Balmoral (cruise ship)
The Balmoral in Cadiz (2010)
- Crown Odyssey (1988-1996, 2000-2003)
- Norwegian Crown (1996-2000, 2003-2008)
IMO no. 8506294
The Balmoral (formerly "Norwegian Crown ", " Crown Odyssey ") is a Panamax cruise ship. By the shipping company Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is used for cruises.
History
The ship was in 1988 as Crown Odyssey at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg for the shipping company Royal Cruise Line ( not to be confused with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line ) built. The design of the ship comes from the Danish naval architects Knud E. Hansen. After the commissioning of the Crown Odyssey was first in the Caribbean go. In 1992, the ship monastery Cruise ( Nassau, Bahamas) was sold. In 1996, Norwegian Cruise Line ( NCL) purchased the financially troubled shipping company, and built the ships in your fleet, while the Crown Odyssey was renamed Norwegian Crown. 2000, she went again under the name Crown Odyssey for Orient Lines.
In 2003, the ship in Singapore ( Sembawang Shipyards ) was rebuilt, renovated and renamed back to basic Norwegian Crown. She was until May 26, 2006 NCL in the service, was sent to the shipping company Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines sold and operated on the charter until November 2007.
On 7 November 2007 the ship was to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines passed. On 16 November, it docked in the dry dock Elbe 17 of Blohm Voss Repair GmbH in Hamburg and has been extended amidships at the shipyard to a 30.20 -meter-long section. In this way, 186 passengers and 53 crew cabins in addition were also created. Furthermore, 60 new balconies were installed and re- created or revised various public areas.
The 30.20 meter long, 28.21 meters wide and 1,800 -ton Bausektion was made by the Bremerhaven Schichau Seebeck Shipyard as a subcontract of Blohm Voss Repair and ran on 6 October 2007 by the stack. On 30 October 2007 she met a float at the shipyard.
In 2008 the ship was put into service as Balmoral.
To the centenary of the Titanic disaster was provided at the accident hold on the Balmoral April 15, 2012 a memorial service. The itinerary should be the Titanic of 1912, with an additional stop in Halifax, the cemetery for about 100 unidentified victims correspond. Menu and the number of passengers were adjusted to the historic event. Due to a medical incident, the trip had briefly interrupted, but could be continued.
Machinery and drive
The diesel- mechanical drive system of Balmoral consists of two so-called " Father and Son " - drive groups. In this case, each an eight-cylinder ("Father ") and a six-cylinder diesel engine work ( "son" ) of Krupp MaK on reduction gear ( " dual motor gearbox" ) and shafting to a variable pitch propeller, running at a substantially constant speed.