MS Bahamas Celebration
Bahamas Celebration as Prinsesse Ragnhild.
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Port of registry | |
Builder | HDW, Kiel, West Germany |
Yard number | 164[1] |
Laid down | 29 February 1980[2] |
Launched | 31 July 1980[2] |
Completed | 30 January 1982[2] |
Maiden voyage | 1981 |
In service | 1981[1] |
Out of service | 31 October 2014[3] |
Identification | IMO number: 7904891[1] |
Fate | Scrapped in Alang, India, 2015 |
General characteristics (as built, 1980)[1] | |
Type | Cruiseferry |
Tonnage | |
Length | 170 m (557 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 24 m (78 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in) |
Ice class | 1B 0 |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 Controlable pitch propellors |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
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General characteristics (as rebuilt, 1992)[2] | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 205.25 m (673 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 24 m (78 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
Depth | 13 m (42 ft 8 in) |
Ice class | 1B |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Two controllable pitch propellers |
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Notes | Otherwise the same as built |
MS Bahamas Celebration was a midsize
The ship was built in 1981 by
Cadiz, Spain. She was withdrawn from service with Color Line on 6 May 2008.[1] She was irreparably damaged after a collision with a submerged object on 31 October 2014 and replaced by the MS Grand Celebration.[3]
Service history
Prinsesse Ragnhild
From 1981 to 2004, MS Prinsesse Ragnhild operated on the
Cadiz, increasing her length by 35.25 meters and passenger capacity by 858.[1]
On 8 July 1999, there was a fire in the
heart attack.[7] After repairs at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, Germany, the ship resumed operations on the third of September. On 1 March 2002, the ship suffered another engine room fire, which was quickly extinguished.[1]
In 2003 Color Line spent sixty million
Corsica Ferries.[1][8] In April 2008, Color Line announced that due to "negative financial development" in the service, the Oslo—Hirtshals route was to be closed on 6 May 2008, and the Prinsesse Ragnhild was placed for sale.[9] Following closure of the route, the Prinsesse Ragnhild was laid up at Sandefjord.[1]
On 3 September 2008, Color Line reported that the Prinsesse Ragnhild had been sold to
Grand Bahama Island.[1]
Listing and Scrapping
On 31 October 2014, Bahamas Celebration struck an unknown object while departing from Freeport, opening up a small hole in the
port side. The ship was able to return to the port and all passengers and crew were able to disembark and no injuries were reported. As of 3 November 2014, the hole had been patched, but the ship was still listing by about 10 degrees and salvage crews were trying to assess the damage.[12][13][14]
In December 2014 it was announced that the ship could not be repaired and would be replaced by the
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line.[3] On 24 January 2015 it was announced by Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line that the ship has been sold for scrap.[15] The ship arrived at the scrapping yard on 29 October and was gone by the end of 2016.[16]
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Asklander, Micke. "M/S Prinsesse Ragnhild (1981)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Bahamas Celebration (12433)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
- ^ a b c "Port of Palm Beach to get new cruise ship in February".
- ^ "Celebration Cruise Line". Celebration Cruise Line. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ "Eyewitness Everglades". Maritime Matters. 28 February 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ^ Paul Quinlan (22 January 2010). "Cruise ship to move to Port of Palm Beach, offer sails to Bahamas". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ Boyle, Ian. "Prinsesse Ragnhild". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ (in Norwegian) Color Line press release 21. 11. 2007: Color Line selger Color Festival for 400 mill kroner Archived 24 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 21 November 2007.
- ^ "Color Line to focus on its engagement in cruise and transport". Color Line press release. Color Line. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
- ^ "M/S Prinsesse Ragnhild has been sold". Color Line press release. Color Line. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ "Color Line sells Prinsesse Ragnhild to Celebration Cruises for €23 million". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ "UPDATED: Bahamas Celebration cruise ship runs aground: 'No danger of it sinking'". Tribune242.com. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Bahamas Celebration cruise ship 'won't sail for first two weeks of November'". Tribune242.com. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "New vessel to resume Celebration cruise service". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Bahamas Celebration Sold For Scrap". cruiseind.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Scrapyard Update | Maritime Matters | Cruise and Maritime News". maritimematters.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015.
External links
- Media related to IMO 7904891 at Wikimedia Commons
- Short Video Clip of Bahamas Celebration as Prinsesse Ragnhild approaching Kiel
- Website for Celebration Cruise Lines' MS Bahamas Celebration