MS Crown Iris

"MS Birka Queen" redirects here. For the other cruise ship with the same name, see MS Birka Queen (1992).

Crown Iris in Rhodes
History
Name
  • Royal Majesty (1992–1997)
  • Norwegian Majesty (1997–2009)
  • Louis Majesty (2009–2012)
  • Thomson Majesty (2012–2017)
  • Majesty (2017–2018)
  • Princess Iris (2018–2018)
  • Crown Iris (2018 – present)
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderKvaerner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland
Cost$229 million[4]
Yard number1312[1]
Launched15 November 1991[1]
Christened29 July 1992[1]
Completed1992
Acquired2 July 1992[1]
Maiden voyage7 July 1992[1]
In service1992
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics (as built)[1]
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage
Length173.50 m (569 ft 3 in)
Beam27.60 m (90 ft 7 in)
Draft6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)
Ice class1 A Super
Installed power
PropulsionTwo controllable pitch propellers[5]
Speed20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph)
Capacity1,056 passengers (1,256 maximum[7]
General characteristics (after 1999 refit)[5]
Tonnage
Length207.1 m (679 ft)
Beam
  • 27.60 m (90 ft 7 in) (moulded)
  • 32.3 m (106 ft 0 in) (max)
Draft6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)
Depth14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Decks9 (passenger accessible)[4]
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[citation needed]
Capacity1,460 passengers (1,970 maximum)[4]
Crew620[4]
NotesOtherwise the same as built

MS Crown Iris is a cruise ship owned by the Israeli cruise line Mano Maritime since 2018. 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 as MS Norwegian Majesty and lengthened by 33.76 m (110 ft 9 in) at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany.[1] She was sold to Louis Cruises as MS Louis Majesty from 2008 to 2012 when she was chartered to Thomson Cruises as MS Thomson Majesty before being returned to Louis Cruises/Celestyal Cruises, as the Majesty. In 2018 the ship was sold to Mano Maritime.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Asklander, Micke. "M/S Royal Majesty (1992)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  2. ^ Newman, Doug (15 April 2008). "Lloyd's List: Three NCL Ships Nearly Sold". At Sea with Doug Newman. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Louis acquires Norwegian Dream and Majesty". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. 23 April 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  4. ^ a b c d Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 440–441. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
  5. ^ a b "Thomson Majesty (16244)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Maritime Reporter Magazine September 1992, p. 40".
  7. ^ Miller, William H. Jr. (1995). The Pictorial Encycpedia of Ocean Liners, 1860–1994. Mineola: Dover Publications. p. 110. ISBN 0-486-28137-X.