The Voice of the Cruise Industry
Latest News
MENU menu

Cruise & Maritime Voyages unveils names of two new ships

Cruise and Maritime Voyages , Amy Johnson, CMV

Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV) has revealed the names of its two new ships after a public vote.

In November 2019, the cruise line announced that it will take delivery of two ships from P&O Australia in Singapore.

Pacific Dawn will be renamed Amy Johnson after a public vote and deployed on the UK market in late May 2021 while Pacific Aria will sail under the TransOcean Kreuzfahrten brand on the German market and renamed Ida Pfeiffer.

CMV’s CEO Christian Verhouing said: “We are delighted with the chosen names and the opportunity to recognise two outstanding female adventurers and pioneers. Most of all, we are pleased to confirm that Amy Johnson will take over from Colombus as the fleet’s now flagship.”

Amy Johnson (1903-1941) was an English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. In 1931, she set off from Croydon, Surrey to Darwin, Northern Territory.

She went on to set many records, including the first woman to fly from London to Moscow in one day, setting record flying times from Britain to Japan and Cape Town and was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club. During WWII, Johnson joined the Air Transport Auxiliary.

Ida Pfeiffer (1797 – 1858) was an Austrian explorer, travel writer and ethnographer. Aged 45, she set off on her own to the Holy Land with the aim of completing a pilgrimage. Future trips were funded through her writings.

She set off on ‘A Lady’s Voyage Round the World’ in 1846, travelling to South America, China, the South Sea Islands, India, Persia, Russia, Turkey, Greece and Italy. The first journey, and its book, was such a success that Pfeiffer undertook ‘A Lady’s Second Journey Round the World’ in 1851, returning in 1855.

The 2021 summer programs will go on sale via the travel trade and CMV’s international sales offices and websites next month with special launch edition brochures being released offering some early booking incentives and new opportunities.

Visit cruiseandmaritime.com for more information.

Sign In

Lost your password?