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{{other ships|Golden Princess (ship)}}
{{short description|Grand-class cruise ship operated by P&O Cruises Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
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| infobox caption = ''Carnival Adventure''
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{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = File:Carnival Adventure in Sydney - 11th April, 2025.jpg
| Ship caption = ''Carnival Adventure'' departing [[Sydney]], Australia, on 11 April 2025
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{{Infobox ship career
| Ship country = [[Bahamas]]
| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Bahamas|civil}}
| Hide header =
| Ship name = *''Golden Princess'' (2001–2021)
*''Pacific Adventure'' (2021–2025)
*''Carnival Adventure'' (2025–present)
| Ship namesake =
| Ship owner = [[File:Carnival Corporation house flag.svg|border|20px]] [[Carnival Corporation & plc]]
| Ship operator = *[[Princess Cruises]] (2001–2021)
*[[P&O Cruises Australia]] (2021–2025)
*[[Carnival Cruise Line]] (2025–present)
| Ship registry = * 2001–2021 Hamilton, {{flagicon|Bermuda|civil}}
* 2021–2025 London, {{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}}
* 2025–present Nassau, {{flagicon|Bahamas|civil}}
| Ship ordered = January 1998
| Ship awarded =
| Ship builder = *[[Fincantieri]]
*[[Monfalcone]], Italy
| Ship original cost = US$425 million
| Ship yard number = 6050<ref name=fincantieri/>
| Ship way number =
| Ship laid down =
| Ship launched = 31 August 2000<ref name=scheepvaartwest>{{cite web|url=https://www.scheepvaartwest.be/CMS/index.php/passengers-cruise/2719-golden-princess-imo-9192351|title=Golden Princess|work=scheepvaartwest|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>
| Ship sponsor = Merlisa George
| Ship christened = 17 April 2002
| Ship completed = 2001
| Ship acquired =
| Ship commissioned =
| Ship maiden voyage = * 16 May 2001<ref name="GPpix"/> (''Golden Princess'')
* October 2020 (''Pacific Adventure'')
* 29 March 2025 (''Carnival Adventure'')
| Ship in service = 2001
| Ship out of service =
| Ship refit =
| Ship homeport = [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
| Ship identification = *[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: ZCDA9
*{{IMO Number|9192351}}
*{{MMSI|310344000}}
| Ship nickname =
| Ship fate =
| Ship status = In service
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Grand|cruise ship}}
| Ship tonnage = {{GT|109000}}<ref name=fincantieri>{{cite web|url=https://www.fincantieri.com/globalassets/prodotti-servizi/navi-da-crociera/princess/scheda-princess-grand-golden-star-caribbean.pdf|title=Golden Princess|work=Fincantieri|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>
| Ship displacement =
| Ship length = {{convert|290|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=fincantieri/>
| Ship beam = {{convert|36|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=fincantieri/>
| Ship height =
| Ship draught = {{convert|8.05|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=fincantieri/>
| Ship draft =
| Ship depth =
| Ship decks = *17 total decks<ref name=scheepvaartwest/>
*13 passenger decks<ref name=scheepvaartwest/>
| Ship deck clearance =
| Ship ramps =
| Ship ice class =
| Ship power = *4 × [[Sulzer (manufacturer)|Sulzer]] 16 ZAV diesel generators producing {{convert|11520|kW|HP|abbr=on}} each<ref name=fincantieri/>
*2 × Sulzer 12 ZAV diesel generators producing {{convert|8,640|kW|HP|abbr=on}} each<ref name=fincantieri/>
| Ship propulsion = *2 × [[Diesel-electric#Ships|diesel-electric]] propulsion motors producing {{convert|19,000|kW|HP|abbr=on}} each{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}
| Ship sail plan =
| Ship speed = {{convert|23|kn}}<ref name=fincantieri/>
| Ship capacity = 2,600 passengers<ref name=scheepvaartwest/>
| Ship crew = 1,100<ref name=scheepvaartwest/>
| Ship notes = <ref name="Ward">{{cite book |title=Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships |last=Ward |first=Douglas |year=2005 |publisher=Berlitz |___location=Singapore |isbn=978-9812467393 }}</ref><ref name="coast guard">{{csr|register=PSIX|id=26988|shipname=Golden Princess}}</ref><ref name="vesseltracker">{{cite web |url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Golden-Princess-9192351.html |title= Golden Princess (IMO: 9192351) |access-date=24 July 2008 |work=vesseltracker.com}}</ref><ref name="GPpix">{{cite web |url=http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/GoldenPrincessPhotos.html |title=Golden Princess |access-date=24 July 2008 |work=Simplonpc}}</ref>
