Carnival Encounter
{{short description|Cruise ship}}
{{about|the cruise ship now operating for Carnival Cruise Line|other ships with the name|Star Princess (ship){{!}}Star Princess (ship)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
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| infobox caption = Carnival Encounter | display title = ital }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = File:Star Princess (ship, 2002) 001.jpg | Ship caption = Carnival Encounter as Star Princess was anchored besides with two cities Helsingør in Denmark and Helsingborg in Sweden on June 20, 2010 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = * 2002–2021: Star Princess
| Ship country = Bahamas | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Bahamas|civil}} | Ship owner = File:Carnival Corporation house flag.svg Carnival Corporation & plc | Ship operator = * 2002–2021: Princess Cruises
| Ship registry = * 2002–2021: Hamilton, {{flag|Bermuda}}
| Ship route = | Ship builder = *Fincantieri | Ship original cost = US$425 million | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship completed = 25 January 2002 | Ship christened = 25 January 2002 | Ship sponsor = Gunilla Antonini | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = * 10 March 2002 (Star Princess)
| Ship in service = 2002–present | Ship out of service = | Ship refit = | Ship homeport = Brisbane, Australia | Ship identification = * Call sign: ZCDD6
| Ship fate = | Ship status = In service }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Grand|cruise ship}} | Ship tonnage = * {{GT|109,000}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|290|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|36|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|8.05|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = | Ship speed = * {{convert|23|kn|lk=in}} (maximum) | Ship capacity = 2,600 passengers | Ship crew = 1,100 }} |
Carnival Encounter is a {{sclass|Grand|cruise ship|0}} cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She was originally delivered in 2002 as Star Princess to sister cruise line Princess Cruises in 2002 by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, and was the second ship in Princess' history to operate under the name. She had been the third Grand-class ship to be added to the fleet, following {{ship||Grand Princess}} and Golden Princess. In 2018, Carnival Corporation announced that Star Princess would be transferred to P&O Cruises Australia to accommodate P&O's expansion plans in Oceania; however, amid the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent impact on tourism, Carnival Corporation accelerated the transfer of the vessel and Star Princess joined P&O's fleet in 2020, one year earlier than planned. Following a renovation and a renaming to Pacific Encounter, she debuted in August 2022{{Cite web |title=Cruising is back {{!}} P&O Australian Cruises in 2022 |url=https://www.pocruises.com.au/campaigns/countdown-is-on |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=www.pocruises.com.au |language=en}} upon P&O's staged resumption of operations. As of March 2025, she has been transferred to Carnival Cruise Line under the name Carnival Encounter and will be sailing from Brisbane.{{Cite web |last=Line |first=Carnival Cruise |title=Carnival Encounter Cruise Ship |url=https://www.carnival.com.au/cruise-ships/carnival-encounter |access-date=15 March 2025 |website=Carnival Cruise Line |language=en}}
Design specifications
File:Star princess balconies.jpg
As Star Princess, the vessel measured {{GT|109000}}, had a length of {{convert|290.0|m|ftin}}, a draft of {{convert|8.05|m|ftin}}, and a beam of {{convert|36|m|ftin}}. She was powered by a diesel-electric genset system, with six Sulzer engines: four producing {{convert|11520|kW|hp}} and two producing {{convert|8640|kW|hp}}. The system gave the vessel a maximum speed of {{convert|23|kn|lk=in}}. The ship housed 1,299 passenger cabins and 627 crew cabins. Of the 1,780 passenger cabins, 72% had a view outside, including 55% that included a balcony. The ship had a maximum capacity of 4,160 passengers and crew.
History
= ''Star Princess'' =
In January 1998, the then-unnamed ship was ordered as part of a two-ship order made by Princess with Fincantieri, with each ship costing US$425 million.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/14310-two-new-princess-ships.html|title=Two New Princess Ships|date=15 January 1998|website=Cruise Industry News}} The two {{GT|109000|link=off}} {{sclass|Grand|cruise ship|0}} ships were scheduled to be delivered in 2001, and slotted to sail in the Caribbean from Port Everglades year-round. Later, in October 2000, Princess announced Star Princess would instead be deployed to Los Angeles for Mexican Riviera cruises following her delivery,{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/14269-p-o-princess-listed-on-nyse.html|title=P&O Princess Listed on NYSE|date=31 October 2000|website=Cruise Industry News}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Destinations2001-2007/Princess-makes-history-with-L-A-deployment|title=Princess makes history with L.A. deployment|last=Major|first=Brian|date=15 November 2000|website=Travel Weekly}} with Alaska itineraries during the summers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/14270-p-o-princess-cruises-q3.html|title=P&O Princess Cruises Q3|date=17 November 2000|website=Cruise Industry News}} Star Princess became the first then-dubbed "mega-ship" ever to be homeported in Los Angeles and also cruise from the West Coast on a full-time basis.
