MV Piano Land
cruise ship built in 1995
Piano Land is a cruise ship owned by China Cruises. She originally entered service in April 1995 as Oriana for P&O Cruises, and was named by Queen Elizabeth II. She was built by Meyer Werft at their shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, and measures 69,153 gross tons. As Oriana, she held the Golden Cockerel trophy in recognition of being the fastest ship in the P&O Cruises fleet from 1997, when she succeeded her fleetmate Canberra. In early 2026, Spain-based Corazul Cruceros announced plans to acquired the vessel for service in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and South America.
Overview
Christened in 1995 by Queen Elizabeth II, Oriana was the first new ship commissioned for P&O Cruises, and the first to be designed specifically for the British cruise market. At 69,153 gross tons, she was one of the largest cruise ships in the world. She was also designed in the style of an ocean liner to facilitate long-distance voyages and world cruises. She was the second ship to carry the name Oriana, and was named in tribute to the first Oriana, which served for Orient Line and P&O from 1960 to 1986. After a lengthy campaign, P&O Cruises was permitted to allocate the new Oriana the call sign 'GVSN', which was the same call sign as the first Oriana.
From 1995, when she entered commercial service, until 2000, Oriana was owned by P&O. In 2000 P&O de-merged its cruise ship operations, with ownership of Oriana transferring to the new company, P&O Princess Cruises.
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