MV Explorer (2001)

MV Explorer departing Southampton, June 2013.
Career
Name: 2004 - 2014: Explorer
2015 - onwards: MV Celestyal Odyssey
Operator: 2004 - 2014: V.Ships
2015 - onwards: Celestyal Cruises
Port of registry: 2001–2004  Greece
2004–2014  Bahamas
2015–Present  Malta
Builder: Blohm + Voss, Hamburg, Germany
Yard number: 962
Identification: IMO number: 9183518
MMSI number: 311705000
Call sign: C6TN4
Status: in active service, as of 2015
Notes: Originally named Olympia Explorer (2001–2004)
General characteristics
Type:Cruise ship
Tonnage:24,318 GT[1]
Length:180 metres (590 ft)[2]
Beam:25 metres (82 ft)[2] or 84 feet (26 m)[3]
Draft:24 feet (7.3 m)[3]
Decks:7 total, 6 passenger[3]
Propulsion:4 x Wartsila 9L46C, 45360 bhp (11340 bhp per engine) = 37800 KW (9450 KW per engine) http://myship.com/imo/9183518/EXPLORER
Speed:28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)[3]
Capacity:836 passengers[3]

MV Celestyal Odyssey is a Malta-registered passenger ship. The ship was built in Germany in 2001 by Blohm + Voss and originally named Olympia Explorer. MV Explorer and used by the Semester at Sea program until 2014.
From 2015 under the flag of Malta, the ship was owned and operated by the cyprus-based company Celestyal Cruises..[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Explorer (9183518)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-Jan-28. (registration required (help)). Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vessel's Details". Explorer.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "ABOARD THE MV EXPLORER".
  4. ↑ "Aboard the MV Explorer". Semester at Sea. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Explorer". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ship Management". Semester at Sea. Retrieved February 10, 2012.

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