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'''''Carnival Adventure''''' is a {{sclass|Grand|cruise ship}} operated by [[Carnival Cruise Line]]. The ship was previously named '''''Golden Princess''''' and '''''Pacific Adventure'''''. She was built by Italian shipbuilder [[Fincantieri]] at [[Monfalcone]], delivered in 2001, and christened by Merlisa George in [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|Saint Thomas]] in April 2002. While operating as ''Golden Princess'', she has sailed to all seven continents, beginning with her debut in [[Southampton]] in May 2001, followed by seasonal deployments serving regions around the Caribbean Sea and Europe. In 2007, she [[Circumnavigation|circumnavigated]] South America and debuted along the [[West Coast of the United States]] before also sailing around ports in Asia and Oceania bordering the Pacific Ocean until 2020. In 2017, Carnival Corporation announced ''Golden Princess'' would be transferred from Princess to sister brand [[P&O Cruises Australia]] as a part of P&O's fleet renewal. As ''Pacific Adventure'', sailing itineraries included those around Oceania along with her sister ship {{ship||Pacific Encounter}}. In 2024, Carnival Corporation announced that P&O would be integrated into its sister line, [[Carnival Cruise Line]], in March 2025 and cease to exist. As of March 2025, ''Pacific Adventure'' was transferred to Carnival and renamed ''Carnival Adventure'' respectively.<ref name="historian">{{cite web |url= https://chrisframe.com.au/post/767200810322001920/all-about-carnival-adventure-carnival-encounter |title= All about Carnival Adventure & Carnival Encounter |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chris Frame Maritime Historian}}</ref>
==Design==
Princess made several changes to the design of ''Golden Princess'' compared with ''Grand Princess'', including a modified [[stern]]. Princess commissioned ''Golden Princess'' to have similar dimensions to ''Grand Princess'': they both measure {{GT|109000|disp=long}} and have an approximate capacity of 2,600 passengers.<ref name="order3"/> Additionally, they have a length of {{convert|290.0|m|ftin}}, a [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|8.05|m|ftin}}, and a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|36|m|ftin}}. ''Golden Princess'' is powered by a diesel-electric [[Diesel generator|genset]] system, with six [[Sulzer (manufacturer)|Sulzer]] engines: four producing {{convert|11520|kW|hp|lk=out}} and two producing {{convert|8640|kW|hp}}. Main propulsion is via two diesel-electric propellers. The system gives the vessel a maximum speed of {{convert|23|kn|lk=in}}. The ship has 1,299 passenger cabins and 627 crew cabins. She has a maximum capacity of 4,160 passengers and crew. [[File:Golden Princess IMO 9192351 P Ft Lauderdale 03-2004.JPG|thumb|right|''Golden Princess'' docked at [[Fort Lauderdale]], Florida, on 1 March 2004]]
On board, ''Golden Princess'' retains much of the design of ''Grand Princess'', aside from several changes. Instead of the slanted [[Bulkhead (partition)|bulkheads]] of the tiered decks below her sister ship's navigation [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]], she has flat bulkheads.<ref name=":14">{{Cite book|last=Saunders|first=Aaron|title=Giants of the Seas: The Ships that Transformed Modern Cruising|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|year=2013|isbn=9781848321724|___location=[[Barnsley]], [[England]]|pages=80–82}}</ref> Additionally, in order to reduce the ship's weight, she features a modified stern made of lighter materials, particularly in the "handle," which housed the ship's nightclub.<ref name=":14" />
==Service history==
===''Golden Princess''===
In January 1998, Princess announced it was ordering two additional ''Grand''-class ships at a cost of approximately US$425 million each from Italian shipbuilder [[Fincantieri]] for delivery in 2001.<ref name="order3">{{Cite web|last=Golden|first=Fran|date=6 January 1998|title=Princess Orders Two More Cruise Liners|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Princess-Orders-Two-More-Cruise-Liners|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901015631/https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Princess-Orders-Two-More-Cruise-Liners|archive-date=1 September 2020|access-date=1 September 2020|website=Travel Weekly|publisher=[[Northstar Travel Group]]}}</ref>
