MV Oriana (1994)
Oriana in Tallinn, 2012
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| Name: | Oriana |
| Namesake: | SS Oriana (1959) |
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| Operator: | P&O Cruises |
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| Yard number: | 636 |
| Launched: | 30 June 1994 |
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| Acquired: | 2 April 1995 |
| Maiden voyage: | 9 April 1995 |
| In service: | 9 April 1995 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Type: | Cruise ship |
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| Length: | 260.00 m (853.02 ft) |
| Beam: | 32.20 m (105.64 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.90 m (25.92 ft) |
| Decks: | 10 (passenger accessible) |
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| Crew: | 794 |
MV Oriana is a cruise ship and ocean liner of the P&O Cruises fleet. The ship was built by Meyer Werft at their shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. At over 69,000 GT, Oriana is the smallest of seven ships currently in service with P&O Cruises. She officially entered service with the company in April 1995 and was named by Queen Elizabeth II.Oriana holds the Golden Cockerel as the fastest ship in the fleet. She is the oldest, and longest-serving, ship in the fleet.
When she was built in 1995, Oriana was the first new ship commissioned for P&O Cruises, and the first to be designed specifically for the British cruise market. She was also designed in the style of an ocean liner to facilitate long distance voyages and world cruises. She is the longest serving ship in the fleet, having been in continuous service with the company since she was launched. She is the second ship to carry the name Oriana, and is named in tribute to the 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 the former SS Oriana.
From 1995 when she was built, until 2000, Oriana was owned by the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. In 2000 P&O de-merged its cruise ship operations, with ownership of Oriana transferring to the new company, P&O Princess Cruises. In 2003 P&O Princess merged with Carnival Corporation. Despite these changes of ownership, Oriana has been operated by P&O Cruises throughout.
In 2006 she was re-registered to Bermuda so that weddings could be conducted on board, and as a result, her call sign was changed to ZCDU9. From 30 November 2011, following a refit, Oriana became a ship exclusively for adults.Oriana, Arcadia and Adonia are adult-only ships.
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