- Tahitian Princess
"Tahitian Princess" (formerly "R Four") is a small luxury
cruise ship owned byPrincess Cruises . She mainly sails around the French Polynesian islands,Society Islands ,Cook Islands ,Marquesas Islands , and often sails to Hawaii. She also spends northern hemisphere summers inAlaska . Her sister ships are "Pacific Princess " and "Royal Princess ".In November 2009 the "Tahitian Princess" will be renamed "Ocean Princess" to "reflect a more global theme". [cite web |url=http://www.cruisebusiness.com/news.php?u=20080403173156 |title=Tahitian Princess to be renamed Ocean Princess to reflect better new deployments |accessdate=2008-04-03 |date=2008-04-04 |format= |work=Cruise Business Review |publisher=Cruise Media Oy Ltd ]
History
The vessel entered operation in 1999 under the flag of
Renaissance Cruises . The ship was not owned by the company; 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.References
External links
* [http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/ta/index.html Princess Cruises: Tahitian Princess]
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