M/S Pacific Princess

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M/S Pacific princess as she cruises out of Santarem

MS Pacific Princess is a cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises and operated by Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia. She was built in 1999 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France as MS R Three for Renaissance Cruises.

Pacific Princess offers cruises out of Sydney, Australia in November - April during the southern hemisphere summer season. The other half of the year is spent in Princess Cruises' US-based fleet.

The vessel first entered operation in 1999, with Renaissance Cruises. The ship was not owned by the company, possession instead residing with a group of French investors, who leased the ship to the company. In late 2001, the entire Renaissance fleet was seized by creditors.

In late 2002, Princess Cruises chartered the R Three, along with sister ship R Four (now Ocean Princess). Both vessels entered operation by the end of 2002. The charter terminated at the end of 2004, at which time both vessels were purchased by Princess Cruises. Gabi Hollows renamed the ship Pacific Princess in Sydney on 8 December 2002.

This ship has been the subject of a State aid decision by the European Commission: Decision 2006/219.

Sebastiao Tapajos in concert

"Mankind needs this." "A Humanidade precisa disso."
Sebastião Tapajos












"...amigo esta foi a noite mais perfeita de todos estes 3 anos que estou rodando pelo mundo...tinha que ser no Brasil."
Jesse Gomes

Dry Season Rainy Season

Maica river (dry season)

Junior hiking at forest island during dry season

habitation at maica river left dwellers during rainy season

Grp of german students exploring the floodplain at maica lake

landscape at maica during rainy season

Water buffalos at Maica river during rainy season

maica river at low water season

Water buffalos at maica river suring dry season

Joe at Saba's place during rainy season

Saba's

Dry season rainy season

My dear friend Alan Dean Foster during a journey in the rainy season. The Drowning World resulted from it.

Sebastiao Tapajos in concert

Sebastião Tapajós – ein begnadeter Gitarrenvirtuose – hat selbst oft und viel in Deutschland gespielt – eins seiner beruehmtesten Konzerte dort hat er im Jahr 1975 an der Universitaet in Freiburg geben – noch heute spricht man davon.

Dieses Konzert am Dienstag abend (26. Okt. 2010 – 22 Uhr) hier in Santarém, der “Perle des Amazonas” soll auch etwas daran erinnern – und vielleicht auch ein wenig sein “Heimweh” an seine guten und schoenen Zeiten in Deutschland ausdruecken.

Als Professor fuer Geowissenschaften – komme urspruenglich aus der Gegend von Heidelberg – an der im letzten Jahr erst gegruendeten neuen Bundesuniversitaet UFOPA hier in Santarém, mitten im Amazonasgebiet – und natuerlich auch als Musikliebhaber – wuerde ich mich riesig freuen, Leute aus meiner “alten Heimat” hier bei diesem ganz aussergewoehnlichen “event” zu treffen und begruessen zu koennen.



Mit besten Gruessen

Prof. Dr. Bernhard G. Peregovich

At Saba & Lina's place

The pictures show Saba showing his vegetables to Richard, Giovana teaching Margareth
the birds names, Leandro going to school...

Life at the Amazon floodplain

Black-collared hawk

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Water buffalos at maica river

Saba sharpening a machete

Maica river

Resting at maica river

three-toed sloth

fishing at maica river

at maica