PACIFIC JEWEL

PACIFIC JEWEL

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Registered Owner: Carnival Plc. - UK - Operator: P & O Australia

Oct.28-2010 P&O Cruises Australia announced that Pacific Jewel is being temporarily withdrawn from service to enable a complex repair to be carried out on an extraordinary fault identified in a section of the ship’s propulsion system. Nov.27-2010 Pacific Jewel sailed on schedule this afternoon after being temporarily withdrawn from service a month ago for repairs to her propulsion system and a stabiliser.

0kt.-2008 Carnival UK has announced that it is rationalising its portfolio with the phasing out of the Ocean Village brand, beginning in Autumn 2009. Consistent with Carnival’s strategy of investing in brands which show the greatest growth potential, both Ocean Village ships will transfer to the P&O Cruises Australia brand, the Ocean Village-Two (new name: Pacific Jewel) in time for Christmas 2009 and the Ocean Village (new name Pacific Pearl) a year later.

Sept.-2009 The Ocean Village Two is set to sail to Singapore on Oct. 22 -2009 the estimated arrival date is Nov. 14. A team of over 700 workers at Sembawang Shipyard in addition to 700 officers and crew from the cruise line will make her the Pacific Jewel. The ship is slated to sail for Sydney on Dec. 1 and on Dec. 12 will be officially inaugurated at the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay.

Ship original entered service in 1990 as CROWN PRINCESS of P&O PRINCESS Cruises -USA.
Hand-over to P&O Germany - Seetours in 2002. After an intensive refit renamed as A'ROSA BLU mainly for the German market.
Due to Arosa -brand is sold to Arkona-Germany and restructure of P&O-Germany after take over by Carnival Corp.Plc.The A'ROSA BLU is handed-over to AIDA CRUISES begin of 2004 and renamed as AIDA blu. After a refit some public rooms are deleted such as cinema. Added 34 staterooms by increasing number of passengers the ship is a little crowded.
Internal transfer from Aida to Ocean Village delivery spring 2007

Former Names: Crown Princess (1990-2002) - A'rosa Blu (2002-2004)- AidaBlu (2004-2007) - Ocean Village Two (2007-2009)

Entered service: 1990 – Refits: 2002-2007-2009 - Gross tonnage: 70.310 - Pass. lower beds: 1708 - All berths: 2014 - Passenger decks: 11 - Length: 245,08 m. - Beam: 32,25 m. - Drive: diesel/electric: 4 diesel engines make MAN-B&W type 8L58/64 - Total installed power: 24.000 kW. - Propulsion: by electric motors and 2 fixed propellers. - Service speed 19,5 knots - Max. speed 22,5 knots - Built: Fincantieri - Italy - Yard no. 5839 - Flag: United Kingdom - Classification: LR.

Sistership: Regal Princess now Pacific Dawn

Passenger Space Ratio at all berths 34,9