Sea Princess
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| Placed in Service: | 1998 |
| Status: | in service |
| Tonnage: | 77,000 gross tons |
| Decks: | 14 |
| Complement: | 1,950 passengers, 900 crew |
| Registry: | Bermuda |
| Ship builder: | Fincantieri |
The Sea Princess (formerly Adonia) is a Sun class cruise ship operated by the Princess Cruises line. She has three sister ships: Sun Princess and Dawn Princess in the Princess Cruises fleet and Oceana in the P&O Cruises fleet.
[edit] History
The vessel was delivered to Princess Cruises from the shipbuilders of Fincantieri, Italy and began operation in 1998, under the name Sea Princess.
Sea Princess was transferred to P&O Cruises in late 2002/early 2003. The vessel was renamed Adonia on May 21st, 2003, at a launching ceremony with sister ship Oceana. The Princess Royal and her daughter Zara Phillips named the sister ships in the first double ship naming ceremony ever. In 2005, the vessel was transferred back to Princess Cruises; the vessel reassuming her old name. The ship also received the "Movies Under The Stars" feature.
At the end of May 2006, 250 people, including 18 crew, were affected by a norovirus. Evidence of a gastrointestinal virus had been found during the last two days of the previous cruise, but the company stated that it did not believe the two outbreaks to be linked. The passengers were only notified of this occurrence by a letter found in their cabins after boarding. Although the ship's itinerary had been altered, and the vessel itself ordered to dock away from other vessels, no other countermeasures were effected. Sea Princess returned to port in Southampton a day early, and the vessel underwent a complete sanitisation and decontamination before resuming cruising. Passengers were offered a 30% refund and a £150 voucher for use on a later Princess cruise, although some have demanded a full refund. [1] [2]
[edit] References
- In sickness and in health . . . but mainly sickness by Will Pavia and Steve Bird, The Times, June 3rd 2006 (retrieved June 4th 2006)
- Disinfected virus ship sets sail, BBC News Online, June 3rd 2006 (retrieved June 4th 2006)
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