Pacific Pearl – the Best Ship for Affordable yet Luxury Cruising

Pacific Pearl, which has cruised under P&O Australia Brand, is presently considered as the oldest in the fleet. As informed, originally Pacific Pearl was launched as Stimar FairMajesty. After some years or so, it was decided to get absorbed into the Princess Fleet as Star Princess, in the year of 1989.

This cruise ship remained as MV Arcadia for P&O Cruises in the United Kingdom, since the year 1997 till 2003. In the year of 2003, when finally the new brand was established, it was renamed as Ocean Village. 2008 is known to be the time when Carnival shut down Ocean Village. Finally, making its debut in Australia, Pacific Pearl got transferred to P&O Australia in the year of 2010. This luxury vessel has been sold from P+O to the far Eastern buyers with delivery in the year of 2017. For more in-depth detail, peep into the following-

Pacific Pearl, the luxury cruise ship, has always been popular in terms of serving the high-society hi-jinks on the high seas. From outstanding interior decoration to top-notch amenities, Pacific Pearl has everything to offer for cherishable-cruising-memories for its fellow passengers. The ship falls under the category of LR class.

The approximate dimensions of this luxury cruise is as followed – length oa/pp 245, 60/ -M, Beam 32,20M, Draft 7,70M and depth main deck 20,50 M. There are almost 789 cabins and 8 sprawling balconies in Pacific Pearl. A well-trained crew squad of 514 members are committed to serving every passager of the ship.

The approximate service speed is 19,50 knots. Its service consumption is around 100,00 t/24h. The tank capacity of Pacific Pearl is 2450 t/ 120t for fuel oil/ Lub oil. For fresh water, it can carry up to 2205 t. Australia has been marked as the trade area of this ship.

Prior to being introduced to the market of Australia, Pacific Pearl is said to have a multi-million dollars of refurbishment. Thanks to this refurbishment, which leads to the revamping of suits. This apart, the public rooms were converted into the contemporary and elegant spaces eventually. An awe-inspiring look for the staterooms ans a few appreciable features were already introduced to the siblings named as Jewel and Pacific Dawn.

From infrastructure to amenities, Pacific Pearl flaunts the traditional and old-school style. In order to jazz up its overall look, majority of traces of its previous lives have been improved upon or erased permanently. The maximum changes occurred to revamp the standard cabins. The traditional cabins were given a much-required overhaul for bringing them up to the scratch. The new interconnecting cabins provide families and groups with better flexibilities and tons of choices. The best part of this ship being aged was probably its experience of riding through the untamed waves of the South Pacific and Tasman.

In a nutshell, Pacific Pearl seems to be the perfect choice for a luxury high-sea cruising within easy-on-pocket budget.