Karnika

Pacific Jewel

Pacific Jewel Departing Fremantle Harbour April 25, 2015
History
Name	1990–2002: Crown Princess 2002–2004: A'Rosa Blu 2004–2007: AIDAblu 2007–2009: Ocean Village Two 2009–2019: Pacific Jewel 2019–2020: Karnika
Owner	1990–2000: Princess Cruises 2000–2003: P&O Princess Cruises 2003–2019: Carnival Corporation 2019–2020: Zen Cruises 2020: NKD Maritime
Operator	1990–2002: Princess Cruises 2002–2004: A'Rosa Cruises 2004–2007: AIDA Cruises 2007–2009: Ocean Village 2009–2019: P&O Cruises Australia 2019–2020: Jalesh Cruises
Port of registry	1990–1992: Palermo,  Italy 1992–2000: Monrovia,  Liberia 2000–2002: Hamilton,  Bermuda 2002–2004: London,  United Kingdom 2004–2007: Genova,  Italy 2007–2019: London,  United Kingdom 2019–2020: Nassau,  Bahamas
Builder	Fincantieri Monfalcone, Italy
Cost	$ 276.8 million
Yard number	5939
Launched	25 May 1989
Completed	1990
Acquired	29 June 1990
Maiden voyage	8 July 1990
In service	1990–2020
Out of service	2020
Identification	Call sign: C6EG9 IMO number: 8521220 MMSI number: 311000892
Fate	Scrapped in Alang, India, 2020/2021
General characteristics (as built, 1990)
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	69,845 GT 6,995 DWT
Length	245.08 m (804 ft 1 in)
Beam	32.25 m (105 ft 10 in)
Height	56.00 m (183 ft 9 in)
Draught	7.90 m (25 ft 11 in)
Decks	11
Installed power	4 × MAN-B&W 8L58/64 diesel electric generators, combined power of 38,880kW
Propulsion	2 x 12MW Alsthom Motors driving fixed pitch propellers
Speed	22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)
Capacity	1,590 passengers (maximum)
General characteristics (as rebuilt, 2004)
Tonnage	70,285 GT 5,758 DWT
Height	60.23 m (198 ft)-(actual height)
Decks	11 (passenger accessible)
Capacity	2,014 passengers (maximum)
Crew	621
Notes	Other characteristics as above

Pacific Jewel (also known as Karnika) was a cruise ship. Originally debuting in 1990, Pacific Jewel has operated for numerous cruise lines throughout her history. She debuted as Crown Princess for Princess Cruises in 1990 before being transferred to A'Rosa Cruises as A'Rosa Blu in 2002. In 2004, she was transferred to AIDA Cruises as AIDAblu. In 2007, she was transferred to Ocean Village as Ocean Village Two. In 2009, she was transferred to P&O Cruises Australia as Pacific Jewel. In 2018, she was sold to Jalesh Cruises and renamed Karnika, debuting in 2019. Jalesh Cruises ceased operating in October 2020. She was sold for scrap in Alang, India in 2020.