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Revision as of 05:53, 26 June 2009

Artemis departing Rotterdam, the Netherlands
History
Namelist error: <br /> list (help)
1984—2005: Royal Princess
2005—present: Artemis
NamesakeThe goddess Artemis
OwnerP&O Cruises
OperatorP&O Cruises
Port of registrylist error: <br /> list (help)
1984—2005: London,  United Kingdom
2005—present: Hamilton,  Bermuda[1]
BuilderWärtsilä, Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland
Cost$165 million (1984)[2]
Yard number464[1]
Launched18 February 1984[1]
Christenedlist error: <br /> list (help)
15 November 1984
by Princess Diana[1]
Acquired30 October 1984[1]
Maiden voyage19 November 1984[1]
In service19 November 1984[1]
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeCruise ship
Tonnage44,348 GRT GRT uses unsupported parameter (help)
Displacement5,580 t DWT DWT uses unsupported parameter (help)
Length230.61 m (756.59 ft)
Beam29.60 m (97.11 ft)
Draught7.80 m (25.59 ft)
Decks8 (passenger accesible)[3]
Installed powerlist error: <br /> list (help)
4 × Wärtsilä-Pielstick 6PC4-2L diesels
combined 23200 kW
Speed22 knots
Capacitylist error: <br /> list (help)
1188 (normal)
1260 (maximum)[3]
Crew537[3]
File:Royal Princess 1987.jpg
Royal Princess off the US West Coast

MS Artemis is a cruise ship owned and operated by P&O Cruises. She is currently the smallest ship in the P&O cruises fleet.

History

She was built in 1984 by Wärtsilä at the Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland for Princess Cruises as MS Royal Princess, and inaugurated by Diana, Princess of Wales, at Southampton in 1984. She transferred to the P&O fleet in April 2005 and renamed Artemis by Prunella Scales. Artemis is one of the few cruise ships that do not to have any inside cabins.

On Board

  • 8 passenger decks
  • 594 passenger cabins
  • 4 bars
  • 2 restaurants
  • 1 show lounge
  • 2 outdoor swimming pools

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Template:Sv icon Micke Asklander. "M/S Royal Princess (1984)". Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  2. ^ Frank O Braynard & William H. Miller, Fifty Famous Liners 3, (W W Norton & Co Inc 1985), 219
  3. ^ a b c "About Artemis: Ship statistics". P&O Cruises official website. Retrieved 2007-12-17.