Star Princess was launched on 10 May 2001 at Fincantieri's shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.{{Cite book|title=Australian Cruise Ships|last=Plowman|first=Peter|publisher=Rosenberg Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781877058509|location=Dural, Australia|pages=93}} On 29 June 2001, a fire started in a galley on board when sparks from a welding torch ignited it. The fire spread into a dining room but damage was not extensive and construction continued until completion on 25 January 2002.
Star Princess was christened on 25 January 2002 at Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard by her godmother, Gunilla Antonini, wife of Fincantieri's executive chairman, Corrado Antonini.{{Cite web|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news-headlines/fincantieri-mourns-corrado-antonini-s-widow-gunilla|title=Fincantieri mourns Corrado Antonini's widow Gunilla|date=8 August 2018|website=Travel Weekly}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news-headlines/cruise-industry-mourns-shipbuilding-giant-fincantieris-corrado-antonini|title=Cruise industry mourns shipbuilding giant, Fincantieri's Corrado Antonini|last=Kalosh|first=Anne|date=20 July 2018|website=Travel Weekly}}
At the time of her delivery to Princess Cruises, Star Princess was too large to make a Panama Canal transit, so to arrive in Los Angeles, she embarked on an eastward voyage from Italy, taking her through the Mediterranean, the Suez Canal, the Indian Ocean, and a 26-day inaugural voyage across the Pacific Ocean.{{Cite web|title=Princess' new vessel is a 'Star' attraction|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Destinations2001-2007/Princess-new-vessel-is-a-Star-attraction|date=5 May 2002|website=Travel Weekly}}
Star Princess{{'}} first homeport was Los Angeles and her maiden season featured itineraries to the Mexican Riviera, with her first cruise from Los Angeles, a 3-day cruise, held on 10 March 2002.{{Cite web|title=Princess schedules two extra cruises on Star|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Princess-schedules-two-extra-cruises-on-Star|date=7 January 2002|website=Travel Weekly}} She sailed to Alaska from Vancouver beginning mid-2003. In late 2003, she became the first vessel of more than 100,000 GT to sail in Australian waters after she arrived at Sydney on 26 November 2003. She moved to Southeast Asia in early 2004 before cruising the Mediterranean in mid-2004, the Caribbean in late 2004, and the Baltic in mid-2005. She made her first trip to South America and Antarctica in January 2008.{{Cite web|title=Are polar cruises safe? Not all ships are equal.|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1128/p04s01-woeu.html|last=Woodard|first=Colin|date=28 November 2007|website=Christian Science Monitor}}{{Cite web|title=How safe is Antarctic cruising?|url=http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/26410/how-safe-is-antarctic-cruising|date=17 January 2008|website=Travel Weekly}}
==2006 fire==
On 23 March 2006, at approximately 3:00 am, while en route from Grand Cayman to Montego Bay, Jamaica, a fire broke out in the passenger compartments in the midship section on the port side of the ship.{{cite news | author=Shelby Zarotney | title=Locals Aboard Cruise Ship That Catches Fire | url=http://www.wtov9.com/news/8211281/detail.html | work=WTOV-News9 | date=23 March 2006 | access-date=25 January 2011 | archive-date=24 May 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524041347/http://www.wtov9.com/news/8211281/detail.html | url-status=dead }} Shortly after, the captain sounded the general emergency signal—seven short blasts followed by one long blast on the ship's whistle over the public address system, horn, and various alarms. Passengers evacuated their cabins into public areas through smoky hallways, grabbing their life jackets on the way. They assembled at their muster stations and were combined into groups for about seven hours.
