Norwegian Majesty
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 The upper deck of the Norwegian Majesty. |
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| Career | |
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| Name: | 1992—1997: Royal Majesty 1997 onwards: Norwegian Majesty |
| Owner: | 1992—1997: Majesty Cruise Line 1997—2004: Norwegian Cruise Line[1] 2004—2008: Star Cruises[2][3] 2008 onwards: Louis Cruise Lines[3] |
| Operator: | 1992—1997: Majesty Cruise Line 1997—present: Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Port of Registry: | 1992—1997: Panama City,  Panama1997—?: Hamilton,  Bermuda[1]?—present: Nassau,  Bahamas[4] |
| Builder: | Wärtsilä Marine/Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Turku, Finland |
| Cost: | $229 million[4] |
| Yard number: | 1312[1] |
| Launched: | 15 November 1991[1] |
| Christened: | 29 July 1992[1] |
| Completed: | 1992 |
| Acquired: | 2 July 1992[1] |
| Maiden voyage: | 7 July 1992[1] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics (as built)[1] | |
| Type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 32,396 GRT |
| Displacement: | 2,600 metric tons of deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: | 173.50 m (569 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 27.60 m (90 ft 7 in) |
| Draft: | 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Installed power: | 4 × Wärtsilä 6R42 diesels combined 21120 kW |
| Propulsion: | Twin propellers[5] |
| Speed: | 20,5 knots |
| Capacity: | 1056 passengers (1256 maximum[5]) |
| General characteristics (after 1999 refit)[1] | |
| Type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 40,876 GRT |
| Length: | 207.26 m (680 ft) |
| Beam: | 27.60 m (90 ft 7 in) |
| Draft: | 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Decks: | 9 (passenger accessible)[4] |
| Speed: | 20 knots[citation needed] |
| Capacity: | 1,460 passengers (1970 maximum)[4] |
| Crew: | 620 crew[4] |
MS Norwegian Majesty is a cruise ship owned by Louis Cruise Lines, under charter to Norwegian Cruise Line until December 2009.[3] She was originally ordered by Birka Line as MS Birka Queen from the Wärtsilä Marine Turku Shipyard in Finland, but completed by Kvaerner Masa-Yards as MS Royal Majesty for Majesty Cruise Line. In 1997 she was sold to Norwegian Cruise Line and lengthened by 33.76 m (110 ft 9 in) at the Lloyd Werft shipayrd in Bremerhaven, Germany.[1]
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[edit] Concept and construction
The Birka Queen was ordered by Birka Line for short cruises out of Stockholm as a running mate to MS Birka Princess. The ship was ordered from Wärtsilä Marine,[1] but the shipyard went bankrupt in 1990. Operations were soon reorganised under the name of Masa-Yards,[6] but the price of the ship was increased in the process, and Birka refused to take delivery of the ship. Instead the build contact was sold to Majesty Cruise Line, who took delivery of the ship on 2 July 1992 as Royal Majesty.[1]
[edit] Service history
Following delivery the Royal Majesty set on her maiden voyage, a transatlantic crossing from Southampton to New York, on 7 July 1992. She was officially christened in New York on 21 July 1992.[1] Following this she was used on three- and four-night cruises out of Florida. In 1995 she initiated a new northern hemisphere summer season itenary with cruises from Boston to Saint George's, Bermuda, returning to Florida for the winter season. In September 1995 she participated in an expedition to the sinking site of RMS Titanic, spending five days at the site with many survivors from the famous ship onboard, while parts of the ships were being salvaged.[7]
Majesty Cruise Line seased operations at the end of the 1997 summer season, and the Royal Majesty was sold to Norwegian Cruise Line.[8] She was renamed Norwegian Majesty, and in 1999 she received a 33.76 m (110 ft 9 in) lengthening at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany.[1] Similar lenghtenings had been carried out on NCL's Dreamward and Windward the previous year.[7] The lengthening of the Norwegian Majesty however was more technically complicated than those of the other ships, as she had not been designed for such an operation.[4]
In 2004 the ownership of the Norwegian Majesty was transferred to NCL's parent company Star Cruises in preparation for potential transfer to the Star Cruises fleet or sale at a later date. She remained in NCL service without other changes.[2] In April 2008 the Norwegian Majesty, alongside her fleetmate Norwegian Dream, was sold to the Cyprus-based Louis Cruise Lines. Louis Cruise Lines had reportedly outbid International Shipping Partners with their offer of $162 million.[3][9] The Norwegian Majesty will be chartered back to Norwegian Cruise Line until December 2009.[3]
[edit] Decks and facilities
[edit] As Norwegian Majesty
Only including decks accessible to passengers.
- Caribbean Deck - Outside and inside cabins
- Biscayne Deck - Hospital, outside and inside cabins
- Atlantic Deck - Nightclub, bars, shops, games arcade, library, card room, internet café, dining rooms, bistro, cafeteria, sundeck
- Majesty Deck - Casino, bar, showroom, suites, outside and inside cabins
- Promenade Deck - Sauna, gym, discothèque, outside and inside cabins, sundeck
- Viking Deck - Bridge, outside cabins, sundeck
- Norway Deck - Observation lounge, children's playroom, suites, outside cabins, sundeck, swimming pool
- Sun Deck - Buffet restaurant, outdoors cafeteria, bar, sundeck, swimming pools
- Sky Deck - Sundeck[10]
[edit] Current Cruises
The Norwegian Majesty is based in Charleston, South Carolina during the winter months and sails a variety of Caribbean itineraries. During the spring and summer months, she is based in Boston and sails 7-day cruises to Bermuda.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Asklander, Micke. M/S Royal Majesty (1992) (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ a b Newman, Doug (2008-04-15). Lloyd’s List: Three NCL Ships Nearly Sold. At Sea with Doug Newman. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ a b c d e Louis acquires Norwegian Dream and Majesty. Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd (2008-04-23). Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ a b c d e f Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz, pp. 440-441. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
- ^ a b Miller, William H. Jr. (1995). The Pictorial Encycpedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994. Mineola: Dover Publications, p. 110. ISBN 0-486-28437-X.
- ^ Malmberg, Thure; Stampehl, Marko (2007). Siljan viisi vuosikymmentä (in Finnish/English). Espoo: Frenckellin Kirjapaino Oy, pp. 153-154. ISBN 978-951-98405-7-4.
- ^ a b Boyle, Ian. Royal Majesty. Simplon Postcards. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Boyle, Ian. Majesty Cruise Line. Simplon Postcards. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Newman, Doug (2008-04-18). Seatrade: Pride of America Not Sold. At Sea with Doug Newman. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
- ^ Norwegian Majesty - deck plans. Norwegian Cruise Line. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
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