On the 26th May 2005, Princess Cruises' 45,000grt Royal Princess (I) arrived in Southampton under that name for the last time. She may have only been sailing to Bremerhaven for conversion to Artemis under the P&O banner, replacing Adonia (which was also in port after reverting to her former name of Sea Princess (II) awaiting her maiden voyage two days later), but it felt like a final goodbye. When Royal Princess arrived in the middle of the night her funnel wasn't lit. We went to the marina for her noon departure and she was berthed in 38/9 as Sea Princess was already using 106.
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