Pacific Explorer (previously known as Dawn Princess) by Bernard Spragg Pacific Explorer (previously known as Dawn Princess) is a cruise ship since June 2017 operated by P&O Cruises Australia, a cruise line brand owned by the Carnival Corporation & plc. It is a Sun-class cruise ship built by Fincantieri, Italy, in 1997, and features eight restaurants, four swimming pools, five hot tubs/spas/whirlpools, seven lounges and bars, and two children centres. She is the sister ship to Sun Princess, P&O Cruises' Oceana (former Ocean Princess) and Sea Princess. Pacific Explorer and Sun Princess differ from Oceana and Sea Princess by having exterior bridge wings. Oceana and Sea Princess have internal bridge wings. Passenger Capacity: 1,990 Tonnage: 77,000 Builder: Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani, Monfalcone, Italy Cost: $300 million-plus Registry: UK Beam: 106 feet Draft: 26 feet https://flic.kr/p/2kjQ43a
