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Ocean Princess
Princess Cruises  -  14 Night Cruise July 2015  -  Page 7: Reykjavik, Iceland

IMO number: 9187899  -  Name of ship: OCEAN PRINCESS  -  Call Sign: ZCDS4  -  MMSI: 310505000
Gross tonnage: 30277  -  DWT: 2700  -  Year of build: 1999  -  Flag: Bermuda 



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This pages shows a sample selection of images from a 14-day cruise on Ocean Princess . This page shows the visit to Reykjavik in Iceland.

Ocean Princess  was delivered in 1999 as the R Four of Renaissance Cruises, one of a class of eight identical sisters. The ship was not owned by Renaissance Cruises; instead she was owned by a group of French investors. When Renaissance declared bankruptcy in 2001, the ship was seized by creditors, along with the other seven vessels in the fleet. In 2002, Princess Cruises secured a two year lease for R Four and her sister ship R Three (now Pacific Princess). The vessel entered operation at the end of 2002, and was renamed Tahitian Princess. At the end of the lease, Princess Cruises purchased both vessels. In November 2009 the Tahitian Princess was renamed Ocean Princess to 'reflect a more global theme'. It was announced on November 25, 2014, that the ship is to be sold to Oceania Cruises. She left the Princess fleet in March 2016 to undergo a 35-day, $40 million refurbishment in Marseille, France to become Sirena.



 

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Ocean Princess
Princess Cruises  -  14 Night Cruise July 2015  -  Page 7: Reykjavik, Iceland

IMO number: 9187899 - Name of ship: OCEAN  PRINCESS - Call Sign: ZCDS4 - MMSI: 310505000
Gross tonnage: 30277 - DWT: 2700 - Year of build: 1999 - Flag: Bermuda 



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Ocean Princess at Reykjavik

Ocean Princess at Reykjavik
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 26th July 2015
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Octopus

Octopus is a 414 foot (126 m) megayacht owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. It is one of the world's largest and most recognizable yachts. Launched in 2003, Octopus is a private vessel that is regularly loaned out for exploration projects, scientific research initiatives and rescue missions.

On 7 August 2015 it was announced that the bell from HMS Hood had been successfully recovered by the ROV operating from the yacht Octopus. After conservation, the iconic bell is due to go on display in 2016 at the National Museum of the Royal Navy Portsmouth, England.

Octopus at Reykjavik
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Lundi - Puffin-watching Boat Trip

Ambassador whale-watching trip
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 26th July 2015
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Harpa Concert hall - Reykjavik Opera House

The Icelandic Opera was formally founded in the end of the 1970’s by a group of young singers and artists. For nearly thirty years, the company resided in an old theater in downtown Reykjavík, but moved its facilities to Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in 2011, where the company is one of the main residents.

Harpa is a concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. The opening concert was held on May 4, 2011.

Harpa was designed by the Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects in co-operation with Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. The structure consists of a steel framework clad with geometric shaped glass panels of different colours.[2][3] The building was originally part of a redevelopment of the Austurhöfn area dubbed World Trade Centre Reykjavík, which was partially abandoned when the financial crisis took hold. The development was intended to include a 400-room hotel, luxury apartments, retail units, restaurants, a car park and the new headquarters of Icelandic bank Landsbanki.

The completion of the structure was uncertain until the government decided in 2008 to fully fund the rest of the construction costs for the half-built concert hall. For several years it was the only construction project in existence in Iceland.


Harpa Concert hall - Reykjavik Opera House
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 26th July 2015
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Reykjavik

The Reykjavik shoreline
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Other Ocean Princess 2015 Cruise Pages:- Dover - Scrabster - Lerwick - Seyðisfjörður - Akureyri - Grundarfjörðurr - Reykjavik -








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