The eight-unit series was commissioned in the mid-1980s for the US sea travel company Renaissance Cruises. Four units were built at the Cantieri Navali Ferrari-Signani shipyard in La Spezia , the other four units at the Nuovi Cantieri Apuania shipyard in Carrara . The ships came into service with consecutive end numbers as Renaissance One to Renaissance Eight . After the collapse of Renaissance Cruises as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , various other cruise lines acquired the ships and used them under different names.
description
With a crew of around 70, the ships have a passenger capacity of 111 guests in the first four units and 114 guests in the slightly larger subsequent four units. The guests are accommodated exclusively in luxurious suites. The ship has five passenger decks. The measurements of the ships, which are around 90 meters long and 15 meters wide, are slightly over 4000 GT. They have a top speed of 15 knots . The first four units were each powered by two MAN B&W alpha twelve-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines of the type 12V28 / 32, the following four ships each received two eight-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines of the type MAN 8L28 / 32.
The ships
Renaissance class
Building name
Shipyard / construction number
IMO number
delivery
Renaming and whereabouts
Renaissance
Ferrari-Signani / 43
8708646
December 1989
1998 The Mercury , 2004 Leisure World 1 , 2008 Dubawi , so on.
1998 The Neptune , 2005 Easycruise One , launched in 2008, Cruise One in 2009 , launched or scrapped.
Renaissance Three
Ferrari-Signani / 45
8708660
August 1990
1998 Galapagos Explorer II , 2013 Silver Galapagos , so in motion.
Renaissance Four
Ferrari-Signani / 46
8708672
January 1991
1996 Clelia II , 2011 Orion II , 2012 Corinthian , so in motion.
Renaissance Five
Cantieri Apuania / 1144
8802868
March 1991
1991 Hanseatic Renaissance , 1992 Renaissance Five , 1997 Sun Viva , 2000 MegaStar Sagittarius , 2001 Spirit of Oceanus , 2010 Sea Spirit , 2011 Sea Spirit , so in motion.
Renaissance Six
Cantieri Apuania / 1145
8802870
October 1991
1998 Sun Viva II , 2000 MegaStar Capricorn , 2001 Hebridean Spirit , 2009 Sunrise , 2012 Caledonian Sky , so on.
Renaissance Seven
Cantieri Apuania / 1146
8802882
December 1991
1991 Regina Renaissance , 1998 Renaissance Seven , 2001 Renai I , 2003 Sun , 2004 Island Sun , 2005 Corinthian II , 2013 Sea Explorer I , 2016: Hebridean Sky , so in motion.
Renaissance Eight
Cantieri Apuania / 1147
8802894
May 1992
2001 Renai II , 2003 Sky , 2004 Island Sky , so on.
