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P&O Princess Cruises plc (stock symbol in London and NYSE: POC〔"(P&O Princess Cruises plc (NYSE:POC) )." Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved on September 19, 2011.〕〔"(About Princess )." Princess Cruises. 1 June 2002. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.〕) was a shipping company that existed between 2000 and 2003, operating the P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises Australia, A'Rosa Cruises, AIDA Cruises and Ocean Village branded cruise lines. The company was formed from the de-merged passenger services of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) and operated until 2003 when it was re-listed as Carnival plc following a merger with Carnival Corporation. Its registered office was in the City of Westminster, London. ==History== P&O Princess Cruises originated from the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O), founded in England in 1837. In 1844, the company began operating passenger services which were the forerunner of modern cruise holidays, and as such it became recognised as the world's oldest cruise line. In 1974, P&O acquired Princess Cruises, a North American cruise line founded in 1966 by Stanley McDonald. In 1977, P&O de-merged its passenger services division to form P&O Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia In 1999, P&O acquired the Germany cruise line, AIDA Cruises.〔(The AIDA Experience )〕 In 2000, P&O de-merged its cruise ship operations, forming a new company, P&O Princess Cruises Ltd. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange, making it completely independent of the P&O Group. The company operated the P&O Cruises, P&O Cruises Australia, Princess Cruises and AIDA Cruises brands. In 2001, talks were held with Royal Caribbean and Festival Cruises to discuss a possible merger. In 2001, P&O Princess Cruises launched the Ocean Village and A'Rosa Cruises brands. In 2003, P&O Princess Cruises merged with Carnival Corporation to form Carnival Corporation & plc.〔(EC Clears Carnival and P&O Princess Merge ) Marinelink, 11 February 2003〕 As a result of the merger, P&O Princess Cruises plc was re-listed as Carnival plc, becoming the UK holding company of the Carnival Group. As Carnival plc, the company largely retained the P&O Princess executive team and shareholder body, with executive control of the groups activities in the UK and Australia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「P&O Princess Cruises」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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