ISLAND  ESCAPE

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Registered Owner: Sunshine Cruises Ltd. - Cyprus a TUI company - Operator: Thomson Cruises UK -
Island Cruises - UK a fully owned TUI-UK holiday company.

 

Oct. -7 - 2008 TUI UK & Ireland, the owner of Thomson Cruises and soon to be 100% owner of Island Cruises, having agreed to buy the remaining 50% of its joint venture in Island from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., plans to integrate Island Escape into the Thomson fleet next spring.The Island Escape is expected to be purchased by Thomson on the end of this month for an undisclosed amount.


Entered service: 1982 -  Refits: 2001-converted from ferry to cruiseship/2010 - Gross tonnage: 40.171 - Pass. cap. lower beds: 1512 - All berths: 1741 - Passenger decks: 10 - Length: 189,89 m.-  Beam: 27,01 m. - Main propulsion : 2 diesel engines make B&W type 9L55GFCA total output 19.850 kW. - 2 Controllable Pitch  propellers - Service speed: 18 knots - Built: Dubigeon Normandie - France - Yard no.: 164 - Classification: Germanischer Lloyd - Flag: Bahamas

Former names:  Island Escape (2002 - 2008) change ownership not renamed - Viking Serenade (RCCL 1990 - 2002) - Stardancer (1985—1990) - Scandinavia (1982—1985).

    Passenger Space Ratio all berths  23,07

 

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