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Aurora of 2000

 

 

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This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the P&O cruise ship Aurora. She is the second ship of this name in the P&O fleet. Aurora (2) entered service in 2000, built by Meyer-Werft of Papenburg. She was built specifically for the British market, running cruises out of Southampton, plus an annual world cruise, and is closely modelled on her predecessor in the fleet, the Oriana of 1995.

 

 

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Aurora 2000 Page 1 - Postcards - this page!

Aurora 2000 Page 2 - Photographs - Aurora's arrival at Southampton from the builders

Aurora 2000 Page 3 - Photographs - Aurora's exterior and open decks

Aurora 2000 Page 4 - Photographs - Aurora's interiors

Aurora 2000 Page 5 - The Third Maiden Voyage - Aurora's first completed cruise

Aurora Cruise 2006 - Part 1

Aurora Cruise 2006 - Part 2

Aurora Cruise 2006 - Part 3

 

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Official P&O Postcards of Aurora

 

Aurora entered service in May 2000, built by Meyer-Werft of Papenburg. She was built specifically for the British market, running cruises out of Southampton, and is a development of the Oriana design, but with diesel-electric propulsion. The first cruise was aborted after 18 hours due to overheated propeller shaft bearings. Repairs were carried out in Hamburg, and she ran for over 24 hours at over 24 knots at the start of the third cruise.

 

 

Three official cards were available initially in 2000 - this is the first of them.

 

 

 

Three official cards were available initially in 2000 - this is the second of them.

 

 

 

The third official release was a Maiden Season card, using the same photo as the card above, but with a white border. Bordered cards were available free (in limited numbers) from the reception staff and cabin stewards. Cards without borders were sold in the shop.

 

 

 

Three further official cards were available in 2001 - this is the first.

 

 

 

Three further official cards were available in 2001 - this is the second.

 

 

 

Three further official cards were available in 2001 - this is the third.

This was later reissued with a white border, as shown below.

 

 

 

White bordered issue of the image above. In 2004, this was the card available free from reception staff and cabin stewards.

All five on the official cards without borders were still available for sale in the shop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simplon Postcards Aurora Issues

 

sc2158 Aurora, released September 2000

Location: Southampton Water, April 2000

Photographer: Ian Boyle

 

Aurora photographed on first arrival at Southampton, a couple of weels before her Maiden Voyage on 1st May 2000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Postcards of Aurora

 

Giacomelli postcard serial NE-21 of Aurora.

Photo by Antonio Giacomelli.

 

 

 

Chantry Classics postcard serial CC/S283 of Aurora.

Photo by Walter Sartori.

 

 

 

Chantry Classics postcard serial CC/S299 of Aurora.

Photo by Clive Harvey.

 

 

 

F.Ribeiro postcard 2513 of Aurora at Funchal, Madeira.

Photo by Marcial Fernandes. An enlarged image is also shown.

 

 

 

Dima postcard MR-6227 of Oriana, and Aurora, at Madeira.

Photo by Marcial Fernandes. An enlarged image is also shown.

 

 

 

 

 

Aurora 2000 Page 1 - Postcards - Aurora 2000 Page 2 - Photographs - Aurora 2000 Page 3 - Photographs

Aurora 2000 Page 4 - Photographs - Aurora 2000 Page 5 - The Third Maiden Voyage

Aurora Cruise 2006 - Part 1 - Aurora Cruise 2006 - Part 2 - Aurora Cruise 2006 - Part 3

 

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