- Calypso (cruise ship)
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Calypso (ship) for Cousteau's ship. Also seeCalypso (disambiguation)."Calypso is acruise liner owned byLouis 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 740passenger s 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 toSt Peter Port onGuernsey . Itscrew 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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