for the first port of call on her inaugural cruise.

Harnett and Richardson spokeswoman Ms Sylvie Swainson said P&O Cruises' Oriana left Southampton, England on September 1 for the Island and was due to anchor in the Great Sound. The Oriana was scheduled to leave for Tortola, British Virgin Islands, tomorrow afternoon but Ms Swainson said this would depend on Hurricane Luis which was ravaging the Caribbean.

She said if there was any risk of encountering the storm then the Oriana would stay in Bermuda.

P&O Cruises said the Oriana is 850 feet long and has a service speed of 24 knots. She is able to carry 1,975 passengers and is specifically equipped for round-the-world cruises.

In other cruise ship news Meyer Agencies Limited spokesman Mr. Stephen Paynter said the Dreamward arrived in St. George's on Monday morning with 1,243 passengers.

She moved to Hamilton on Tuesday morning and was due to return to New York this afternoon.

Meanwhile the Horizon berthed at Number One Dock in Hamilton on Monday morning with 1,378 passengers. She moved to St. George's yesterday morning and was also due to leave for New York this afternoon. Mr. Paynter also said the Meridian arrived at King's Wharf, Dockyard with 1,097 passengers on Tuesday morning. She was expected to leave tomorrow afternoon for New York.

The Song of America and Royal Majesty arrived in St. George's on Tuesday morning with 1,322 and 942 passengers, respectively, John S. Darrell spokesman Mr. Tim Southern reported.

The Royal Majesty berthed at Ordinance Island and will return to Boston tomorrow afternoon. The Song of America berthed overnight and then moved to Number One Dock yesterday morning. She was also due to leave tomorrow afternoon.

In other shipping news Mr.Southern said the `heavy lift ship' Sea Swan , which carried a 430-foot high oil exploration rig, stopped at Murray's Anchorage to take on provisions and do repairs last Sunday, making for an unusual sight.

She left for Qatar in the United Arab Emirates on Monday afternoon.

The Norwegian Patrol Trawler Paul Johansen berthed at Hunter's Wharf in St.

George's while on her way to Fort Lauderdale in the US.

Once she arrives there Mr. Southern said she would be converted to a private yacht. She is here in Bermuda for minor repairs and fuel.

Container Ship Management spokesman Mr. Barry Brewer said the Oleander arrived on Sunday afternoon and off loaded 115 dry containers, 32 refrigerated containers, two containers of steel, five cars and a cement truck. The Oleander also off loaded an antique bus and a display van -- for the car show being held on the Island this week -- before leaving on Tuesday morning.

Meyer Agencies reported that the Somers Isles arrived on Sunday morning from Florida with 99 containers of which nine were refrigerated. She also off loaded a boat, five bundles of pipe and a bundle of plywood before leaving that afternoon. The Bermuda Islander arrived on Tuesday morning with 69 dry containers and 10 refrigerated containers. She was not carrying any loose cargo this week. She left that afternoon.