MS Regatta

Regatta in Fremantle, Australia, January 2018
History
Name	1998–2002: R Two 2002–2003: Insignia 2003—present: Regatta[1][2]
Owner	1998–2001: Renaissance Cruises 2001–2003: Cruiseinvest[1] 2003 onwards: Oceania Cruises
Operator	1998–2001: Renaissance Cruises 2001–2002: laid up 2002–2003: Oceania Cruises 2003: TMR 2003—present: Oceania Cruises[1][2]
Port of registry	1998–2001: Monrovia,  Liberia 2001—present: Majuro,  Marshall Islands[1]
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France
Cost	£150 million[3]
Yard number	I31[1]
Acquired	November 1998[1]
In service	1998[1]
Identification	Call sign: V7DM3 IMO number: 9156474 MMSI number: 538001664
Status	In service
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	R-class cruise ship (as built) Regatta-class cruise ship (currently)
Tonnage	30,277 GT[4] 2,700 DWT
Length	180.96 m (593 ft 8 in)
Beam	25.46 m (83 ft 6 in)
Draught	5.95 m (19 ft 6 in)
Decks	9 (passenger accessible)[3]
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä 12V32 13,500 kW (18,100 hp) (combined)
Propulsion	2 propellers[3]
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	684 passengers (lower berths) 824 passengers (all berths)[3]
Crew	386[3]

MS Regatta was built for Renaissance Cruises as an R-class cruise ship, she is owned and operated by Oceania Cruises where she is part of their Regatta class.^[3] She was built in 1998 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France, for Renaissance Cruises as R Two. Between 2002 and 2003 she sailed as Insignia before receiving her current name.^[1]