Oceana
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Oceana at Venice, Italy, 2016 · Photo: José Luiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Oceana no longer sails for P&O Cruises: she left P&O Cruises' fleet in July 2020. P&O Cruises' fleet today · Retired and departing ships
About Oceana
Oceana is a former P&O Cruises cruise ship of the Sun class, which sailed 2002 to 2020. She measured 77,499 gross tons and carried 2,016 guests with a crew of 889.
Oceana was a Sun-class ship built by Fincantieri at Monfalcone that entered service in February 2000 as Ocean Princess for Princess Cruises and moved to P&O Cruises in 2002, named in Southampton in May 2003. She measured about 77,500 gross tons and carried about 2,000 guests, with 12 bars, four restaurants, four pools and a 530-seat theater, and was last refitted at Blohm+Voss in Hamburg in late 2017. During the 2020 shutdown P&O sold her; she was handed to Seajets at Patras on 21 July 2020, renamed Queen of the Oceans, and has remained laid up in Greece without returning to service.
Ship facts
- Gross tons
- 77,499
- Guests
- 2,016
- Crew 889 · 1:2.3
- Space ratio
- 38.4
- Comfortable
- Sailed
- 2002–2020
- Left the fleet July 2020
- Length
- 261 m
- Decks
- 11
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Oceana at Venice, Italy, 2016Photo: José Luiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Quick answers
Which cruise line operates Oceana?
Oceana sailed for P&O Cruises and belongs to its Sun class.
Is Oceana still sailing for P&O Cruises?
Oceana no longer sails for P&O Cruises: she left P&O Cruises' fleet in July 2020.
How big is Oceana?
Oceana measures 77,499 gross tons and 261 metres in length, with 11 decks.
How crowded does Oceana feel?
Oceana has a passenger space ratio of 38.4: 77,499 gross tons for 2,016 guests. Ratios over 50 feel spacious and under 30 busy, so Oceana feels comfortable for her size.
How many passengers does Oceana carry?
Oceana carried 2,016 guests at double occupancy, with a crew of 889 (about 2.3 guests per crew member).
When did Oceana enter service?
Oceana entered service in 2000 and was last refurbished in 2017.
Where does Oceana sail?
Her home port was Southampton, England.
Which airport should I fly into for Oceana?
Oceana sails from Southampton, England. Fly into London Heathrow (LHR), which has 40 airport lounges listed on Lounge Frog.
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