For the former Princess Cruise Lines ship named Ocean Princess operated from 2000 to 2002 now owned by P&O Cruise Lines, see MV Oceana.
Sirena, formerly R Four, Tahitian Princess, and Ocean Princess is an R-classcruise ship formerly owned by Princess Cruises. When part of the Princess fleet, along with the Pacific Princess, Ocean Princess was one of the two smallest in the fleet. In March 2016, she was sold to Oceania Cruises and renamed Sirena.
The vessel entered operation in 1999 under the flag of Renaissance Cruises. The ship was not owned by the company; instead she was owned by a group of French investors. When Renaissance declared bankruptcy in 2001, the ship was seized by creditors, along with the other seven vessels in the fleet.
In 2002, Princess Cruises secured a two-year lease for R Four and her sister shipR Three (now Pacific Princess). The vessel entered operation at the end of 2002, and was renamed Tahitian Princess. At the end of the lease, Princess Cruises purchased both vessels.
In November 2009 the Tahitian Princess was renamed Ocean Princess to "reflect a more global theme."[4]
It was announced on 25 November 2014, that the ship was to be sold to Oceania Cruises for $82 million under a finance agreement.[5] She departed the Princess fleet in March 2016 and underwent a 35-day, $40 million refurbishment in Marseille, France, to become Sirena.[6][7] On 27 April 2016, The Sirena was christened and entered service for Oceania.[8]
Referencesedit
^ abAsklander, Micke. "M/S R Four (1999)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2010.
^ abWard, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 609–610. ISBN981-246-739-4.
^. Princess Cruises. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
^"Tahitian Princess to be renamed Ocean Princess to reflect better new deployments". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2010.[dead link]
^"Carnival Corp. Provided Financing on Sirena Ship Transfer to NCLH". 16 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
^"Ocean Princess Sold to Oceania". 25 November 2014.
^"Photos: Oceania Sirena Technical Call". 19 March 2016.
sirena, former, princess, cruise, lines, ship, named, ocean, princess, operated, from, 2000, 2002, owned, cruise, lines, oceana, sirena, formerly, four, tahitian, princess, ocean, princess, class, cruise, ship, formerly, owned, princess, cruises, when, part, p. For the former Princess Cruise Lines ship named Ocean Princess operated from 2000 to 2002 now owned by P amp O Cruise Lines see MV Oceana Sirena formerly R Four Tahitian Princess and Ocean Princess is an R class cruise ship formerly owned by Princess Cruises When part of the Princess fleet along with the Pacific Princess Ocean Princess was one of the two smallest in the fleet In March 2016 she was sold to Oceania Cruises and renamed Sirena Sirena at the port of Argostoli Kefalonia in 2018 HistoryName1999 2002 R Four 2002 2009 Tahitian Princess 2009 2016 Ocean Princess 2016 present SirenaOwner1999 2001 Renaissance Cruises 2002 2016 Princess Cruises 2016 present Oceania CruisesOperator1999 2001 Renaissance Cruises 2001 2002 laid up 2002 2016 Princess Cruises 2016 present Oceania CruisesPort of registry Liberia Monrovia 1999 2002 Gibraltar 2002 2005 Bermuda Hamilton 2005 2016 Marshall Islands 2016 presentBuilderChantiers de l Atlantique St Nazaire FranceCostGB 150 millionYard numberO31ChristenedDecember 1999Acquired1999IdentificationCall sign ZCDS4 IMO number 9187899 MMSI no 310505000StatusIn serviceNotes 1 2 General characteristics as Ocean Princess Class and typeR class cruise ship as built Regatta class cruise ship currently Tonnage30 277 GT 2 700 DWTLength181 00 m 593 ft 10 in Beam25 46 m 83 ft 6 in Draught5 80 m 19 ft 0 in Decks11 9 passenger accessible 3 Installed power4 Wartsila 12V32 13 500 kW combined PropulsionTwin propellersSpeed18 knots 33 km h 21 mph Capacity688 lower berths 826 all berths Crew373Notes 1 2 History edit nbsp Tahitian Princess anchored in Torshavn Faroe Islands 17 August 2009 nbsp Ocean Princess departing Tallinn Estonia 23 June 2013The vessel entered operation in 1999 under the flag of Renaissance Cruises The ship was not owned by the company instead she was owned by a group of French investors When Renaissance declared bankruptcy in 2001 the ship was seized by creditors along with the other seven vessels in the fleet In 2002 Princess Cruises secured a two year lease for R Four and her sister ship R Three now Pacific Princess The vessel entered operation at the end of 2002 and was renamed Tahitian Princess At the end of the lease Princess Cruises purchased both vessels In November 2009 the Tahitian Princess was renamed Ocean Princess to reflect a more global theme 4 It was announced on 25 November 2014 that the ship was to be sold to Oceania Cruises for 82 million under a finance agreement 5 She departed the Princess fleet in March 2016 and underwent a 35 day 40 million refurbishment in Marseille France to become Sirena 6 7 On 27 April 2016 The Sirena was christened and entered service for Oceania 8 References edit a b Asklander Micke M S R Four 1999 Fakta om Fartyg in Swedish Retrieved 12 August 2010 a b Ward Douglas 2006 Complete Guide to Cruising amp Cruise Ships Singapore Berlitz pp 609 610 ISBN 981 246 739 4 Tahitian Princess Deck Plans Princess Cruises Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 Retrieved 12 August 2010 Tahitian Princess to be renamed Ocean Princess to reflect better new deployments Cruise Business Review Cruise Media Oy Ltd 4 April 2008 Retrieved 12 August 2010 dead link Carnival Corp Provided Financing on Sirena Ship Transfer to NCLH 16 March 2016 Retrieved 18 March 2016 Ocean Princess Sold to Oceania 25 November 2014 Photos Oceania Sirena Technical Call 19 March 2016 Cruise News Latest Cruise Line amp Cruise Ship News Cruise Critic External links editOcean Princess GDFL images at Ship Spotting World Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MS Sirena amp oldid 1177889242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
