Pacific Jewel Departing Fremantle Harbour April 25, 2015
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Cost | $ 276.8 million |
Yard number | 5939 |
Launched | 25 May 1989 |
Completed | 1990 |
Acquired | 29 June 1990 |
Maiden voyage | 8 July 1990 |
In service | 1990–2020 |
Out of service | 2020 |
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Fate | Scrapped in Alang, India, 2020/2021 |
General characteristics (as built, 1990) | |
Type | Cruise ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 245.08 m (804 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 32.25 m (105 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in) |
Decks | 11 |
Installed power | 4 × MAN-B&W 8L58/64 diesel electric generators, combined power of 38,880kW |
Propulsion | 2 x 12MW Alsthom Motors driving fixed pitch propellers |
Speed | 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) |
Capacity | 1,590 passengers (maximum) |
General characteristics (as rebuilt, 2004) | |
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Decks | 11 (passenger accessible) |
Capacity | 2,014 passengers (maximum) |
Crew | 621 |
Notes | Other characteristics as above |
Pacific Jewel (also known as Karnika) was a cruise ship. Originally debuting in 1990, Pacific Jewel has operated for numerous cruise lines throughout her history. She debuted as Crown Princess for Princess Cruises in 1990 before being transferred to A'Rosa Cruises as A'Rosa Blu in 2002. In 2004, she was transferred to AIDA Cruises as AIDAblu. In 2007, she was transferred to Ocean Village as Ocean Village Two. In 2009, she was transferred to P&O Cruises Australia as Pacific Jewel. In 2018, she was sold to Jalesh Cruises and renamed Karnika, debuting in 2019. Jalesh Cruises ceased operating in October 2020. She was sold for scrap in Alang, India in 2020.
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