edit] Service history
When she entered service Oriana was one of the largest cruise ships in the world, and also the largest ship built in Germany since 1914. Since then tonnages have boomed as the economies of scale dictate that a larger ship generates more profit. Nowadays most new cruise ships have a GRT of around 100,000 tonnes. Annually undertaking World cruises with fleetmate Aurora, she normally operates cruises within the Mediterranean, the Canaries and the Baltic seas.
In December 2006 the Oriana underwent a £12 million refit in Bremerhaven, Germany. Coinciding with the refit she was re-registered from Britain to Bermuda[1] in order to enable Weddings at Sea to take place on board. Due to the success of the 'Arcadian Rhodes' restaurant on board the Arcadia, a new Oriana Rhodes restaurant was introduced, replacing The Curzon Room. Oriana Rhodes was designed by celebrity chef Gary Rhodes and can accommodate 96 passengers. Other modifications included the extension of the popular Lords Tavern bar, festooned with cricket memorabilia and refurbishment of the children's play areas. In addition all of her cabins were restyled to include one of four new colour schemes, new curtains, carpets, beds, linen and duvets.
[edit] Golden Cockerel
MV Oriana holds the Golden Cockerel trophy for the fastest ship in the P&O fleet. Previously held by SS Oriana it passed to SS Canberra on retirement of the first Oriana in 1986. On Canberra's final cruise in 1997 the Golden Cockerel was handed over to the new Oriana when both ships were anchored off Cannes and sent boats out to perform the handover.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Shipping News 2006. Maritime Matters (2008-11-23). Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g (Swedish) Micke Asklander. M/S Oriana (1995). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
- ^ a b c Oriana ship statistics. P&O Cruises official website. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
- ^ http://www.coastalradio.org.uk/spud/spud12.pdf Call sign SS Oriana
- ^ Johnman, Lewis; Murphy, Hugh (2002). British Shipbuilding and the State since 1918: a political economy of decline. Ithaca: Regatta Press. ISBN 0967482666.
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