MS R Three
Pacific Princess and Grand Princess in Split, Croatia on July 8, 2011.
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| Builder: | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France |
| Cost: | £150 million |
| Yard number: | N31 |
| Launched: | August 1999 |
| Acquired: | 1999 |
| In service: | December 1999 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | R class cruise ship |
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| Length: | 181.00 m (593 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: | 25.46 m (83 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Decks: | 9 (passenger accessible) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
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| Crew: | 373 |
MS Pacific Princess is a cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises and operated by Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia. She was built in 1999 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France as MS R Three for Renaissance Cruises.
The vessel first entered operation in 1999, with Renaissance Cruises. The ship was not owned by the company, possession instead residing with a group of French investors, who leased the ship to the company. In late 2001, the entire Renaissance fleet was seized by creditors.
In late 2002, Princess Cruises chartered the R Three, along with sister ship R Four (previously Ocean Princess and now MS Sirena). Both vessels entered operation by the end of 2002. The charter terminated at the end of 2004, at which time both vessels were purchased by Princess Cruises. Gabi Hollows renamed the ship Pacific Princess in Sydney on 8 December 2002.
This ship has been the subject of a state aid decision by the European Commission: Decision 2006/219.
On 14 October 2016, Pacific Princess collided with the breakwater at Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France and was holed below the waterline. There were no injuries amongst the 669 passengers and 382 crew.
Curtis, Paul (2005). Pacific Princess: The Love Boat. Rose Publishing. ISBN .
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