first year of operations, but gradually improved in 2003. However, later that year, in September, following the merger of P&O Princess and Carnival Corporation, it was announced that A'Rosa and all related assets aside from A'Rosa Blu were being sold to Arkona in an effort to optimize savings and fleet utilization by consolidating the newly-merged company's German operations. 2004–2007: AIDAblu In September 2003, Carnival Corporation announced that with the sale of the A'Rosa brand, A'Rosa Blu would be transferred to AIDA Cruises. Before joining AIDA as AIDAblu, she experienced the following changes in a refit: a guest capacity increase to 2,014, a crew complement expansion to 621, a gross tonnage increase to , and a deadweight tonnage increase to . 2007–2009: Ocean Village Two On 4 August 2005, Carnival announced AIDAblu would be transferred to its U.K.-based brand, Ocean Village, in spring 2007. She was transferred to Ocean Village in April 2007, and after a small refit in Bremerhaven, was christened as Ocean Village Two by sisters Jodie Kidd and Jemma Kidd. 18 months after Ocean Village Two began operating for Ocean Village, on 30 October 2008, Carnival announced it was phasing out the brand, with both ships scheduled to be transferred to P&O Cruises Australia by the end of 2010, citing the company's focus towards investing in brands with the most potential. As Ocean Village Two, she was based in Crete in the summer and in Barbados in the winter. She departed on her final voyage on 22 October 2009 from Crete for Singapore. 2009–2019: Pacific Jewel The ship began her two-week refit on 14 November 2009 at the Sembcorp Marine shipyard in Sembawang, Singapore. The ship sailed for Sydney on 1 December 2009, where her naming festivities were held on 12 December 2009, in which she was christened by Quentin Bryce. On 27 August 2010, Australian soap opera Neighbours filmed scenes on board Pacific Jewel. Actors and crew took five hours to shoot on and around the vessel's running track and circus arena on the top deck. Select crew members were also given the chance to be extras in the scenes. Travel Blackboard reported that P&O expected Pacific Jewels appearance on the show to generate more than AU$1 million worth of brand exposure to the Australian audience. Later that year, in October and November, a fault had developed in the ship's propulsion system, forcing the cancellation of three