Calypso (cruise ship)

Calypso (cruise ship)

:"See Calypso (ship) for Cousteau's ship. Also see Calypso (disambiguation)."Calypso is a cruise liner owned by Louis Cruise Lines. [http://www.louiscruises.com]

pecifications

* Built: 1967 (original name: Canguro Verde)
* Shipyard: Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
* Gross register tons: 11,162
* Length: 135 m
* Width: 19.2 m
* Depth: 6.30 m
* Drive: diesel, 9000 kW
* Cruising speed: 16 knots
* Deck: 8 passenger decks for maximum 740 passengers in 243 cabins
* It had a general overhaul in 1999
* Facilities for passengers: 5 bars, bistro, disco, casino, library, swimming pool, fitness center, sauna, massage room, fashion shops. Cabin electricity supply 110 volts.

Incidents

On Saturday 6 May 2006 at 4 am its starboard engine caught fire 16 miles off Eastbourne while it was carrying 708 people from Tilbury to St Peter Port on Guernsey. Its crew put the fire out. Its passengers sat in the lifeboats but they were not launched. [http://uk.news.yahoo.com/06052006/325/fire-cruise-liner-eastbourne-coastguard.html] The fire caused extensive damage to the ship and she was out of action through the early part of the (northern hemisphere) summer cruising season.

External links

* [http://www.louiscruises.com Louis Cruise Lines]
* [http://www.dolphin-hellas.gr/Cruises/Louis-cruises/Ships/cruise-vessel-Calypso.htm Description of ship]
*sv icon [http://www.faktaomfartyg.com/canguro_verde_1967.htm History of ship]


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