THE EMERALD
imo 5312824
| Laid - Up since sept. 2009 |
Registered owner: Ionian Cruise Line Sa.- Liberia. - Operator: Louis Cruises - Cyprus
| Ship has sailed on charter from 1997 until end of october 2008 for Thomson Cruises - UK. |
Former names: Santa Rosa (1958-1989 Grace Line) - Diamond Isle (1989-1992-Coral Cruises) - Regent Rainbow (1992-1996-Regency Cruises) - The Emerald ( 1996-until now)
| Aquired by Louis Cruises 1996 - Extensively rebuild in 1991/92 in Greece. When completed in 1992, visually she was a very different ship compare to the Santa Rosa. With her unaltered hull and her new superstructure |
Entered service: 1958- Refits: 1992/'97 - Gross tonnage: 26.428 - Pass. based on two: 990. - Passengers all berths: 1198 - Crew: 412 - Passenger decks: 10 - Length: 182,70 m. - Beam: 25,60 m. - Built at : Newport News Shipbuilding - USA - Yard no.: 521 - Classification: ABS - Flag: Greece - Propulsion by 2 General Electric steam turbines each with a power of 8.206 kW - Cruising speed 16.5 knots.
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The Emerald is one of the very few cruiseships driven by steamturbines. |
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