MS Ventura
Ventura in the Port of Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy
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| History | |
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| Name: | Ventura |
| Owner: |
 Carnival plc
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| Operator: |
 P&O Cruises
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| Port of registry: |
Hamilton,  Bermuda
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| Builder: | Fincantieri, Monfalcone Italy |
| Yard number: | 6132 |
| Laid down: | 29 August 2006 |
| Launched: | 8 June 2007 |
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| Acquired: | 31 March 2008 |
| Maiden voyage: | 18 April 2008 |
| In service: | April 2008 |
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| Status: | Operational |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Grand class cruise ship |
| Type: | passenger |
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| Length: | 291.4 m (956 ft) |
| Beam: | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Draught: | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Depth: | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Decks: | 19 (14 passenger decks) |
| Deck clearance: | 27.55 m (90.4 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 6 × Wärtsilä diesel engines |
| Speed: | 21.7 knots |
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MV Ventura is a Grand-class cruise ship of the P&O Cruises fleet. The ship was built by Fincantieri at their shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. At 116,017 tonnes and 291.4 m (956 ft), Ventura is the second largest of eight ships currently in service with P&O Cruises. She is the sister ship of MS Azura. She officially entered service with the company in April 2008 and was named by Helen Mirren.Ventura underwent a refit at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, during March and April 2013, and re-entered service on 7 April 2013 with a voyage to Spain and Portugal.
MS Ventura is owned by Carnival UK and operated by P&O Cruises. The ship entered service in April 2008, and is one of the largest cruise ships built for the British market, at 116,017 tonnes. Ventura can accommodate 3,192 passengers, and has 1,550 cabins, of which about 60% possess private balconies. It has fourteen public decks, eight restaurants, six boutiques, five pools and three show lounges, including the largest theatre on a British ship. Passengers are able to walk to the bow, which is not possible on any other P&O ship except Azura.
The ship is intended to be family-friendly; facilities include The Reef youth club, and appearances by the children's character Noddy. The ship includes outdoor children's play areas and two pools specifically for families.
After being handed over on 29 March, Ventura arrived in Southampton in the morning of 6 April 2008, ahead of its first mini cruise to Belgium on 11 April, and her Maiden voyage on 18 April.
British actress Dame Helen Mirren officially christened Ventura and became the ship's "Godmother", prior to its maiden cruise to the Mediterranean Sea. In a break with tradition, Dame Helen commanded a team of Royal Marine Commandos to assist her in naming Ventura in a dramatic abseil.
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