MV Queen of the Oceans

Queen of the Oceans

Queen of the Oceans as Oceana in Venice, 2016
History
Name	Ocean Princess (2000–2002) Oceana (2002–2020) Queen of the Oceans (2020–present)
Owner	P&O Princess Cruises (2000–2003) Carnival Corporation & plc (2003–2020) Seajets (2020–present)
Operator	Princess Cruises (2000–2002) P&O Cruises (2002–2020)
Port of registry	2000–2000:  Liberia, Monrovia 2000–2005:  United Kingdom, London 2005–present:  Bermuda, Hamilton
Builder	Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy
Yard number	6044
Launched	29 April 1999
Christened	20 February 2000
Completed	28 January 2000
Maiden voyage	February 2000
Out of service	July 2020
Identification	IMO number: 9169550 Call sign: ZCDN9 (from 2005) MMSI number: 310473000 (from 2005)
Status	Laid up at Patras since 2020.
Notes	[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Sun-class cruise ship
Tonnage	77,499 GT 8,293 DWT
Length	261.30 m (857 ft 3 in)
Beam	32.25 m (105 ft 10 in)
Draft	8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
Decks	11 (passenger accessible)
Installed power	4 × 16-cyl Sulzer-16ZAV40S diesel engines 46,080 kW (61,790 hp) (Total power)
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity	2,016 (regular) 2,272 (maximum)
Crew	889
Notes	[1][2]

The MV Queen of the Oceans is a Sun-class cruise ship owned by Seajets, a Greek/Cypriot ferry company. She was built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone, Italy, and measures 77,499 GT. She entered service in February 2000 as Ocean Princess for Princess Cruises before being transferred to P&O Cruises in 2002, operating as Oceana until 2020. Queen of the Oceans is a sister ship to other Sun-class ships, Dream, Pacific World, and Pacific Explorer.

Oceana was originally ordered by P&O to serve in the Princess Cruises fleet. She was named by Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal and entered service as Ocean Princess on 16 February 2000. During the winter season, Ocean Princess was positioned in the southern Caribbean, while in summer she operated in Alaskan waters. Shortly after her launch, P&O demerged its cruise ship operations and Ocean Princess came under the ownership of P&O Princess Cruises, whilst continuing to serve in the Princess Cruises fleet.

In November 2002, Ocean Princess entered service with P&O Cruises, operating from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her official naming ceremony took place in Southampton, England on 21 May 2003. She was christened by Anne, Princess Royal.^[1]

In 2003, P&O Princess Cruises merged with Carnival Corporation to become Carnival Corporation & plc. As a result, Oceana came under the ownership of Carnival UK, but continued to operate with the P&O Cruises fleet.

Oceana was last renovated between 29 November and 17 December 2017 after she underwent a £31 million refit at the Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg.^{[citation needed]} Technical work and public area refurbishment were undertaken.^[3]

On 7 July 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, P&O announced that it had sold Oceana to an undisclosed buyer.^[4][5]

On 8 July 2020, Greek newspaper Naftemporiki reported that the Iliopoulos family, who leads Seajets, was considering purchasing Oceana to begin cruise operations.^[6] The reports were later confirmed after Oceana was delivered to Seajets on 21 July 2020 in Patras.^[7] The former Oceana was later spotted with the Union flag on her bow painted over and bearing a new name, Queen of the Oceans, while docked in Patras.^[8]

As Oceana, the vessel had 10 passenger decks.^[9] Passenger facilities included 12 bars and four restaurants, including an open-air restaurant. Other facilities included a gym, sports court, casino, golf simulator, a spa, four swimming pools, and the main entertainment venue, a 530-seat theatre.^[10]

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  Atrium on Oceana
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  Pool deck on Oceana

• SS Oceana (1887)

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