MS Christian IV

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M/S Christian IV in Kristiansand harbour.
M/S Christian IV in Kristiansand harbour.

M/S Christian IV is a cruiseferry built in 1982 by AG Weser Seebeckswerft, Bremerhaven for Olau Line as M/S Olau Britannia. It currently sails for Color Line on the route Kristiansand — Hirtshals.

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[edit] History

The Olau Britannia was delivered as the younger sister of M/S Olau Hollandia on May 5, 1982. Two days later she was christened by Princess Margaret in Sherness and placed on the route Sherness (United Kingdom) — Vlissingen (Netherlands). In August 1984 the ship collided with the freighter M/S Mont Louis in the English channel. Olau Line orderedlarger replacements for the Olau Hollandia and Olau Britannia in the late 1980s (confusingly the replacements were also called M/S Olau Hollandia and M/S Olau Britannia). In preparation for delivery of the second Olau Britannia, the first Olau Britannia was sold to Nordström & Thulin, Sweden on October 4, 1989, to be delivered in 1990. However, already on October 11 Nordström & Thulin resold the ship to Fred. Olsen Lines.

In May 1990 the ship was delivered to her new owners and renamed M/S Bayard. After rebuilding at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany, the Bayard was set in on Kristiansand — Hirtshals route in June 1990. For the winter season she was transferred to Oslo — Hirtshals service. Fred. Olsen sold it's Scandinavian ferry operations to Color Line in December 1990, and in January 1991 the Bayard was renamed M/S Christian IV. The ship was kept on the Oslo — Hirtshals service until April 1994, when she returned to the Kristiansand — Hirtshals route. In March 1995 the ship temporarily sailed on the Moss — Kiel route, after which she reverted back to her older route. The ship was rebuilt in 1999 at Fredericia Værft in Denmark, with additional restaurants and better conference facilities. She was rebuilt again in 2005, this time at Remontowa, Gdansk, Poland.

[edit] Onboard

[edit] Restaurants & Cafés

  • Fairytale Buffét Restaurant
  • Captains Grill - a la carte restaurant
  • Trattoria Riviera
  • Seaside Café

[edit] Activities

  • Color Land

[edit] Bars, Nightclubs & Entertainment

  • Colorama Bar with sports corner
  • Irish Corner Pub

[edit] Shopping

  • Taxfree Supermarked
  • Color Shop
  • Perfume Shop

[edit] Conference

  • Color Conference Center

[edit] Main Particulars

  • Built: 1982 (A.G.Weser Seebeck Werft, Bremen, Germany)
  • Length over all: 153,4 m
  • Breadth: 5,8m
  • Tonnage: 21699 GT
  • Register: NOR
  • Class: Det Norske Veritas
  • Max Speed: 19 knots
  • Machines: 20800 HK
  • Passengers: 1860
  • Cabins: 302
  • Cars: 480
  • Trailers, lanemeter: 700
  • Home Port: Kristiansand
  • Sister ship: M/S Nordlandia

[edit] See also

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