Violet-class cruise ship

The Violet class is a class of cruise ships built for and operated by Pacifica Group’s Pacifica Cruise Lines. All three Violet class ships were built by in,. The lead ship of the class and the current flagship of Pacifica’s fleet, Pacifica Violet, was delivered in mid 2018.

History
After the completion of Aurora Navigator, Pacifica Group announced in a press release that it had ordered three ships due to enter service from 2018. The new class was slated to be wider and taller than the previous Rose class.

Steel-cutting for Pacifica Violet began in May 2016, coinciding with the announcement of the official names for the first two Violet ships. Pacifica Violet was delivered to Pacifica in June 2018 and began service from El Kadsre City, El Kadsre the same month, displacing the former flagship Pacifica Rose.

Pacifica Iris was initially scheduled to be delivered in 2020, however it was only delivered in August 2021 due to delays caused by the. Pacifica Orchid was delivered in April 2023, pushed from its original 2022 launch date.