Crystal Esprit
Appearance
History | |
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Name |
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Operator |
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Port of registry | Nassau, Bahamas |
Builder | Flender Werft |
Yard number | 647 |
Laid down | February 8, 1988 |
Launched | 24. February 1989[1] |
Completed | December 1, 1991 |
Identification |
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Status | In service |
Notes | [2] |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 3,370 GT |
Length | 280 feet |
Decks | 5 decks |
Capacity | 62 passengers |
Crew | 93 crew |
Notes | [2][3] |
Crystal Esprit is a cruise ship operated by Crystal Cruises. Built by Flender Werft in Lübeck, Germany, she was laid down in 1988 and floated out as Lady Diana in 1989. She was completed in December 1991 as Aurora I. She and sister ship Aurora II were purchased by Star Cruises in 1994. Aurora I was renamed Megastar Taurus and served from 1994 until being laid up in 2008.[2][3]
In July 2015, Crystal Cruises announced that she would join its fleet as Crystal Esprit,[4] and on December 20, 2015, she was rechristened at Eden Island Marina in Mahé, Seychelles, by Lady Gaenor Anne Meakes (fiancée of yachtsman Mark Richards).[3]
References
- ^ "M/S LADY D." Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Crystal Esprit (23183)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ a b c Knego, Peter (December 21, 2015). "CRYSTAL ESPRIT Christened". Maritime Matters. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Machan, Teresa (July 20, 2015). "Submarines and underwater weddings: cruising for the mega-rich has arrived". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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