For the former Princess Cruise Lines ship named Ocean Princess operated from 2000 to 2002 now owned by P&O Cruise Lines see MV Oceana.
Tahitian Princess, in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 17 August 2009 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 1999–2002: R Four 2002–2009: Tahitian Princess 2009-present Ocean Princess |
| Owner: | 1999–2001: Renaissance Cruises 2002–present: Princess Cruises |
| Operator: | 1999–2001: Renaissance Cruises 2001–2002: laid up 2002–present: Princess Cruises |
| Port of registry: | Liberia, Monrovia 1999–2002 Gibraltar 2002–2005 Bermuda, Hamilton 2005–present |
| Builder: | Chantiers de l'Atlantique St. Nazaire, France |
| Cost: | GB£150 million |
| Yard number: | O31 |
| Christened: | December 1999 |
| Acquired: | 1999 |
| Identification: | Call sign: ZCDS4 IMO number: 9187899 MMSI no.: 310505000 |
| Notes: | [1][2] |
| General characteristics (as Ocean Princess) | |
| 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 diesel engines combined 13,500 kW |
| Propulsion: | Twin propellers |
| Speed: | 18 kn (33.34 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 688 (lower berths) 826 (all berths) |
| Crew: | 373 |
| Notes: | [1][2] |
Ocean Princess, formerly R Four, and Tahitian Princess, is an R-class 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 was renamed Ocean Princess to "reflect a more global theme."[4]
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.
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