The evacuation was reportedly orderly, in contrast to deadlier fires such as those on {{SS|Morro Castle|1930|2}}, {{SS|Yarmouth Castle||2}} and {{MS|Scandinavian Star||2}}.{{cite news | title=Survivor Recalls Cruise Ship Fire |url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1763599 | work=Good Morning America | publisher= ABC News | date=24 March 2006 | access-date=25 January 2011}} Lifeboats were lowered but proved to be unnecessary, as the fire was contained and doused, and the ship headed into Montego Bay under her own power. The fire was allegedly caused by a cigarette left burning on a balcony, which had become hot enough to melt the balcony divides made from plastic polycarbonate, a material that had been approved by international cruise line safety rules. The fire caused scorching damage in up to 150 cabins, and smoke damage in at least 100 more on passenger decks 9 to 12 (Dolphin, Caribe, Baja and Aloha decks, respectively). One passenger died{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2006-10-24-0610230534-story.html|title=Deadly Cruise Blaze Blamed on Cigarette, Plastic Partitions |last=Stieghorst |first=Tom |date=24 October 2006|website=South Florida Sun-Sentinel}} from "asphyxia secondary to inhalation of smoke and irrespirable gases" and thirteen other passengers suffered significant smoke inhalation.
While a smoldering discarded cigarette probably did cause the flames, the following items were also at fault for allowing the fire to spread as quickly as it did:
- The balconies' polycarbonate partitions, polyurethane deck tiles, and the plastic furniture were highly combustible and produced large quantities of very thick black smoke when burned.
- The glass in the doors between the staterooms and balconies was neither fire retardant, to meet with the requirements of an ‘A’ class division, nor self-closing.
- The balconies crossed main zone fire boundaries, both horizontally and vertically, and were without structural or thermal barriers at the zone or deck boundaries.
- No fire detection or fire suppression systems were fitted on the balconies.
==Aftermath==
File:Star Princess repairs Bremerhaven 2006 1.jpg after the fire, with scaffolding along her port side]]
The cruise was terminated in Montego Bay and passengers were evacuated to hotels in Jamaica and subsequently flew home. All passengers received a full refund and were reimbursed any out-of-pocket travel expenses they incurred.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=1582|title=Cruise Line Issues Official Star Princess Update|date=23 March 2006|website=Cruise Critic}} The ship had been on a Caribbean itinerary that departed from Port Everglades on 19 March 2006. With 79 cabins destroyed and a further 204 damaged, the ship was moved to the Bahamas where she was prepared for a transatlantic crossing to the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, for repairs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=1608|title=Star Princess Verdict In: Returns May 15|date=24 March 2006|website=Cruise Critic}} Her remaining Caribbean cruises and a transatlantic cruise were cancelled, with the anticipation that she would begin her summer sailing season in the Baltic on 15 May.{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Princess-cancels-more-sailings-of-Star-Princess-for-repairs|title=Princess cancels more sailings of Star Princess for repairs|date=28 March 2006|website=Travel Weekly}}
The ship set sail again on 13 May 2006, and resumed her regular service on 15 May from Copenhagen.{{cite news | title=Star Princess Leaves Repair Yard to Resume Cruises on May 15th | url=http://www.cruise-ship-report.com/News/051306.htm | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730013305/http://www.cruise-ship-report.com/News/051306.htm | url-status=usurped | archive-date=30 July 2012 | work=Cruise Ship Report | date=May 2006 | access-date=1 January 2011}}{{cite news | title=Star Princess Back and Like Always – But Better | url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=1660 | work=Cruise Critic | date=18 May 2006 | access-date=25 January 2011}} Princess implemented new measures that aim to prevent a disaster of similar proportion, which include enhanced procedures for handling fires and clear communication during emergencies. Passengers reported that the only noticeable differences were a strong smell of new carpeting, the addition of sprinklers to all balconies and the replacement of plastic furniture with non-combustible alternatives. No interior decor was significantly modified to maintain consistency of the ship's interior design. On 28 May 2023, a similar fire occurred on the vessel's sister ship {{ship||Carnival Adventure}}.{{Cite web |date=28 May 2023 |title=Small fire breaks out on cruise ship balcony off NSW coast |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/po-cruise-hundreds-evacuated-from-rooms-after-fire-breaks-out-on-pacific-adventure/7f7ac2ce-da80-4545-923d-47dd6b4412d8 |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=www.9news.com.au}}
