Editing MV Aurora (2000) (section)

===World cruise 2005===
In January 2005, ''Aurora'' began a 103-day world cruise with more than 1,700 passengers on board. While bound for [[Madeira]], the ship repeatedly had problems with one of the propulsion motors. Since the problems could not be solved quickly, the world cruise was abandoned. During the ship's time waiting in Southampton, passengers were offered free drinks in the onboard bars and were able to exit the ship at any time. Passengers were also permitted to cancel their booking for a full refund. After P&O Cruises cancelled the cruise, the company donated all of the food purchased for the trip to local charities around Southampton. ''Aurora'' set sail for a dry dock in [[Bremerhaven]], Germany, where her damaged motor would be removed and replaced.<ref name='Guardian 2005-01-21'>{{cite news | first = Laura | last = Smith | title = Liner returns as P&O axes ill-starred cruise | date = 21 January 2005 | url =https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jan/21/travelnews.travel | work = The Guardian | access-date = 28 December 2010 | location=London}}</ref>

The planned world cruise hence affectionately became known as a voyage around the [[Isle of Wight]] or "the largest ever Isle of Wight ferry". The cruise was also dubbed the "World Booze Cruise" as the Company offered free drinks, free excursions and a 50&nbsp;percent discount for the 2007 World Cruise after reimbursing all the fares for the 2005 World Cruise. P&O Cruises also arranged for entertainers such as [[Elaine Paige]] and [[Paul Daniels]] to come on board.<ref name='BBC 2005-01-21'>{{cite news | first = Malcolm | last = Prior | title = Aurora passengers won over by P&O | date = 21 January 2005 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/4194927.stm | work = BBC News | access-date = 28 December 2010}}</ref>

The cancellation of the cruise is reported to have cost the company GBP £25&nbsp;million.<ref name='Independent 2005-02-16'>{{cite news| first = Susie | last = Mesure | title = Carnival puts the cost of aborting cruise at £25m | date = 16 February 2005 | url =https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/carnival-puts-the-cost-of-aborting-cruise-at-acircpound25m-483616.html | work = The Independent | access-date = 28 December 2010 | location=London}}</ref>