MV Britannia (2014)

Not to be confused with RMS Britannia.

Britannia in Rotterdam in 2019
History
United Kingdom
NameBritannia
OwnerCarnival Corporation & plc
OperatorP&O Cruises
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Southampton, U.K.
Ordered2011
BuilderFincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy
Cost£473 million
Yard number6231
Laid down15 May 2013
Launched14 February 2014
Christened10 March 2015 by Queen Elizabeth II
Completed26 February 2015
Maiden voyage14 March 2015
In service14 March 2015
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeRoyal-class cruise ship
Tonnage
Length330 m (1,082 ft 8 in)[2]
Beam38.4 m (126 ft 0 in)[2]
Height70.67 m (231 ft 10 in)
Draft8.3 m (27 ft 3 in) (max)[2]
Decks15 passenger decks
Installed powerTotal 36 MW (48,000 hp)[2]
PropulsionWärtsilä 12V46F x 2 & Wärtsilä 14V46F x 2 & propulsion electric motors - 2 x VEM Sachsenwerk GMBH
Speed21.9 knots (40.6 km/h; 25.2 mph) at 136 rev/min
Capacity3,647 passengers
Crew1,398

MV Britannia is a cruise ship of the P&O Cruises fleet. She was built by Fincantieri at its shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.[3]

Britannia is the flagship of the fleet,[4] taking the honour from Oriana. She officially entered service on 14 March 2015,[5] and was named by Queen Elizabeth II. Her first captain was Paul Brown.

Britannia features a 94-metre (308 ft) Union Flag on her bow, the largest of its kind in the world.[6]

  1. ^ "Britannia (9614036)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Britannia". Fincantieri. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Italy: Keel Laid for P&O Cruises' 141,000-Ton Cruise Ship". World Maritime News. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Britannia refit in focus", P&O, 3 November 2022
  5. ^ "Britannia Cruise Ship | P&O Cruises". P&O Cruises. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  6. ^ "P&O Cruises Unveils New Look". Cruise Critic. Retrieved 18 January 2014.