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47-530: In 2007 Regal Princess was transferred to P&O Cruises Australia , underwent major refurbishment, and was renamed Pacific Dawn , operating from Australia to South Pacific destinations. Her renaming coincided with P&O's 75th anniversary in Australia. It was intended that the ship would be retired in 2020, sold to Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) and renamed Amy Johnson , but CMV had financial difficulties and went into administration in 2020, affected by

94-546: A draft of 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in). The two propeller shafts are driven by two 12,000 kW Alsthom motors. She is powered by four MAN - B&W 8L58/64 diesel generators, with a combined output of 38,880 kW and a maximum speed of 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph). The ship originally had a maximum guest capacity of 1,910 passengers. The cruise ship was built at a cost of US$ 276.8 million. Her distinctive curved profile—often referred to as 'dolphin-like'—was designed by Renzo Piano . Crown Princess

141-638: A fleet of older vessels. In December 2019, it was announced that the company acquired two new ships, P&O Australia 's Pacific Dawn and Pacific Aria . In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , Cruise & Maritime Voyages temporarily halted operations, with the majority of ships laid up in Tilbury . On the 23 June 2020, five ships within the CMV fleet were detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency , including

188-657: A new German-based cruise line called A'Rosa Cruises and announced Crown Princess would serve as the new brand's inaugural ship upon its debut in mid-2002. Crown Princess performed her last cruise, a sailing to the Mexican Riviera , in April 2002, and arrived at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven in May, where she received an extensive month-long renovation. As A'Rosa Blu , she

235-525: A price of around $ 100 million would have been expected, but the 2020 Covid pandemic had caused cruise ship prices to collapse, and many were scrapped. It was planned that the ship would be anchored in the Gulf of Panama 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the coast and host a floating community of 2,020 people. Residents would purchase their cabins and have access to the ship's amenities. The commercial spaces would be operated by individual companies which, in keeping with

282-546: A refit. Initially she would be based at Tilbury , UK. In October 2021, she began her refit at the Viktor Lenac Shipyard near Rijeka . There were some supply-chain issues caused by the Russo-Ukrainian War , and the inaugural cruise, from Tilbury to Hamburg, was rescheduled to 20 April 2022. On 26 May 2022, Ambience was detained briefly at Tilbury after a Port State Control inspection revealed deficiencies in

329-519: A subsidiary of P&O Group. Following delivery, Regal Princess sailed to New York City where she was officially named by the former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on 8 August 1991. Subsequently, Regal Princess entered service by joining her sister ship Crown Princess in cruising out of Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean during the northern hemisphere winter, transferring to the Alaskan trade for

376-444: The 2020 Covid pandemic . Later in 2020 Pacific Dawn was sold to Ocean Builders Central, and renamed Satoshi . They intended her to become a floating residence in the Gulf of Panama ; however, after failing to obtain insurance for the proposed operation, she was resold in 2021 for operation by Ambassador Cruise Line , entering service as Ambience in 2022. Sitmar Cruises had started an ambitious new building programme for

423-519: The MV ; Columbus , MV Vasco da Gama , MV  Astoria , MS  Astor , and MS  Marco Polo over crew welfare concerns after inspections revealed "expired and invalid seafarers employment agreements, late payment of wages and crews who had been on board for over 12 months." The MS  Magellan was also inspected by the Agency but was not detained. Sky News reported on 15 July 2020 that

470-554: The Norovirus . The number of infected people on board eventually rose to 217, and the decision was made for the ship to drop planned calls in Greenland and Newfoundland in favour of sailing directly to New York. By the time the ship arrived in New York on 2 September 2003, one day ahead of schedule, only four people on board were still suffering from the virus. The ship was again disinfected and

517-587: The 14th largest number of confirmed cases. It ranked ahead of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Brazil and New Zealand. On 10 April 2010 Pacific Dawn lost power on the Brisbane River on approach to the Gateway Bridge . The pilot and tugs brought the ship to a full stop within 70 metres of the newly-built structure and the disabled ship was towed back to Portside Wharf in Hamilton, Queensland. The captain believed that

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564-745: The North American cruise market in 1985. Following an abortive attempt to order ships from the Italy-based Fincantieri , the company had placed an order for one ship, Sitmar Fairmajesty , with the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in France. Sitmar were planning to order additional vessels however, and the Italian government—owners of Fincantieri—were eager to have these ships built by an Italian shipyard. Following negotiations between Sitmar and Fincantieri,

611-682: The Waterfront Restaurant and a cosmetic make-over of the pool deck. During this time it was known among the crew as "Salvatore Lupo's private yacht", after the captain who had served on the ship since its launch, making his way from 3rd officer to Captain while serving on the vessel over its history. In November 2019, P&O Cruises Australia announced Pacific Dawn and sister ship, Pacific Aria , were to be retired in February and April 2021, respectively, with both being replaced in November 2021 by

