MV Hebridean Princess

The Hebridean Princess 2005 at the Manchester Ship Canal

• Columba

Lloyd 's Register of Shipping

IMO no. 6409351

The Hebridean Princess is a former ferry, which is a cruise ship for the British shipping company Hebridean Iceland Cruises in use since 1989.

History

The ship was built in 1964 as a car ferry RMS Columba Hall, Russell & Company in Aberdeen and used together with the sister ships Hebrides and Clansman by the shipping company David MacBrayne Ltd. The original capacity was 50 cars and 850 passengers. The ship sailed the entire service the route Mallaig - Armadale.

1988 was decommissioned and bought by the new owner Hebridean Iceland Cruises, which had it converted to a luxury cruise ship. On May 26, 1989, the ship made ​​its maiden voyage under the new name Hebridean Princess to the Western Isles of Scotland. Now it could carry only 49 passengers, who were housed in luxurious suites. From 21 to 29 July 2006 and for two weeks in July 2010, the ship of the Queen Elizabeth II was chartered for a family holiday.

The Hebridean Princess is still in service and is one of the ten oldest cruise ships in the world.

The sister ships

The Hebridean Princess is the only surviving ship of her series. The Hebrides was scrapped in India in 2003. The whereabouts of the Clansman is not clearly understood. It belonged at the end of their period of service of a shipping company in Malta, which used them in the Red Sea. In 1994, she was removed from the register of ships. It was probably scrapped shortly afterwards.

Specifications

The ship has a tonnage of 2,112 gross tons and is about 72 meters long. The width of the ship is just under 14 meters, the speed is 12 knots.