Columbus (ship, 1989)

**Columbus**
	As an Ocean Village in Palma
Ship data
flag	Liberia (1989–1997) United Kingdom (1997–2017) Bahamas (since 2017); ;
other ship names	Ocean Village; Sitmar FairMajesty; Star Princess; Arcadia; Pacific Pearl;
Ship type	Cruise ship
Callsign	GRFP
home port	Monrovia (1989–1997) ; London (1997–2017) Nassau (2017–)
Shipyard	Chantiers de l'Atlantique , Saint-Nazaire
Build number	B29
baptism	March 23, 1989
Launch	May 28, 1988
takeover	March 4th 1989
Ship dimensions and crew
length	245.6 m ( Lüa )
width	32.2 m
Draft	Max. 8.15 m
measurement	63,786 GT
crew	514
Machine system
machine	Diesel-electric
Top ; speed	21.5 kn (40 km / h)
Transport capacities
Load capacity	7,505 dwt
Pax cabins	801
Others
Classifications	Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Registration ; numbers	IMO 8611398

The Columbus is a cruise ship owned by the Cruise & Maritime Voyages shipping company .

history

The ship was launched on May 28, 1988 at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire ( France ) as Sitmar FairMajesty . Before commissioning in March 1989, however , the Sitmar shipping company was bought by P&O Princess Cruises on September 1, 1988 and the Sitmar FairMajesty was renamed Star Princess . In 1997 the ship was rebuilt by the British shipyard Harland & Wolff in Belfast and renamed Arcadia . In 2003 it became the first ship of the shipping company of the same name as the Ocean Village .

Since the Carnival Corporation discontinued the Ocean Village brand , the ship was handed over to P&O Cruises Australia in 2010 and renamed Pacific Pearl .

In April 2017, the Pacific Pearl was taken out of service at P&O Cruises Australia and on April 12, 2017 in Singapore by Cruise & Maritime Voyages and renamed Columbus . This was followed by a conversion at Sembcorp Marine Shipyard in Singapore. From May 13, 2017, a renovation took place at the Damen Shipyards Group in Rotterdam . The Columbus has been used by CMV for cruises since June 2017 . On June 8th, the Columbus was baptized in London by Angela Rippon .

Furnishing

The ship has 11 decks with a total of 801 cabins, 64 of which have their own balcony. Between 1578 and 1856 passengers are looked after by 514 crew members.

Web links

Commons : Columbus - collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

↑ New tonnage to increase P&O Cruises Australia's presence in Fremantle, Brisbane and Auckland . In: Cruise Business Review . Cruise Media Oy Ltd. October 31, 2008. Accessed October 31, 2008. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2
↑ P&O Cruises Australia Prepares To Farewell Pacific Pearl. March 3, 2016, accessed March 4, 2016 .
^ CMV take delivery of their new flagship Columbus. Retrieved June 7, 2017 .
^ Columbus taking shape in Rotterdam. Retrieved June 7, 2017 .
↑ In 2017 Pacific Pearl went to CMV as "Columbus". March 7, 2016, accessed March 7, 2016 .
^ Angela Rippon to name CMV's Columbus. Retrieved June 7, 2017 .

[CBR-1] New tonnage to increase P&O Cruises Australia's presence in Fremantle, Brisbane and Auckland . In: Cruise Business Review . Cruise Media Oy Ltd. October 31, 2008. Accessed October 31, 2008. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2

[2] P&O Cruises Australia Prepares To Farewell Pacific Pearl. March 3, 2016, accessed March 4, 2016 .

[3] CMV take delivery of their new flagship Columbus. Retrieved June 7, 2017 .

[4] Columbus taking shape in Rotterdam. Retrieved June 7, 2017 .

[5] In 2017 Pacific Pearl went to CMV as "Columbus". March 7, 2016, accessed March 7, 2016 .

[6] Angela Rippon to name CMV's Columbus. Retrieved June 7, 2017 .