This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Island World Adventures

x
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Island World Adventures
Address:
1 Marina Dr, Nassau, New Providence Island

MV Ocean Gala was a floating hotel that was formerly owned and operated by Thomson Cruises as the cruise ship MS Island Escape under their Island Cruises brand. She was built in 1982 by Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes, France for Scandinavian World Cruises as the cruiseferry MS Scandinavia. At the time of her construction, she was the largest cruiseferry in the world. After being withdrawn from Scandinavian World Cruises, she briefly sailed for DFDS Seaways. Between 1985 and 1990, she sailed for Sundance Cruises and Admiral Cruises as MS Stardancer. In 1990, the ship was sold to Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and renamed MS Viking Serenade. Between January and June 1991, she was converted into a genuine cruise ship at the former Southwest Marine Shipyard in San Diego, California. The car deck was turned into a passenger deck. In 2002, she was transferred to the fleet of Royal Caribbean's new subsidiary Island Cruises. Island Escape joined the fleet of Thomson Cruises in April 2009, but retained her name and continued with her more informal style of buffet restaurants and relaxed dress code.Island Escape operated in the Canary Islands and the Western Mediterranean under Thomson Cruises. In November 2010, Thomson was scheduled to spend a further £4 million in refurbishing Island Escape. Thomson Cruises has operated the Island Escape under their all-inclusive Island Cruises since starting March 2013. In 2016, Thomson cruises will replace Island Escape with Splendour of the Seas.On 3 December 2015, it was reported by Cruise and Ferry that the vessel was sold and on her way to Brest, France for dry-dock, to be renamed Ocean Gala.As of February 2016, Ocean Gala was offered as a floating accommodation facility through the website Floating Accommodations, managed by US Shipmanagers, a Florida company.It was announced in August 2016 that the ship would not be used for Floating Accommodation and the vessel had been put back on the market for either sale or charter. The vessel was in Denmark and completed its five-year survey with class society DNVGL. After months off Suez as Channel workers floating accommodation and calls at Limassol she had finally passed through the canal on 2 May 2017, heading down the Red Sea, it was speculated she was heading to Alang for Scrapping. While the next port turned out to be Abu Dhabi, in Khalifa, for continued service. In March 2018, after spending several months laid up in Dubai Khalifa, she set sail for Alang, where she went beached for scrapping on 04 April 2018 at Kaya plot 103.
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Attraction Location



Island World Adventures Videos

Menu