Princess sister company orders another new ship.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 1997--Princess Cruises announced today that sister company Peninsular and Oriental oriental having some connection with the Orient. oriental avian eye fluke see philophthalmusgralli. oriental blood fluke schistosomajaponicum. oriental cattle plague see rinderpest. Steam Navigation Co. -- P&O Cruises -- has ordered another superliner su·per·li·ner n. 1. A very large, luxurious oceangoing passenger ship. 2. a. A railway car that is fitted with more capacious, comfortable, or luxurious accommodations than usual. b. for the United Kingdom market, bringing the P&O Group's investment in new ships for North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe to $2.8 billion during the 1990s. The new U.K. ship, yet to be named, will be built at the Meyer Werft The Meyer Werft is one of the remaining large German shipyards, headquartered in Papenburg. Since 1997 it has been part of the Meyer Neptun Group together with Neptun Werft in Rostock. shipyard in Germany at a cost of approximately $320 million for delivery in the spring of 2000. At 76,000 tons with a passenger capacity of 1,800, she will be the largest ship ever built for the U.K. market and will offer worldwide cruise itineraries. The vessel will feature the hallmarks of P&O/Princess Cruises' newbuilds, namely spaciousness with an intimate feel, a wide array of choice in dining and entertainment and a large number of cabins -- 414, or 45 percent of the total -- with private balconies. The new order will increase P&O's U.K.-based fleet to over 5,800 berths, further solidifying so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. its position as the leading line in the fastest growing of the major cruise markets. P&O Cruises' capacity will have grown by 150 percent during the second half of the decade. The new ship will join Arcadia (debuting November 1997), Oriana and Victoria, all serving the British cruise market. The order follows the announcement less than a month ago of another P&O order, this time for Princess Cruises Princess Cruises is an American cruise line, based out of Santa Clarita, California, that operates cruise ships also shares the same building with Cunard Line headquarters. It is one of the many cruise lines operated by the Carnival Corporation. , of a fourth in the Sun Princess For the Northern Yan empress, see . Sun Princess may refer to one of two cruise ships:
"Our cruise fleet is one of the largest and most successful in the world," Lord Sterling, chairman of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., said in London. "Our decision to order two further big ships in addition to those already scheduled for delivery will ensure that this success is carried through strongly to the 21st century." Peter Ratcliffe, president of Princess Cruises, added: "We are delighted to see yet another fine ship joining our sister fleet in the U.K. This is the tenth new superliner scheduled to join our worldwide fleet in the last ten years and reinforces our position as the leader in the globilization of the cruise industry." After introduction of all newbuilds on order or under construction, P&O's combined worldwide fleet will number 17 ships with approximately 25,000 berths. CONTACT: Princess Cruises, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Jill Biggins, 310/553-1770, ext. 5824 jbiggins@princesscruises.com Julie Benson, 310/553-1770, ext. 5815 jbenson@princesscruises.com |
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