M/S Crown of Scandinavia

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M/S Crown of Scandinavia
Shipyard:	Brodogradiliste Split, Split, Croatia
Launched:	6 April 1992
Delivered:	11 June 1994
Current route:	Copenhagen — Oslo
General Characteristics
Tonnage:	35,498 Gross Register
Length:	171,5 m
Beam:	28,2 m
Draft:	6,25 m
Propulsion:	4 × Pielstick diesels 23,760 kW
Speed:	21,5 knots
Passengers:	2136
Passenger beds:	2026
Car capacity:	450
Lanemeters:	970
Ice class:	1 A Super
Sister ships:	M/S Amorella, M/S Isabella, M/S Gabriella

M/S Crown of Scandinavia is a cruiseferry operated by DFDS Seaways on a route connecting Copenhagen, Denmark to Oslo, Norway. The ship was built in 1994 by Brodogradiliste Split in Split, Croatia. She was originally ordered by Euroway and was to be called M/S Frans Kockum but never sailed under that name. The ship was also temporarily renamed M/S Thomas Mann during construction.

[edit] History

Euroway originally planned to operate two cruiseferries on a route connecting Malmo, Sweden to Travemünde, Germany. To archieve that two identical cruiseferries were ordered from Brodogradiliste Split, Croatia, to be called [[M/S Frans Suell|M/S Frans Suell] and M/S Frans Kockum. The ships were a somewhat enlarged version of M/S Amorella and M/S Isabella that the shipyard had built for SF Line in 1988 and 1989, respectively. Due to the Yugoslav wars the delivery of the first ship was delayed by nearly a year, from 1991 to 1992. Poor profitability of the route, further delays in construction of the second ship and a joint operations agreement with Silja Line made Euroway decide to cancel the order for M/S Frans Kockum.

After the order was cancelled, the ship was renamed M/S Thomas Mann and work on her was continued, but at a a more leisurely pace. In March 1994 the Thomas Mann sailed from the shipyard in Split to the Fincantieri shipyard at Trieste, Italia where finalising touches were put on her. On 2 May 1994 DFDS made a tentative agreement to purchase the ship, and bought her ten days later. The ship was finally delivered on 11 June 1994. From Trieste she sailed to Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven, Germany where stern sponsons were added to the ship for increased stability.

On 26 July the ship was renamed M/S Crown of Scandinavia and began sailing on Scandinavian Seaways (a marketing name for DFDS passenger operations) Copenhagen — Helsingborg — Oslo -service. In 1999 the company name reverted to DFDS Seaways. Sometime between 1999 and 2003 the ship's livery was slightly altered, the frames of her bridge windows (originally black) were now painted white, arguably unbalancing her profile. In January 2005 the ship was resuilt at Öresundsvarvet, Landskrona, Sweden. On 15 October 2006 the call at Helsingborg was dropped from the route in order to cut down fual and pilot expenses.

[edit] Decks

Engine room
Seaways-class cabins
Cardeck
Car platform, can be lowered hydraulically.
Seaways-class cabins
Adventure club spa, seaways-class cabins
Youth club, information deck, tax free shop, children's playroom, Bake'n Café, commodore and seaways-class cabins
Sevens Seas buffét restaurant, Latitude Café, Blue Riband restaurant, Explorer's restaurant, Navigator's Bar, Marco Polo restaurant, Red & White wine bar, Columbus night club
Heaven 11 club & discotéque commodore-class cabins
Heaven 11 club & discotéque (second floor), conference center
Commodore lounge, commodore-class cabins
Bridge