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Discovery (formerly Island Venture, Island Princess, Hyundai Pungak and Platinum) is a cruise ship, currently in operation with Discovery Cruises Station Pier is a historic pier on Port Phillip Bay, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...
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History
The ship began operation in 1972 with Flagship Cruises, under the name Island Venture. In 1974 she was sold to Princess Cruises along with sister ship Sea Venture. The pair were renamed Island Princess and Pacific Princess, the latter now operating as the Pacific. The "Island Princess" operated as part of the Princess fleet until 1999, when she was sold on to Hyundai Merchant Marine of South Korea. Renamed Hyundai Pungak her role was to transport South Korean pilgrims to religious sites in North Korea Sea Princess at Fort-de-France Princess Cruises is an American cruise line made famous by The Love Boat TV series, in which two of its former ships, the Island Princess and Pacific Princess were featured. ...
The Hyundai Group, founded by Chung Ju-yung in 1947 as a construction company, was once South Koreas biggest conglomerate (chaebol). ...
After a brief stint as the Platinum and a major refit, since 2003 the vessel has been sailing as Discovery. For part of the year she is operated under the Discovery World Cruises banner, the rest of the year for Voyages of Discovery cruising out of Harwich, England. (This article is about the town in England. ...
Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid...
Statistics The ship is 168.8m long and 24.7m beam, and originally measured 19,910 GRT. She could carry 646 passengers, and had a top speed of 21.5 knots. The Discovery Cruises web site lists her current gross tonnage as 20,186, top speed as 18 knots and passenger capacity as 698. Propulsion is by four Fiat medium speed diesel engines with a combined power output of 18,000 shaft horsepower. The engines are geared in pairs to two shafts turning controllable pitch propellers. Current registry is under the Bermudan flag. Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo capacity of a ship. ...
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Motto: Quo Fata Ferunt (Latin: Whither the Fates carry [us]) Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Hamilton Largest city Hamilton Official language(s) English Government UK overseas terr. ...
On board eight decks are open to the public; Sky Deck, Sun Deck, Bridge Deck, Promenade Deck, Riviera Deck, Pacific Deck, Bali Deck and Coral Deck.
External links - Discovery World Cruises site website
- Voyages of Discovery site website
References - "P&O- Port Out, Starboard Home", David L. Williams, Ian Allen Publishing, 2002
- Discovery Cruises Australia site website
- mv Discovery Photo Review website
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