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M/S Thomson Destiny is a cruise ship owned by the Cyprus-based shipping company Louis Cruise Lines, under long-term charter to the United Kingdom-based Thomson Cruises. She was built in 1982 at Wärtsilä Helsinki, Finland for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines as M/S Song of America. Between 1999 and 2004 she sailed for Sun Cruises as M/S Sunbird.
History
The Song of America was the fourth new ship to be built for Royal Caribbean, and the largest to date. She was the first cruise ship to have a deck layout with cabins to the fore of the ship, furthest from engine noise, and public spaces to aft. Additionally the public spaces on decks five and seven were built with 1½ times the standard deck height, leading to deck 6 only existing in the forward part of the ship. With RCCL she was mainly used for cruising in the Caribbean. In May 1998, the Song of America was sold to Sun Cruises (owned by Airtours) for $94.5 million (recognized gain on the sale was $31.0 million). Sun Cruises then chartered the ship back to RCCL until March 1999. Unlike with earlier ships the RCCL sold, the 'sky lounge' around the ship's funnel was not removed before she was handed over to the new owners. The ship was renamed M/S Sunbird, rebuilt with additional suites on deck 9 and used for cruising around Europe, mainly in the Mediterranean. Later during her Sun Cruises service the ship received MyTravel colours. Airtours withdrew from the cruise business in 2004, and the Sunbird was sold to Louis Cruise Lines, Cyprus, who chartered the ship and her crew to Thomson Cruises as M/S Thomson Destiny. With Thomson the ship has been used for cruising in the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Canary Islands and the west coast of Africa.
Decks
Thomson Destiny has twelve decks, eleven of which are accessible to passengers.
- Engine room, crew spaces
- Outside and inside cabins
- Outside and inside cabins
- Outside and inside cabins, internet "café", reception, library, Seven Seas restaurant
- Outside and inside cabins, Can Can lounge, Casino Royale, Clipper Bar, Oklahoma Lounge nightclub, beaty salon
- Outside and inside cabins (deck only exist in the forward part of the ship)
- Deluxe cabins, Blake's bar/café, kidzone
- Saunas, gym
- Suites, lido café, swimming pools, sun deck, lido buffét restaurant
- Mast bar
- Bathrooms below the skybar
- Skybar
Specifications
- Built: 1982, Wärtsilä, Helsinki New Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland
- Length: 214,51 meters
- Width: 28,41 meters
- Depth: 6,8 meters
- Tonnage: 37,584 BRT
- Passengers: 1575
- Beds: 1575
- Max speed: 21 knots
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