Minerva (ship, 1996)

Minerva

Minerva entering Tallinn

Ship data flag  Bahamas other ship names Saga Pearl Alexander von Humboldt Explorer II Ship type Cruise ship Callsign C6NP5 home port Nassau Owner Arctica Adventure and Cruise Shipping Ltd. Shipyard Okean, Mykolaiv Mariotti , Genoa

Ship dimensions and crew length 133.55 m ( Lüa ) 122.21 m ( Lpp ) width 20.00 m Draft Max. 5.82 m measurement 12,892 GT / 4,484 NRZ   crew 260

Machine system Machine performance 6,920 kW (9,409 hp) Top speed 16 kn (30 km / h) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 2,004 dw Permitted number of passengers 350 Pax cabins 208

Others Classifications Registro Italiano Navale Registration numbers IMO no. 9144196

The Minerva is a cruise ship that is chartered for Swan Hellenic . The ship is managed by V. Ships Leisure in Monaco .

history

The ship entered service as Minerva for Swan Hellenic Cruises in 1996 . Originally the ship was intended for the Soviet Navy . However, lack of money and perestroika meant that it was never completed. The hull was later towed to the Mariotti shipyard in Genoa , where a cruise ship was built from it. The ship offers space for 350 passengers in 198 cabins. Six decks are available for passengers.

Until 2003 the Minerva drove for Swan Hellenic. The ship was then used by Saga Cruises as the Saga Pearl . From the beginning of March 2005 to May 2008 he was Alexander von Humboldt for Phoenix Reisen during the summer months . In addition, the ship has been used as Explorer II by Abercrombie & Kent for expedition cruises in the Antarctic since 2003 in the winter months .

These charter contracts expired in May 2008 and the ship has since been operated under the old name Minerva after extensive conversion and renovation work at Swan Hellenic . From May 1, 2008, Phoenix Reisen operated a new ship called Alexander von Humboldt , the former Calypso .

Swan Hellenic used the ship mainly for cruises in the north of the country, the Baltic Sea , the Mediterranean , Antarctica and Africa . For use in the Antarctic, the ship is equipped with Zodiacs (large inflatable boats), which can be used to land on the coast.

In January 2017, the All Leisure Group , parent company of Swan Hellenic, filed for bankruptcy and the voyages by ship were canceled. The Canadian tour operator G Adventures took over Swan Hellenic and with it the Minerva in February 2017. The ship was then docked in Bremerhaven at the Lloyd shipyard, but then launched in Bremerhaven . At the end of September 2017 the ship was transferred to Greece.

photos

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  As Saga Pearl in Tallinn

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  As Alexander von Humboldt in Kiel

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  The Minerva leaves Tallinn

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  Swan Hellenic's company logo on the Minerva chimney

See also

• List of cruise lines

Web links

Commons : IMO 9144196  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Ship information at Swan Hellenic ( Memento from June 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ shipspotting.com . Retrieved February 2, 2014.
2. ^ All Leisure Group in insolvency , Hansa - International Maritime Journal , January 4, 2017.
3. ^ Christian Eckardt: G Adventures buys cruiser "Minerva" , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung , February 13, 2017.
4. ↑ Heiner Otto: "Minerva" at the Lloyd shipyard. Nordwest-Zeitung, March 7, 2017, accessed July 4, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Heiner Otto: "Minerva" wants to go to Greece. Nordwest-Zeitung, September 28, 2017, accessed July 4, 2018 .