The MV Aurora entered service in April 2000 and is owned and operated by P&O Cruises (now a part of the
Carnival Corporation. She was built by Meyer Werft in Germany and has a Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) of 76,152 tonnes and is 270 metres long, with a beam of 32.20 metres. Her draught of 7.9
metres means that she can enter and exit most commercial ports around the world without much difficulty. At full capacity, she can carry up to 1,950 passengers in 939 cabins and also carries
around 850 crew.
She was one of the first British passengers ships to include a sliding magrodome that can be opened or closed to enable one of her three pools to become an inside pool
during inclement weather. Electrical power is provided by four MAN B&W engines generating 14,700 kW each, powering two 20,000kW STN AEG motors that are used for propulsion. This gives her a
service speed of around 24.5 knots (45.4 km/h) , with peaks up to 26.5 (during 2007 World Cruise), even reaching 29 knots (54 km/h) in trials.
Tonnage: 76,152 (GRT)
Displacement: 8,486 metric tons
Length: 270.0 m (885 ft 10 in)
Beam: 32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draught: 25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Decks: 10
Installed power: 4 × MAN B&W 14V48/60 diesels
combined 58800 kW
Speed: 24-knot (44 kmh; 28 mph)
Capacity: 1878 passengers (regular)
Crew: 850
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