BLEU de FRANCE
new name of march 2012 - Saga Sapphire
IMO 7822457
Former Owner CDF Bleu de France Ltd. - Malta a Royal Caribbean/ Pullmantur subsidiary company. Since nov. 3- 2010 Registered owner: Saga Cruises BDF Ltd. - UK
Original entered service: 1981-Refits: 2004/2008 - Gross Tonnage: 37.301. - Passenger cap. lower beds: 752 - All berths: 758 - Passenger decks: 10 - Length o.a.: 199,62 m. - Beam: 28,50 m. - Crew: 406 - Drive: diesel: 2 diesel engines make Bremer Vulkan-MAN - type two stroke single acting total output 21.280 kW. - Propulsion: 2 Fixed propellers - Service speed: 19 knots - Max. speed: 21 knots - Built: Bremer Vulkan - Germany - Yard no. 1001 - Classification: GL. - Flag: Malta
Former names: Europa (Hapag Lloyd) - SuperStar Europe - SuperStar Aries - Holiday Dream. Acquired by Pullmantur in 2004 from Star Cruises and renamed Holiday Dream.
| Continuing its expansion in Europe, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today (sept.13-2007) launching a new cruise brand, CDF Croisieres de France The new brand will begin sailing with its first ship, Bleu de France, Former HOLIDAY DREAM in May, 2008, after the ship has completed extensive renovations and undergone a cultural transformation wholly adapting the brand experience to French tastes. |
| Nov. - 2010 CDF
Croisières de France, has announced that it has sold the 1981-built,
Bleu De France (ex-Holiday Dream, Europa)
which it will continue to operate under lease for a period of 12 months.
Pullmantur will subsequently redeploy the 1990-built, 1,354-passenger
Horizon (ex. Pacific Dream ) to CDF in the spring of 2012. The
sale provides additional liquidity to Royal Caribbean of approximately
$55 million. The buyer is identified as Saga Cruises - UK. Oct.2011 Fincantieri has been awarded the multi-million Euro refit and refurbishment project of the newest ship acquired by Saga Cruising, the 37,301-ton Bleu de France. The work planned for this ship will start during November 2011 at the Fincantieri Palermo yard and shall include the refurbishing of all public areas and spaces, the addition of a significant number of new passenger cabins, the complete refurbishment of the existing cabins and a new balcony deck.On completion of the work, expected in February 2012, the ship will be renamed the Saga Sapphire and then shall set sail for the inaugural cruise from Southampton to the Mediterranean, which is due to start on March 26 of next year |
| Passenger Space Ratio at all berths 29,56 |
EUROPA
SUPERStar ARIES
HOLIDAY DREAM
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