MS GNV Allegra

MS GNV Allegra
History
Name	1987–2007: Kronprins Harald 2007–2019: Oscar Wilde 2019–present: GNV Allegra
Owner	1987–1990: Jahre Line 1990–2003: Color Line 2003–2007: M/V Color Harald AS 2007–2019: Irish Ferries 2019–present: MSC
Operator	1987–1990: Jahre Line 1990–2007: Color Line 2007–2019: Irish Ferries 2019–present: GNV
Builder	Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard, Turku, Finland
Yard number	1292
Launched	31 August 1986[1]
Christened	23 March 1987[1]
Acquired	23 March 1987[1]
In service	26 March 1987[1]
Homeport	1987–1990: Sandefjord,  Norway 1990–2007: Oslo,  Norway 2007–2019: Nassau,  Bahamas 2019–present: Limassol,  Cyprus[1]
Identification	IMO number: 8506311
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Tonnage	31,122 GT 5,250 DWT
Length	166.30 m (545.60 ft)
Beam	28.41 m (93.21 ft)
Draught	6.50 m (21.33 ft)
Installed power	2 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 12ZAV40 2 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 6ZAL40 19,800 kW (combined)
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity	1,440 passengers 1,440 passenger beds 700 cars 1,220 lanemeters
General characteristics (currently)[2]
Tonnage	31,914 GT
Length	166m
Speed	21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) (service) 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) (maximum)[3]
Capacity	1,458 passengers 580 cars 1,220 lanemeters
Notes	Otherwise same as built

MS GNV Allegra is a cruiseferry owned by MSC. The ship was built by Wärtsilä Marine's Perno shipyard in Turku, Finland for Jahre Line as MS Kronprins Harald. In 1991 she passed under ownership of Color Line, for whom she sailed until sold to Irish Ferries in 2007. She was sold by Irish Ferries to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in 2019 and renamed GNV Allegra for service in the fleet of MSC subsidiary Grandi Navi Veloci.^[4][5]