MV Queen of the Oceans

Queen of the Oceans

Queen of the Oceans as Oceana in Venice, 2016
History
Name	Ocean Princess (2000–2002) Oceana (2002–2020) Queen of the Oceans (2020–present)
Owner	P&O Princess Cruises (2000–2003) Carnival Corporation & plc (2003–2020) Seajets (2020–present)
Operator	Princess Cruises (2000–2002) P&O Cruises (2002–2020)
Port of registry	2000–2000:  Liberia, Monrovia 2000–2005:  United Kingdom, London 2005–present:  Bermuda, Hamilton
Builder	Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy
Yard number	6044
Launched	29 April 1999
Christened	20 February 2000
Completed	28 January 2000
Maiden voyage	February 2000
Out of service	July 2020
Identification	IMO number: 9169550 Call sign: ZCDN9 (from 2005) MMSI number: 310473000 (from 2005)
Status	Laid up at Patras since 2020.
Notes	[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Sun-class cruise ship
Tonnage	77,499 GT 8,293 DWT
Length	261.30 m (857 ft 3 in)
Beam	32.25 m (105 ft 10 in)
Draft	8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
Decks	11 (passenger accessible)
Installed power	4 × 16-cyl Sulzer-16ZAV40S diesel engines 46,080 kW (61,790 hp) (Total power)
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity	2,016 (regular) 2,272 (maximum)
Crew	889
Notes	[1][2]

MV Queen of the Oceans is a Sun-class cruise ship owned by Seajets, a Greek/Cypriot ferry company. She was built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone, Italy, and measures 77,499 GT. She entered service in February 2000 as Ocean Princess for Princess Cruises before being transferred to P&O Cruises in 2002, operating as Oceana until 2020. Queen of the Oceans is a sister ship to other Sun-class ships, Dream, Pacific World, and Pacific Explorer.