MV Ocean Star Pacific

As Arielle in the port of Kiel in 2007

  • Aquamarine
  • Ariel
  • Aquamarine
  • Carousel
  • Nordic Prince

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The Ocean Star Pacific is a cruise ship in the Mexican cruise line Ocean Star Cruises.

History

1971 - 1995: Nordic Prince

The Nordic Prince was the second ship after the Sun Viking, which was built for Royal Caribbean International. She ran on 9 July 1970 by stack; Commissioning was on 31 July 1971. As her senior sister ship Song of Norway it was mainly from Miami to the Caribbean on the go. Again at Wärtsilä - - In June 1980, the ship was lengthened by 26 meters. After that, the Nordic Prince was traveling around the world.

1995 - 2005: Carousel

In March 1995, the Nordic Prince was replaced as the first ship of Royal Caribbean and sold to Sun Cruises. This could remove around the chimney, the Viking Crown Lounge. Under the new name Carousel she was from May 6, 1980 on the road again - in the summer mostly in the Mediterranean, in the winter in the Caribbean.

2005 - 2006: Aquamarine

In July 2004, the ship of the Cypriot Louis Cruise Lines was sold. Chartered rode the Carousel until May 2005 Sun Cruises until these tasks the cruise business. Renamed in Aquamarine, the ship sailed from June 2005 from Genoa for Louis Cruises in the Mediterranean.

2006 - 2008: Arielle

In April 2006 took over Transocean cruises the ship and renamed it to Arielle. The current five-year charter contract but has been reversed in early 2008.

2008 - 2010: Aquamarine

Upon termination, the ship was again for Louis Cruise Lines on the road and wore again since then the name Aquamarine.

Since 2010 Ocean Star Pacific

The ship was sold to the first Mexican cruise line Ocean Star Cruises in 2010 for $ 23.4 million, and baptized on December 15, 2010 in Piraeus on the name Ocean Star Pacific. The extensive restructuring measures in dry dock at Curacao lasted from January to March 2011. The official baptism took place by the Mexican President Felipe Calderon on April 8, 2011. The first trip with a new name entered the ship on 11 April 2011 at Acapulco from. Broke on April 16, 2011 at the engine room of the ship from the fire. The fire was quickly extinguished though, but the ship was launched after this incident. Whether the Ocean Star Pacific is reused or scrapped for cruises is unclear.

Incidents

  • Near the Mexican resort of Cancun in February 2000 she ran aground.
  • On 8 May 2008 the ship collided in the port of Heraklion with the quay wall. Although there was a five-meter long crack, the ship continued to run in the direction of Santorini. The several inches wide crack was located about one and a half meters above the waterline, so that there was no direct threat to the 872 passengers and crew members. The damage was caused by the shipping company by strong winds. The Greek Coast Guard stopped the ride and headed the boat to Piraeus to.
  • On April 16, 2011 began one of the six generators on board nearly 8 km off the coast of Santa María Huatulco fire. The 560 passengers were brought ashore unharmed. Owing to the associated power failure, the ship was about seven hours without power and electricity. The ship was handed over for inspection to Salina Cruz and there verified by Det Norske Veritas in cooperation with the Mexican authorities.
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