MS Thomson Celebration

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named MS Noordam.

Thomson Celebration
Thomson Celebration at Alanya, Turkey
History
Name
  • 1984–2005: Noordam
  • 2005–2017: Thomson Celebration
  • 2017–2020: Marella Celebration
  • 2020–2022: Mare
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderChantiers de l'Atlantique
Yard numberX27[1]
Launched21 May 1983[1]
Sponsored byBeatrijs van De Wallbake[2]
Completed1984
In service8 April 1984
Out of service2020
Identification
FateScrapped in 2022
General characteristics
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage
Length214.66 m (704 ft 3 in)[4]
Beam27.26 m (89 ft 5 in)[4]
Draught7.50 m (24 ft 7 in)[1]
Decks9
Installed power
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[4] (other sources claim 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph))[1]
Capacity1,254 passengers[4] (1,350 maximum)[6]
Crew520[4]

MS Thomson Celebration was a cruise ship owned by TUI UK, and last operated by their United Kingdom-based Marella Cruises. She was built in 1984 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France for Holland America Line (HAL) as MS Noordam. On 29 April 2020, Marella announced that the ship would be retired from the fleet and sold for scrap.[7] The ship beached for scrap in Aliaga, Turkey in 2022.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Fakta om Fartyg: MS Noordam (1984) (in Swedish), retrieved 8 December 2007.
  2. ^ Ward, Douglas (1995). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Oxford: Berlitz. ISBN 2-8315-1327-8.
  3. ^ a b Faergelejet – Noordam (in Danish), retrieved 20 May 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Thomson Cruises – Vital statistics for Thomson Celebration, retrieved 20 May 2010.
  5. ^ fleet online, GL-Reg-No : 142168 - IMO-No : 8027298
  6. ^ Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 615–616. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
  7. ^ "Marella to Retire Celebration". 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.