MS Christian IV
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 M/S Christian IV |
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| Route: | Kristiansand—Hirtshals |
| Builder: | Schichau Unterweser, Bremerhaven, West Germany |
| Owner: | 1982-1990: Olau Line 1990: Fred. Olsen Lines 1990-2008: Color Line 2008-present Stella Company Group |
| Entered service: | 1982 as Olau Britannia 1990 as Bayard 1990 as Christian IV |
| Homeport: | Kristiansand, Norway |
| Tonnage: | 15064 gross register tons (GRT) (as built) 21699 GRT (currently) |
| Length: | 153,40 meters |
| Width: | 24,24 meters |
| Depth: | 5,80 meters |
| Propulsion: | 4 × Pielstick 8PC2-5L 400 diesels combined 15300 kW |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
| Passenger capacity: | 2048 |
| Passenger beds: | 938 (as built) 863 (currently) |
| Cabins: | 302 |
| Car capacity: | 530 |
| Lanemeters: | 700 |
| Sister ships: | MS Nordlandia |
| Status: | In service |
M/S Christian IV is a cruiseferry built in 1982 by Schichau Unterweser, Bremerhaven for Olau Line as M/S Olau Britannia. She currently sails for Color Line on the route Kristiansand — Hirtshals, but will soon be moving to Helsinki - St. Petersburg under the ownership of Stella.
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[edit] History
The Olau Britannia was delivered as the younger sister of M/S Olau Hollandia on May 5, 1982. Two days later she was christened by Princess Margaret in Sheerness and placed on the route Sheerness (United Kingdom) — Vlissingen (Netherlands). In August 1984 the ship collided with the freighter M/S Mont Louis in the English channel. Olau Line ordered larger replacements for the Olau Hollandia and Olau Britannia in the late 1980s (confusingly the replacements were also called M/S Olau Hollandia and M/S Olau Britannia). In preparation for delivery of the second Olau Britannia, the first Olau Britannia was sold to Nordström & Thulin, Sweden on October 4, 1989, to be delivered in 1990. However, already on October 11 Nordström & Thulin resold the ship to Fred. Olsen Lines.
In May 1990 the ship was delivered to her new owners and renamed M/S Bayard. After rebuilding at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany, the Bayard was set in on Kristiansand — Hirtshals route in June 1990. For the winter season she was transferred to Oslo — Hirtshals service. Fred. Olsen sold its Scandinavian ferry operations to Color Line in December 1990, and in January 1991 the Bayard was renamed M/S Christian IV. The ship was kept on the Oslo — Hirtshals service until April 1994, when she returned to the Kristiansand — Hirtshals route. In March 1995 the ship temporarily sailed on the Moss — Kiel route, after which she reverted back to her older route. The ship was rebuilt in 1999 at Fredericia Værft in Denmark, with additional restaurants and better conference facilities. She was rebuilt again in 2005, this time at Remontowa, Gdansk, Poland.
The ship will begin cruising between Helsinki and St.Petersburg in Summer 2008, under the ownership of Stella Company Group. [1]
[edit] Onboard
[edit] Restaurants & Cafés
- Fairytale Buffét Restaurant
- Captains Grill - a la carte restaurant
- Trattoria Riviera
- Seaside Café
[edit] Activities
- Color Land
[edit] Bars, Nightclubs & Entertainment
- Colorama Bar with sports corner
- Irish Corner Pub
[edit] Shopping
- Taxfree Supermarked
- Color Shop
- Perfume Shop
[edit] Conference
- Color Conference Center
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Color Line (Company website)
- (Swedish) M/S Olau Britannia (1982) at Fakta om Fartyg