658-622: The approval process to exceed the limits of a reasonable safety envelope." In February 2007 on the Panama Canal cruise (G705), following a brief scheduled stop at the pier in Huatulco harbor in Mexico , Regal Princess ran aground, making contact on her port side while backing out of the harbor due to high winds from the southeast, and listed at least five degrees to starboard. The ship freed itself and continued on to Acapulco at reduced speed and later

705-431: The company was facing insolvency and was in talks with VGO Capital Management, which Sky described as "a special situations investor with expertise in the shipping industry", for additional financing. The company had previously sought a financing agreement with private equity firm Novalpina Capital; this attempt failed after Barclays declined to offer the company a state-backed loan. Attempts to secure financing failed, and

752-759: The company's fleet (excepting Astoria , which the company operated under charter from Bank Montepio of Lisbon ) was sold for US$ 23,419,000. Just a few weeks before the outbreak of the pandemic, in November and December 2019, three ships of the fleet, the Marco Polo , the Magellan and the Astor underwent a maintenance and repair programme at Damen Shipyard in Amsterdam. The following ships were operated or were scheduled to be operated by Cruise & Maritime Voyages. Karnika Pacific Jewel (also known as Karnika )

799-697: The company's focus towards investing in brands with the most potential. As Ocean Village Two , she was based in Crete in the summer and in Barbados in the winter. She departed on her final voyage on 22 October 2009 from Crete for Singapore . The ship began her two-week refit on 14 November 2009 at the Sembcorp Marine shipyard in Sembawang , Singapore. The ship sailed for Sydney on 1 December 2009, where her naming festivities were held on 12 December 2009, in which she

846-472: The company, including its German subsidiary, entered administration with Duff & Phelps Ltd. on 20 July 2020, with all trading ceased and all sales offices closed with immediate effect. It was reported on 19 August 2020 that the company's ships were actively for sale on the secondhand market, and that the Administrators were "said to be struggling with crew repatriation." In November, at an auction sale,

893-575: The cryptocurrency spirit and technology incubator, would accept Bitcoin for purchases. A 30-minute ferry ride by tender would connect the ship to Panama City . Ship operations would have been run by a spin off company called Viva Vivas. However, the owners and operators were not able to secure insurance for the ship's proposed operation in Panama, and slated her in December 2020 to be scrapped at Alang, India . However, she stayed at Panama until March 2021, when it

940-433: The early stages of construction, Sitmar Cruises was sold to P&O Group and the three Sitmar ships under construction were transferred to the fleet of P&O's subsidiary Princess Cruises . The second of the ships under construction at Fincantieri was launched from drydock on 29 March 1990 and named Regal Princess . Following successful sea trials on 5 June 1991 Regal Princess was delivered on 20 July 1991 to Astamar ,

987-400: The event had been a suicide shown by Schofield's leap over the railing. On 18 December 2022, about four hours after 1400 passengers had embarked for a 3-day cruise from Tilbury, the ship's maintenance checks revealed a serious problem at lifeboat stations, Ambassador decided to cancel the cruise for safety reasons. All passengers disembarked the following morning and repairs commenced. Later,

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1034-479: The failure of CMV in July 2020, on 28 September P&O Cruises Australia announced that they had retired the ship earlier than planned as the pause in their schedules due to the COVID-19 pandemic offered an opportunity to sell her. The ship was sold in November 2020 to Marshall Islands company Ocean Builders Central Inc. for about US$ 9.5 million, and named Satoshi , after the presumed creator of Bitcoin . In normal times

1081-480: The failure was due to a blown fuse following a saltwater leak. On 12 April 2018 at 4pm, 47-year-old Natasha Schofield fell overboard. Her husband was with her at the time, and quickly raised the alarm. The ship left its course and began an unsuccessful search until 8am the following morning. Her three children were on the cruise, but did not witness the event. The ship returned to Brisbane , Australia on 15 April 2018. By reviewing security footage, police determined that

1128-420: The former placed an order for two 70,000  GT cruise ships with the latter, to be delivered in 1990 and 1991. Although the ships maintained the same basic layout of Sitmar Fairmajesty , their exteriors were redesigned by the Italian architect Renzo Piano . The distinctive curved forwards superstructure of the ship was inspired by the dolphin. In 1988, while the two new ships ordered from Fincantieri were in

1175-497: The fuel system. The ship was released the following day. In 2023, Ambassador cruise line announced that their ships will have internet connections from Starlink added to them and that Ambience will sail the grand round the world cruise in 2024. While on a cruise from Sydney to destinations in Asia on 15 March 2001, Regal Princess experienced difficulties when entering the port of Cairns , due to high winds. While she made it safely to

