Pacific Princess-

canberra97 · Aug 1, 2019

I've always admired the twin sisters, the former Island Princess and Pacific Princess always gained my attention right from the start of their careers when they were built for Flagship Cruises as the Island Venture and Sea Ventura.

They were very attractive looking vessels, very well proportioned with a nice modern funnel. The purchase of the former Flagship Cruises sisters came at an appropriate time and really set the standard for Princess Cruises helping to firmly establish the company as a premium brand cruise line.

The popular U.S. TV show the ''Love Boat'' brought the two ships to a wider audience and was a favourite of mine growing up as there was always great views of the ships

I have seen both sisters on many occasions throughout their careers but unfortunately I never had the opportunity to go onboard either of them something that I thoroughly regret.

Sean

ssflandre · Aug 1, 2019

Unlike Sean, I never warmed to these sisters. To me they looked top-heavy, with their tall funnel positioned atop an over-abundance of superstructure. But I realize I'm in the minority, as these Love Boats had legions of fans.

Kenneth

canberra97 · Aug 1, 2019

ssflandre

Although I made my comments regarding the sisters I have to agree with you in some way and I appreciate what your saying. The one thing that I could comment on is the bow, it looks to low in comparison to her superstructure hence giving them a top heavy look as you've pointed out.

When I was a young lad I had a set of playing cards with ships depicted on the back and one of them was the SEA VENTURE. I had never heard of this ship at the time and it was the incident involving the Sea Venture and the QE2 in 1974 that brought her to my attention and even more so when P&O purchased them both for their recently acquired Princess Cruises brand.

But I have to admit that alot of my interest in these two sisters does have a lot to with watching the LOVE BOAT

Sean

CliveH · Aug 1, 2019

I must be one of the very few people in the western world that never watched The Love Boat.

Graham the pipe · Aug 2, 2019

[COLOR="Blue"]Welcome to the 'club' Clive, me neither. Sailed on a few but that's another story. Can't believe the first ~ click under ~ was now over 60 years ago and her name was Audrey Whiteside. How's that for, cue music, 'Memories'?[/COLOR]

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Bno · Aug 2, 2019

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IMO 7018563 ,Dead.
Ship Type : Cruise Ship.
Dim : Loa / Lpp x Beam - 168.8 / 144.17 x 24.63 mtr.
Passenger Capacity : 750 Guests.
Officers & Crew Approx :
Built in 1971/05 by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke G.m.b.H. Emden Germany as " SEA VENTURE " for K/S Sea Venture A/S & Co ( Norwegian Cruiseships A/S / Fearnley & Eger Rederi A/S Oslo and Øivind Lorentzen Oslo as manager ) Oslo Norway.

Tonnage : grt / nrt / tdw - 19.903 / 11.163 / 7.200.
Main Engine : Fiat 4-Stroke 10 Cyl C420.10SS ( 420 x 500 mm ) - 4 x 4.500 bhp / 450 rpm.
Aux.Engine : 3 x 1.220 kW.
Aux.Engine : 3 x 916 kW.
Emerg.Gen : 1 x 300 kW.
Exh.Boiler : 2 x Economisers 124 psi.
Aux.Boiler : 2 x Water Tube Aux.Boilers 114 psi.

1975 Sold in April to P&O Lines Ltd (P&O Passenger Division), London, England. Renamed PACIFIC PRINCESS.
1975 Re-measured : 20.186 grt, 7.856 nrt. 7.200 tdw
1986 Taken over in February by Princess Cruises (P&O Lines Ltd), London.
Taken over in June by P&O Lines (Shipowners) Ltd. (P&O Lines Ltd.), London.
1991 Sold to Abbey National March Leasing (1) Ltd (P&O Lines Ltd), London.
1993 Princess Cruises Inc., London became managers.
2001 Taken over in December by Abbey National March Leasing (1) Ltd, London. Registered at Nassau, Bahamas.
2002 Sold in December to Seahawk North America Inc., Nassau. Renamed PACIFIC.
2003 Renamed PACIFIC PRINCESS in June.
2003 Renamed again to PACIFIC in June.
2004 Pullmantur Ship Management, Nassau, became managers in July.
2008 Sold in October to Quail Cruises Ship Management, Madrid, Spain (V.Ships Leisure SAM, Monte Carlo), Nassau.
2008 Re-sold in November to Templeton International Inc. (Quail Cruises Ship Management, Madrid), Nassau.

2013 Arrived 06/08 at Aliaga, Turkey for demolition by Izmir Ship Recycling Co.

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Frank P · Aug 2, 2019

I visited her in the early 1970's when she was the Sea Venture, she used to sail out of New York on those 5 - 7 day "booze cruises".

P & O bought the Princess Cruise Line because they did not want to get left behind when the Norwegians were building the newer smaller cruise ships.

Frank

ssflandre · Aug 2, 2019

It was while working aboard the PRINCESS CARLA (ex-FLANDRE) that Jeraldine Saunders - who died earlier this year at age 96 - began writing the first chapters of 'The Love Boats'. I suffered through a few episodes of the popular TV series, which lent credence to that old adage 'Never under-estimate the taste of the American public'...

makko · Aug 2, 2019

I remember in Phase 3 at Riversdale (1983), one of the P&O lads had been on her. When we ragged him about "The Love Boat" he just replied in his thick West Country drawl,"Yeah, really! If octagenarians are your vice!!!"

I believe that, although I stand to be corrected, she was quite hard work for the engineers.

Rgds.
Dave

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