The first ship, named ''Golden Princess'', was [[Float-out|floated out]] on 31 August 2000 at [[Monfalcone]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=31 August 2000|title=Fincantieri Launches Golden Princess|url=https://www.marinelink.com/news/fincantieri-launches319665|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320032718/https://www.marinelink.com/news/fincantieri-launches319665|archive-date=20 March 2017|access-date=23 August 2020|publisher=Maritime Activity Reports}}</ref> She sailed her maiden voyage on 16 May 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Golden Princess Fact Sheet|url=https://www.princess.com/news/backgrounders_and_fact_sheets/factsheet/Golden-Princess-Fact-Sheet.html|website=Princess Cruises|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=23 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723075448/http://www.princess.com/news/backgrounders_and_fact_sheets/factsheet/Golden-Princess-Fact-Sheet.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was originally planned to be christened by [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]] on 12 October 2001,<ref name="Jane Seymour2">{{cite news|date=31 March 2004|title=Jane Seymour to Christen Golden Princess|work=BNET|publisher=Business Wire|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_April_16/ai_73250645|access-date=23 July 2008}}</ref> but was later christened by Merlisa George, [[Miss US Virgin Islands]] 2002, on 17 April 2002 in [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|Saint Thomas]].<ref name="christeners2">{{Cite web|title=Princess Cruises Ship Christeners|url=https://www.princess.com/news/backgrounders_and_fact_sheets/factsheet/Princess-Cruises-Ship-Christeners-.html|website=Princess Cruises|date=24 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dake|first=Shawn|date=10 October 2014|title=Princess Cruises Golden Anniversary Celebration In 2015|url=https://maritimematters.com/2014/10/princess-cruises-golden-anniversary-celebration-in-2015/|website=Maritime Matters|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=3 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203100240/https://maritimematters.com/2014/10/princess-cruises-golden-anniversary-celebration-in-2015/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==
The 2019–2020 season marked the last active season that the ship sailed as ''Golden Princess''. She began with weekly Alaska voyages in summer 2019<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 December 2017|title=Princess Cruises Celebrates 50th Year of Alaska Cruises with Largest Deployment Ever in 2019|work=Princess Cruises|url=https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2017/12/Princess-Cruises-Celebrates-50th-Year-of-Alaska-Cruises-with-Largest-Deployment-Ever-in-2019.html}}</ref> before returning to Melbourne in fall 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wu|first=Vanessa|date=13 March 2020|title=Princess Cruises Voluntarily Suspends All Operations Of Its Fleet Until May 10|url=https://cruisepassenger.com.au/princess-cruises-voluntarily-suspends-all-operations-of-its-fleet-until-may-10/|website=Cruise Passenger}}</ref> In March 2020, during a round-trip sailing from [[Melbourne]] to New Zealand amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], three passengers were quarantined onboard after one was suspected of having the [[Coronavirus disease 2019|coronavirus]] when they began developing symptoms.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=15 March 2020|title=Coronavirus in NZ: Golden Princess passenger suspected case, ship quarantined in Akaroa|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12316776|url-status=live|access-date=22 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622034634/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12316776|archive-date=22 June 2020}}</ref> At the time of the announcement, the ship was bound for [[Akaroa]]<ref name=":2" /> and proceeded to anchor in [[Akaroa Harbour]] to allow for medical officials to test the guests, who ultimately tested negative.<ref name=":12">{{cite web|last=Zdanowicz|first=Christine|date=17 March 2020|title=Multiple cruise ships are left stranded as coronavirus cases increase|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-ships-stranded-coronavirus-trnd/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813212409/https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-ships-stranded-coronavirus-trnd/index.html|archive-date=13 August 2020|access-date=23 March 2020|work=[[CNN]]}}</ref> The remainder of the voyage was subsequently cancelled and the ship was cleared to return to Melbourne, following the Australian government's ordinance for all cruise ships to return to their homeports.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|date=19 March 2020|title=Coronavirus cruise ship: Golden Princess passengers to disembark in Melbourne after tests return negative|work=[[Nine News]]|url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-cruise-ship-disembark-melbourne-despite-ban-news/b0f93644-51cc-4def-85e9-d10aa8532698|url-status=live|access-date=23 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813212411/https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-cruise-ship-disembark-melbourne-despite-ban-news/b0f93644-51cc-4def-85e9-d10aa8532698|archive-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> The ship returned on 19 March 2020 and all guests finally disembarked around 6:00pm after some of the guests were tested earlier in the day, and none of those tests returned positive.