Louis Cristal - IMO 7827213

Name

LOUIS CRISTAL

Previous names

1980 - 01.04.1986 Viking Saga

01.04.1986 - 1990 Sally Albatross

1990 - 01.10.1995 Sally Albatross 2

01.10.1995 - 1999 Leeward

1999 - 29.06.2002 Superstar Taurus

29.06.2002 - 31.07.2006 Silja Opera

31.07.2006 - 10.06.2007 Opera

10.06.2007 - 03.03.2011 Cristal

Type

Passengers vessel - Cruise

IMO-number

7827213

Call sign

SWQI

Flag

Greece

Previous flags

1980 - 2002 Republic of Panama

2002 - 2006 Sweden

2006 - 2007 Bahamas

2007 Greece

Port of registry

Piraeus

GT

25.611 t

DWT

1.703 t

NT

12.637 t

Length

158,88 m overall

139,76 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

25,20 m extreme

Draught

5,91 m

Depth

15,60 m

Speed

Max.: 21,0 knots

Service: 18,0 knots

Built

1980

Refits: 1986 / 1992 / 1995 / 2007

Keel laid

27.08.1979

Launch date

01.12.1979

Date of completion

26.06.1980

Builder

OY Wärtsilä AB
Telakkakatu 1
20240 Turku
Finland

Lengthened and converted to cruise ship in 1992 at Finnyards - Rauma - Finland - Yard number 309

Yard number

1247

Hull material

Steel

Trans. bulkheads

13

Main engine

4x Wärtsilä-Pielstic type 12PC2-5V-400 diesel engines - total installed power:19.200 kW

Propellers

2x Controllable pitch propellers

Builder: Kamewa

Boilers

2x Auxiliary boiler, vertical shell type TO-80II

2x Auxiliary boiler, exhaust gas smoke tube type EGH-155M - 1.280 kW

1x Auxiliary boiler, exhaust gas smoke tube type EGH-65M - 465 kW

Generators

2x Wärtsilä 6R32 diesel generatorsets

1x Wärtsilä 4R32 diesel generatorset

Emergency generator

1x MAN D 2542 MTE diesel generatorset

Bow thrusters

2

Passenger decks

9

Passengers cap. lower beds

966

All berths

1.200

Ballast capacity

1.179 m³

Manager

Core Marine Limited
8, Antoniou Ampatielou str
185 36 Piraeus
Greece

Previous managers

1980 - 2000 Norwegian Cruise Lines Ltd., Miami United States

2000 - 2002 Star Cruise Administrative Services Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

2002 - 2006 Silja Oy

2006 - 2007 Sea Containers Treasury Ltd., Portsmouth - United Kingdom

Operator

Louis Cruises
Cyprus

Previous operators

07.1992 - 10.1994 Rederi AB Sally - Finland
10.1994 - 05.2002 Crown Jewel Inc., republic of Panama
10.1994 - 1999 Charter: Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd. (Kloster Cruise Ltd), Florida - USA
05.2000 - 12.2001 Charter: Star Cruises, Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
05.2002 - 07.2006 Silja Cruise AB,Stockholm - Sweden
07.2006 - 05.2007 Sea Containers Opera Ltd. - Bermuda
05.2007 Louis Cruise Lines, Limassol - Cyprus

Registered owner

Citron Navigation Corp.
Marshall Islands

Previous owners

1980 - 2002 Crown Jewel Inc.

2002 - 2006 Silja Cruise AB

2006 - 2007 Sea Containers Opera Ltd.

2007 - 2007 Citron Navigation Corp.

2007 - 2007 Opera Acquisition, LLC

Renamed

04.2005 Celestyal Cristal - Malta, Valletta - Call sign: 9HA2978

Latest data adjustment

04 November 2015