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<i>Mivan has recently been awarded the £2m+ refit by P&O Australia to convert Ocean Village Two into the Pacific Jewel cruise ship which sails from Sydney in December 2009. Mivan will be undertaking the contract at Sembawang Shipyards, Singapore and work will be carried out over a 25-day period during November and December 2009.</i>

This project will complete an impressive year for Mivan’s cruise ship refit business, delivering around £5.5million during 2009. This is Mivan’s first contract for P&O Australia since the Pacific Sun contract in 2005. The project is being managed by Carnival UK’s Technical Team in Southampton. Mivan will be the main contractor onboard working on the majority of public areas throughout the ship. The two biggest areas will be the Waterfront Restaurant and the Oasis Bar, both totally new spaces that Mivan will be fitting out. Other areas include the Sunweaver Café, Casbah, Connections and Casino Bars, Turtle Cove and Shark Shack Children’s Area, Teen Centre, La Luna Speciality Restaurant, East Wing Internet Room & Library and the conversion of the existing Kids Club back to the Attic Bar. A total of 38 passenger & 25 crew cabins will also be upgraded as part of the re-fit. Pre-fabricated manufacturing has been taking place in Mivan’s Antrim factory during August and September in preparation for shipping to the Far East in early October. Mivan Project Managers James Gilmore and David Bartholomew will be based on the ship supervising around 110 staff. Work onboard in Singapore starts on 14 November completing on 9 December. The ship will leave Sydney three days later. Mivan worked aboard the Ocean Village Two’s previous refit in March 2007 in Bremerhaven, Germany. Stephen Mills, Business Development Director at Mivan said, “This will be one of Mivan’s largest cruise ship re-fits in recent years, topping a fantastic 2009 for us. We will look to build on this during 2010 and continue to deliver a first class outfitting service for P&O and our other clients.” David Varty, Lead Projects Superintendent for CARNIVAL U.K. added, " Mivan was awarded this contract due to their professional approach, cost effectiveness and commitment to providing a quality product within the tight timeframe. Being able to provide a project team at the early stages of the design phase to liaise at all levels with owners appointed ‘SMC Designers’, was critical to the final product changes being made for the Australian marketplace. " Mivan has been delivering specialist outfitting projects for over 20 years. Previous cruise ship clients include Carnival plc, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean International. The Mivan Group is one of the world’s leading specialist construction companies and celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2010. With offices in the UK, Europe, USA and Middle East, Mivan has completed Interiors & Theming, Property Development & General Contracting projects in around 40 countries. Mivan currently employs around 300 people worldwide. « Go Back