Celestyal Journey

Celestyal Journey
History
Name
  • Ryndam (1994–2015)
  • Pacific Aria (2015–2020)
  • Ida Pfeiffer (plan abandoned)
  • Aegean Goddess (2020–2023)
  • Celestyal Journey (2023–present)
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
Builder
Yard number5883
Launched1 November 1993
Completed9 September 1994
Maiden voyage1994
In service1994
Identification
StatusOperating
General characteristics
Class and typeStatendam-class cruise ship
Tonnage
Length219.4 m (719 ft 10 in)
Beam30.8 m (101 ft 1 in)
Draught7.71 m (25 ft 4 in)
Depth19.13 m (62 ft 9 in)
Decks13
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity1,258 passengers
Crew602
Notes[2]

Celestyal Journey is a cruise ship completed in 1994 and initially sailed for Holland America Line as Ryndam. After nine years she was transferred within the Carnival group to P&O Cruises Australia and renamed Pacific Aria. Plans that she would sail for Cruise & Maritime Voyages as Ida Pfeiffer from 2021 were abandoned, and P&O sold her instead in 2020 to Seajets, who laid her up as Aegean Goddess.[3][4][5] In 2023 she was resold to Celestyal Cruises and renamed Celestyal Journey.[6] In December 2023, the Celestyal Journey was chartered by German-based cruise line, Phoenix Reisen. The ship was then used for the first section of the company's world voyage (ending in Cape Town), which was originally intended for MS Amera, one of Phoenix Reisen's other ships, who was held up at the shipyard.

  1. ^ "News". Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Ryndam". VesselTracker. 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "CMV Reveals New Ship Names". Cruise Industry News. 24 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Iliopoulos strikes again with another Carnival cruiseship buy". TradeWinds. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. ^ Mayling, Samantha (23 March 2023). "Celestyal Journey to make debut in September". Travel Weekly. London. Retrieved 17 May 2023.