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Oriana of 1995
Oriana Page 1 - Postcards
This page is devoted to postcards of the second P&O cruise ship to be named
Oriana
.
Oriana (2)
entered service in 1995, built by Meyer-Werft of Papenburg. She was built specifically for the British market, running cruises out of Southampton, plus an annual world cruise.
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Oriana
Postcard Releasess
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Oriana's
On-board Shop
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Oriana
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Oriana
Postcards
Other Oriana (1995) Pages:-
Oriana 1995 Page 1 - Postcards
- this page!
Oriana 1995 Page 2a - Photographs
- Ship Views: 1995-2000
Oriana 1995 Page 2b - Photographs
- Open Deck Views
Oriana 1995 Page 2c - Photographs
- Interior Views
Oriana 1995 Page 2d - Photographs
- Ship Views: after 2000
Oriana 1995 Page 3 - The 1999 Refit
Oriana 1995 Page 4a - 2000 Cruise Part 1
- A Mediterranean Cruise taken July/August 2000
Oriana 1995 Page 4b - 2000 Cruise Part 2
- A Mediterranean Cruise taken July/August 2000
Oriana 1995 Page 5 - 2003 Cruise
- A 7-Day Cruise taken October 2003
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Oriana
Official P&O Postcards of Oriana
Oriana
entered service in 1995, built by Meyer-Werft of Papenburg. She was built specifically for the British market, running cruises out of Southampton, plus an annual world cruise. This card was published by J.Arthur Dixon before she entered service, and I presume it was commissioned by P&O.
This was a pre-launch official P&O card of
Oriana.
On
Oriana
, these cards are provided in the cabins and are available in small numbers from reception, but are not sold in the shops, which have their own series of larger cards
shown below
.
This is the post-launch official P&O card of
Oriana,
which was current in August 2000.
In August 2000, the shop on
Oriana
sold four new (oversized) postcards.
The shop franchise changed soon afterwards, and these cards are not common.
Enlarged images on the four postcards above are shown below.
By November 2001, the cards above had been replaced by two new
Oriana
postcards.
The new 2001 official P&O card is shown below.
The new 2001 official card of
Oriana
available in the shop is shown below.
This card was still in use in 2003.
This official P&O card was in use on the ship in 2003.
P&O art card available in three sizes on the ship in 2005.
This standard-sized advertising card of the children's pool on
Oriana
was distributed with magazines in 2001.
It has the serial numbers FFI. I have never seen this pool so deserted in good weather!
This standard-sized advertising card also shows
Oriana,
and was distributed with magazines in 2002.
Not a P&O official card, but one issued by the builders, Meyer-Werft of Papenburg.
On-board Shop Oriana Issues
The shop on board
Oriana
sold this series of over-sized postcards (175mm x 123mm) for a few years after
Oriana's
delivery in 1995. They disappeared following a change in franchise. These cards all have narrow white borders, which are omitted on these scans.
Oriana's
maiden departure from Southampton, 9th April 1995.
Serial No. 100/01202 481099
Oriana
in Southampton water.
Serial No. 121/01202 481099
Oriana's
Oriental Restaurant.
Serial No. 102/01202 481099
Oriana's
Tiffany's Lounge Bar.
Serial No. 103/01202 481099
Oriana's
Anderson's Lounge Bar.
Named after the 1837 founder of P&O, Arthur Anderson.
Serial No. 106/01202 481099
Oriana's
Crow's Nest Bar.
Serial No. 123/01202 481099
Oriana's
Chaplins Cinema.
Serial No. 122/01202 479058
Oriana's
Lord's Tavern.
Serial No. 124/01202 479058
Oriana
life belt.
Serial No. 105/01202 481099
Figurines in
Oriana's
Harlequins Nightclub.
Serial No. 107/01202 481099
A range of postcards showing
Oriana's
ports of call were also issued.
A selection of these, to smaller image size, is shown below, covering the North Cape, Cherbourg and three from Gibraltar.
Simplon Postcards Oriana Issues
Oriana's
maiden voyage began at Southampton on 9th April 1995. She had a welcoming ceremony in the Ocean Dock, adjacent to the site of the famous Ocean Terminal two days previously.
Canberra
, unusually, departed from the neighbouring Queen Elizabeth Terminal on 8th April (see
Simplon Canberra Cards
).
sc2067, released May 1995
Location: Southampton, 8th April 1995 - Photographer: Ian Boyle
On the evening of April 8th 1995,
Oriana
moved to the normal P&O berth at the Mayflower Cruise Terminal.
The
Canberra
can be seen leaving behind the tug.
sc2068, released May 1995
Location: Southampton, 8th April 1995 - Photographer: Ian Boyle
On the evening of April 8th 1995,
Oriana
moving to the normal P&O berth at the Mayflower Cruise Terminal.
sc2069, released May 1995
Location: Southampton, 8th April 1995 - Photographer: Ian Boyle