Cruiseship AURORA called at the Port of Halifax,Nova Scotia on September 19th 2010. File photo from her visit at Halifax last Sept 9,2009 shown alongside Pier 21.
Aurora was originally ordered by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O), and entered service in April 2000, operated by their passenger division, P&O Cruises. Shortly after she entered service with the company, P&O de-merged it's cruise ship operations, with ownership of Aurora transferring to the new company, P&O Princess Cruises PLC. In 2003, P&O Princess merged with Carnival Corporation and Aurora came under the ownership of Carnival UK. Despite these changes of ownership, Aurora has been operated by P&O Cruises throughout.
Ship Type: Passenger/Cruise Liner
IMO: 9169524, MMSI: 310556000
Built by Meyer Werft,Germany in 2000.
Gross Registered Tonnage:76,152 tonnes.
Machinery: four MAN B&W engines generating 14,700 kW each, powering two 20,000 kW STN AEG propulsion motors,. Speed 24.5 knots , up to 29 knots in trials.
Length: 271 m, Beam: 40 m,Draught: 8.5 m.
Flag: Bermuda
Call Sign: ZCDW9
Photo © Capnken 2009.
