History
| LOI | |
| Building contract | |
| Building started | |
| 26/9/1994 | Keel laid |
| 11/7/1996 | Launch |
| Sea trial | |
| Second sea trial | |
| 18/4/1997 | Delivered to Princess Cruises Liberia Inc, Monrovia, Liberia |
| 15/2/2000 | UK flag, homeport London. |
| 2004 | Bermuda flag. |
| 6/2009 | Refurbished. |
| 5/2017 | Owner Carnival Plc, London, England. Operated P&O Cruises Australia. |
| 26/5/2017 | Drydocking and refurbished by Sembawang Singapore. |
| 6/2017 | New name Pacific Explorer. |
| 22/6/2017 | First cruise on P&O Cruises Australia fleet. |
| 12-27/2/2020 | Drydocking and refurbished. |