MS Bahamas Celebration

Bahamas Celebration as Prinsesse Ragnhild.
History
Name
  • 1981–2008: MS Prinsesse Ragnhild
  • 2008–2015: MS Bahamas Celebration
  • 2015: MS Celebration
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderHDW, Kiel, West Germany
Yard number164[1]
Laid down29 February 1980[3]
Launched31 July 1980[3]
Completed30 January 1982[3]
Maiden voyage1981
In service1981[1]
Out of service31 October 2014[4]
IdentificationIMO number: 7904891[1]
FateScrapped in Alang, India, 2015
General characteristics (as built, 1980)[1]
TypeCruiseferry
Tonnage
Length170 m (557 ft 9 in)
Beam24 m (78 ft 9 in)
Draught5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)
Ice class1B 0
Installed power
Propulsion2 controllable pitch propellers
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity
  • 892 passengers
  • 892 passenger berths
  • 603 cars
General characteristics (as rebuilt, 1992)[3]
Tonnage
Length205.25 m (673 ft 5 in)
Beam24 m (78 ft 9 in)
Draught6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Depth13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Ice class1B
Installed power
  • 4 × Stork-Wärtsilä 9FEDH240 diesels
  • 2 × Stork-Wärtsilä 9FEDH240G
  • 36,356 kW (combined)
PropulsionTwo controllable pitch propellers
Capacity
  • 1,900 passengers
  • 1,875 passenger berths
  • 700 cars
NotesOtherwise the same as built

MS Bahamas Celebration was a midsize cruise ship formerly operated by Celebration Cruise Line. Between March 2009 and October 2014, she operated two- and three-day cruises from Port Everglades to the Bahamas.[5] In March 2010 she started operating two-day cruises from the Port of Palm Beach.[6]

The ship was built in 1981 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in Kiel, Germany, as MS Prinsesse Ragnhild for Jahre Line. In 1990 she was transferred to Color Line. In 1992 she was extensively rebuilt at Astilleros Españoles in Cadiz, Spain. She was withdrawn from service with Color Line on 6 May 2008.[1] She was irreparably damaged after a collision with a submerged object on 31 October 2014 and replaced by the MS Grand Celebration.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Asklander, Micke. "M/S Prinsesse Ragnhild (1981)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Celebration Cruise Line". Celebration Cruise Line. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Bahamas Celebration (12433)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Port of Palm Beach to get new cruise ship in February".
  5. ^ "Eyewitness Everglades". Maritime Matters. 28 February 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  6. ^ Paul Quinlan (22 January 2010). "Cruise ship to move to Port of Palm Beach, offer sails to Bahamas". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 22 January 2010.