Ocean Village

OCEAN VILLAGE

Ocean Village was a British cruise line founded in 2003 and was owned by P&O Cruises. As implied by the company's slogan, Ocean Village was "the cruise for people who don't do cruises", and the ships were targeted for younger passengers in the United Kingdom. Everything onboard could be described as casual, which was very different to the traditional cruise ships in formal styles. From the dress codes to entertainment and events, flexibility was the concept of this cruise line. Sailing regions of Ocean Village included the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.

Both ships in the fleet were former ships of Sitmar Cruises, then Princess Cruises. The cruise line ceased operation in November 2010 when two ships were transferred to sister company P&O Cruises Australia (Ocean Village Two in 2009, and Ocean Village in 2010).

Former Ship(s)


Ship	Ocean Village
Entered Service	1989 March
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire (France)
Original Cost	US$200 million
Registry	London, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Gross Tonnage	63524 tons
Length x Beam x Draft	247.0 x 32.2 x 8.2 (m), 810.2 x 105.6 x 26.9 (ft)
Speed	21.5 knots
Passenger Decks	11
Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)	789 (178, 547, 64)
Passengers (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	1578 / 1856
Passenger Space Ratio (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	40.26 / 34.23
Total Crew	514
Crew to Passenger Ratio (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	3.07 / 3.61
Navigation Officers	British
IMO Number, Call Sign	8611398, GRFP
Sister Ships	/
History	1989-1989: Sitmar FairMajesty (Sitmar Cruises) [planned but never operated] 1989-1997: Star Princess <I> (Princess Cruises) 1997-2003: Arcadia <III> (P&O Cruises) 2003-2010: Ocean Village (Ocean Village) 2010- : Pacific Pearl (P&O Cruises Australia)


Ship	Ocean Village Two
Entered Service	1990 July
Builder	Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., Monfalcone, Gorizia (Italy)
Original Cost	US$276.8 million
Registry	London, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Gross Tonnage	70285 tons
Length x Beam x Draft	245.6 x 32.3 x 8.2 (m), 805.6 x 105.9 x 26.9 (ft)
Speed	20 knots
Passenger Decks	11
Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)	854 (212, 444, 198)
Passengers (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	1708 / 2014
Passenger Space Ratio (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	41.15 / 34.90
Total Crew	677
Crew to Passenger Ratio (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	2.52 / 2.97
Navigation Officers	British
IMO Number, Call Sign	8521220, MPRZ
Sister Ships	Pacific Dawn (P&O Cruises Australia)
History	1990-1990: unnamed (Sitmar Cruises) [planned but never operated] 1990-2002: Crown Princess <I> (Princess Cruises) 2002-2004: A'Rosa Blu (A'Rosa Cruises) 2004-2007: AIDAblu <I> (AIDA Kreuzfahrten) 2007-2009: Ocean Village Two (Ocean Village) 2009- : Pacific Jewel (P&O Cruises Australia)

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