p & o princess cruises plc corporate logo of p & o princess cruises type public fate merged with carnival corporation 2003 predecessor peninsular and oriental steam navigation company successor carnival corporation & plc founded 2000 headquarters london england website poprincesscruises.com p & o princess cruises plc stock symbol in london and nyse poc 1 2 was a shipping company that existed between 2000 and 2003 operating the p & o cruises princess cruises p & o cruises australia a rosa cruises aida cruises and ocean village branded cruise lines . the company was formed from the de merged passenger services of the peninsular & oriental steam navigation company p & o and operated until 2003 when it was re listed as carnival plc following a merger with carnival corporation . its registered office was in the city of westminster london . contents 1 history 2 head office 3 ship ownership 4 today 5 references 6 external links history edit p & o princess cruises originated from the peninsular & oriental steam navigation company p & o founded in england in 1837 . in 1844 the company began operating passenger services which were the forerunner of modern cruise holidays and as such it became recognised as the world s oldest cruise line . in 1974 p & o acquired princess cruises a north american cruise line founded in 1966 by stanley mcdonald . in 1977 p & o de merged its passenger services division to form p & o cruises and p & o cruises australia in 1999 p & o acquired the germany cruise line aida cruises . 3 in 2000 p & o de merged its cruise ship operations forming a new company p & o princess cruises ltd. the company was listed on the london stock exchange making it completely independent of the p & o group . the company operated the p & o cruises p & o cruises australia princess cruises and aida cruises brands . in 2001 talks were held with royal caribbean and festival cruises to discuss a possible merger . in 2001 p & o princess cruises launched the ocean village and a rosa cruises brands . in 2003 p & o princess cruises merged with carnival corporation to form carnival corporation & plc. 4 as a result of the merger p & o princess cruises plc was re listed as carnival plc becoming the uk holding company of the carnival group . as carnival plc the company largely retained the p & o princess executive team and shareholder body with executive control of the groups activities in the uk and australia . head office edit the p & o princess head office was in city of westminster london . 5 after p & o accepted a takeover from carnival corporation in 2003 the company planned to close the p & o head office in london . p & o princess offered the 25 employees there a relocation to the p & o cruises offices in southampton or dismissal from the company . 6 ship ownership edit during its brief existence p & o princess cruises owned a number of cruise ships a rosa blu a rosa cruises and princess cruises as crown princess aidacara aida cruises aidaaura aida cruises aidavita aida cruises aurora p & o cruises coral princess princess cruises dawn princess princess cruises golden princess princess cruises grand princess princess cruises island princess princess cruises ocean village ocean village and p & o cruises as arcadia oceana p & o cruises and princess cruises as ocean princess oriana p & o cruises pacific princess princess cruises pacific sky p & o cruises australia and princess cruises as sky princess regal princess princess cruises royal princess princess cruises sea princess princess cruises and p & o cruises as adonia star princess princess cruises sun princess princess cruises tahitian princess princess cruises victoria p & o cruises today edit the company formerly known as p & o princess continues to operate as a constituent of the carnival group with executive control of the group s operations in the united kingdom and australia . based at carnival house in southampton carnival plc provides executive control of p & o cruises p & o cruises australia cunard line and ocean . with additional responsibility for the uk sales and marketing of princess cruises . references edit p & o princess cruises plc nyse poc . yahoo finance . retrieved on september 19 2011 . about princess . princess cruises . 1 june 2002 . retrieved on 19 september 2011 . the aida experience ec clears carnival and p & o princess merge marinelink 11 february 2003 contact . p & o princess cruises . 5 june 2002 . retrieved on 19 september 2011 . p & o princess cruises plc registered office 77 new oxford street london wc1a 1pp uk macalister terry . carnival yes brings 1m bonus . the guardian . wednesday 16 april 2003 . retrieved on 19 september 2011 . external links edit london portal companies portal nautical portal p & o princess cruises archive v t e peninsular and oriental steam navigation company p & o parent company dp world divisions and subsidiaries current p & o ferries p & o ferrymasters p & o maritime services former bovis homes group pandoro ltd p & o bank p & o containers ltd p & o cruises p & o cruises australia p & o estates p & o european ferries p & o irish sea p & o nedlloyd p & o north sea ferries p & o ports ltd p & o portsmouth p & o princess cruises p & o scottish ferries p & o stena line acquisitions british india steam navigation company coast lines european ferries group ltd general steam navigation company new zealand shipping company orient steam navigation company overseas containers ltd union steamship company of new zealand category retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title p % 26o princess cruises & oldid 711568723 categories carnival corporation & plcdefunct cruise linesp & o company p & o cruisescompanies formerly listed on the london stock exchange navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom 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