P&O Star Princess 1989 Model 1:1250 CMKR 68

Price: NZ$37.99

Code: BH1122

P&O Star Princess 1989 Model 1:1250 CMKR 68

Please note that the accessories shown with the ship described are not included in the cost, they are there to add interest and show some possibilities should you wish to set the ship into a diorama scene yourself or request us to do it for you.

This is a beautifully detailed model made by the highly regarded maker Carlo Marquardt has been long out of production. Sitmar Fair Majesty had been launched and named but was still being fitted out when Sitmar was taken over by P&O in 1988. She was subsequently renamed Star Princess, when she commenced operating for P&O’s Princess Cruises division in 1989. On 23 June 1995 at 01:42 Star Princess struck Poundstone Rock in Favorite Channel while sailing the Lynn Canal from Skagway to Juneau Alaska. There were no injuries or deaths. Damage to the Star Princess was substantial. Repairs cost over $7 million, the repaired Star Princess resumed her cruise schedule on 7 August 1995. In 1997 she was transferred to P&O’s Southampton based UK fleet as a replacement for SS Canberra, which was sold for scrap that year. She was refitted for her new role at Harland and Wolff, shipyard in Belfast.
She was renamed Arcadia, in honour of an earlier P&O liner of the same name that served the UK-Australia route, and a new Princess Cruises ship took the name Star Princess.

Model is in poor used condition will need some restoration or a repaint, see the images, we have cleaned it as this collection was poorly stored by the previous owner. Approx. 193mm long or 7 1/2”

Should you require it we offer a complete renovation service, we can completely strip these models, restore masts etc and repaint to you specifications. We can also set into a diorama scene using other port accessories we have on offer please contact us if you require this service https://www.boathousecollectables.co.nz/contact/ .

If you choose to buy playworn models from us, we can restore them for you and set them in an attractive display format, whether it may be a bookcase, coffee table or a piece of your choosing. Then you can build and rebuild your personal port display as many times as you would like.