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P&Ocruiser
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posted 12-21-2005 02:23 AM

i've been looking up on the regal and have read in a number of places she is built in 1991 , but on p&o australias site it states built 1999 which is correct, here is a link http://www.pocruises.com.au/html/regal_princess.cfm

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dmwnc1
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Member # 3785

posted 12-21-2005 02:35 AM

REGAL PRINCESS

Entered Service: 1991
70,000 tons
l,590 passengers
696 staff and crew
811 feet long
l05 feet at beam
Italian officers and international crew
12 decks; British Registry
Major Refit: 2000

The last time I was on Regal Princess she had the steel wall banister balconies instead of glass, but seems to have changed that in her last major refit? The combination observation lounge/casino was unique but a bit odd, noisy. I loved the atium.

Odd too that Princess still has her on their website thru Spring 2007.

http://www.princess.com/find/index.jsp

Need to get these folks on the ball and update their websites?

[ 12-21-2005: Message edited by: dmwnc1 ]

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Joe1690
First Class Passenger
Member # 4889

posted 12-21-2005 08:04 AM

The regal Princess was built in 1991. dmwnc1, I don't understand your comment about Princess having the Regal still listed on their site through April 2007. It has been reported that the Regal won't transfer to P&O Australia until at least the spring of 2007 or possibly the fall of 2007 so I don't see anything wrong with the current Princess set up. Essentially, P&O Australia will be a 2 ship fleet for from April 2006 - April 2007 (Pacific Sun and Pacific Star, with the 6 months of Pacific Princess). Then regal will come and join the fleet.

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sunviking82
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Member # 4930

posted 12-21-2005 10:07 AM

This is from the Princess News Release concerning Regel, Pacific and T - Princess:

The 70,000-ton, 1,590-passenger Regal Princess, which debuted in 1991, will be headed to P&O Cruises Australia but will not be leaving until it completes already announced 2007 itineraries for Princess.

P&O Cruises Australia, a sister company, has other fleet-related news to impart. In the announcement that actually spurred the latest reassignment of Regal Princess, its Pacific Sky - the last remaining steamship in the Carnival Corporation fleet of cruise lines -- will be sold to the Spain-based Pullmantur. Pacific Sky will be pulled out of service on May 6, 2006.

And so that would appear to put to rest the rumors, running rampant through the cruise industry, that Oceania Cruises is this-close to signing a deal to purchase Pacific Princess. It, along with the identical 30,277-ton, 680-passenger Tahitian Princess, were formerly part of Renaissance Cruises R-series. Oceania is currently operating three of the former cruise line's vessel of eight and is said to have its eye on more.

Seems that a 6 month gap will exist. Also, the Regel was remodeled in 1999, but built in 1991.

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rem-dk
First Class Passenger
Member # 5121

posted 12-21-2005 12:14 PM

Hi over there P&Ocruiser.
Here is a link to a Sweedish website.

http://www.faktaomfartyg.com/regal_princess_1991.htm
Sincerely René

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P&Ocruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 5040

posted 12-21-2005 07:36 PM

yes i thought it was built in 1991, but australia must have miss printed the 1999, thanks for confiming guys

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dmwnc1
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posted 12-21-2005 10:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Joe1690:
The regal Princess was built in 1991. dmwnc1, I don't understand your comment about Princess having the Regal still listed on their site through April 2007. It has been reported that the Regal won't transfer to P&O Australia until at least the spring of 2007 or possibly the fall of 2007 so I don't see anything wrong with the current Princess set up. Essentially, P&O Australia will be a 2 ship fleet for from April 2006 - April 2007 (Pacific Sun and Pacific Star, with the 6 months of Pacific Princess). Then regal will come and join the fleet.

My misunderstanding...I thought she was to transfer late 2006. Must be my eyeglasses going bad on me...old age, you know.

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dmwnc1
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Member # 3785

posted 12-22-2005 12:08 AM

quote:
Originally posted by sunviking82:
Also, the Regel was remodeled in 1999, but built in 1991.

I had seen on a number of websites that she had a major refit of her atrium and restaurant areas in 2000...is this not correct?

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sealeg claude
First Class Passenger
Member # 5565

posted 12-22-2005 05:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dmwnc1:
I had seen on a number of websites that she had a major refit of her atrium and restaurant areas in 2000...is this not correct?

Yep, this is correct;

Cheers
CGC

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