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MV Oriana (1995)
MV ''Piano Land'' is a cruise ship in service for Astro Ocean, a newly-formed China, Chinese cruise line. She originally entered service in April 1995 as ''Oriana'' for P&O Cruises, and Ships christened by Queen Elizabeth II, was named by Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II. She was built by Meyer Werft at their shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, and measures 69,153 Gross tonnage, gross tons. As ''Oriana'', she held the P&O Cruises#Golden Cockerel, Golden Cockerel trophy in recognition of being the fastest ship in the P&O Cruises fleet from 1997, when she succeeded her fleetmate ''SS Canberra, Canberra'', to her departure in 2019. Overview When she was built in 1995, ''Oriana'' was the first new ship commissioned for P&O Cruises, and the first to be designed specifically for the British cruise market. At 69,153 gross tons, she was one of the largest cruise ships in the world. She was also designed in the style of an ocean liner to facilitate long distance voyages and world cruises. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P&O (company)
P&O (in full, The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company) is a British shipping and logistics company dating from the early 19th century. Formerly a public company, it was sold to DP World in March 2006 for £3.9 billion. DP World currently operate several P&O branded businesses, P&O Ferries, Istithmar World, Istithmar P&O Estates, and P&O Maritime Logistics. It also operates P&O Heritage, which is the official historic archive and collection of P&O. P&O Cruises was sold in 2000, and is now owned and operated by Carnival Corporation & plc. The former shipping business, P&O Nedlloyd, was bought by and is now part of Maersk Line. History Early years and expansion: 1822–1900 In 1822, Brodie McGhie Willcox, a London ship broker, and Arthur Anderson (businessman), Arthur Anderson, a sailor from the Shetland Isles, went into partnership to operate a shipping line, primarily operating routes between England and Spain and Portugal. In 1835, Dublin shipowner Captain Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
