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Ventura - P&O 

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Facts

Year built 2008
Shipyard: Fincantieri, Italy
Registery: Hamilton, Bermuda
Gross Register Tonnage: 115,000 tons
Length: 951 feet
Beam: 118 feet
Public Decks: 15
Passengers: 3,096
Crew: 1,200
Space Ratio: 37

MS Ventura is a cruise ship operated by P&O Cruises, which entered service in April 2008. It is a sister ship to Princess Cruises' Crown Princess. The ship is the largest cruise ship built for Britain, accommodating 3,100 passengers. It has 1,550 cabins, of which about 60% possess private balconies.It features fourteen public decks, eight restaurants, six boutiques, five pools and three show lounges, including the largest theatre on a British ship. Passengers are also be able to walk to the very front of the ship to the bow, which is not possible on other P&O ships. This is accessible on the Promenade Deck.

The ship is intended to be family friendly, offering toys and games, mp3 players, and appearances by the children's character Noddy. It will include children's play areas and two pools specifically for families.

After being handed over on the 29 March, Ventura arrived in Southampton in the morning of 6 April 2008, ahead of its first mini-cruise to Belgium on 11 April, and her Maiden voyage on 18 April.

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Satellite blackspots

The webcams will only transmit if the ship is in satellite range. Not all areas of the world have got access to satellites. When in such areas, a note is put up to inform you of such problems.

Below is a list of areas where no webcam reception will be possible:

Akureyri Iceland
Alesund Scandinavia
Andalsnes Scandinavia
Bergen Scandinavia
Corfu Europe
Eidfjord Scandinavia
Geiranger Scandinavia
Gibraltar Europe
Grenada Caribbean
Hammerfest Scandinavia
Lanzarote Canary Islands
Liverno Europe
Loften Island Scandinavia
Maderia Canary Islands
Naples Europe
North Cape Scandinavia
Olden Scandinavia
St Petersburg Russia
Tenerife Canary Islands
Tromso Scandinavia
Trondheim Scandinavia

These are only for P&O ships