Wednesday, 09 May 2012 It has been announced that Her Royal Highness The Princess Royalwill conduct a review of the P&O Cruises fleet as part of TheGrand Event on Tuesday July 3, 2012, the pinnacle to celebrationswhich mark 175 years of heritage. Her Royal Highness will visit Southampton and join guests onOriana, the ship named by HM The Queen at its launch in 1995.Following the reception, she will join THV Patricia to conduct theFleet Review in her capacity as Master of the Corporation ofTrinity House. Each of the seven ships in the P&O Cruises fleet will depart ona Grand Event cruise and passengers on board will enjoy a specialdeck party to see them off in style with flutterfetti and daytimepyrotechnics from the quayside. They will leave their berths inSouthampton in order and process down the Solent into SouthamptonWater. The P&O Cruises fleet will then move into formation to pass THVPatricia at Charlie Anchorage and salute HRH The Princess Royal asthey are photographed from the air before they sail onwards totheir various destinations. P&O Cruises managing director, Carol Marlow, said: We are honoured to have HRH The Princess Royal visit us on this,one of the most significant days in our history, as all our sevenships gather in their home port on the same day for the first timeever to celebrate 175 years of heritage. As one of our esteemedgodmothers* she is intrinsically linked with P&O Cruises and weare privileged that she has agreed to conduct our Fleet Review. Thousands of people are expected to line the shores to witnessthis historical occasion, joining over 15,000 passengers and 6000crew on board the seven ships. I am sure that this magnificent Fleet Review with Her RoyalHighness in celebration of 175 years of heritage will go down inBritish maritime history, providing long lasting memories as welook forward to the next stage in our company s history, with anew ship being launched in 2015. The Grand Event is part of a year of celebrations in 2012, marking175 years of heritage. P&O Cruises can trace its roots back to1837 when the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company was awarded theAdmiralty contract to carry mail to the Iberian Peninsula andbeyond. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China SAE Weld Flange , Thread Flange for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Weld Neck Flange.
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