Departing Sydney harbour for a South Pacific cruise.

Tonnage: 1961: 45,270 gross tons
1968: 44,807
1994: 49,073
Length: 820 feet (250 m)
Beam: 103 feet (31 m)
Draught: 35.5 feet (10.8 m)
Propulsion: Main: Two British Thomson-Houston (AEI) synchronous three-phase, 6,000 volt air-cooled electric motors providing 85,000 hp (63,000 kW); power supplied by two 32,200 kW steam turbine driven alternators; twin screws
Auxiliary: Four steam turbines, each driving a 1,500 kW, 440 V, 3 Phase, 60 Hz alternator and a tandem driven 300 kW exciter for the propulsion alternators
Speed: Trials: 29.27 knots (54.2 km/h)
1961–73: 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h)
1973–97: 23.50 knots (43.5 km/h)
Capacity: 150,000 cubic feet (4,200 m3) of cargo
Complement: 1961–73: 548 First class, 1,690 Tourist class, 1973–97: 1,737 one class
Crew: 1961-73, 900. 1973-97, 795