Seven Seas Navigator
Seven Seas Navigator in February 2018 | |
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| Builder |
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| Yard number | 6125[1] |
| Laid down | 12 April 1988[1] |
| Launched | 23 August 1991[1] |
| Completed | 25 August 1999[1] |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 170.69 m (560 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 24.8 m (81 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 39 m (127 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) |
| Depth | 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in) |
| Decks | 13 (8 passenger decks) |
| Installed power | 4 × Wärtsilä 8L38 |
| Propulsion | Two controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) |
| Capacity | 490 passengers |
| Crew | 340 |
Seven Seas Navigator is a luxury cruise ship operated by Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC). She entered service for Radisson Seven Seas Cruises in 1999. Ninety percent of her cabins have their own private verandas.[2] The hull was constructed in the USSR for use as a satellite tracking ship. The hull was purchased by RSSC and the superstructure was finished by Mariotti Yards, Italy.
Construction
[edit]The vessel was laid down in Leningrad, Soviet Union as Akademik Nikolay Pilyugin, a Russian ship capable of tracking satellites. However, by November 1993, and the fall of the Soviet Union, construction was suspended. The unfinished hull was sold to V-Ships.[3]
History
[edit]In 2004, the ship was featured and used as a focal point for the movie After the Sunset. The movie starred Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek.
In early 2006, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises re-branded as Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Seven Seas Navigator continued to sail under the brand Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Seven Seas Navigator underwent a $40 million refurbishment in March/April 2016 that upgraded the common areas and suites.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, on 21 May 2020, it was reported that a female crew member aboard Seven Seas Navigator had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, and that a second crew member was also showing symptoms of the virus.[4][5] The ship had subsequently requested entry to the Port of Barcelona, and the Ministry of Health granted them an exception to do so.[4] After docking, both sick crew members were given serological tests, and both returned positive.[4][6][a] Both crew members were isolated, and the rest of the roughly 450 crew members of the ship were placed under quarantine.[4][7]
The holding company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings chartered the ship and Insignia to Crescent Seas in 2025. The vessel will leave RSSC in 2026.[8][9][10]
It was announced in November 2025, Crescent Seas would no long charter the ship, moving forward with a new build. Seven Seas Navigator will remain in the fleet and will receive a multi-million dollar refurbishment[11][12]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ They were also given polymerase chain reaction tests, but no results appeared to have been reported as of 23 May 2020.[6][5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Seven Seas Navigator (29871)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ↑ "Radisson Seven Seas Cruises : Ship Detail". Archived from the original on 20 August 2003.
- ↑ Bauman, Martin (8 May 2023). "An old USSR ship and a massive container ship arrive in Halifax Harbour this week". The Coast. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Seven Seas Navigator to Leave Regent Fleet in 2026". Cruise Industry News. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Crescent Seas Buys Oceania Insignia as Second Residence Ship". Cruise Industry News. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Oceania Cruises Announces Its Expansive 2026-2027 Tropics and Exotics Collection" (Press release). Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Residential Cruise Line Crescent Seas Relinquishes Charters on NCLH Ships".
- ↑ "Crescent Seas drops Navigator, Insignia charters".