La Belle Des Oceans is a small, yacht-type cruise ship operated by CroisiEurope. She has previously been operated by a number of cruise lines under different names, the most recent of which was Silver Discoverer.[4]
Silver Discoverer former Clipper Odyssey docked at Trondheim, Norway, on 21 June 2012.
The ship has a gross tonnage of 5,218, is 338 feet long and 51 feet wide. She is for destination-intensive cruising and does not have many amenities like larger ships.
All the cabins are outside and the ship has a small selection of balcony rooms and has one suite. She can accommodate up to 120 passengers[5] in five categories.
The facilities on board include a jogging track, a swimming pool; a gym and beauty salon; a restaurant and pool grill; a lecture room for in-depth stories and briefings about the destinations and a panoramic lounge. Silver Discoverer is also equipped with 12 Zodiac boats and a glass-bottom boat for exploration of marine life. She used to have a decompression chamber for divers, but it is no longer in use.
Service historyedit
The ship was built in 1989 for the Japanese market as Oceanic Grace, before being bought by Indonesia's Spice Islands Cruises which renamed her Oceanic Odyssey. In 1999, she was bought by St Louis-based Clipper Cruise Line, and renamed Clipper Odyssey.[5] She was then sold in 2007 to International Shipping Partners.[6]
On 10 September 2013, it was announced that the vessel had been purchased by Silversea Cruises.[7] She entered service for Silversea on 1 March 2014, after being rechristened in Singapore by Elda Turco Bulgherini.[8] The following month, she commenced a program of short cruises along the Kimberley coastline between Broome and Darwin, Australia.[9]
As Silver Discoverer, she is deployed in remote regions of the world including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, the Russian Far East, Southeast Asia, New Zealand and Australia, including the Kimberley. The Silversea Expeditions onboard team consists of 11 experts, from expedition leaders, divemasters and marine biologists to historians, geologists and naturalists.
In 2019, Silver Discoverer left the Silversea Expeditions fleet. The vessel's owners, Florida-based SunStone Ships, subsequently announced it had been sold to the French cruise company, CroisiEurope, and will sail under the name La Belle Des Oceans.[10]
Incidentsedit
In July 2002, the ship ran aground on St. Matthew Island in the Bering Sea but was not damaged.[11] In August 2004, the ship ran aground in the Aleutian Islands near Dutch Harbor and the passengers and crew had to be evacuated.[12] The ship was seriously damaged and 5000 gallons of fuel leaked from the vessel.[13] She returned to service two months later.[11]
Referencesedit
^"Clipper Odyssey". shipspotting.com. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^"CroisiEurope boosts fleet with SunStone Ships' vessel". Riviera Maritime Media. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
^"CroisiEurope Acquires Silver Discoverer". Cruise Industry News. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
^ abSlater, Shirley; Basch, Harry (19 September 1999). "Former Lines and Old Ships Are Rising Again". Los Angeles Times.
^Jerry Brown; Fran Wenograd Golden (10 January 2008). Frommer's Alaska Cruises & Ports of Call 2008. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 2–. ISBN978-0-470-16907-0. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
^Macmillan, Sally (13 April 2014). "The Cruise Director: Silversea's Silver Discoverer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
^Prior, Neale (28 April 2014). "Discover the Kimberley coast". The West Australian. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
^"SunStone sells Silver Discoverer to CroisiEurope, puts Sea Spirit on market".
^ abRoss A. Klein (1 October 2005). Cruise ship squeeze: the new pirates of the seven seas. New Society Publishers. p. 234. ISBN978-0-86571-522-6. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
^"Cruise ship runs aground in Alaska". CBC News. 2 August 2004.
^"Ocala Star-Banner - Google News Archive Search".