1222-503: The harbour, it was decided to postpone her departure by eight hours, allowing the winds to subside and use more favourable tidal conditions. Despite these precautions Regal Princess was grounded while outbound from Cairns, but was able to free herself under her own power after just four minutes. The ship then returned to Cairns for preliminary inspections. Due to sea conditions the hull of the ship could not be inspected by divers in Cairns, and

1269-466: The larger Pacific Encounter which is currently sailing as Star Princess . Her final voyage under the P&;O Cruises Australia was scheduled for 8 February 2021, travelling from Melbourne to Singapore . There the ship would be officially handed over to Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV), which intended to rename her Amy Johnson , after the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Following

1316-584: The newly merged company's German operations. In September 2003, Carnival Corporation announced that with the sale of the A'Rosa brand, A'Rosa Blu would be transferred to AIDA Cruises. Before joining AIDA as AIDAblu , she experienced the following changes in a refit: a guest capacity increase to 2,014, a crew complement expansion to 621, a gross tonnage increase to 70,285  GT , and a deadweight tonnage increase to 5,758  DWT . On 4 August 2005, Carnival announced AIDAblu would be transferred to its U.K.-based brand, Ocean Village , in spring 2007. She

1363-450: The ship to stay at home, or in hotel rooms, for seven days as a form of self-imposed quarantine. The cases of swine flu from Pacific Dawn were the first reported contagious cases of swine flu in Sydney. On 26 May, it was reported that 14 passengers from Pacific Dawn had tested positive for swine flu. At the time, as measured against the confirmed cases for nation states, Pacific Dawn carried

1410-441: The ship was allowed to sail to Darwin for a full inspection of the hull. In Darwin minor damage to the ship's bulbous bow was discovered, but this did not threaten her safety and Regal Princess was cleared to continue her cruise. A subsequent study to the causes of the accident concluded Regal Princess was too large to safely traverse the narrow channel leading into Cairns, and that "commercial incentives ... may have influenced

1457-636: The show to generate more than AU$ 1 million worth of brand exposure to the Australian audience. Later that year, in October and November, a fault had developed in the ship's propulsion system, forcing the cancellation of three cruises. On 22 August 2018, P&O Cruises Australia announced that Pacific Jewel would leave the fleet in March 2019 and be replaced by Star Princess , with the final voyage scheduled for 24 February 2019 from Melbourne. On 30 August 2018, it

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1504-641: The subsequent 15-day Christmas and New Year cruise was also cancelled as the repairs could not to be done in Tilbury and Ambience was sent to a Bremerhaven shipyard. The repairs were completed by 2 January 2023 and she resumed her cruise programme. Cruise %26 Maritime Voyages Cruise & Maritime Voyages ( CMV ) was a British passenger shipping company headquartered in Purfleet, Essex , United Kingdom. The company ceased operations in 2020 and entered administration . Cruise & Maritime Voyages

1551-399: The summer months. In 1992 the ownership of the vessel was transferred from Astamar to Princess Cruises and she was transferred from the Italian registry to Liberian flag. In 2000 Regal Princess received a major refurbishment. From the same year until 2003, she spent the southern hemisphere summer months cruising out of Sydney , taking over Princess Cruises' Australian itineraries following

1598-570: The transfer of another former Sitmar ship, the Sky Princess , to P&O Cruises Australia as Pacific Sky . For the 2003 northern hemisphere summer season, Regal Princess was repositioned for cruises on the Mediterranean Sea and Baltic Sea . While on a repositioning cruise from Copenhagen to New York in August 2003, a number of passengers and crew on board Regal Princess were infected by

1645-413: Was a cruise ship . Originally debuting in 1990, Pacific Jewel has operated for numerous cruise lines throughout her history. She debuted as Crown Princess for Princess Cruises in 1990 before being transferred to A'Rosa Cruises as A'Rosa Blu in 2002. In 2004, she was transferred to AIDA Cruises as AIDAblu . In 2007, she was transferred to Ocean Village as Ocean Village Two . In 2009, she

1692-482: Was able to depart on her next scheduled cruise without problems. In 2004 Regal Princess was planned to join her sister ship A'Rosa Blu (ex- Crown Princess ) in the fleet of A'Rosa Cruises , P&O Cruises' brand aimed at the German market, but the transfer was cancelled following the sale of A'Rosa Cruises to Arkona in 2003. In late 2006 Regal Princess was due to transfer to the fleet of Ocean Village , but this too

