Aegean Paradise is a cruise ship operated by Singapore tour operator Universal Shipmanagement pte ltd . She was built in 1990 in Japan as three-stars-plus ship[3] for Japan Cruise Line as Orient Venus which was used mainly on Japanese market.
The ship was sold to First Cruise Line and renamed Cruise One[4] in September 2005.[1] The ship was rebuilt from October 2015 until April 2017 at the Hellenic Shipyards of Perama in Greece, to a four-star ship. In April 2007, the ship was chartered to Delphin Kreuzfahrten and renamed Delphin Voyager.[4] During the renovation in Greece, she was significantly modified from original.[4]
Due to the insolvency of Delphin Kreuzfahrten in October 2010, ship was not returned. The owner of the ship, took First Cruise One Corp., the daughter of Greek company Restis Group, the ship returned to Greece, where it was at Perama on roadstead, before it was chartered for next few months in China in 2011. From January 2011 ship was chartered by Chinese investor group Hainan Cruises Enterprises under name Hainan Empress which was ended in May 2011. The ship was chartered to Quail/Happy Cruises under name Happy Dolphin. Since the bankruptcy of Quail in 2011, Happy Dolphin has been laid up in Piraeus. She has been chartered for the 2012 summer season to a Turkish tour operator Etstur and was renamed to Aegean Paradise. She cruised from İzmir and was cruised 2, 3 and 4 nights to the Greek Islands for the first time. At the end of August she will be deployed to Istanbul where she will do 3, 5, 6 and 7-night cruises to the Greek Islands and to the Black Sea. The season will end at 28 September when the ship arrives to Istanbul.
On 24 July 2015, the ship was sold to Kingston Maritime, a wholly owned subsidiary of New Century Maritime, for US$22.89 million. Aegean Paradise was delivered to Kingston Maritime at ST Marine Shipyard in Singapore. After refurnishing at the shipyard, the ship will join 2 other casino ships owned by the same company. She will be operating as a casino cruise ship off the Indonesian island of Batam. New Century Maritime is indirectly owned by New Century Group of Hong Kong. She was wrongly reported to have been sold on 5 December 2015 to Diamond Cruise by China Cruise and Yacht Industry News. She is in fact been refurnished in a Singapore shipyard and is scheduled to commence operation as a casino cruise ship off the indonesian island of Batam on 8 January 2016. Due to engine problems, her launch on 8 January 2016 was delayed. She finally started operation on 12 Jan and is now anchored between Batam and Johore as a casino cruise ship catering mainly to Singapore punters.
Technical data and statisticsEdit
The ship is of two 4-Stroke-12 cylinder Diesel engines by Pielstick with a propulsion of 6.568 kW. These engines uses two controllable-pitch propellers. The ship reaches with a speed to 20 knots.[5]
For the current supply, three Diesel generators achieves 1.600 kW (Apparent power: 2.000 kVA) as well as emergency generator which achieves 210 kW (Apparent power: 263 kVA) for the order.
The ship has eight passenger decks.[5] Up to 650 passengers are accommodated in 326 cabins.[5]
ReferencesEdit
^ abc(in Swedish) Fakta om Fartyg: M/S Orient Venus (1990), Retrieved 10 November 2013
^ abcShip Profiles, Delphin Voyager 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^ abcCruise anlayışını değiştirecek yepyeni bir seçenek (in Turkish)
External linksEdit
Media related to IMO 8902333 at Wikimedia Commons
Professional photographs from shipspotting.com
August 31, 2023
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Aegean Paradise is a cruise ship operated by Singapore tour operator Universal Shipmanagement pte ltd She was built in 1990 in Japan as three stars plus ship 3 for Japan Cruise Line as Orient Venus which was used mainly on Japanese market Aegean Paradise at Rhodes Greece on 3 June 2013HistoryName1990 2005 Orient Venus 2005 2007 Cruise One 2007 2010 Delphin Voyager 2011 Hainan Empress 2011 2012 Happy Dolphin 2012 onwards Aegean ParadiseOwner1990 2005 Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co Ltd 2005 2011 First Cruise One Corp 2011 July 2015 Hainan Cruises Enterprises Ltd July 2015 onwards New Century MaritimeOperator1990 2005 Japan Cruise Line 2005 2007 First Cruise Line 2007 2011 Delphin