DELPHIN

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Registered Owner: Passat Kreuzfahrten  - Germany (Dec. 2011 New comp. owned by the Indian investor Pradeep Agrawal )

Dec. 2012  The Delphin has been laid-up for more than a year following the insolvency of Delphin Kreuzfahrten. She is bought by Indian investor as a new operator, Passat Kreuzfahrten, has been set up to bring the ship back into operation starting in April 2012. Former Delphin sales head, and Andreas Hey, the son of former Delphin owner Heinz-Herbert Hey Andreas Hey will act as joint md of Passat Kreuzfahrten together with Yogesh Gupta.The newly established company is based in Hamburg with a branch office in Offenbach. Delphin’s maiden voyage from Venice is scheduled in early April after refurbishment.
                   Converted by Lloyd Werft -Bremerhaven from Ro/Ro ship to full passengership in 1986  - Aquired by Dolphin in 1996
Oct.12-2010 German  cruise operator Delphin Kreuzfahrten has filed for insolvency after its chartered vessel, Delphin Voyager , was arrested by its Greek owner in Piraeus this week in a row over unpaid charter bills. Athens-based Restis Group, better known as a leading dry bulk and tanker owner, said it acted because of the German operator’s "failures time and time again to pay hire". Restis was chasing allegedly unpaid hire for its solitary cruise vessel amounting to €2.4m ($3.4m) as of last week.  Delphin Kreuzfahrten claims that the reconstruction of the vessel was not done as specified in the charter contract and that the owners have failed to correct these shortcomings. As a result, Delphin has cut the charter rate. In order of Restis last month the Delphin being arrested at Villefranche. Cruiseship Delphin belongs to the same German Group. Hansa Kreuzfahrten is also related to the same Group and  affected by the insolvency as well.

Jan.-2011 It is possible that the Delphin in the middle of 2011 starts operations again.

Venedig/Hamburg 14 april 2011
Wir erhielten soeben die Nachricht, das ehemalige Besatzungsmitglieder kontaktiert wurden für einen erneuten Einsatz auf der MS DELPHIN. Laut unseren Informationen soll eine Schweizer Investorengruppe das Schiff erstanden haben. Ende April, so die Planung, soll die Delphin in die Werft, um dann im Mai wieder auf Kreuzfhrt zu gehen. Auf der Website von Delphin-Cruises (Stand Feb./11) wird ein erneuter Einsatz für Mai in Aussicht gestellt.
 
                                
                                

Entered service: 1975 - Refit: 1986/1993/1996 - Gross tonnage:  16.214 -  Pass. lower beds: 466 - All berths: 556 - Passenger decks: 7 - Length: 156,24 m. - Beam: 21,90 m. - Propulsion: 2 -18 cyl.four stroke single acting Pielstick-Wärtsilä dieselengines type: 18PC2-2V power 6625 kW. each  - 2 Controllable pitch propellers - Max. speed 18 knots -Service speed 15 knots - Built at  Wärtsilä - Finland - Yard no. 1212 - Flag: Bahamas - Classification: GL.

Former names:  - Belorussiya (1975-1993) - Kazakhstan II (1993-1996)

Sisterships: Belorussiya class - Gruziya last name Salamis Filoxenia (still in operation)- Azerbaihzan last name Enchanted Capri (sold for scrap dec.2011)- Kazakhstan last name Sea Escape (sold for scrap oct.2011 as Adventure)-- Kareliya last name  Starry Metropolis since july 2011 (still in operation)

    Passenger Space Ratio at all berths 29,16

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