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P&O Oriana to Leave Fleet

P&O Cruises announced a new guest experience program for 2019 and confirmed the 1995-built Oriana will leave its fleet next August.

The company did not specify where the 1,822-guest ship would operate next.

P&O Cruises senior vice president, Paul Ludlow, said: “Oriana is an original, and a much loved P&O Cruises ship. Whilst we will miss her, her departure will allow us to focus on our remaining mid-sized and larger ships as the fleet expands with Iona.

“Oriana will be with us until August next year so there will be plenty of opportunity to celebrate her time with us. Those guests who have sailed on Oriana will then be able to enjoy holidays on Aurora and Arcadia, both of which are exclusively for adults and have a very similar on board feel, and experience the re-vitalisation taking place over the next year.”

Meanwhile, the new fleet program will cover three key areas of investment in shore excursions, dining and entertainment across mid-sized ships Arcadia and Aurora and Oceana as well as the larger ships Britannia, Azura and Ventura.

Aurora will be refitted next spring, prior to her re-launch as a ship exclusively for adults, when new cabins will be added as well as fixtures, fittings, soft furnishings and enhancements to public spaces throughout the ship, the company said, in a statement

A special final sailing on Oriana will be announced shortly. Further details of the new guest experiences will be announced over the next year.

Kilde: Cruise Industry News

"Oriana"

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Nytt namn på "Oriana" er "Piano Land", er forøvrig nå på vei fra Southampton til Piraeus...

 

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Astro Ocean Cruise’s First Ship Named in China

China’s new cruise brand Astro Ocean Cruise received its first ship after the 1995-built Piano Land was named in a ceremony in Xiamen on September 26.

Formerly known as Oriana, the cruise ship was acquired by Astro Ocean from P&O Cruises.

Piano Land began its maiden cruise on September 27.

With Xiamen, Shenzhen and Shanghai as its home ports, Piano Land will serve on the Southeast and Northeast Asian cruise routes, providing Chinese tourists with services meeting both domestic demands and international standards.

With a total tonnage of about 70,000 tons, a length of 260 meters, a beam of 32.2 metes and the highest speed of 24 knots, Piano Land can accommodate 1,880 guests.

Astro Ocean Cruise is jointly co-invested and operated by China National Travel Service Group Corporation (CTS Group) and COSCO SHIPPING.

The state-owned enterprises noted that the first independently operated luxury cruise ship was part of a broader plan to develop China’s national cruise industry.

The country also has its first locally-built cruise ship under construction at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding. The newbuild is to be delivered in 2023 and will be operated by a joint venture between Carnival Corporation Plc and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).

Kilde: World Maritime News