External linksedit
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La Belle Des Oceans is a small yacht type cruise ship operated by CroisiEurope She has previously been operated by a number of cruise lines under different names the most recent of which was Silver Discoverer 4 Silver Discoverer former Clipper Odyssey docked at Trondheim Norway on 21 June 2012 History Name1989 1997 Oceanic Grace 1997 1999 Oceanic Odyssey 1999 2013 Clipper Odyssey 2013 2019 Silver Discoverer 2019 La Belle Des Oceans Owner1999 2007 Clipper Cruise Line 2007 2014 International Shipping Partners 1 2014 2019 SunStone Ships 2 2019 CroisiEurope Operator1999 2007 Clipper Cruise Line 2007 2014 International Shipping Partners 2014 2019 Silversea Cruises 2019 CroisiEurope Port of registry1989 2019 Nassau Bahamas 2019 onwards Brussels Belgium BuilderNKK Tsu Works Tsu Japan Yard number112 Laid down22 August 1988 Launched31 October 1988 CompletedApril 1989 IdentificationCall sign ONKI IMO number 8800195 MMSI number 205788000 StatusIn service General characteristics Tonnage5 218 GT Length102 97 m 337 8 ft 3 Beam15 42 m 50 6 ft Draught4 13 m 13 5 ft Capacity128 passengers Contents 1 Architecture and equipment 2 Service history 3 Incidents 4 References 5 External linksArchitecture and equipment editThe ship has a gross tonnage of 5 218 is 338 feet long and 51 feet wide She is for destination intensive cruising and does not have many amenities like larger ships All the cabins are outside and the ship has a small selection of balcony rooms and has one suite She can accommodate up to 120 passengers 5 in five categories The facilities on board include a jogging track a swimming pool a gym and beauty salon a restaurant and pool grill a lecture room for in depth stories and briefings about the destinations and a panoramic lounge Silver Discoverer is also equipped with 12 Zodiac boats and a glass bottom boat for exploration of marine life She used to have a decompression chamber for divers but it is no longer in use Service history editThe ship was built in 1989 for the Japanese market as Oceanic Grace before being bought by Indonesia s Spice Islands Cruises which renamed her Oceanic Odyssey In 1999 she was bought by St Louis based Clipper Cruise Line and renamed Clipper Odyssey 5 She was then sold in 2007 to International Shipping Partners 6 On 10 September 2013 it was announced that the vessel had been purchased by Silversea Cruises 7 She entered service for Silversea on 1 March 2014 after being rechristened in Singapore by Elda Turco Bulgherini 8 The following month she commenced a program of short cruises along the Kimberley coastline between Broome and Darwin Australia 9 As Silver Discoverer she is deployed in remote regions of the world including Micronesia Melanesia Polynesia the Russian Far East Southeast Asia New Zealand and Australia including the Kimberley The Silversea Expeditions onboard team consists of 11 experts from expedition leaders divemasters and marine biologists to historians geologists and naturalists In 2019 Silver Discoverer left the Silversea Expeditions fleet The vessel s owners Florida based SunStone Ships subsequently announced it had been sold to the French cruise company CroisiEurope and will sail under the name La Belle Des Oceans 10 Incidents editIn July 2002 the ship ran aground on St Matthew Island in the Bering Sea but was not damaged 11 In August 2004 the ship ran aground in the Aleutian Islands near Dutch Harbor and the passengers and crew had to be evacuated 12 The ship was seriously damaged and 5000 gallons of fuel leaked from the vessel 13 She returned to service two months later 11 References edit Clipper Odyssey shipspotting com Retrieved 26 April 2012 CroisiEurope boosts fleet with SunStone Ships vessel Riviera Maritime Media Retrieved 2 November 2019 Fakta om fartyg in Swedish CroisiEurope Acquires Silver Discoverer Cruise Industry News 14 May 2019 Retrieved 2 November 2019 a b Slater Shirley Basch Harry 19 September 1999 Former Lines and Old Ships Are Rising Again Los Angeles Times Jerry Brown Fran Wenograd Golden 10 January 2008 Frommer s Alaska Cruises amp Ports of Call 2008 John Wiley amp Sons pp 2 ISBN 978 0 470 16907 0 Retrieved 11 February 2012 http www seatrade insider com news news headlines global launch of silverseas third expedition ship in sydney html permanent dead link Macmillan Sally 13 April 2014 The Cruise Director Silversea s Silver Discoverer The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 4 May 2014 Prior Neale 28 April 2014 Discover the Kimberley coast The West Australian Retrieved 15 May 2014 SunStone sells Silver Discoverer to CroisiEurope puts Sea Spirit on market a b Ross A Klein 1 October 2005 Cruise ship squeeze the new pirates of the seven seas New Society Publishers p 234 ISBN 978 0 86571 522 6 Retrieved 11 February 2012 Cruise ship runs aground in Alaska CBC News 2 August 2004 Ocala Star Banner Google News Archive Search External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 8800195 Photos from shipspotting com Silver Discoverer 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