SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
P&O PRINCESS CRUISES PLC
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a - 16 OR 15d - 16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of
November 2002
Not Applicable
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
77 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1PP
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or
will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F
Form 20-F X Form 40-F ___
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by
furnishing the information contained in this form is also
thereby furnishing the information to the Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3 - 2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Yes ____ No X
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number
assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3 -
2(b) 82 -
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
P&O PRINCESS CRUISES PLC
Date: 14 November 2002 By: /s/ Simon Pearce
Name: Simon Pearce
Title: Company Secretary
Update on Coral Princess delivery
14 November 2002
P&O Princess Cruises confirms that it has been advised by
Chantiers de l'Atlantique that the delivery of Coral
Princess, currently under construction at the yard, will
be subject to a short delay. As a consequence, Princess
Cruises has cancelled Coral Princess' first cruise that
was due to start on December 14.
Passengers booked on the cancelled cruise will receive a
full refund together with a credit against a future
cruise. The company has in place contractual
arrangements with the yard to provide cover for the costs
arising from the cancellation. As a result, any impact
on 2002 earnings will be immaterial.
- Ends -
For further information contact:
P&O Princess Cruises plc
Caroline Keppel-Palmer +44 20 7805 1214
+44 7730 732015
Brunswick
Sophie Fitton +44 20 7404 5959
Website www.poprincesscruises.com
P&O Princess
P&O Princess Cruises plc is a leading international cruise
company with some of the strongest cruising brand names:
Princess Cruises in North America; P&O Cruises, Swan
Hellenic and Ocean Village in the UK; AIDA and A'ROSA in
Germany; and P&O Cruises in Australia. It is a leading
provider of cruises to Alaska, the Caribbean, Europe, the
Panama Canal and other Exotic destinations. The current
complement of 17 ships and two river boats in operation
offer 29,790 berths and is set to grow in the next two years
with the acquisition of two additional ocean cruise ships
and the delivery of six new ocean cruise ships and two river
boats on order. P&O Princess Cruises has approximately
20,000 employees worldwide and carried over one million
passengers in 2001, generating a revenue of approximately
$2.5 billion (approximately GBP1.7 billion). Headquartered
in London, P&O Princess Cruises' ordinary shares are quoted
on the London Stock Exchange and as ADSs on the New York
Stock Exchange (under the symbol "POC").