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'''MV ''Aegean Odyssey''''' is a [[cruise ship]] owned and operated by Voyages to Antiquity, a one-ship cruise company established in 2009. Originally built as a ferry, it was converted to a cruise ship in 1988, and substantially rebuilt again in 2010.
'''MV ''Aegean Odyssey''''' is a [[cruise ship]] owned and operated by Voyages to Antiquity, a one-ship cruise company established in 2009. Built as a ferry in 1973, it was converted to a cruise ship in 1988, and substantially rebuilt in 2010.


==History==
==History==
The MV ''Aegean Odyssey'' was built in 1973 as the Zim [[ro-ro]] ferry ''Narcis'', later renamed ''Alkyon'' in 1985. In 1986, she was bought by Dolphin Hellas Cruises, which renamed the ship ''Aegean Dolphin'' and sent it to [[Perama]] to be converted into a [[cruise ship]].<ref name="100A1">{{Cite magazine |title=100A1 (April 1986) |page=7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dYUTAAAAYAAJ |magazine=100A1: the Magazine of Lloyd's Register of Shipping |issue=April 1986 |location=London, England |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press |date=April 1986 |quote=100A1 pays a visit [to the Perama shipyard] with LR senior surveyor Panos Hadjiconstantinou; he's there to check progress on the 8224-gt roll-on/roll-off cargo ship Aegean Dolphin, being converted for Dolphin Hellas Shipping SA into a 600-berth cruise ship. All the conversion plans for the 128 m-long vessel were approved by LR's London headquarters and the actual conversion work is being surveyed from the LR Piraeus office. [...] Although it is still February the weather is magnificent, with a soft warm breeze gently moving the eucalyptus and olive trees. [...] The Aegean Dolphin is berthed at the last quay before the naval base and the magnitude of the conversion is immediately apparent by the sight of the new stern which has replaced the former roll-on/roll-off stern loading door. She has been completely remodelled, and as we climb up the interior to the upper deck we can see the extensive internal alterations. There is a new disco dance floor and restaurants, a casino, a theatre and several bars. Much of the original steelwork can be seen. On deck workmen are plastering concrete over new steelwork surrounding the newly-built swimming pool. "We'll go on top and take a look at the new superstructure," says Hadjiconstantinou. "What they've done is to raise the bridge by two metres and add some cosmetic steel around the original funnel to give it a more 'with it' appearance." We are joined by LR senior surveyor B. Dardanos, who points out that the Aegean Dolphin has been given an extended new bow to fit in with her new cruising image. He tells 100A1: "The conversion plans and the classification aspects of fire safety have all been approved by LR's London Headquarters. We are expecting the job to be completed soon." |access-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513130509/https://books.google.com/books?id=dYUTAAAAYAAJ |archive-date=May 13, 2024 }}</ref> Following the completion of renovations in 1988, the ship remained in the cruise line's fleet until 1995, when she was sold to [[Epirotiki Line]]. It was renamed ''Aegean I'' whilst on charter to [[Renaissance Cruises]] in 1996. Then the ship operated for Golden Sun Cruises on [[Mediterranean]] cruises since 1997–1998, still owned by Dolphin Hellas. In 2005, she was to be bought by [[Louis Hellenic Cruise Lines]], but the deal fell through due to legal problems, and the ship was laid up.
Built in 1973 as the Zim [[ro-ro]] ferry ''Narcis'', she was bought by Dolphin Hellas Cruises in 1986, and renamed ''Aegean Dolphin'' after conversion to a [[cruise ship]] in 1988 in [[Perama]]. In 1995 the ship was listed as operating for [[Epirotiki Line]]. It was renamed ''Aegean I'' whilst on charter to [[Renaissance Cruises]] in 1996. Then the ship operated for Golden Sun Cruises on [[Mediterranean]] cruises since 1997–1998, still owned by Dolphin Hellas. In 2005, she was bought by [[Louis Hellenic Cruise Lines]], but the deal fell through due to legal problems, and the ship was laid up.
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She was bought by the new cruise company 'Voyages to Antiquity' in 2009, as part of a new venture by cruise line veteran Gerry Herrod.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.frommers.com/community/blogs/cruise.cfm?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&UID=52f8da68-7f6d-4edc-b082-451715e6da97&plckPostId=Blog%3a52f8da68-7f6d-4edc-b082-451715e6da97Post%3afafefe6f-bc4f-48bc-8921-9ad0a6cd0a7f&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest |title=Founder of Orient Lines Announces New Voyages to Antiquity Line |date=2009-11-18}}</ref> The cruise was operated by [[Turkey|Turkish]] travel agency [[Etstur]] in 2013 and 2015 summer seasons for [[Greek Islands]] tours.
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[[File:Odyssey-and-serenity.jpg|thumb|left|''Aegean Odyssey'' docked next to ''[[Crystal Serenity]]''.]]
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The ship has been refitted and renovated in [[Ermoupoli]] on the Greek island of [[Syros]] to cater for cruising in the coastal waters of the central and southern Mediterranean – she can visit ports that are too small for most cruise ships and began operation again in May 2010, renamed ''Aegean Odyssey''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hospitality-industry.com/index.php/news/comments/Voyages_to_Antiquity_A_New_Cruise_Line_a_New_Philosophy_a_New_Opportunity/ |title=A New Cruise Line, a new Philosophy |publisher=Hospitality Industry news |date=2009-11-16}}</ref>


