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For the ship known as "Pacific Princess" from 1975 to 2002, see MS Pacific. For other uses, see Pacific Princess (disambiguation).

Pacific Princess and Grand Princess in Split, Croatia on July 8, 2011.
History
Name	1999—2002: R Three 2002—present: Pacific Princess
Owner	1999-2001: Renaissance Cruises 2002—present: Princess Cruises
Operator	1999—2001: Renaissance Cruises 2001—2002: laid up 2002—present: Princess Cruises
Port of registry	1999—2002: Monrovia, Liberia 2002—2006: Gibraltar 2006 onwards: Hamilton, Bermuda
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France
Cost	£150 million
Yard number	N31
Launched	August 1999
Acquired	1999
In service	December 1999
Identification	Call sign ZCDS3 IMO number: 9187887 MMSI number: 310504000
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	R class cruise ship
Tonnage	30,277 GT 2,700 DWT
Length	181.00 m (593 ft 10 in)
Beam	25.46 m (83 ft 6 in)
Draught	5.80 m (19 ft)
Decks	9 (passenger accessible)
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä 12V32 13,500 kW (combined)
Propulsion	2 propellers
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	688 passengers (lower berths) 826 passengers (all berths)
Crew	373

MS Pacific Princess is a cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises and operated by Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia. She was built in 1999 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France as MS R Three for Renaissance Cruises.

Pacific Princess at Sydney Harbour.

History

The vessel first entered operation in 1999, with Renaissance Cruises. The ship was not owned by the company, possession instead residing with a group of French investors, who leased the ship to the company. In late 2001, the entire Renaissance fleet was seized by creditors.

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Pacific Princess in Yalta bay.

In late 2002, Princess Cruises chartered the R Three, along with sister ship R Four (now Ocean Princess). Both vessels entered operation by the end of 2002. The charter terminated at the end of 2004, at which time both vessels were purchased by Princess Cruises. Gabi Hollows renamed the ship Pacific Princess in Sydney on 8 December 2002.

This ship has been the subject of a state aid decision by the European Commission: Decision 2006/219.

On 14 October 2016, Pacific Princess collided with the breakwater at Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France and was holed below the waterline. There were no injuries amongst the 669 passengers and 382 crew.

References

Curtis, Paul (2005). Pacific Princess: The Love Boat. Rose Publishing. ISBN 0-975726-6-09.

External links

• Official website
• Pictures of Pacific Princess Cruise ship in port of Yalta, Ukraine
• Cruise Critics Review