<ref name=":3" /> ''Golden Princess'' was scheduled to perform a full season of Alaska voyages from Los Angeles in summer 2020<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 November 2018|title=Princess Cruises Announces 2020 Alaska Cruises and Cruisetours|work=Princess Cruises|url=https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2018/11/Princess-Cruises-Announces-2020-Alaska-Cruises-and-Cruisetours.html}}</ref> and a final [[transpacific crossing]] to [[Singapore]] in fall 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020-2021 Asia|url=https://www.princess.com/html/global/brochures/pc/asia-brochure-2020-21.pdf|website=Princess Cruises|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603074953/https://www.princess.com/html/global/brochures/pc/asia-brochure-2020-21.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> but due to the pandemic, all sailings of the ship were suspended.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Extension of voluntary pause of our global ship operations|url=https://www.princess.com/downloads/pdf/plan/impacted-and-cancelled-cruises/extension-voluntary-pause-2020.pdf|website=Princess Cruises}}</ref> There were rumors of the vessel possibly being sold for scrap instead of being transferred to P&O Australia, but Carnival Corporation denied the rumors and later did transfer the vessel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2020/10/princess-cruises-advances-transition-of-golden-princess-and-star-princess-to-sister-company-po-cruises-australia.html|title=Princess Cruises Advances Transition of Golden Princess and Star Princess to Sister Company P&O Cruises Australia|date=21 October 2020|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref>
===''Pacific Adventure''===
[[P&O Cruises Australia]], as a part of its "fleet enhancement plan."<ref name=":03">{{Cite news|last=Goldsbury|first=Louise|date=30 December 2015|title=P&O Cruises Australia to Build its First Brand New Ship|work=[[Cruise Critic]]|url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6736|url-status=live|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611171058/http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6736|archive-date=11 June 2016}}</ref> The new ship, scheduled for delivery in 2019, would become P&O's first-ever new-build vessel and its largest ship overall in the fleet.<ref name=":03" /> However, in December 2016, the order for the new ship was transferred to sister brand [[Carnival Cruise Line]] (CCL) in exchange for {{ship||Carnival Splendor}} joining the P&O fleet instead.<ref name=":13">{{Cite news|last=Goldsbury|first=Louise|date=14 December 2016|title=P&O Cruises Loses Brand New Ship, Replaced with Carnival Splendor|work=[[Cruise Critic]]|url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=7414|url-status=live|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213334/https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=7414|archive-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> In a statement, P&O president Sture Myrmell conceded that the market's current infrastructure and its anticipated pace of development would be inadequate to support the brand's earlier, more ambitious expansion goals.<ref name=":13" /> But in September 2017, Carnival issued a further fleet realignment, announcing ''Golden Princess'' would transfer to P&O, with ''Carnival Splendor'' continuing to operate for CCL.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mathisen|first=Monty|date=26 September 2017|title=Golden Princess to Transfer to P&O Australia, Splendor Staying with Carnival|work=Cruise Industry News|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/17855-golden-princess-to-transfer-to-p-o-australia-splendor-staying-with-carnival.html|url-status=live|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603133516/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/17855-golden-princess-to-transfer-to-p-o-australia-splendor-staying-with-carnival.html|archive-date=3 June 2019}}</ref> In September 2018, after hosting an online naming contest, P&O announced ''Golden Princess'' would be renamed ''Pacific Adventure'' and debut in October 2020, featuring modified accommodations and onboard facilities designed in-line with the P&O brand.<ref name=":22"/>
