MS Island Escape

Viking Serenade in San Diego
History
Name	1982–1985: Scandinavia 1985–1990: Stardancer 1990–2002: Viking Serenade 2002–2015: Island Escape[1] 2015–2017: Ocean Gala 2017–2018: Ocean Gala 1
Owner	1982–1985: DFDS 1985–1987: Sundance Cruises 1987–1988: Admiral Cruises 1988–1990: Royal Admiral Cruises 1990–2002: Wilh. Wilhelmsen 2002–2015: Island Cruises 2015–2017: Cruise Holdings Inc[1]
Operator	1982–1983: Scandinavian World Cruises 1983–1985: DFDS Seaways 1985–1987: Sundance Cruises 1987–1988: Admiral Cruises 1988–1990: Royal Admiral Cruises 1990–2002: Royal Caribbean International 2002–2009: Island Cruises[1] 2009–2015: Thomson Cruises[2] 2015–2017: US Shipmanagers
Port of registry	1982–1991: Nassau,  Bahamas 1991–2002: Monrovia,  Liberia 2002–2018: Nassau,  Bahamas[1] 2018:  Togo
Builder	Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes, France[1]
Cost	$100 million[3]
Yard number	164[1]
Laid down	April 6, 1981[1]
Launched	October 16, 1981[1]
Christened	September 28, 1982[1]
Completed	1982
Acquired	August 20, 1982[1]
Maiden voyage	1982
In service	October 2, 1982[1]-2015
Identification	Call sign: C6SK4 IMO number: 8002597 MMSI number: 311368000
Fate	Scrapped at Alang, India in April 2018
General characteristics (as built, 1981)[1]
Type	cruiseferry
Tonnage	26,747 GT 4,294 DWT
Length	185.25 m (607 ft 9 in)
Beam	27.01 m (88 ft 7 in)
Draught	6.80 m (22 ft 4 in)
Decks	10
Installed power	2 × B&W 9L55GFCA diesels combined 19,850 kW
Propulsion	Twin propellers[3]
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Capacity	1,606 passengers 1,606 passenger berths 530 cars 51 trailers
General characteristics (as of 2009)[3]
Type	cruise ship
Tonnage	40,171 GT[6]
Length	623 ft (190 m)[5]
Draught	7.20 m (23 ft 7 in)
Decks	9 (passenger accessible)[4]
Capacity	1,544 passengers (lower berths)[4] 1,740 passengers (all berths)[5] 768 cabins[4]
Crew	540[4]
Notes	Car and trailer space converted into cabin space[1]

MS Island Escape was a cruise ship originally built as the cruiseferry MS Scandinavia in 1981.

In 1985 she was renamed MS Stardancer and in 1990 MS Viking Serenade before being converted to a cruise ship in 1991. She became MS Island Escape in 2002 being renamed once more as MS Ocean Gala in 2015. She was finally renamed MS Ocean Gala 1 before being scrapped in 2018.