On 10 March 2012, en route in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America, three passengers from Star Princess spotted a small boat drifting with waving seamen, apparently in distress, and notified the crew. However, Star Princess did not change course to investigate.{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/04/19/150897139/cruise-ship-didnt-aid-drifting-boat-passengers-say| title=Cruise Ship Didn't Aid Drifting Boat, Passengers Say |author=Greg Allen | work=NPR | date=19 April 2012| access-date=20 April 2012}} On 19 March, the Ecuadorian coast guard rescued the Panamanian fishing boat Fifty Cent with one survivor on board. Subsequent communication between the survivor, a reporter, and the passengers who spotted the survivors led to allegations that the small boat sighted nine days prior was, in fact, Fifty Cent, and that Star Princess had failed to stop and render aid.{{cite web |url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/v-4/news/news.cfm?ID=4807 |title=Update: Second Suit Asserts Cruise Ship Didn't Aid Stranded Panamanian Fisherman |work=Cruise Critic |date=4 June 2012 |access-date=29 November 2015}}
Princess first indicated that there had been a breakdown in communication and the captain had not been notified of the sighting.{{cite web |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/19/2757434/star-princess-passed-boaters-in.html| author=Hannah Samson |title=Star Princess captain never got report of distressed boaters, cruise line says| work=The Miami Herald |date=19 April 2012| access-date=20 April 2012}} A later report stated that a crew member did, in fact, convey the passengers' concerns to the bridge, and that the ship's log for that time on 10 March contained an entry recording that the ship had deviated to the west to avoid the fishing nets, and that the fishermen had "signaled their thanks" for avoiding their nets.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/apr/17/cruise-company-ship-fishing-boat | author=Gwyn Topham |title=Cruise company investigates claim that ship ignored stricken fishing boat| work=The Guardian |date=17 April 2012| access-date=29 April 2012}}
By June 2012, two lawsuits were filed against Princess on behalf of the fishermen of Fifty Cent. In August 2012, Princess responded with the claim that Star Princess and Fifty Cent were never within sight of one another and thus, the accusations were the result of mistaken identity. As supporting evidence, the cruise line made public the results of a drift analysis and a photographic investigation they had commissioned.{{cite web |url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/v-4/news/news.cfm?ID=4966 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208062608/http://www.cruisecritic.com/v-4/news/news.cfm?ID=4966 |archive-date=8 December 2015|title=Princess Cruises: New Evidence in Claim It Did Not Ignore Distressed Fishermen |work=Cruise Critic |date=30 August 2012 |access-date=29 November 2015}} In April 2013, the Bermuda Department of Maritime Administration was reported to have closed their official inquiry into the incident.{{cite web |url=http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20130417/NEWS/704169921 |title=Case dismissed against Bermuda-registered ship |work=The Royal Gazette|date=17 April 2013 |access-date=29 November 2015}} The Bermuda Police Service carried out the investigation. The Department of Public Prosecutors disclosed that the passengers who were material witnesses to the case made a statement that the boat they had seen from the cruise ship was ultimately not the same boat as the one recovered by the Ecuadorian coast guard.
File:MK03330 Star Princess Seattle.jpg, Washington, USA on September 24, 2013]]
For winter 2019–2020, she was homeported in Los Angeles and sailed itineraries to the Mexican Riviera, Sea of Cortez, and Hawaii.{{Cite web|title=Princess Cruises Unveils 2019–2020 Mexico Voyages and Enhanced Onboard Offerings|url=https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2018/06/Princess-Cruises-Unveils-2019-2020-Mexico-Voyages-and-Enhanced-Onboard-Offerings.html|date=1 June 2018|website=Princess Cruises}}{{Cite web|title=6 of the Best Hawaii Cruises|url=https://www.afar.com/magazine/say-aloha-to-the-50th-state-with-these-6-best-hawaii-cruises|last=Garay|first=Elissa|date=11 April 2019|website=Afar}} In mid 2020, she was scheduled to homeport in San Francisco for Alaska voyages.{{Cite web|title=Princess Cruises Announces 2020 Alaska Cruises and Cruisetours|url=https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2018/11/Princess-Cruises-Announces-2020-Alaska-Cruises-and-Cruisetours.html|date=13 November 2018|website=Princess Cruises}} However, following Princess' suspension of operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all summer 2020 voyages were cancelled.
