Sea Princess

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The Sea Princess (formerly Adonia) is a Sun class cruise ship operated by the Princess Cruises line.

History

The vessel began operation in 1998 with Princess Cruises, under the name Sea Princess.

Sea Princess was transferred to P&O Cruises in late 2002/early 2003. The vessel was renamed Adonia on May 21st, 2003, at a launching ceremony with sister ship Oceana. Both ships were named by Princess Anne. In 2005, the vessel was transferred back to Princess Cruises; the vessel reassuming her old name.

At the end of May 2006, 250 people, including 18 crew, were affected by a norovirus. Evidence of a gastrointestinal virus had been found during the last two days of the previous cruise, but the company stated that it did not believe the two outbreaks to be linked. The passengers were only notified of this occurrence by a letter found in their cabins after boarding. Although the ship's itinerary had been altered, and the vessel itself ordered to dock away from other vessels, no other countermeasures were effected. Sea Princess returned to port inSouthampton a day early, and the vessel underwent a complete sanitisation and decontamination before resuming cruising. Passengers were offered a 30% refund and a £150 voucher for use on a later Princess cruise, although some have demanded a full refund. [link] [link]

References

[In sickness and in health . . . but mainly sickness] by Will Pavia and Steve Bird, The Times, June 3rd 2006 (retrieved June 4th 2006)
[Disinfected virus ship sets sail], BBC News Online, June 3rd 2006 (retrieved June 4th 2006)

External links

[Sea Princess] at the Pacific Cruises website.

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