Evening entertainment is another thing that Ocean Village reckons it does differently.

It controlled Ocean Village until it ceased trading in 2010.

Ocean Village does all it can to break the cruising mould.

Ocean Village, a seaside collection of gray concrete buildings that has long been plagued by crime, "is not a very friendly place," she said.

A seven-night Mediterranean cruise with Ocean Village, for example, costs from under £700 per person.

Since the area was razed, the biggest development has been Ocean Village, an 11-building, 1,100-family complex built in the early 1970's and covering only 20 acres.

Ocean Village is flanked to the east and west by empty lots waiting for redevelopment.

Ocean Village is deservedly renowned for its novel and adventurous outings.

She was renamed Ocean Village in 2003 when the brand was established.

Ocean Village will follow in late 2010 as "Pacific Pearl".