SEABOURN QUEST cruise vessel
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:04 pm
Built as cruise vessel under yard No 64 by the yard of Cimolai Mariotti Costruzioni Navali new yard at San Giorgiog di Nogaro, Italy for Seabourne Cruise Line, Seattle, Wa. USA.
She was built in two parts, and the sections were towed to Rijeka, Croatia floating dock were she were positioned and aligned before she was towed to T. Mariotti yard in Genoa for fitting out.
21 August 2010 she arrives at Genoa.
Tonnage 32,477 gt, dim. 198.15 x 25.6 x 10.85m, draught 6.5 m., length bpp. 169.19m
Powered diesel electric by four Wärtsilä 12V32 diesel engines, 30,900 hp, connected to two 7.5 MW SAM/VEM electric motors, twin shafts with fixed pitch propellers, service speed 19 knots.
Passenger accommodation for 450 passengers and 335 crew.
31 May 2011 delivered as the SEABOURNE QUEST, registered in the Bahamas with homeport Nassau.
20 June 2011 christened in Barcelona by the actress Blythe Danner before her maiden voyage
MV SEABOURNE QUEST is a luxury cruise ship in Seabourn Cruise Line. It was constructed by Italian shipbuilder T. Mariotti. The vessel entered service in June 2011.
Design and construction
T. Mariotti constructed the ship at their shipyard in Genoa, Italy. SEABOURNE QUEST was built using same design as her preceding sister ships, the SEABOURNE ODYSSEY and SEABOURN SOJO. They are among the smallest cruise ships in operation with any major cruise company. Together, the three sister ships tripled the passenger capacity of the cruise line.
The ship's name was chosen through a competition inviting submissions from the public between September and December 2009. From 2,100 submissions, "Quest" (with 120 suggestions) was selected by the company.
2013 Refit
From May 13, 2013 to June 2, 2013, SEABOURNE QUEST was drydocked for a refit at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy. Work on the ship included 2 new additional cranes in outdoor spaces aft deck 6, 4 additional Zodiac cradles, rearrangement of incinerator room and increasing of retention capacity, installation of a new water ballast treatment system in engine room and minor mechanical and piping works in engine room and drydock. Additional work included the ship’s marina being refitted to accommodate the Zodiac inflatables that will be used in Seabourn’s upcoming Antarctica cruises along with general upgrades and additions to the crew area that have already been introduced on the SEABOURNE ODYSSEY and SEABOURNE SOJOURN This refit have no official ice class. Refit only small modifications for Zodiacs.
06 February 2013 she arrived at the new Vuna Wharf in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, she was the 5th cruise liner berthing at that yard.
2024 In service, same name and owners, IMO No 9483126
Tonga 2014 $1.75 sg1718, scott?
Source: Various internet sites. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Seabourn_Quest
She was built in two parts, and the sections were towed to Rijeka, Croatia floating dock were she were positioned and aligned before she was towed to T. Mariotti yard in Genoa for fitting out.
21 August 2010 she arrives at Genoa.
Tonnage 32,477 gt, dim. 198.15 x 25.6 x 10.85m, draught 6.5 m., length bpp. 169.19m
Powered diesel electric by four Wärtsilä 12V32 diesel engines, 30,900 hp, connected to two 7.5 MW SAM/VEM electric motors, twin shafts with fixed pitch propellers, service speed 19 knots.
Passenger accommodation for 450 passengers and 335 crew.
31 May 2011 delivered as the SEABOURNE QUEST, registered in the Bahamas with homeport Nassau.
20 June 2011 christened in Barcelona by the actress Blythe Danner before her maiden voyage
MV SEABOURNE QUEST is a luxury cruise ship in Seabourn Cruise Line. It was constructed by Italian shipbuilder T. Mariotti. The vessel entered service in June 2011.
Design and construction
T. Mariotti constructed the ship at their shipyard in Genoa, Italy. SEABOURNE QUEST was built using same design as her preceding sister ships, the SEABOURNE ODYSSEY and SEABOURN SOJO. They are among the smallest cruise ships in operation with any major cruise company. Together, the three sister ships tripled the passenger capacity of the cruise line.
The ship's name was chosen through a competition inviting submissions from the public between September and December 2009. From 2,100 submissions, "Quest" (with 120 suggestions) was selected by the company.
2013 Refit
From May 13, 2013 to June 2, 2013, SEABOURNE QUEST was drydocked for a refit at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy. Work on the ship included 2 new additional cranes in outdoor spaces aft deck 6, 4 additional Zodiac cradles, rearrangement of incinerator room and increasing of retention capacity, installation of a new water ballast treatment system in engine room and minor mechanical and piping works in engine room and drydock. Additional work included the ship’s marina being refitted to accommodate the Zodiac inflatables that will be used in Seabourn’s upcoming Antarctica cruises along with general upgrades and additions to the crew area that have already been introduced on the SEABOURNE ODYSSEY and SEABOURNE SOJOURN This refit have no official ice class. Refit only small modifications for Zodiacs.
06 February 2013 she arrived at the new Vuna Wharf in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, she was the 5th cruise liner berthing at that yard.
2024 In service, same name and owners, IMO No 9483126
Tonga 2014 $1.75 sg1718, scott?
Source: Various internet sites. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Seabourn_Quest