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Want to own the "The Love Boat"? Former "Pacific Princess" is offered for sale including present charter commitment until 2010. Great investment opportunity! |
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General Specifications
Registry: Bahamas
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History
The ship began operation in 1972 with Flagship Cruises, under the name Sea
Venture. In April 1975 she was sold to P&O's newly acquired Princess Cruises
along with sister ship Island Venture. The pair were renamed Pacific Princess
and Island Princess, the latter now operating as the Discovery.
Princess Cruises agreed to have their cruise ships featured in the television
romantic sitcom The Love Boat, which debuted in 1977. The ship featured in
nearly every episode of the series (which was filmed primarily on sets in a
production studio) was Pacific Princess, although other ships also appeared,
including Island Princess. The term "Love Boat" was heavily used by Princess
Cruises in their marketing, and became synonymous with the Pacific Princess. The
success of the up-beat television show, which remained on the air until 1986, is
largely credited with the increase in popularity of cruise ship travel in North
America.
The Pacific Princess was sold in 2001, but was leased back and continued to
operate as part of the Princess fleet until 2002, when the former Renaissance
Cruises R3 replaced her and took her name. She then began operating for
Pullmantur Cruises of Spain as the Pacific, sailing in the Caribbean. Pacific is
currently operated year round by CVC in Brazil.
Statistics
The Pacific is 168.8m long and 24.7m beam and was built at Nordseewerke,
Germany. She is propelled by four medium speed Fiat diesel engines with a
combined power output of 18,000 shaft horsepower. The engines are individually
clutched and geared in pairs to each of the two shafts which drive controllable
pitch propellers. This enables one or more engines to be shut down and
declutched as required. As the Pacific Princess her tonnage was 20,636 GRT and
she carried 646 passengers at a top speed of 21.5 knots, cruising at 20 knots.
As the Pacific, her capacity has been increased to 780 passengers and cruising
speed reduced to 18 knots. Country of registry is the Bahamas.
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