1739-607: Was built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone , Italy , with the yard number 5839. She was launched on 25 May 1989. Crown Princess was handed over to P&O Group to be operated by Princess Cruises on 29 June 1990, and sailed her maiden voyage on 8 July 1990. A second ship, named Regal Princess , was later built to the same design and delivered in 1991. Together, the two ships were ordered by Sitmar Cruises, and later transferred to P&O Princess Cruises after P&O acquired Sitmar Cruises . In July 2001, P&O Princess launched

1786-446: Was cancelled. Instead, Regal Princess was transferred to the fleet of P&O Cruises Australia in late 2007. Following an extensive refurbishment, Regal Princess was renamed Pacific Dawn and christened on 8 November 2007 by Olympic gold medalist Cathy Freeman . Unlike the previous P&O Cruises Australia ships, Pacific Dawn had an all-white hull, to mark P&O's 75th anniversary in Australia. In December 2009, Pacific Dawn

1833-462: Was christened by Quentin Bryce . On 27 August 2010, Australian soap opera Neighbours filmed scenes on board Pacific Jewel . Actors and crew took five hours to shoot on and around the vessel's running track and circus arena on the top deck. Select crew members were also given the chance to be extras in the scenes. Travel Blackboard reported that P&O expected Pacific Jewel ' s appearance on

1880-527: Was formed in 2009, by parent organisation Cruise & Maritime Services International, after their German based Transocean Tours (for whom they were the UK representative) filed for bankruptcy. Cruise & Maritime Voyages positioned itself as "Providing ex-UK 'no fly' cruising holidays aboard smaller and medium-sized classic and more traditional style ships." The company served an adult market, with an onboard style of traditional entertainment, dining and rooms using

1927-618: Was marketed exclusively to the German market and sailed 7-to-14-day Northern Europe cruises from Warnemünde in the summer and Mediterranean cruises the rest of the year. A'Rosa's bookings were slow to build up in its first year of operations, but gradually improved in 2003. However, later that year, in September, following the merger of P&O Princess and Carnival Corporation , it was announced that A'Rosa and all related assets aside from A'Rosa Blu were being sold to Arkona in an effort to optimize savings and fleet utilization by consolidating

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1974-507: Was moved to her new home port in Hamilton to allow Pacific Jewel and Pacific Pearl to be based in Sydney. In May 2010, Pacific Dawn went into dry dock in Brisbane for extensive refurbishment. In November 2014, the ship was dry-docked in Sydney, Australia for the addition of "The Edge" activities (including a zip-line, "crow's nest experience" and rock-climbing wall), a refurbishment of

2021-611: Was reported that Pacific Jewel had been sold to Zen Cruises, a subsidiary of Essel Group . On 12 March 2019, she was delivered to the newly-formed Jalesh Cruises before she received a six-week renovation to suit her Indian clientele. On 19 April 2019, Pacific Jewel was renamed Karnika at her naming ceremony held at the Princess Dock of the Mumbai Port Trust , where she was christened by Shreyasi Punit Goenka, daughter-in-law of Essel and Zee TV chairman, Subhash Chandra. Karnika

2068-506: Was reported that she had been sold to Wake Asset Co, a single-ship British Virgin Islands company, for operation by an unnamed European cruise start-up; the price was thought to have been $ 12m. She arrived at Bar, Montenegro to be laid up on 27 March. On 13 May 2021 it was announced that the new operator would be British start-up company Ambassador Cruise Line , and the ship, to be renamed Ambience , would commence sailings in April 2022 after

2115-625: Was seen from the air severely listing to starboard, during inspection/repair in the harbor there. The subsequent scheduled cruise was cancelled due to the damage repair/inspection. The ship was drydocked and repaired at Balboa, Panama and took almost one month to fix the hull damage. On 25 May 2009, Pacific Dawn docked in Sydney Harbour . It was reported that 130 of approximately 2,000 passengers had flu-like symptoms and two five-year-old boys subsequently tested positive for swine flu . New South Wales Health authorities ordered all 2,000 passengers from

2162-487: Was transferred to P&O Cruises Australia as Pacific Jewel . In 2018, she was sold to Jalesh Cruises and renamed Karnika , debuting in 2019. Jalesh Cruises ceased operating in October 2020. She was sold for scrap in Alang , India in 2020. As designed, the vessel measured 69,845  GT and 6,995  DWT . She has a length of 245.08 m (804 ft 1 in), a beam of 32.25 m (105 ft 10 in), and

2209-462: Was transferred to Ocean Village in April 2007, and after a small refit in Bremerhaven, was christened as Ocean Village Two by sisters Jodie Kidd and Jemma Kidd . 18 months after Ocean Village Two began operating for Ocean Village, on 30 October 2008, Carnival announced it was phasing out the brand, with both ships scheduled to be transferred to P&O Cruises Australia by the end of 2010, citing

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