MV Ventura
Ventura in the Port of Lisbon, Portugal | |
| History | |
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| Bermuda | |
| Name | Ventura |
| Owner | Carnival plc |
| Operator | P&O Cruises |
| Port of registry | Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Builder | Fincantieri, Monfalcone Italy |
| Yard number | 6132 |
| Laid down | 29 August 2006 |
| Launched | 8 June 2007 |
| Christened |
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| Acquired | 31 March 2008 |
| Maiden voyage | 18 April 2008 |
| In service | April 2008 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Operational |
| Notes | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Grand-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | LOA 288.6 m (946 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 36 m (118 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
| Depth | 36 m (118 ft 1 in) |
| Decks | 19 (14 passenger decks) |
| Deck clearance | 27.55 m (90 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion | 6 × Wärtsilä diesel engines (2 × I8, 4 × V12) |
| Speed | 23.2 knots (43.0 km/h; 26.7 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Notes | |
MV Ventura is a Grand-class cruise ship of the P&O Cruises fleet. The 116,017 GT ship was built by Fincantieri at their shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy and is 288.6 m (947 ft) long. She officially entered service with the company in April 2008 and was named by Dame 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. In February 2023 she underwent a minor refit again at the Hamburg shipyard, re-entering service four weeks later.