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Sirena at the port of Argostoli, Kefalonia in 2018.
History
Name	1999–2002: R Four 2002–2009: Tahitian Princess 2009-2016: Ocean Princess 2016-present: Sirena
Owner	1999–2001: Renaissance Cruises 2002–2016: Princess Cruises 2016-present: Oceania Cruises
Operator	1999–2001: Renaissance Cruises 2001–2002: laid up 2002–2016: Princess Cruises 2016-present: Oceania Cruises
Port of registry	Liberia, Monrovia 1999–2002  Gibraltar 2002–2005  Bermuda, Hamilton 2005–2016  Marshall Islands 2016–present
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique St. Nazaire, France
Cost	GB£150 million
Yard number	O31
Christened	December 1999
Acquired	1999
Identification	Call sign: ZCDS4 IMO number: 9187899 MMSI no.: 310505000
Status	In service
Notes
General characteristics (as Ocean Princess)
Class and type	R-class cruise ship (as built) Regatta-class cruise ship (currently)
Tonnage	30,277 GT 2,700 DWT
Length	181.00 m (593 ft 10 in)
Beam	25.46 m (83 ft 6 in)
Draught	5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)
Decks	11 (9 passenger accessible)
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä 12V32 13,500 kW (combined)
Propulsion	Twin propellers
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	688 (lower berths) 826 (all berths)
Crew	373
Notes

Sirena, formerly R Four, Tahitian Princess, and Ocean Princess is an R-class cruise ship formerly owned by Princess Cruises. When part of the Princess fleet, along with the Pacific Princess, Ocean Princess was one of the two smallest in the fleet. In March 2016, she was sold to Oceania Cruises and renamed Sirena.

History

The vessel entered operation in 1999 under the flag of Renaissance Cruises. The ship was not owned by the company; instead she was owned by a group of French investors. When Renaissance declared bankruptcy in 2001, the ship was seized by creditors, along with the other seven vessels in the fleet.

In 2002, Princess Cruises secured a two-year lease for R Four and her sister ship R Three (now Pacific Princess). The vessel entered operation at the end of 2002, and was renamed Tahitian Princess. At the end of the lease, Princess Cruises purchased both vessels.

In November 2009 the Tahitian Princess was renamed Ocean Princess to "reflect a more global theme."

It was announced on 25 November 2014, that the ship was to be sold to Oceania Cruises for $82 million under a finance agreement. She departed the Princess fleet in March 2016 and underwent a 35-day, $40 million refurbishment in Marseille, France, to become Sirena. On 27 April 2016, The Sirena was christened and entered service for Oceania.

References

1. ^ Asklander, Micke. "M/S R Four (1999)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2010.
2. ^ Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 609–610. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
3. "Tahitian Princess Deck Plans". Princess Cruises. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
4. "Tahitian Princess to be renamed Ocean Princess to reflect better new deployments". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
5. "Carnival Corp. Provided Financing on Sirena Ship Transfer to NCLH". 16 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
6. "Ocean Princess Sold to Oceania". 25 November 2014.
7. "Photos: Oceania Sirena Technical Call". 19 March 2016.
8. "Cruise News: Latest Cruise Line & Cruise Ship News - Cruise Critic".

External links

• Ocean Princess GDFL images at Ship Spotting World

v t e Ships of the Oceania Cruises fleet
Regatta class	Nautica (2005) Regatta (2006) Insignia (2014) Sirena (2016)
Oceania class	Marina (2011) Riviera (2012)
Allura class	Vista (2023) Allura (2025)
Years indicate year of entry into service with Oceania Cruises.

v t e R-class cruise ships
Azamara Club Cruises	Azamara Journey Azamara Quest Azamara Pursuit Azamara Onward
Oceania Cruises	Insignia Regatta Nautica Sirena

• Ships of Princess Cruises
• Ships built in France
• Ships built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique
• 1999 ships