Pacific World
{{short description|Cruise ship}}
{{other ships|Sun Princess (ship){{!}}Sun Princess (ship)}}
{{For|the region of the world surrounding the Pacific Ocean|Pacific Rim}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
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| display title = ital }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Sun Princess, Fremantle, 2018 (05).jpg | Ship caption = Pacific World as Sun Princess leaving Fremantle Harbour, Australia 2018 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = * Sun Princess (1995–2020)
| Ship renamed = | Ship owner = * Carnival Corporation & plc (1995–2020)
| Ship operator = Princess Cruise Line (1995–2020) Peace Boat (2020–present) | Ship registry = *1995–2000: Monrovia, {{LBR}}
| Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy | Ship original cost = {{US$|300 million}} | Ship yard number = 5909 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 21 January 1995 | Ship completed = 8 November 1995 | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = 2 December 1995 | Ship in service = 1995-present | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = *Call sign: ZCBU6
| Ship fate = | Ship status = In service }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Sun|cruise ship}} | Ship tonnage = *{{GT|77,000}}{{cite book| isbn=978-1-84884-218-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3w3ocEPPlKoC|title=Cruise Ships: The World's Most Luxurious Vessels|author=Smith, Peter C.|publisher=Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime|year=2010|page=243}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|261.31|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|32.25|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|8.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship decks = 15 (10 passenger) | Ship deck clearance = {{convert|32.08|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship sail plan = | Ship power = Diesel-electric {{convert|28,000|kW|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion = Two propellers | Ship speed = {{convert|22.40|kn}} | Ship capacity = 2,010 passengers | Ship crew = 924 | Ship notes = {{cite web | title=Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Sun Princess | url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Sun-Princess-9000259.html | work=VesselTracker | year=2011 | access-date=24 January 2010}} }} |
Pacific World (previously Sun Princess) is a {{sclass|Sun|cruise ship}} built in 1995 and operated by Peace Boat. At the time of her construction, she was one of the largest cruise ships in the world. She was the lead ship of her class that included sister ships {{ship|MS|Charming||2}} and the P&O ships {{ship||Pacific Explorer}} and {{ship|MV|Queen of the Oceans||2}}.{{cite book |title=Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships |last=Ward |first=Douglas |year=2008 |publisher=Berlitz |location=London |isbn=978-981-268-564-3 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/berlitzcompleteg00doug/page/637 637–638] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/berlitzcompleteg00doug/page/637 }}
Sun Princess was the ship featured from 1998 to 1999 on the short-lived television show, Love Boat: The Next Wave starring Robert Urich. The show was a revival of the original The Love Boat television series which ran from 1977 to 1986. She made the news in October 2007 as the largest ship to ever cross beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge while entering the harbor for the first time, with a vertical clearance of approximately {{convert|2.5|m|abbr=on}} to spare at low tide.{{cite web |title=Sun Princess Docks at Darling Harbor|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/24/2068474.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026042510/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/24/2068474.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 October 2007 |work=ABC |date=24 October 2007|access-date=16 September 2015}}
In July 2018, Sun Princess underwent a two-week dry dock. She received new livery design, new stateroom category, shops, and other onboard amenities.{{Cite web|url=https://cruisefever.net/princess-cruise-ship-receives-new-cabins-boutiques-and-youth-centers/|title=Princess Cruise Ship Receives New Cabins, Boutiques, and Youth Centers|website=cruisefever.net|date=22 July 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-31}}
In September 2020, Sun Princess was sold to Peace Boat.{{cite web|url=https://www.carnivalcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/sun-princess-and-sea-princess-leave-princess-cruises-fleet|title=Sun Princess and Sea Princess to Leave Princess Cruises Fleet|date=2020-09-21|access-date=2020-09-22}} The Sun Princess was renamed Pacific World.{{cite web|url=https://www.lr.org/en/lrofships/|title=LR Ships in class: Pacific World''|access-date=2020-11-18}}
Ports of call
File:Sunprincess suvafiji1.jpg, Fiji]]
File:Sun Princess Kobe.jpg, Japan]]
From its debut in 1995 until 2007, Sun Princess primarily served Caribbean and Alaskan cruise routes.
Since November 2007, Sun Princess has been seasonally based at Sydney, Australia. Cruises offered from that time circumnavigations Australia, circumnavigations New Zealand, and visits to New Caledonia and Vanuatu. In 2012, she offered her first world cruise.
In April 2008, Sun Princess was based in Australia, operating out of Sydney during the winter months, and from Melbourne during the summer months. For the 2008/2009 season the cruise program included Australian circumnavigations, Fremantle - Malacca Straits return, Melbourne - New Zealand / South Pacific. Sun Princess also sailed from Sydney for Melbourne plus Whitsundays return, a Japan return itinerary, and a 75 night Grand Pacific trip.
During summer 2008/2009 whilst Sun Princess was operating out of Melbourne, she was joined by Dawn Princess operating out of Sydney. Dawn Princess was also permanently based in Australia from that time which was a change from Princess Cruises' original plans.
Demand for Sun Princess cruises between Sydney and Fremantle and beyond from April to June 2008 was so strong that Princess Cruises scheduled additional sailings for 2009. The company also decided to base the vessel in Fremantle from April to August that year. Despite the availability of cheap domestic air connections, many customers booking Sun Princess voyages between Sydney and Fremantle in 2009 opted instead to extend their trips by traveling across Australia on a connecting Indian Pacific rail service.{{cite news|last=Heard|first=Mike|title=Seduced by princesses|url=http://www.smh.com.au/travel/activity/cruises/seduced-by-princesses-20081113-6007.html|access-date=7 May 2014|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=13 November 2008}}
Cruises on Sun Princess from Fremantle in 2009 included the first Indian Ocean voyage of its kind from Australia. A 46-night sailing from Fremantle visited Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, the Maldives, the Seychelles, South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion.
