MV Ocean Majesty
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| Name | list error: <br /> list (help) 1966–1985: Juan March 1985–1986: Sol Christina 1986–1987: Kypros Star 1989–1994: Ocean Majesty 1994: Olympic 1994: Homeric 1995–Present: Ocean Majesty |
| Owner | list error: <br /> list (help) 1966–1985: Trasmediterránea 1985–1986: Sol Mediterranean 1986–1987: Opale Lines 1989–Present: Majestic International Cruises |
| Port of registry | list error: <br /> list (help) 1989–2002: Piraeus,  Greece200*–2013: Madeira,  Portugal |
| Builder | Union Naval de Levante |
| Yard number | 93[1] |
| Launched | 4 December 1965[1] |
| Acquired | 27 July 1966[1] |
| In service | 1966 |
| Identification | list error: <br /> list (help) Callsign CQSC IMO number: 6602898 MMSI number: 255717000 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 10,417 GRT |
| Length | 135 metres (443 ft) |
| Beam | 15.8 metres (52 ft) |
| Speed | 18 knots |
| Capacity | list error: <br /> list (help) 535 (normal) 621 (maximum) |
| Crew | 257 |
MV Ocean Majesty is a cruise ship, originally built in 1966 as the ferry Juan March.
The ship is now registered in the International Shipping Register of Madeira (MAR), Portugal.
History
Ocean Majesty was launched as Juan March for the Madrid based ferry operator Trasmediterránea. She was the first of two near identical Albatros-class sisters, the other being the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.[2] During her service with her original owners Juan March was mainly used to ferry passengers from Spain to the Balearic Islands. In 1985 Juan March was sold to the Sol Mediterranean and became Sol Christina.[3] She was not operated long by these owners, and was sold to become the Kyros Star of Opale Lines.[4] She was then sold to Majestic International Cruises, who rebuilt her from her original ferry-like form into a cruise ship, and she received her current name Ocean Majesty. Majestic International operated her for several years, until they chartered Ocean Majesty to Epirotiki in 1994, the latter company renamed her Homeric. [5] Homeric operated for a year until her charter expired, and she was subsequently returned to Majestic International and named Ocean Majesty once again. Majestic International has chartered her to many different companies since 1995, most frequently to the British vacation company Page & Moy.[6]
The future
Ocean Majesty fulfil SOLAS 2010 in her current construction.
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