Kreuzfahrten 2011 2011 Hainan Cruise Line 2011 2011 Quail Travel Group 2012 2015 Etstur July 2015 onwards New Century Cruise LinePort of registry1990 2005 Osaka Japan 2005 2012 Nassau Bahamas 2012 onwards Panama PanamaBuilderIshikawajima Harima Heavy Industries Co Tokyo JapanYard number2987Launched26 January 1990 1 Completed1990Acquired8 July 1990 1 IdentificationCall sign C6UU6 IMO number 8902333 MMSI number 309877000StatusIn serviceGeneral characteristicsTypeCruise shipTonnage23 287 GT 2 Length174 m 570 ft 10 in 2 Beam24 m 78 ft 9 in 2 Draught6 52 m 21 ft 5 in 2 Decks8Installed power2 x 12 cyl four stroke single acting Pielstick diesel engines type 12PC2 6V 2 Propulsion2 x Controllable pitch propellers 2 Speed22 knots 41 km h 25 mph 2 Capacity650 passengers in 324 cabinsThe ship was sold to First Cruise Line and renamed Cruise One 4 in September 2005 1 The ship was rebuilt from October 2015 until April 2017 at the Hellenic Shipyards of Perama in Greece to a four star ship In April 2007 the ship was chartered to Delphin Kreuzfahrten and renamed Delphin Voyager 4 During the renovation in Greece she was significantly modified from original 4 Delphin Voyager in Trondheim in May 2010Due to the insolvency of Delphin Kreuzfahrten in October 2010 ship was not returned The owner of the ship took First Cruise One Corp the daughter of Greek company Restis Group the ship returned to Greece where it was at Perama on roadstead before it was chartered for next few months in China in 2011 From January 2011 ship was chartered by Chinese investor group Hainan Cruises Enterprises under name Hainan Empress which was ended in May 2011 The ship was chartered to Quail Happy Cruises under name Happy Dolphin Since the bankruptcy of Quail in 2011 Happy Dolphin has been laid up in Piraeus She has been chartered for the 2012 summer season to a Turkish tour operator Etstur and was renamed to Aegean Paradise She cruised from Izmir and was cruised 2 3 and 4 nights to the Greek Islands for the first time At the end of August she will be deployed to Istanbul where she will do 3 5 6 and 7 night cruises to the Greek Islands and to the Black Sea The season will end at 28 September when the ship arrives to Istanbul On 24 July 2015 the ship was sold to Kingston Maritime a wholly owned subsidiary of New Century Maritime for US 22 89 million Aegean Paradise was delivered to Kingston Maritime at ST Marine Shipyard in Singapore After refurnishing at the shipyard the ship will join 2 other casino ships owned by the same company She will be operating as a casino cruise ship off the Indonesian island of Batam New Century Maritime is indirectly owned by New Century Group of Hong Kong She was wrongly reported to have been sold on 5 December 2015 to Diamond Cruise by China Cruise and Yacht Industry News She is in fact been refurnished in a Singapore shipyard and is scheduled to commence operation as a casino cruise ship off the indonesian island of Batam on 8 January 2016 Due to engine problems her launch on 8 January 2016 was delayed She finally started operation on 12 Jan and is now anchored between Batam and Johore as a casino cruise ship catering mainly to Singapore punters Technical data and statistics EditThe ship is of two 4 Stroke 12 cylinder Diesel engines by Pielstick with a propulsion of 6 568 kW These engines uses two controllable pitch propellers The ship reaches with a speed to 20 knots 5 For the current supply three Diesel generators achieves 1 600 kW Apparent power 2 000 kVA as well as emergency generator which achieves 210 kW Apparent power 263 kVA for the order The ship has eight passenger decks 5 Up to 650 passengers are accommodated in 326 cabins 5 References Edit a b c in Swedish Fakta om Fartyg M S Orient Venus 1990 Retrieved 10 November 2013 a b c d e f g Veristar 09053S Japanese cruise ships Archived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine a b c Ship Profiles Delphin Voyager Archived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine a b c Cruise anlayisini degistirecek yepyeni bir secenek in Turkish External links Edit Media related to IMO 8902333 at Wikimedia Commons Professional photographs from shipspotting com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aegean Paradise amp oldid 1085943948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
