Engineering:MS Albatros
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Lua error in Module:Infobox_ship at line 147: attempt to call upvalue 'ship_name_format' (a nil value). MS Albatros was a Royal Viking Star-class cruise ship, operated by the Germany-based travel agency Phoenix Reisen until 2020 when she was taken out of service, and scrapped in 2021.
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History
She was built in 1973 by Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland for Royal Viking Line as Royal Viking Sea, and has also sailed under the names Royal Odyssey for Royal Cruise Line, Norwegian Star for Norwegian Cruise Line and Norwegian Capricorn Line,[1] and Crown. She was the second Albatros for Phoenix Reisen as she was the replacement of the original Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist..
Albatros was also known for her missing name-esque funnel.
In October 2020 Albatros was sold as a hotel vessel for the Pick Albatros Group in the Middle East, which operates some 15 hotels and resorts in Hurghada region.[2]
However, the project was never initiated, and the ship stayed at Hurghada until sold in 2021 for scrap, after a stop in Jeddah. She was beached in Alang, India, on 27 July 2021.[3] Scrapping on Albatros started on 17 November 2021. According to the NGO Robin des Bois, the Hotel Ship project was a trick to export the ship from Germany to India for scrapping.[4]
References
Notes
- ↑ "Norwegian Capricorn Line". 15 June 2024. https://chrisframe.com.au/post/754344818126323712/history-of-norwegian-capricorn-line.
- ↑ "MS Albatros verlässt die Phoenix Reisen Flotte" (in german). 2020-10-18. https://www.phoenixreisen.com/web2/img/PhoenixReisen_MSAlbatros.pdf. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ "Albatros Sold For Scrap As Hotel Plans Fail". 15 July 2021. https://www.cruiseharbournews.com/albatrosscrap.html.
- ↑ "Bremerhaven, export port of cruise ships towards Alang". 2021-11-23. https://robindesbois.org/wp-content/uploads/shipbreaking64.pdf. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
Bibliography
External links
- (in German) Phoenix Reisen company website
- (in Swedish) Fakta om Fartyg: M/S Royal Viking Sea (1973)
- Simplon Postcards: Royal Viking Sea
- (in German) Homepage of the TV-series Verrückt nach Meer
- Video of Albatros leaving Bremerhaven
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