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[1]
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[2]
Length	163.30 m (536 ft)[3]
Beam	22.80 m (75 ft)[3]
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	760 (normal) 1,027 (maximum)[citation needed]
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).^[4]