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She was bought by the new cruise company 'Voyages to Antiquity' in 2009, as part of a new venture by cruise line veteran Gerry Herrod.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.frommers.com/community/blogs/cruise.cfm?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&UID=52f8da68-7f6d-4edc-b082-451715e6da97&plckPostId=Blog%3a52f8da68-7f6d-4edc-b082-451715e6da97Post%3afafefe6f-bc4f-48bc-8921-9ad0a6cd0a7f&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest |title=Founder of Orient Lines Announces New Voyages to Antiquity Line |date=2009-11-18}}</ref> The cruise was operated by Turkish travel agency [[Etstur]] in 2013 and 2015 summer seasons for [[Greek Islands]] tours.
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The passenger capacity was reduced from 570 to around 380, in order to provide more spacious accommodation; the cinema was removed in favour of a lecture hall, and new dining areas established.


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[[File:Odyssey-and-serenity.jpg|thumb|left|''Aegean Odyssey'' docked next to ''[[Crystal Serenity]]''.]]
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The ship's ownership changed, four days before its inaugural cruise departure, on 30/4/10. Its registered owner is Samos (Island) Maritime Co. Ltd based in Piraeus.
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The ship was refitted and renovated in [[Ermoupoli]] on the Greek island of [[Syros]] to cater for cruising in the coastal waters of the central and southern Mediterranean – she can visit ports that are too small for most cruise ships and began operation again in May 2010, renamed ''Aegean Odyssey''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hospitality-industry.com/index.php/news/comments/Voyages_to_Antiquity_A_New_Cruise_Line_a_New_Philosophy_a_New_Opportunity/ |title=A New Cruise Line, a new Philosophy |publisher=Hospitality Industry news |date=2009-11-16}}</ref>

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The passenger capacity was reduced from 570 to around 380 in order to provide more spacious accommodation; the cinema was removed in favour of a lecture hall, and new dining areas established.


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The ship's ownership changed on 30 April 2010, four days before its inaugural cruise departure. Its registered owner is Samos (Island) Maritime Co. Ltd based in Piraeus.
On August 22, 2019, The US not-for-profit organization ''Road Scholar'' announced a 3-year charter of the ship, to run from April 2020 to April 2023, undertaking educational voyages.


It was announced, the Ship company owner ''Voyages to Antiquity'' ends its services at end of October 2019, also the Oxford office is to close, due the several stops of ship because motor failure and trips cancelled. From April 2020 the ship will be chartered to ''Road Scholar''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.roadscholar.org/collections/odyssey-at-sea/|title=Road Scholar|publisher=same|date=2019-09-12}}</ref>
Ship company owner ''Voyages to Antiquity'' announced that it ended its services at the end of October 2019, and the Oxford office was to close, due to motor failures and trips cancelled. From April 2020 to April 2023 the ship was to be chartered to US not-for-profit organization''Road Scholar'', undertaking educational voyages.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.roadscholar.org/collections/odyssey-at-sea/|title=Road Scholar|publisher=same|date=2019-09-12}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|IMO 7225910}}
{{Commons category|IMO 7225910}}
*[http://www.voyagestoantiquity.com 'Voyages to Antiquity.com] Voyages to Antiquity web site
*[http://www.voyagestoantiquity.com 'Voyages to Antiquity.com] Voyages to Antiquity website
*[http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/review.cfm?ShipID=582 ''Aegean Odyssey Review Bullshead'']. Cruise Critic
*[http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/review.cfm?ShipID=582 ''Aegean Odyssey Review Bullshead'']. Cruise Critic
*[http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=71826582 ''Aegean Odyssey Review Lives to Travel'']. Cruise Critic
*[http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=71826582 ''Aegean Odyssey Review Lives to Travel'']. Cruise Critic
*[https://archive.is/20121231022137/http://www.cruiseabout.com.au/cruiselines/Voyages_to_Antiquity/ships/Aegean_Odyssey.html ''Aegean Odyssey'' – Ship Description]. Cruiseabout
*[https://archive.today/20121231022137/http://www.cruiseabout.com.au/cruiselines/Voyages_to_Antiquity/ships/Aegean_Odyssey.html ''Aegean Odyssey'' – Ship Description]. Cruiseabout
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100416203505/http://www.voyagestoantiquity.com/aegean-odyssey-deckplans-cabins.html MV ''Aegean Odyssey'']. Voyages to Antiquity
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100416203505/http://www.voyagestoantiquity.com/aegean-odyssey-deckplans-cabins.html MV ''Aegean Odyssey'']. Voyages to Antiquity
*[http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/AegeanDolphinPCs.html ''History of the ship on operators' postcards''], Simplon Postcards
*[http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/AegeanDolphinPCs.html ''History of the ship on operators' postcards''], Simplon Postcards
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Latest revision as of 03:59, 7 November 2024

