Spirit of London (ship)
Spirit of London being launched in 1972. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Norway | |
| Name | Seaward |
| Owner | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Ordered | Klosters Rederi A/S |
| Builder | Cantiere navale di Riva Trigoso |
| Yard number | 290 |
| Laid down | 1970 |
| Acquired | Never |
| Identification | IMO number: 7211517 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Spirit of London |
| Owner | P&O Passenger Division |
| Port of registry | London, United Kingdom |
| Launched | 11 May 1972 |
| Completed | 11 October 1972 |
| Acquired | 30 March 1971 |
| Maiden voyage | 11 November 1972 |
| Fate | Transferred to Princess Cruises 1974 |
| Notes | First diesel powered P&O's liner |
| Name | Sun Princess |
| Owner | Princess Cruises |
| Port of registry | London, United Kingdom |
| Acquired | 1974 |
| Fate | Sold to Noel Shipping Ltd./Premier Cruises 1988 |
| Name | Starship Majestic |
| Owner | Premier Cruises |
| Route | Port Canaveral to Bahamas |
| Acquired | 22 September 1988 |
| Fate | Chartered to CTC Lines 1994. 19 December 1996, Premier Cruises sold vessel to Bowyers Maritime Corporation. |
| Notes | Renamed Majestic, followed by $6 million refit in Lloyd Werft shipyard, later renamed Starship Majestic Also operated as a Disney Cruise during this time. |
| Name | Southern Cross |
| Owner | CTC Lines |
| Port of registry | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Acquired | July 1995 |
| Identification | Call sign: C6HK9 |
| Fate | Sold to Festival Cruises 1998 |
| Notes | In February 1995, the ship sailed from the Caribbean to Birkenhead in order to be refitted by Coast Line. |
| Owner | Bowyers Maritime Corporation |
| Acquired | 1996 |
| Fate | Reported sold on 15 January 1997 to Festival Cruises for $25 million. |
| Name | Flamenco |
| Owner | Festival Cruises |
| Acquired | 1997 |
| Fate | Sold to Cruise Elysia 2004 for $12.25 million |
| Notes | $9 million 45 day refit to meet the Festival standard. |
| Name | New Flamenco |
| Owner | Cruise Elysia |
| Acquired | 2004 |
| Fate | Sold to Club Cruise 2008 for £26 million |
| Panama | |
| Name | Flamenco I |
| Owner | Club Cruise |
| Port of registry | Panama City, Panama |
| Acquired | 2008 |
| Fate | Sold at auction 2010 for $3.4 million |
| Notes | Callsign : 3EAO9 |
| Sierra Leone | |
| Name | Ocean Dream |
| Owner | Runfeng Ocean Deluxe Cruises |
| Route | Haikou, China to Halong Bay, Vietnam |
| Acquired | 2012 Sold by EASTIME CRUISE CO. LTD. |
| Notes | Call Sign: 9LY2427 |
| Togo | |
| Name | MV Ocean Dream |
| Owner | Ocean Dream Cruise (Thailand) Co. Ltd. |
| Route | Pattaya, Koh kong, Sihanoukville |
| Acquired | 2013 |
| Notes | Call Sign: 5VBW6 |
| Panama | |
| Name | MV Ocean Dream |
| Owner | Shanghai Eastime Ship Management |
| Acquired | March 2014 |
| Fate | Sank off the coast of Laem Chebang Port in Thailand on 27 February 2016 and scrapped in situ |
| Notes | Call Sign: 5VBW6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 17,042 GRT |
| Length | 163.30 m (536 ft) |
| Beam | 22.80 m (75 ft) |
| Draught | 7.0 m (23 ft) |
| Decks | 8 |
| Installed power | 4 × FIAT diesel engines |
| Speed | 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 390 |
Spirit of London was an Italian built cruise ship put into service in 1972. In January 2012, Runfeng Ocean Deluxe Cruises (Chinese: 香港润峰豪华邮轮公司) took over as operator, renaming the ship Ocean Dream (Chinese: 海洋之梦; pinyin: hǎiyángzhīmèng).