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Another Prestigious Job for a Prestigious Band
Piping out the new P & O Luxury Liner the AURORA on her Maiden Voyage
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Aurora Statistics
Gross tonnage
76,000 tons
Length overall
270 metres (886 feet)
Breadth
32.2 metres (106 feet)
Draught
7.9 metres (26 feet)
Service speed
24 knots
Main Engines
Diesel electric
Stabilisers
2
Bow thrusters
3 - each of 1,500 KW (2,000 horse power)
Stern thruster
1 - 1,500 KW (2,000 horse power)
Crew
417
Cost
£200 million
Passengers
1,850 regular passenger capacity
2,000 maximum passenger capacityPassenger space ratio
42.2 tons with regular passenger capacity
38.0 tons with maximum passenger capacityPassenger decks
10
Passenger cabins
920:
including 10 suites with balconies
20 mini-suites with balconies
94 staterooms with balconies
282 standard cabins with balconies
210 standard outside
266 standard inside
22 cabins for the disabled
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