= ''Pacific Encounter'' =
In August 2018, Princess' sister brand, P&O Cruises Australia, announced that Star Princess would be transferred to the P&O fleet in late-2021, joining her sister ship, {{ship||Golden Princess|2000|2}}, which was set to join P&O in October 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/19509-pacific-jewel-sold-star-princess-to-p-o-australia-in-2021.html|title=Pacific Jewel Sold, Star Princess to P&O Australia in 2021|last=Mathisen|first=Monty|date=22 August 2018|website=Cruise Industry News}} It also announced in November 2019 that she would be renamed Pacific Encounter upon joining its fleet.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21982-pacific-dawn-and-pacific-aria-to-leave-p-o-australia-fleet-in-2021.html|title=Pacific Dawn and Pacific Aria to Leave P&O Australia Fleet in 2021|date=24 November 2019|website=Cruise Industry News}} However, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Carnival Corporation accelerated the transfer of Star Princess from Princess to P&O in October 2020, thus cancelling all final voyages she was originally scheduled to sail for Princess through 2021.{{Cite news |date=21 October 2020 |title=Princess Advances Transition of Golden and Star Princess to P&O Australia |work=Cruise Industry News |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23733-princess-advances-transition-of-golden-princess-and-star-princess-to-p-o-australia.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101024844/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23733-princess-advances-transition-of-golden-princess-and-star-princess-to-p-o-australia.html |archive-date=1 November 2020}}{{Cite news |last=Saunders |first=Aaron |date=22 October 2020 |title=Princess Cruises Moves Up Transfer of Two Ships To P&O Australia |work=Cruise Critic |url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5681/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101070200/https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5681/ |archive-date=1 November 2020}}
In January 2021, the ship entered the Sembcorp Marine Shipyard in Singapore for a dry dock to redesign the vessel and modify the design language of the interior to align her with those of her sister ships.{{Cite news|last=Coulter|first=Adam|date=22 January 2021|title=More Ship Sightings: Updates on Cruise Ships Worldwide|work=Cruise Critic|url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5836/|access-date=2 December 2021}}{{Cite news|last=Hutcheon|first=Helen|date=29 April 2021|title=Transformation of P&O Cruises Australia's new fleet in Singapore|work=Seatrade Cruise News|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/refurb-interiors/transformation-po-cruises-australias-new-fleet-singapore|access-date=2 December 2021}} The work included exterior repainting and rebranding, as well as new interior outfitting and maintenance.{{Cite news|last=Saunders|first=Aaron|date=29 January 2021|title=Pacific Encounter Cruise Ship Officially Joins P&O Australia Fleet|work=Cruise Critic|url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5850/|access-date=2 December 2021}} Modifications also included redesigned lounge areas and venues, a revamped atrium, and new restaurants.{{Cite news|date=4 February 2021|title=Pacific Encounter Gets P&O Australia Look|work=Cruise Industry News|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24317-pacific-encounter-gets-p-o-australia-look.html|access-date=2 December 2021}}
In December 2019, P&O announced that Pacific Encounter would homeport in Brisbane beginning in November 2021 and cruise to different destinations in Oceania, including the Queensland coast and Melanesia islands.{{Cite web|date=2 December 2019|title=Pacific Encounter to Homeport in Brisbane for New 2021 Program|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22012-pacific-encounter-to-homeport-in-brisbane-for-new-2021-program.html|website=Cruise Industry News}} As of December 2021, the ship was subject to P&O's resumption of operations, which were scheduled to commence in March 2022.{{Cite news|date=30 November 2021|title=P&O Australia Extends Pause in Operations Until March 3, 2022|work=Cruise Industry News|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/26312-p-o-australia-extends-pause-in-operations-until-march-3-2022.html|access-date=2 December 2021}} File:Po-pacific-encounter-cruise-ship.jpg in Australia for the first time on August 2, 2022]]
In June 2024, Carnival Corp. announced P&O Cruises Australia would be closed{{Cite web |title=Shock News as P&O Australia brand to be shut down... replaced with Carnival Cruise Line |url=https://chrisframe.com.au/post/752310748166995968/po-australia-brand-to-be-shut-down |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=Chris Frame Official (Maritime Historian)}} and absorbed into Carnival Cruise Line from March 2025, impacting all ship's of the P&O fleet.
=''Carnival Encounter''=
After a two week wet docking in Melbourne in March 2025,{{Cite web |date=7 March 2025 |title=This Week We Finally Bid Farewell To P&O Cruises Forever - Here's What Will Happen - Cruise Passenger |url=https://cruisepassenger.com.au/news/this-week-we-finally-bid-farewell-to-po-cruises-forever-heres-what-will-happen/ |access-date=15 March 2025 |website=cruisepassenger.com.au |language=en-US}} the newly rebranded Carnival Encounter continued sailing from Brisbane year round, supplemented by {{ship||Carnival Luminosa}} during the busy summer season.{{Cite web |last=Line |first=Carnival Cruise |title=Carnival Luminosa Cruise Ship |url=https://www.carnival.com.au/cruise-ships/carnival-luminosa |access-date=15 March 2025 |website=Carnival Cruise Line |language=en}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|IMO 9192363}}
- [http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources/Star%20Princess.pdf MAIB Report on the investigation of the fire]
- [http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/tp/index.html Princess Cruises: Star Princess]
- [http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz/ship/list?search_op=OR&IDNo=9192363 Miramar Ship Index – Star Princess]
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