Ocean Majesty

**Ocean Majesty**
	Ocean Majesty in Tallinn (2016)
Ship data
flag	Portugal
other ship names	Juan March (1966–1985) ; Sol Christiana (1985–1986) ; Kypros Star (1986–1988) ; Ocean Majesty (1988–1994) ; Olympic (1994–1995) ; Homeric (1995)
Ship type	Cruise ship
Callsign	CQSC
home port	Madeira
Owner	Majestic Marine
Shipyard	Union Naval de Levante SA, Valencia , Spain
Build number	93
Launch	4th December 1965
Ship dimensions and crew
length	135.30 m ( Lüa )
width	19.20 m
Draft	Max. 5.95 m
measurement	10,417 GT
crew	235
Machine system
machine	2 × 7-cyl. B&W diesel engine
Machine ; performance	12,200 kW (16,587 hp)
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers	621
Others
Classifications	Bureau Veritas
Registration ; numbers	IMO no. 6602898

The Ocean Majesty is a cruise ship owned by Majesty International Cruises. The ship sails under the Portuguese flag. Her sister ship was the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria . On June 29, 2005, already as a cruise ship Royal Pacific , she capsized in the port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan and was removed from the register.

The ship was built in Spain as the Ro-Ro ferry Juan March . The launch took place on December 4, 1965, in July 1966 it was put into service. It was later converted into a cruise ship and renamed several times.

Most of the year the ship is chartered to the tour operator Page & Moy. It has been running for Hansa Touristik in the summer months since 2013. From March 2015 the ship served as a hotel ship for the expansion of the Suez Canal .

Incidents

On August 8, 2007, the Ocean Majesty was pushed against another cruise ship by a gust of wind while maneuvering in the Geirangerfjord . Because of the damage, the passengers had to leave the ship, it drove empty to the shipyard.