Pacific Adventure
Pacific Adventure is a Grand-class cruise ship operated by P&O Cruises Australia, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. It was previously named Golden Princess.
Pacific Adventure in Sydney, 2023 | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Owner | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | London, United Kingdom |
| Ordered | January 1998 |
| Builder | |
| Cost | US$425 million |
| Yard number | 6050 |
| Launched | 31 August 2000 |
| Sponsored by | Merlisa George (Miss US Virgin Islands 2002) |
| Christened | 17 April 2002 |
| Completed | 2001 |
| Maiden voyage | 16 May 2001 (Southampton to Barcelona) |
| In service | 2001–Present |
| Identification |
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| Status | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Grand-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 109,000 GT |
| Length | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Beam | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Draught | 8.05 m (26.4 ft) |
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| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 2 × diesel-electric propulsion motors producing 19,000 kW (25,000 hp) each |
| Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
| Capacity | 2,600 passengers |
| Crew | 1,100 |
| Notes | |
In 1998, Princess Cruises finalized the order for the ship (then known as the Golden Princess) in response to the strong demand for her sister ship, Grand Princess, making her the fleet's second Grand-class ship. She was built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri in Monfalcone, delivered in 2001, and christened by Merlisa George in Saint Thomas in April 2002. While operating as Golden Princess, she has sailed to all seven continents, beginning with her debut in Southampton in May 2001, followed by seasonal deployments serving regions around the Caribbean and Europe. In 2007, she circumnavigated South America and debuted along the West Coast of the United States before also sailing around ports in Asia and Oceania bordering the Pacific Ocean until 2020.
In 2017, Carnival Corporation announced Golden Princess would be transferred from Princess to sister brand P&O Cruises Australia as a part of P&O's fleet renewal. She is currently in service as Pacific Adventure as of 2022, sailing itineraries around Oceania along with her sister ship Pacific Encounter (previously known as Star Princess).