Calypso (cruise ship)

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See Calypso (ship) for Cousteau's ship. See Calypso for Calypso disambig list.

Calypso is a cruise liner owned by Louis Cruise Lines. [1]

[edit] Specifications

Built: 1967 (original name: Canguro Verde)
Shipyard: Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
Gross register tons: 11,162
Length: 135 m
Width: 19.2 m
Depth: 6.30 m
Drive: diesel, 9000 KW
Cruising speed: 16 knots
Deck: 8 passenger decks for maximum 740 passengers in 243 cabins
It had a general overhaul in 1999
Facilities for passengers: 5 bars, bistro, disco, casino, library, swimming pool, fitness center, sauna, massage room, fashion shops. Cabin electricity supply 110 volts.

[edit] Incidents

On Saturday 6 May 2006 at 4am its starboard engine caught fire while it was carrying 708 people 16 miles off Eastbourne sailing from Tilbury to St Peter Port on Guernsey. Its crew put the fire out. Its passengers sat in its lifeboats but the boats were not launched. [2]