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Karnika
Karnika (Formerly as Crown Princess, A'Rosa Blu, AIDAblu, Ocean Village Two & Pacific Jewel) 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.
As designed, the vessel measured 69,845 GT and 6,995 DWT. She has a length of 245.08 m (804 ft 1 in), a beam of 32.25 m (105 ft 10 in), and a draft of 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in). The two propeller shafts are driven by two 12,000 kW Alsthom motors. She is powered by four MAN-B&W 8L58/64 diesel generators, with a combined output of 38,880 kW and a maximum speed of 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph). The ship originally had a maximum guest capacity of 1,910 passengers. The cruise ship was built at a cost of US$276.8 million. Her distinctive curved profile—often referred to as 'dolphin-like'—was designed by Renzo Piano.
Crown Princess was built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone, Italy, with the yard number 5839. She was launched on 25 May 1989. Crown Princess was handed over to P&O Group to be operated by Princess Cruises on 29 June 1990, and sailed her maiden voyage on 8 July 1990.
A second ship, named Regal Princess, was later built to the same design and delivered in 1991. Together, the two ships were ordered by Sitmar Cruises, and later transferred to P&O Princess Cruises after P&O acquired Sitmar Cruises.
In July 2001, P&O Princess launched a new German-based cruise line called A'Rosa Cruises and announced Crown Princess would serve as the new brand's inaugural ship upon its debut in mid-2002. Crown Princess performed her last cruise, a sailing to the Mexican Riviera, in April 2002, and arrived at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven in May, where she received an extensive month-long renovation. As A'Rosa Blu, she was marketed exclusively to the German market and sailed 7-to-14-day Northern Europe cruises from Warnemünde in the summer and Mediterranean cruises the rest of the year. A'Rosa's bookings were slow to build up in its first year of operations, but gradually improved in 2003. However, later that year, in September, following the merger of P&O Princess and Carnival Corporation, it was announced that A'Rosa and all related assets aside from A'Rosa Blu were being sold to Arkona in an effort to optimize savings and fleet utilization by consolidating the newly merged company's German operations.
In September 2003, Carnival Corporation announced that with the sale of the A'Rosa brand, A'Rosa Blu would be transferred to AIDA Cruises. Before joining AIDA as AIDAblu, she experienced the following changes in a refit: a guest capacity increase to 2,014, a crew complement expansion to 621, a gross tonnage increase to 70,285 GT, and a deadweight tonnage increase to 5,758 DWT.
On 4 August 2005, Carnival announced AIDAblu would be transferred to its U.K.-based brand, Ocean Village, in spring 2007. She was transferred to Ocean Village in April 2007, and after a small refit in Bremerhaven, was christened as Ocean Village Two by sisters Jodie Kidd and Jemma Kidd. 18 months after Ocean Village Two began operating for Ocean Village, on 30 October 2008, Carnival announced it was phasing out the brand, with both ships scheduled to be transferred to P&O Cruises Australia by the end of 2010, citing the company's focus towards investing in brands with the most potential. As Ocean Village Two, she was based in Crete in the summer and in Barbados in the winter. She departed on her final voyage on 22 October 2009 from Crete for Singapore.
The ship began her two-week refit on 14 November 2009 at the Sembcorp Marine shipyard in Sembawang, Singapore. The ship sailed for Sydney on 1 December 2009, where her naming festivities were held on 12 December 2009, in which she was christened by Quentin Bryce.
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Karnika
Karnika (Formerly as Crown Princess, A'Rosa Blu, AIDAblu, Ocean Village Two & Pacific Jewel) 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.
As designed, the vessel measured 69,845 GT and 6,995 DWT. She has a length of 245.08 m (804 ft 1 in), a beam of 32.25 m (105 ft 10 in), and a draft of 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in). The two propeller shafts are driven by two 12,000 kW Alsthom motors. She is powered by four MAN-B&W 8L58/64 diesel generators, with a combined output of 38,880 kW and a maximum speed of 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph). The ship originally had a maximum guest capacity of 1,910 passengers. The cruise ship was built at a cost of US$276.8 million. Her distinctive curved profile—often referred to as 'dolphin-like'—was designed by Renzo Piano.
Crown Princess was built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone, Italy, with the yard number 5839. She was launched on 25 May 1989. Crown Princess was handed over to P&O Group to be operated by Princess Cruises on 29 June 1990, and sailed her maiden voyage on 8 July 1990.
A second ship, named Regal Princess, was later built to the same design and delivered in 1991. Together, the two ships were ordered by Sitmar Cruises, and later transferred to P&O Princess Cruises after P&O acquired Sitmar Cruises.
In July 2001, P&O Princess launched a new German-based cruise line called A'Rosa Cruises and announced Crown Princess would serve as the new brand's inaugural ship upon its debut in mid-2002. Crown Princess performed her last cruise, a sailing to the Mexican Riviera, in April 2002, and arrived at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven in May, where she received an extensive month-long renovation. As A'Rosa Blu, she was marketed exclusively to the German market and sailed 7-to-14-day Northern Europe cruises from Warnemünde in the summer and Mediterranean cruises the rest of the year. A'Rosa's bookings were slow to build up in its first year of operations, but gradually improved in 2003. However, later that year, in September, following the merger of P&O Princess and Carnival Corporation, it was announced that A'Rosa and all related assets aside from A'Rosa Blu were being sold to Arkona in an effort to optimize savings and fleet utilization by consolidating the newly merged company's German operations.
In September 2003, Carnival Corporation announced that with the sale of the A'Rosa brand, A'Rosa Blu would be transferred to AIDA Cruises. Before joining AIDA as AIDAblu, she experienced the following changes in a refit: a guest capacity increase to 2,014, a crew complement expansion to 621, a gross tonnage increase to 70,285 GT, and a deadweight tonnage increase to 5,758 DWT.
On 4 August 2005, Carnival announced AIDAblu would be transferred to its U.K.-based brand, Ocean Village, in spring 2007. She was transferred to Ocean Village in April 2007, and after a small refit in Bremerhaven, was christened as Ocean Village Two by sisters Jodie Kidd and Jemma Kidd. 18 months after Ocean Village Two began operating for Ocean Village, on 30 October 2008, Carnival announced it was phasing out the brand, with both ships scheduled to be transferred to P&O Cruises Australia by the end of 2010, citing the company's focus towards investing in brands with the most potential. As Ocean Village Two, she was based in Crete in the summer and in Barbados in the winter. She departed on her final voyage on 22 October 2009 from Crete for Singapore.
The ship began her two-week refit on 14 November 2009 at the Sembcorp Marine shipyard in Sembawang, Singapore. The ship sailed for Sydney on 1 December 2009, where her naming festivities were held on 12 December 2009, in which she was christened by Quentin Bryce.