In October 2018, P&O unveiled the inaugural schedule for ''Pacific Adventure'', with cruises of various lengths from Australian ports, visiting New Zealand, [[Fiji]], [[Papua New Guinea]], and other destinations in Oceania, beginning in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 October 2018|title=P&O Australia Announces Maiden Season for New Pacific Adventure|work=Cruise Industry News|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/19819-p-o-australia-announces-maiden-season-for-new-pacific-adventure.html}}</ref> However, the COVID-19 pandemic led P&O to halt its operations, and this delayed the ship's debut until 2022. Australian cruises were suspended in March 2020, with the ban finally being lifted on 17 April 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Murali|first=Kiran|date=28 August 2020|title=Carnival's P&O Cruises extends suspension of cruises from Australia until Dec. 2|work=[[S&P Global]]|url=https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/carnival-s-p-o-cruises-extends-suspension-of-cruises-from-australia-until-dec-2-60101588|url-status=live|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903231831/https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/carnival-s-p-o-cruises-extends-suspension-of-cruises-from-australia-until-dec-2-60101588|archive-date=3 September 2020}}</ref> The ship was transferred in October 2020, but she did not enter service until 2022 because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2020/10/princess-cruises-advances-transition-of-golden-princess-and-star-princess-to-sister-company-po-cruises-australia.html|title=Princess Cruises Advances Transition of Golden Princess and Star Princess to Sister Company P&O Cruises Australia|date=21 October 2020|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Pacific Adventure backing out of Circular Quay.jpg|thumb|center|''Pacific Adventure'' backing out of [[Circular Quay]] in [[Sydney]] on 27 January 2023]]
''Golden Princess'' transitioned into P&O's fleet in 2022 as ''Pacific Adventure'', her guest capacity has been increased to 2,636, with modifications including the addition of five-berth cabins.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|last=Wu|first=Vanessa|date=26 September 2018|title=P&O names its newest ship, the Pacific Adventure|url=https://cruisepassenger.com.au/po-names-its-newest-ship-the-pacific-adventure/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903230819/https://cruisepassenger.com.au/po-names-its-newest-ship-the-pacific-adventure/|archive-date=3 September 2020|access-date=3 September 2020|website=Cruise Passenger|publisher=Cruise Media Australasia}}</ref> P&O also invited the public to contribute suggestions in order to design a more family-oriented experience on the ship.<ref name=":32">{{Cite web|last=Stewart|first=Sammy|date=20 October 2019|title=First look: Inside new Aussie megaship|url=https://www.escape.com.au/experiences/cruises/first-look-inside-new-aussie-megaship/image-gallery/687bec3d717d15aacc51a067429065fd?galleryimage=9|website=Escape.com.au}}</ref> New features added consisted of a new adults-only lounge space<ref name=":22" /> and a recreational park.<ref name=":32" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Scott|first=Katherine|date=19 October 2018|title=P&O unveil poshest ship yet, complete with exclusive beach club|url=https://travel.nine.com.au/latest/p-and-o-private-beach-club-retreat/95750c01-134d-441f-a021-030215982ca2|website=9Travel}}</ref> Renovations were completed in [[Trieste]] in fall 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/25807-pacific-adventure-emerges-from-drydock-sporting-p-o-australia-livery.html|title=Pacific Adventure Emerges From Drydock Sporting P&O Australia Livery|date=7 September 2021|accessdate=8 September 2021}}</ref>
On 28 May 2023, at approximately 3:30AM, while off the east coast of Australia on a three day cruise from [[Sydney]] a fire broke out on a passenger balcony on the port side of the ship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2023 |title=Small fire breaks out on cruise ship balcony off NSW coast |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/po-cruise-hundreds-evacuated-from-rooms-after-fire-breaks-out-on-pacific-adventure/7f7ac2ce-da80-4545-923d-47dd6b4412d8 |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=www.9news.com.au}}</ref> All passengers were mustered and the fire was extinguished. This incident was the second balcony fire to occur on a {{sclass|Grand|cruise ship}}. ''Pacific Adventure''{{'}}s sister ship {{ship||Pacific Encounter}} (then known as ''Star Princess)'' experienced a [[Pacific Encounter#2006 fire|balcony fire in 2006]] resulting in significant damage and the death of a passenger.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stieghorst |first=Tom |date=24 October 2006 |title=Deadly Cruise Blaze Blamed on Cigarette, Plastic PartitionsS |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2006-10-24-0610230534-story.html |website=South Florida Sun-Sentinel}}</ref>
