MS Bahamas Celebration
The ship as Prins Ragnhild
- Prins Ragnhild
IMO number:. 7904891
The Bahamas Celebration is a Ro-Ro cargo and passenger ship of the U.S. cruise company Celebration Cruise Line. By 2008, she went under the name Prins Ragnhild for the Norwegian shipping company Color Line.
1981-2008: Prins Ragnhild
Kiel - Oslo
The Prins Ragnhild was built in 1981 in the HDW shipyard in Kiel - German for years and Line took their service as the successor of a ferry on the same route Kiel- Oslo. In 1992, meanwhile, she went for the Color Line, which emerged from a fusion of Jahre Line with Norway Line, was the Prins Ragnhild in the shipyard Astilleros de Cádiz, Spain, lengthened by 33.5 meters. On 7 July 1999 broke out in the engine room fire. The ship radioed to 2.13 clock the cry for help " Mayday" and was evacuated. All 1,167 passengers were safely brought ashore and the Prins Ragnhild towed to the Blohm Voss shipyard in Hamburg, where she was repaired for 39 days. A week after the disaster, the Prins Ragnhild was the Crown Prince Harald, the other ferry used on the route, due to. In December 2004, the Prins Ragnhild was replaced by the Color Fantasy.
Hirtshals - Stavanger - Bergen / Hirtshals - Oslo
Since 27 April 2005, she went between Hirtshals, Stavanger and Bergen. This route was discontinued after two and a half years. From January 2008 replaced the Prins Ragnhild the Color Festival and served the new route Hirtshals Oslo. Even this route was, after only four months of operation, set in May 2008. Since then, the ship was for sale.
From 2008: Bahamas Celebration
On 3 September 2008, the shipping company stated that the ferry for 23 million euros to the U.S. shipping company Celebration Cruise Holdings Inc. was sold.
In early November 2008, started with renovation and conversion work in the port of Freeport, Bahamas. We installed two swimming pools on the upper decks with a water slide at the rear. Furthermore, the restaurants were remodeled and created an additional casino. The existing cabins were given an overhaul. The well-known from the Prins Ragnhild color environment was maintained. Thus, the hull remained blue and white cabin area.
In March 2009, the Bahamas Celebration disbanded the Passage Fort Lauderdale -Nassau from 1953, commissioned in Regal Empress. Since 15 March 2010, she is traveling the route Palm Beach Freeport. This route is operated in a two-day rhythm. The Port of Palm Beach leaves the ship at 17.30 clock and reached Freeport at 8:00 clock the next day. For the 150 km long passage thus the ship will take 14 hours and 30 minutes.