MS Enchanted Capri

MS Enchanted Capri

MS "Enchanted Capri" is a Belorussiya class cruise ship owned by Demar, Mexico and operated as a housing vessel for oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. She was built in 1975 at Wärtsilä in Turku, Finland as the 15,409-groos register ton MS "Azerbaihzan" for the Soviet Union-based Black Sea Shipping Company. She has also sailed under the names MS "Arkadia" and MS "Island Holiday".

History

The "Azerbaihzan" was built in 1975 as the third ship of the five Belorussiya class cruiseferries ordered by the Soviet Union from the Wärtsilä shipyard in Turku, Finland. She underwent refurbishments in 1984 in Bremerhaven, Germany and in 1997 in Freeport, Grand Bahama. In 1996, the vessel was acquired by Blasco, UK and renamed "Arkadia".

The ship was chartered by SeaScape, Florida and renamed "Island Holiday".

On June 4, 1998, Commodore Cruise Line chartered the vessel, renamed her "Enchanted Capri"and started 2 and 5 day cruises from New Orleans, LA with this newly refurbished 550 passenger ship whose main emphasis was on gaming. With 248 cabins, including eight suites, and eight passenger decks, the "Enchanted Capri" offered full cruise amenities such as swimming pools, restaurants, gift shops, bars, lounges, theater, disco, gym, sauna, beauty salon, and complete hospital facilities. Commodore Holdings Limited, the parent company to Commodore Cruise Line, and Casino America, Inc. announced that they had executed a definitive agreement under which Casino America would manage the casino operations aboard this ship. The onboard casino, with slots and a variety of table games, was under the Isle of Capri Casinos banner.

The "Enchanted Capri", was 512 feet long and 72 feet wide, had a draft of 21 feet and cruising speed of more than 20 knots.

Following Commodore's bankruptcy on January 11, 2001, the "Capri" made news when she was arrested in New Orleans by the International Transport Workers' Federation on behalf of the crew, who were owed $500,000 in back wages. More than 230 crew stranded on the passenger vessel were sent home to forty different countries in the biggest repatriation operation staged by the ITWF.

The "Enchanted Capri" was laid up, her Ukrainian owners chartered her to Mexican interests in 2003and refurbished the vessel in 2005 to bring her up to the latest SOLAS standards.

Today,when she is managed by International Shipping Partners (ISP) and operates as a hotel platform for oil rigs in the Mexican Gulf.

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/19990203034237/http://www.commodorecruise.com/| Enchanted Capri 1998 Fact Sheet]
* [http://www.isp-usa.com/fleet/enchantedcapri/enchantedcapri.html| ISP Current Enchanted Capri info]
* [http://www.isp-usa.com/fleet/pdf/enchantedcapri_ga.pdf| Enchanted Capri's General Arangement]
* [http://www.demar.com.mx | Demar Instaladora y Constructora MEXICO ]


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