I’ve heard from a passenger who was on Oriana. He’s described the events as they appeared to him, and has given me permission to quote him. Here’s what he said: “Just after 8am on the 2nd Jan all power was lost – no engines, no electricity other than emergency lighting, no water on tap and […]
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Oriana update
Posted in Arcadia, Cunard, Oriana, P&O, Queen Victoria, world cruises on Jan 6th, 2019
Update: Oriana actually left at 7pm so it looks as if all is well. As I write this (7:55 pm) she’s in the Solent between Cowes and Ryde and heading towards the Nab Tower. According to the Port of Southampton’s Cruise Ship Schedule page, Oriana actually berthed at the QE2 terminal (berths 38/9) at just […]
Update: Oriana rounded the Nab Tower at 9:30 this evening (5 Jan). She should be berthed by about 10:30. According to Marine Traffic, Oriana’s ETA into Southampton is now 9:45 this evening (5 Jan) instead of the early hours of tomorrow morning. Presumably the passengers will remain on board for the night and disembark as […]
Oriana is on her way back to Southampton from Lisbon. A few days ago she lost power and drifted in the Atlantic for some hours on her way from the Canary Islands to mainland Spain. When power was restored she made for Lisbon where presumably inspections were made and possibly further repairs carried out. I […]
“Prinsendam” to move to Phoenix Reisen
Posted in Holland America, Oriana, Oriana leaving P&O, P&O, Phoenix Reisen, Prinsendam on Jul 4th, 2018
Today has brought an interesting coda to the “Departure of Oriana” saga. Holland America Line (HAL), another Carnival Corp cruise line, has announced the sale of the Prinsendam, one of their ships. Indeed, they’ve already sold her, to Phoenix Reisen, a German deluxe cruise operator, but are chartering her back until July 2019. Prinsendam has […]
Thoughts on Oriana
Posted in Oriana, Oriana leaving P&O, P&O on Jul 3rd, 2018
Oriana off Cowes, September 2012 Now that Oriana is leaving the fleet, it’s time for me to give my thoughts both on the ship herself, and on her departure. We did two cruises on Oriana, in 2008 and 2012. Both were just short affairs – just four nights each, I believe. The second was also […]
Oriana leaving the fleet – the P&O “Q&A” sheet
Posted in Oriana, Oriana leaving P&O, P&O on Jul 2nd, 2018
I mentioned in an earlier post that I had stumbled across an internal P&O Question and Answer document, presumably to help their customer-facing staff in conversations with customers about Oriana’s departure. Here’s a copy of that document. I’ve retitled it so that it’s WordPress-compliant, but I haven’t edited any of the content. It’s four pages […]
Oriana definitely going to China
Posted in Oriana, Oriana leaving P&O, P&O on Jun 30th, 2018
I’ve learned that Oriana is definitely going to China – specifically, “a company operating in the domestic Chinese market”, which sounds like a Casino ship operator. I learned this from an interesting P&O Q&A document I stumbled across. It’s 4 pages long. The first page is headed “Agent Version only” and has a section headed […]
More on Oriana’s departure from P&O – rumours, rumours…
Posted in Oriana, Oriana leaving P&O, P&O on Jun 29th, 2018
Here’s a follow-up post to the earlier one about P&O’s Oriana leaving that company’s fleet in August 2019. There’s still no hard information as to where she is going, although there are some rumours that it might be to Hong Kong – or elsewhere in China – for use as a casino ship. It’s suggested […]
Oriana leaving P&O
Posted in Oriana, Oriana leaving P&O, P&O on Jun 29th, 2018
Well, after years of rumours, P&O have announced this morning that Oriana will be leaving the fleet in August 2019. I don’t yet know where she’ll be going, but I shall try to find out more.