Mv Albatros

ex Royal Viking Sea, Royal Odyssey, Norwegian Star, Norwegian Star I , Crown

Technical Data

Length

177.70m (overall) (1971), 205.46m (1981)

Breadth of hull

25.20m (extreme) (1971), 27.00m (1981)

Draught

7.30m (maximum)

Tonnage

20,018 gross (1971), 21,848 (1981), 28,018 (1983), 5,660 deadweight (1971), 3,594 (1981), 5,660 (1983)

Four 9-cylinder Sulzer-Wartsila diesels

Power

13,240kW

Speed

21 knots

Capacity

536 (1971), 812 (1981)

Call sign

C6CN4

MMSI Number

308784000

IMO Number

7304314

Registry

Bahamas 

History

January 19th 1973: Launched.

November 16th 1973: Delivered to Viking Line, Oslo, Norway.

November 25th 1973: Maiden voyage Bergen - Newcastle.

December 11th 1979: World cruising.

March 11th 1983: Arrived at Bremerhaven for lengthening, by insertion of 27.7m prefabricated section, by AG “Weser” Seebeckwerft.

June 5th 1983: Delivered back to owners

November 29th 1983: Rescued 151 survivors from Indian ferry DOFO adrift 11 days off Celebes.

May 1984: Agreement in principle for sale to US investor group did not proceed.

August 1984: To Norwegian Caribbean Line A/S, Oslo, but continued under Royal Caribbean Viking Line management.

1987: Registered under ownership of Nassau, Bahamas.

1991: Renamed ROYAL ODYSSEY. Owned by Royal Cruise Line.

May 2nd 1996: Suffered engine problems and was repaired in San Francisco.

May 27th 1996: Returned to service.

July 17th 1996: Suffered engine problems and as results a 2 week cruise was cancelled. Repaired in Vancouver.

August 1996: Returned to service. .

April 1997: 350 suffered from food poisoning. All her cruises were suspended.

November 1997: Sold to Actinor Cruise, Nassau, Bahamas and renamed NORWEGIAN STAR.

© Glenn Towler

November 1997 - December 1998: Chartered to Norwegian Cruise Lines, cruising from Houston, Texas.

January 1999 - June 2001: Cruising for Norwegian Capricorn Line.

October 2001: Returned to Actinor Cruise and all connections with Capricorn Holidays terminated.

November 2001: Renamed NORWEGIAN STAR I.

May 24th 2002: Charter completed.

June 2002: Chartered to Crown Investments and renamed CROWN. Commenced casino cruising from Shanghai to Cheju Island.

© Carlos Poveda (Visual Ships)

November 2002: Arrested in Shanghai, China owing to unpaid bills by Crown Investments.

February 2003: Guarantee from owners wiped out debts.

June 2003: Cruising in the Mediterranean.

January 2004: Chartered to Phoenix Reisen, Germany and renamed ALBATROS.

© Carlos Poveda (Visual Ships)

2007: Remains on charter to Phoenix Reisen, Germany,

© Aleksi Lindstrom

Registered Owner Albatros Shipping Limited, Nassau, Bahamas.

© Ray Goodfellow

All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions found. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Marc Piché, Glenn Towler, Carlos Poveda (Visual Ships) and Aleksi Lindstrom for their assistance in compiling this feature.