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''Pacific Jewel'' is a cruise ship currently operated by P&O Cruises Australia, and home ported at Sydney, Australia. She was built for Sitmar Cruises by Fincantieri in Monfalcone, Italy, and launched in 1989. Before she entered service, she was transferred to P&O Princess Cruises after P&O acquired Sitmar. She cruised as ''Crown Princess'' until 2002, when she was renamed ''A`Rosa Blu'' and transferred to A'Rosa Cruises. In 2003, the ship was reassigned to the AIDA Cruises fleet, following the acquisition of P&O by Carnival Corporation & plc. After a refit, she reentered service in 2004 as ''AIDAblu''. Between 2007 and 2009, the ship was operated by Ocean Village as ''Ocean Village Two'', but after owner Carnival decided to shut down the Ocean Village brand, she was transferred to P&O Australia's fleet and renamed ''Pacific Jewel''. ==Design and construction== ''Pacific Jewel'' was built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone, Italy as ''Crown Princess'', with the yard number 5839. She was launched on 25 May 1989.〔 As designed, the vessel had a gross tonnage of 69,845, and a deadweight tonnage of 6,995 tons.〔 She is long, with a beam of , and a draft of .〔 Her distinctive curved profile—often referred to as 'dolphin-like'—was designed by Renzo Piano. The two propeller shafts are driven by four MAN-B&W 8L58/64 diesels, with a combined output of 24,000 kW and a maximum speed of .〔〔 The ship could originally carry 1,910 passengers (maximum)〔 The cruise ship was built at a cost of US$276.8 million. A second ship was built to the same design, and is operating (as at April 2014) under the name ''Pacific Dawn''. The two ships were ordered by Sitmar Cruises, but transferred to the ownership of P&O Princess Cruises when P&O acquired Sitmar. 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「Pacific Jewel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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