Oriana 6th Cruise 27th August 2010 - 7 Nights
Ships Statistics
Gross Tonnage 69,000 (approximately)
Length Overall 856 feet
Beam 105 feet
Draught (full) 27 Feet
Maximum Speed 24 Knots
Power is provided by four MAN B&W Diesels
Cost £200 million
The ship was built by Meyer Werft at their shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.
Flag British
Passenger Capacity 1,818 Reg 1,928 Max
Passenger Cabins 909 total
Cruise Itinery
Friday 27th August - Sail from Southampton
Saturday 28th August - At sea
Sunday 29th August - La Coruna - Spain
Monday 30th August - Bilbao - Spain
Tuesday 31st August - Le Verdon - France
Wednesday 1st September - Brest - France
Thursday 2nd September - St Peter Port - Guernsey
Friday 3rd September - Arrive at Southampton
Total distance steamed was 1,482 nautical miles
Oriana Rhodes Restaurant
In December 2006 the Oriana underwent a £12 million refit in Bremerhaven, Germany.
Coinciding with the refit she was re-registered from Britain to Bermuda in order to enable
Weddings at Sea to take place on board. Due to the success of the 'Arcadian Rhodes' restaurant
on board the Arcadia, a new Oriana Rhodes restaurant was introduced, replacing The Curzon
Room. Oriana Rhodes was designed by celebrity chef Gary Rhodes and can accommodate
96 passengers.
The Pool and Jaccuzi
While we were onboard we had the opportunity to go into this pool. It is not very large but it
was fun and not too crowded. We had just had the sail away party and most of the people had
gone below decks so we took advantage of it while it was quiet.
While we were onboard we had the opportunity to watch Gary Rhodes perform a cookery demonstration in the main theatre. He seemed a very nice and natural guy. We had already booked to eat in his restaurant onboard and were looking forward to that very much. We met him and had a quick chat at a book signing. He was not in any sort of hurry and chatted to us in a normal manner. One of the gems he informed us about was the ability to freeze egg whites, Simple but a great tip.
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