DAWN PRINCESS Sailed intermittently in Australia. Permanently based here as of Sept. 2008

Dawn Princess is a Sun class US-based cruise ship built in 1997 in Italy operated by Princess Cruises. The ship features eight restaurants, four swimming pools, five Jacuzzis, seven lounges and bars, and two children centres. She is the sister ship to Sun Princess, P&O's Oceana (former Ocean Princess) and Sea Princess.

Dawn Princess divided her time between Alaska and the Caribbean in 2006 and is splitting itineraries between Alaska and Mexican Riviera in 2007.

Dawn Princess was targeted to replace the Pacific Princess, sailing Australian waters between October 2006 and March 2007, to become the largest ship ever to be based in Australia, but these plans were eventually replaced by the Sun Princess as well as being served by the Pacific Dawn (previously christened Regal Princess). The Dawn Princess will be back in Australia starting September 24, 2008, beginning its run with a 28-day itinerary circumnavigating Australia, after a month serving Hawaii, Tahiti, and the South Pacific. From this point on, Dawn Princess will remain in Australia permanently sailing from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth alongside Sun Princess.

So, as of now the Dawn Princess is part of the Princess Cruises fleet in Australia.

PACIFIC DAWN Transferred to P&O Australia Fleet in 2007.

Pacific Dawn is a cruise ship owned and operated by P&O Cruises Australia. She was built in 1991 by the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy as Regal Princess for Princess Cruises brand. Although completed for Princess Cruises, the ship had originally been ordered by Sitmar Cruises. In 2007 she was transferred to the fleet of P&O Cruises Australia.

After her multi-million-dollar refurbishment in Singapore from Regal Princess to Pacific Dawn, she operates from Australia to South Pacific destinations. She is the first ship of the P&O Cruises Australia fleet with an all-white hull, to mark P&O's 75th anniversary in Australia.

Hope that helps

Cheers, Tim.