On 6 May 2024, a passenger on ''Pacific Adventure'' was reported to have gone overboard just after 4:00AM about {{convert|10|nmi}} off Sydney Heads. The ship's arrival into Sydney was delayed while the area was searched. Four helicopters, including the Police Airwing and two Westpac helicopters were involved in the search, as was another ship ''Carnival Splendor''. A body was later retrieved from the water.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/cruise-ship-missing-passenger-sydney-search-underway/2eee7b3b-cad6-4087-aa0f-5945fcdce41a | title=Body found after person goes overboard on cruise ship off Sydney | date=6 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-06/passenger-overboard-on-cruise-ship/103807844 | title=Body found in major search for passenger missing from cruise ship near Sydney | newspaper=ABC News | date=5 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/police-search-surrounds-cruise-ship-with-reports-of-passenger-lost-overboard/news-story/176189fe7b5f3fd30645f40b647fe662 | title=Grim update in search for cruise passenger | newspaper=News }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://7news.com.au/news/major-search-for-po-pacific-adventure-cruise-ship-passenger-feared-overboard--c-14560142 | title='Very sombre': Details emerge from cruise ship as passenger feared overboard | date=5 May 2024 }}</ref>
In June 2024, Carnival Corp. announced P&O Cruises Australia would be closed<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shock News as P&O Australia brand to be shut down... replaced with Carnival Cruise Line |url=https://chrisframe.com.au/post/752310748166995968/po-australia-brand-to-be-shut-down |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=Chris Frame Official (Maritime Historian) |language=en}}</ref> and absorbed into Carnival Cruise Line from March 2025, impacting all ships of the P&O fleet. [[File:Pacific Adventure (Later Carnival Adventure) (ship, 2000) and Carnival Splendor (ship, 2008) (December 2024).jpg|thumb|right|''Pacific Adventure'' departs from Sydney, Australia passing {{ship||Carnival Splendor}} on 30 December 2024]]
===''Carnival Adventure''===
''Pacific Adventure'' was rebranded into Carnival Adventure in March 2025, following the closure of the P&O Cruises Australia brand. The ship received bespoke Carnival branding, including a Carnival brand-mark on its funnel, breaking from tradition. Internally, some areas received branded updates while technology upgrades were completed <ref>{{Cite web |last=Frame |first=Chris |date=28 March 2025 |title=Carnival Cruise Line Launches Newly Rebranded Adventure|url= https://chrisframe.com.au/post/779346723024896000/carnival-cruise-line-launches-newly-rebranded-po |access-date=31 March 2025 |website=Cruise News & Ship History with Chris Frame |language=en-AU}}</ref> in order to support Carnival's hub app.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnival Corporation to Strategically Align Portfolio and Absorb P&O Cruises Australia into Carnival Cruise Line |url=https://www.carnivalcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/carnival-corporation-strategically-align-portfolio-and-absorb-po}}</ref> The ship continues to operate out of Sydney year round alongside ''Carnival Splendor'', although ''Carnival Adventure'' will operate out of [[Melbourne]] for one month in 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Grant |date=28 January 2025 |title=Carnival Cruise Line returns to Melbourne |url=https://travelweekly.com.au/carnival-cruise-line-returns-to-melbourne/ |access-date=15 March 2025 |website=Travel Weekly |language=en-AU}}</ref> [[File:Carnival Adventure in Sydney.jpg|thumb|right|''Carnival Adventure'' goes under the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]] and making her Maiden Carnival Departure in Sydney, Australia on 29 March 2025, while she’s too close to passing with ''[[Royal Princess (2012)|Royal Princess]]'']]
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== External links ==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120331165106/http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/np/index.html Archived page of ''Golden Princess''] (via Princess Cruises)
* [https://www.princess.com/news/backgrounders_and_fact_sheets/factsheet/Golden-Princess-Fact-Sheet.html ''Golden Princess'' Fact Sheet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723075448/http://www.princess.com/news/backgrounders_and_fact_sheets/factsheet/Golden-Princess-Fact-Sheet.html |date=23 July 2017 }} (via Princess Cruises)
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