Cruise ship Ocean Village Two Embarks on Final Voyage

Oct. 22, 2009 - PRLog -- The Ocean Village ship Ocean Village Two will depart on its last voyage tomorrow (22/10).

The ship will sail from its summer home in Crete for a 23-day cruise to Singapore, where it will dry dock before emerging as the Pacific Jewel.

The vessel will start its new life as the Pacific Jewel from December, sailing out of Sydney for P&O Cruises Australia. The original Ocean Village ship will be joining its stable mate down under next year, sailing under the name of Pacific Pearl.

Carnival Corporation, which owns both the Ocean Village and P&O Cruises lines, announced last year that it would be phasing out the Ocean Village brand and passing its ships onto P&O Cruises Australia. The surprising announcement came just 18 months after the Ocean Village Two was launched in April 2007.

Ocean Village is renowned for making cruising more accessible to holidaymakers with its dress-down style, contemporary entertainment and casual dining. Gill Haynes, head of communications for Ocean Village, said: “Ocean Village has enabled us to take people to sea who never thought they would enjoy a good holiday on a ship.”

The Ocean Village Two’s last voyage will visit Egypt, Oman, Dubai, India and Malaysia before docking in Singapore. On board entertainment will be provided by a wealth of tribute acts including Robbie Williams, Cher, Elton John and the Bee Gees. TV chef James Martin will board the ship in Dubai and provide a number of cooking demos in the Bistro. The ship’s popular circus show on deck will also be running; the show is so popular that P&O Cruises will be keeping the rig attached to the ship and providing circus shows of its own.

All in all, the OV2’s final cruise is set to be a memorable one.

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