Ocean Princess
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Ocean Princess, formerly R Four, and Tahitian Princess, is an R-class cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises. Along with the Pacific Princess, the smallest in the Princess fleet, she mostly sails in Europe and to exotic destinations such as Asia, Africa, and the South Pacific. In March 2016, she will be sold to Oceania Cruises and will be renamed Sirena.
The vessel entered operation in 1999 under the flag of Renaissance Cruises. The ship was not owned by the company; instead she was owned by a group of French investors. When Renaissance declared bankruptcy in 2001, the ship was seized by creditors, along with the other seven vessels in the fleet.
In 2002, Princess Cruises secured a two-year lease for R Four and her sister ship R Three (now Pacific Princess). The vessel entered operation at the end of 2002, and was renamed Tahitian Princess. At the end of the lease, Princess Cruises purchased both vessels.
In November 2009 the Tahitian Princess was renamed Ocean Princess to “reflect a more global theme.”[4]
It was announced on November 25, 2014, that the ship is to be sold to Oceania Cruises under a definitive agreement. She is expected to depart the Princess fleet in March 2016 when she will undergo a 35-day, $40 million refurbishment in Marseille, France to become Sirena.
Name:
1999–2002: R Four
2002–2009: Tahitian Princess
2009-2016: Ocean Princess
2016: Sirena
Owner:
1999–2001: Renaissance Cruises
2002–2016: Princess Cruises
2016: Oceania Cruises
Operator:
1999–2001: Renaissance Cruises
2001–2002: laid up
2002–2016: Princess Cruises
2016: Oceania Cruises
Port of registry:
Liberia, Monrovia 1999–2002
Gibraltar 2002–2005
Bermuda, Hamilton 2005–present
Builder:
Chantiers de l’Atlantique
St. Nazaire, France
Cost: GB£150 million
Yard number: O31
Christened: December 1999
Acquired: 1999
Identification:
Call sign: ZCDS4
IMO number: 9187899
MMSI no.: 310505000
Notes: [1][2]
General characteristics (as Ocean Princess)
Class & type: R class cruise ship
Tonnage:
30,277 GT
2,700 DWT
Length: 181.00 m (593 ft 10 in)
Beam: 25.46 m (83 ft 6 in)
Draught: 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)
Decks: 11 (9 passenger accessible)[3]
Installed power:
4 × Wärtsilä 12V32
13,500 kW (combined)
Propulsion: Twin propellers
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity:
688 (lower berths)
826 (all berths)
Crew: 373