In 2013, Sun Princess sailed round-trip cruises from Tokyo, Japan marking the first of Princess Cruises deployments from there. In 2014, she sailed an extended Japan cruise program, sailing from Otaru, Hokkaido and Kobe. She was joined by {{ship||Diamond Princess|ship|2}} which replaced her Tokyo sailings.
In 2019-2020 cruise season, Sun Princess sailed an extended Western Australia program. The ship homeported in Fremantle, Australia for 141 days.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18736-sun-princess-to-sail-extended-western-australia-program.html|title=Sun Princess to Sail Extended Western Australia Program|last=Staff|first=CIN|date=2018-03-19|access-date=2018-03-20|language=en-GB}}
It was announced in June 2018 that Sun Princess would be used as a floating hotel for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The ship was to be docked at Tokyo's Yokohama Port between 23 July and 9 August 2020, specifically to provide more hotel room space for Olympic guests. It was estimated that the ship would receive 36,000 overnight stays during the Tokyo Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-Trends/Luxury-cruise-ship-to-act-as-floating-hotel-for-Tokyo-Olympics|title=Luxury cruise ship to act as 'floating hotel' for Tokyo Olympics|website=Nikkei Asian Review|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-06-28}}
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Accidents and incidents
In October 2013, a 73-year-old man "disappeared" while the ship was on a 16-day cruise from Fremantle to Sydney. The wife of the man reported him missing. The search included: three aircraft and the Royal Australian Navy ship {{HMAS|Maryborough|ACPB 95|6}} in an area just north of Cape Londonderry. As of 8 October 2013 the missing passenger had not been found.{{cite web |url=http://www.cruiselawnews.com/2013/10/articles/disappearances-1/sun-princess-passenger-disappears/ |title=Sun Princess Passenger Disappears |last=Walker |first=Jim |website=cruiselawnews.com |date=8 October 2013 |access-date=16 September 2015}}
In November 2014, an 84-year-old elderly man fell overboard off the coast of Sydney. The ship was returning to White Bay in Sydney after a 13-day New Zealand cruise.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-25/cruise-ship-passenger-missing-after-going-overboard-off-sydney/5915128 |date=25 November 2014 |title=Elderly man overboard: Passenger missing from cruise ship Sun Princess off Sydney coast |work=ABC Online |access-date=12 September 2019}}
On 6 September 2017, a pipe burst onboard Sun Princess causing flooding to the lower decks affecting passengers in their cabins.{{cite web |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/water-pours-into-sun-princess-cruise-ships-rooms-after-pipe-bursts-ng-b88591813z |title=Water pours into Sun Princess cruise ship's rooms after pipe bursts |website=thewest.com.au |date=6 September 2017 |access-date=6 September 2017}}
Outbreaks of gastroenteritis occurred repeatedly on cruises in 2016 and 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/sun-princess-cruise-passengers-warned-of-gastro-outbreak-ng-55603b030470471c75a1775ef65c403e |title=Sun Princess cruise passengers warned of 'gastro outbreak' |last1=McArdle |first1=Jordan |last2=Seeber |first2=Elisia |date=15 December 2016 |website=Perth Now |publisher=Seven West Media |access-date=24 January 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-02/gastro-outbreak-hits-90-holidaymakers-on-sun-princess-cruise/8236748 |title=Gastro outbreak hits 90 passengers on Sun Princess cruise ship, Queensland Health says |last1=Tapim |first1=Francis |last2=Bausch |first2=Michael |date=2 Feb 2017 |website=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=24 January 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-16/sun-princess-gastro-norovirus-brisbane-queensland-health/8275248 |title=Gastro breaks out again on Sun Princess cruise ship docked in Brisbane |date=16 Feb 2017 |website=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=24 January 2018 }}
=COVID-19 pandemic=
{{see also|COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships#Sun Princess}}
Princess Cruises ship was not allowed to dock at a port in Madagascar on 13 February 2020 as it had visited Thailand, where there were cases of SARS-CoV-2, less than 14 days before. The ship docked at Réunion on 1 March, but passengers were met by a crowd of about 30 people who insisted that the passengers must be inspected for SARS-CoV-2, and tried to prevent them from leaving the port area. Objects were thrown at passengers, and the police deployed tear gas. Princess Cruises said that there were no concerns of SARS-CoV-2 on the ship.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/04/coronavirus-princess-cruises-ship-met-protest-over-no-testing/4950651002/ |title=Thousands may have been exposed to coronavirus on Princess cruise ship; 62 passengers confined |work=USA Today |last=Hines |first=Morgan |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=10 April 2020}}
On 26 March 2020, the Department of Health of Western Australia announced that a passenger from Sun Princess had tested positive for the virus.{{efn|Technically, the Department of Health's announcement on 26 March 2020 stated that "four [people who tested positive] are passengers from cruise ships including the Ruby Princess, Sun Princess and Voyager of the Seas", so there may have been two passengers from Sun Princess who tested positive by this date.|name="sun.positive"}}{{cite web |url=https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Media-releases/2020/COVID19-update-26-March-2020 |title=COVID-19 update – 26 March 2020 |publisher=Government of West Australia Department of Health |date=26 March 2020 |access-date=7 August 2020}}
Notes
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References
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- {{Plowman-Aust Cruise Ships}}
- {{Saunders-Giants of the Seas}}
- {{Smith-Cruise Ships-2010}}
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External links
{{Commons category|IMO 9000259}}
- [http://www.princess.com/ships/sp/index.html Princess Cruises website]
{{List of ships built by Fincantieri}}
{{Largest passenger ships}}
{{Princess Ships}}
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Category:Ships built in Monfalcone
Category:Ships built by Fincantieri