closure of their Ocean Village brand. Coinciding with this both Ocean Village ships were to be transferred to the fleet of P&O Cruises Australia. Ocean Village joined the P&O Australia fleet as Pacific Pearl towards the end of 2010. Her first sailing as Pacific Pearl was on 22 December 2010. Farewell sail On 3 March 2016, P&O Cruises Australia announced that the Pacific Pearl would be transferring out of the fleet in March 2017. Having completed 294 cruises for P&O, the Pacific Pearl has carried more than half a million passengers over five years. On 7 March 2016 it was announced that the ship will be transferred to Cruise & Maritime Voyages as the Columbus becoming its new flagship. The farewell voyage of the ship commenced in Auckland on 27 March 2017, spanning 16 days and docking at six ports before finally ending in Singapore on 12 April 2017. The Pacific Jewel replaced her services out of New Zealand. Cruise & Maritime Voyages On 12 April 2017, after being handed over to CMV she consequently departed Singapore as the Pacific Pearl sailed to Damen Shiprepair Schiedam in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and underwent dry dock to become Columbus. In 2018, she underwent dry dock with Damen Shiprepair in Amsterdam. In March 2020, CMV's operations were temporarily shut down, along with the rest of the cruise industry, to combat the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. By July 2020, CMV had entered administration. On 12 October 2020, Columbus was auctioned by CW Kellock & Co. London, and was sold to Greek ferry operator Seajets. The ship was bought by SeaJets, but due to the ship aging and other problems, SeaJets sold her for scrap in Alang. She was beached in Alang, India for scrap on 12 April 2021 and scrapping begin on 5 August 2021. See also Notes References P&O- Port Out, Starboard Home, David L. Williams, Ian Allan Publishing, 2002 Simplon Postcards site website Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven's Ocean Village Page External links Official website Ships of Seajets Ships built in France 1988 ships Ships built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique Ships of P&O Cruises Ships of P&O Cruises Australia Ships of Princess Cruises