1 May 2021 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: Yacht of the Month
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🔊 Listen to this Post Pioneering Spirit (formerly
Pieter Schelte ) is a
catamaran crane vessel owned by the
Switzerland -based
Allseas Group designed for the single-lift installation and removal of large oil and gas platforms and the installation of record-weight pipelines. The 382-metre-long (1,253 ft), 124-metre-wide (407 ft) vessel is the
world’s largest vessel by gross tonnage and was built in South Korea by
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering at a cost of €2.6 billion. It commenced offshore operations in August 2016. Home port is
Valletta on
Malta .
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1 April 2021 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: Cruise Ships , Yacht of the Month
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🔊 Listen to this Post Symphony of the Seas is an
Oasis -classcruise ship owned and operated by
Royal Caribbean International . She was built in 2018 in the
Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in
Saint-Nazaire , France, the fourth in Royal Caribbean’s
Oasis class of cruise ships. At 228,081
GT , she is the
largest cruise ship in the world by
gross tonnage , surpassing her
sister ship Harmony of the Seas , also owned by Royal Caribbean International.
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1 March 2021 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: Cruise Ships , Yacht of the Month
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🔊 Listen to this Post Carnival Pride is a
Spirit -classcruise ship operated by
Carnival Cruise Line . Built by
Kværner Masa-Yards at its
Helsinki New Shipyard in
Helsinki ,
Finland , she was laid down on March 30, 2000, launched on March 29, 2001 and completed and delivered to Carnival on December 12, 2001. She was christened by American scientist and astronaut
Tamara Jernigan in
Port Canaveral , Florida, on January 7, 2002.
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1 February 2021 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: Cruise Ships , Yacht of the Month
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🔊 Listen to this Post Enchantment of the Seas is a
Vision -classcruise ship operated by
Royal Caribbean International . In September 2017,
Enchantment of the Seas evacuated the company’s employees and their families from
Miami when they had been endangered by
Hurricane Irma . In the 2021 season, the
Enchantment of the Seas will operate from
Baltimore ,
Maryland . Home port is
Nassau in the
Bahamas .
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1 January 2021 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: Cruise Ships , Yacht of the Month
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MSC Seaside is a
Seaside -classcruise ship currently owned and operated by
MSC Cruises . As the lead vessel of the
Seaside class, she lends her name to the company’s
Seaside class. At 153,516
GT , she would become the largest cruise ship ever to be constructed by Italian shipbuilder
Fincantieri , and the 14th
largest cruise ship in the world , behind
Norwegian Epic , upon her delivery in December 2017.
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1 December 2020 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: Cruise Ships , Yacht of the Month
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MSC Orchestra is a cruise ship that was built in 2007 for
MSC Cruises . She is the second ship of the
Musica class. She could at the time accommodate 2,550 passengers in 1,275 cabins. Most inside cabins were later refitted with two bunk beds and therefore she can now accommodate 3,200 passengers. Her crew complement is approximately 990.
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1 November 2020 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: Cruise Ships , Yacht of the Month
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🔊 Listen to this Post Costa Diadema is a
Dream -classcruise ship owned by
Carnival Corporation and operated by
Costa Crociere . The ship was ordered in October 2012 and was delivered to Costa on 25 October 2014. At her time of delivery,
Costa Diadema was the largest vessel to fly an Italian flag and Costa’s largest vessel to date; she is currently Costa Crociere’s
flagship .
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1 October 2020 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: Cruise Ships , Yacht of the Month
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🔊 Listen to this Post Carnival Sunshine (formerly
Carnival Destiny ) is a
cruise ship operated by
Carnival Cruise Line . Upon entering service in 1996, she was the first
passenger ship ever built to be over 100,000
gross tons . Built by
Fincantieri at its
Monfalcone shipyard in
Friuli-Venezia Giulia , northern Italy, she was
christened as
Carnival Destiny in
Venice, Italy , in November 1996 by
Lin Arison , the wife of Carnival Cruise Line founder
Ted Arison . Since May 2019 the ship has been homeported in
Charleston, South Carolina (
Port of Charleston ).
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1 September 2020 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: Cruise Ships , Yacht of the Month
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M/V Aranui 5 is a dual passenger/cargo vessel that entered service 12 December 2015 between
Tahiti and the
Marquesas Islands . With a homeport of
Papeete ,
French Polynesia , the Aranui 5 replaced the
Aranui 3 which entered service in 2003. The Aranui 5, like its predecessor, is registered as a passenger ship under the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), for international operation.
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