Horizon in Castries, Saint Lucia. |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Horizon 1990–2005 Island Star 2005–2009 Pacific Dream 2009–2010 Horizon 2010–present |
| Owner: | Celebrity Cruises 1990–2005 Royal Caribbean Cruises 2005–2009[1] |
| Operator: | Celebrity Cruises 1990–2005 Island Cruises 2005–2009 Pullmantur Cruises 2009–2010 CDF Croicieres de France 2011–present |
| Port of registry: | Liberia 1990–2002 Bahamas 2002–2009 Malta 2009[2] Bahamas 2009–present[3] |
| Builder: | Meyer Werft, Papenburg |
| Yard number: | 619[2] |
| Launched: | 19 November 1989[2] |
| Christened: | 11 April 1990[2] |
| Acquired: | 30 April 1990[2] |
| Identification: | ABS class no: BV reg no: Call sign: 9HYZ9 DNV ID: IMO number: 8807088 MMSI no.: 249727000 |
| Status: | Operational |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type: | Horizon class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 46,811 GT[3] 5,550 DWT |
| Length: | 208 m (682 ft) |
| Beam: | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.31 m (24.0 ft)[3] |
| Installed power: | 3 x 3300kw MAN-B&W AUX |
| Propulsion: | 2 x 5994kw MAN-B&W diesels 2 x 3996 MAN-B&W diesels |
| Speed: | 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
| Capacity: | 1828 passengers[3] |
MV Horizon is a cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and operated by Pullmantur Cruises. She was built in 1990 at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany for Celebrity Cruises as MV Horizon.[1][2]
The vessel was constructed for Celebrity Cruises, who operated the vessel as Horizon. The vessel's service with Celebrity ended in September 2005, when it was transferred to Island Cruises. The ship underwent refits over the end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006, and was operating out of Palma de Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea as Island Star in summer and from Caribbean in winter season of 2008. It advertised cruising as "relaxed, friendly, and informal".
On 6 October 2008 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), the owner of Island Star, sold their 50% interest in Island Cruises to First Choice Holidays.[4] Due to this the charter of Island Star to Island Cruises will end in April 2009 and was then reported to be transferred to the fleet of RCL's Spain-based subsidiary Pullmantur Cruises, although reports in May 2009 say that Pullmantur will not be operating the ship, instead, she will go to another Royal Caribbean company, CDF Croisières de France, although precise details of this have yet to be released.[1] In May 2009 pictures of the ship showed it in Pullmantur Cruises colors and renamed Pacific Dream, although the trademark “X” of Celebrity Cruises, while painted-over, could still be discerned.
In November 2010 it was reported that CDF Croisières de France would be replacing their ship Bleu de France with Pacific Dream, renaming her L'Horizon in 2012.[5] However, already as early as 2011, the ship was operating for Pullmantur under her original name Horizon.[6]