Tahitian Princess
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 1999—2002: R Four 2002—present: Tahitian Princess |
| Owner: | 1999—2001: Renaissance Cruises 2002—present: Princess Cruises[1] |
| Operator: | 1999—2001: Renaissance Cruises 2001—2002: laid up 2002—present: Princess Cruises[1] |
| Port of Registry: | 1999—2002: Monrovia,  Liberia2002—2005:  Gibraltar[1]2005—present: Hamilton,  Bermuda[citation needed] |
| Builder: | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France |
| Cost: | £150 million[2] |
| Yard number: | O31[1] |
| Christened: | December 1999[1] |
| Acquired: | 1999[1] |
| In service: | 1999[1] |
| Identification: | IMO 9187899[1] |
| Status: | In Service |
| General characteristics (as Tahitian Princess)[1] | |
| Class and type: | R class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 30,277 GRT |
| Displacement: | 2,700 DWT |
| Length: | 181.00 m (593 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: | 25.46 m (83 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in) |
| Decks: | 11 (9 passenger accessible)[3] |
| Installed power: | 4 × Wärtsilä 12V32 diesels combined 13500 kW |
| Propulsion: | 2 propellers[2] |
| Speed: | 18 kn (33.34 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 688 (lower berths) 826 (all berths)[2] |
| Crew: | 373[2] |
Tahitian Princess (formerly R Four) is a small luxury cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises. She mainly sails around the French Polynesian islands, Society Islands, Cook Islands, Marquesas Islands, and often sails to Hawaii. She also spends northern hemisphere summers in Alaska. Her sister ships are Pacific Princess and Royal Princess.
In November 2009 the Tahitian Princess will be renamed Ocean Princess to "reflect a more global theme".[4]
[edit] History
The vessel entered operation in 1999 under the flag of Renaissance Cruises. The ship was not owned by the company; instead she was owned by a group of French investors. When Renaissance declared bankruptcy in 2001, the ship was seized by creditors, along with the other seven vessels in the fleet.
In 2002, Princess Cruises secured a two year lease for R Four and her sister ship R Three (now Pacific Princess). The vessel entered operation at the end of 2002, and was renamed Tahitian Princess. At the end of the lease, Princess Cruises purchased both vessels.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Asklander, Micke. M/S R Four (1999) (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ a b c d Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz, pp. 609-610. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
- ^ Tahitian Princess Deck Plans. Princess Cruises. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ Tahitian Princess to be renamed Ocean Princess to reflect better new deployments. Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd (2008-04-04). Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
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