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MV P&O Pioneer is a roll-on/roll-off cross-channel hybrid ferry operated by P&O Ferries.She is the first of her class ordered by P&O Ferries to replace the ageing Pride of Kent, with her sister P&O Liberte [2] due to follow in early 2024 to replace the ageing Pride of Canterbury and also Spirit of Britain in 2024 which has been chartered to Irish ferries.
In 1886 the St. Rognvald was advertised to make a special trip to Bergen and "some of the principal fjords and places of interest on the west coast of Norway". This was perhaps the first purposely planned cruise ship voyage and proved so popular with the public that the company quickly advertised a follow-up cruise which was also popular, leading to a further three cruises being arranged for ...
MV Stena Runner (1977 - 1994 (Numerous Charters), 2002 - 2010) Renamed Hellas in 1979, Doric Ferry in 1986, European Tideway in 1992, Ideway in 2002 and Stena Transfer in 2002. Sold to P&O Ferries in 1994. Scrapped in Alang, India in 2012. [47] MV Elk (1977 - 1978 (Chartered Out to P&O Ferries)) Sold to P&O in 1978. Scrapped in Alang, India in ...
In 2005 she stopped operating for P&O and was subsequently sold to SNAV in Italy and renamed MS SNAV Sardegna. The former MS Koningin Beatrix (1986), [ 17 ] sold in 1989 to Stena Line and renamed in 2002 as MS Stena Baltica , was built by the Dutch shipyard Van der Giessen de Noord for SMZ to a similar basic design supplied by A.G. Weser.
P&O Ferries CEO Peter Hebblethwaite confirmed on 24 March that P&O was aware that its firing the seafarers without consultation was illegal. [6] On 23 November 2010 the ship departed Rauma at 10:00 for her first sea trials in the Gulf of Bothnia. In December 2010 the vessel's registered owner and ship manager became P&O Short Sea Ferries Ltd ...
On 4 June she completed her final crossing from Calais to Dover before being taken out of service to allow its crew to be trained on the ship's replacement, P&O Pioneer. Pride of Kent was moored at Tilbury from 14 July 2023 before being sold for recycling in Aliağa, Turkey departing on 9 October 2023 and arriving on 23 October 2023.
Differences include more powerful engines for higher service speed, full bow ramp for landing on linkspans, large stern ramp, passenger cabins, club lounge and revised crew facilities. European Highlander. Built 2002. Enlarged version built for P&O Irish Sea as a partner to the European Causeway.
The Canberra could never match the Oriana for speed, however, the latter having achieved 30.64 knots during her pre-hand over trials in 1960 and held the Golden Cockerel trophy for the fastest ship in the P&O fleet which she retained until she retired in 1986, when it was handed back to the Canberra (in spite of the fact that Canberra's speed ...