Aegean Odyssey
History
Name
  • 1973–1985: Narcis
  • 1985–1986: Alkyon
  • 1986–1989: Aegean Dolphin
  • 1989–1990: Dolphin
  • 1990–1996: Aegean Dolphin
  • 1996–2010: Aegean I
  • 2010 onwards: Aegean Odyssey
Owner
  • 1973–1985: Zim Navigation
  • 1985–1998: Dolphin Hellas Shipping
  • 1998–2008: Golden Sun Cruises
  • 2008–2016: Aegean Experience Maritime Co Ltd[1]
  • 2016 onwards: Aegean Odyssey Maritime-Pan
OperatorVoyages to Antiquity
Port of registry
BuilderSantierul Naval Galați, Galați, Romania
Yard number617
Laid down18 June 1971
Launched18 June 1972
Completed22 August 1973
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage11,906 GT
Length461 ft (140.51 m)
Beam67 ft (20.42 m)
Draught20 ft (6.10 m)
Decks
  • 8 decks
  • 7 decks passenger accessible
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (service speed)
Capacity380 passengers
Crew180

MV Aegean Odyssey is a cruise ship owned and operated by Voyages to Antiquity, a one-ship cruise company established in 2009. Built as a ferry in 1973, it was converted to a cruise ship in 1988, and substantially rebuilt in 2010.

History

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The MV Aegean Odyssey was built in 1973 as the Zim ro-ro ferry Narcis, later renamed Alkyon in 1985. In 1986, she was bought by Dolphin Hellas Cruises, which renamed the ship Aegean Dolphin and sent it to Perama to be converted into a cruise ship.[2] Following the completion of renovations in 1988, the ship remained in the cruise line's fleet until 1995, when she was sold to Epirotiki Line. It was renamed Aegean I whilst on charter to Renaissance Cruises in 1996. Then the ship operated for Golden Sun Cruises on Mediterranean cruises since 1997–1998, still owned by Dolphin Hellas. In 2005, she was to be bought by Louis Hellenic Cruise Lines, but the deal fell through due to legal problems, and the ship was laid up.

She was bought by the new cruise company 'Voyages to Antiquity' in 2009, as part of a new venture by cruise line veteran Gerry Herrod.[3] The cruise was operated by Turkish travel agency Etstur in 2013 and 2015 summer seasons for Greek Islands tours.

Aegean Odyssey docked next to Crystal Serenity.

The ship was refitted and renovated in Ermoupoli on the Greek island of Syros to cater for cruising in the coastal waters of the central and southern Mediterranean – she can visit ports that are too small for most cruise ships and began operation again in May 2010, renamed Aegean Odyssey.[4]

The passenger capacity was reduced from 570 to around 380 in order to provide more spacious accommodation; the cinema was removed in favour of a lecture hall, and new dining areas established.

The ship's ownership changed on 30 April 2010, four days before its inaugural cruise departure. Its registered owner is Samos (Island) Maritime Co. Ltd based in Piraeus.

Ship company owner Voyages to Antiquity announced that it ended its services at the end of October 2019, and the Oxford office was to close, due to motor failures and trips cancelled. From April 2020 to April 2023 the ship was to be chartered to US not-for-profit organizationRoad Scholar, undertaking educational voyages.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Lloyd's Register[specify]
  2. ^ "100A1 (April 1986)". 100A1: the Magazine of Lloyd's Register of Shipping. No. April 1986. London, England: Lloyd's of London Press. April 1986. p. 7. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024. 100A1 pays a visit [to the Perama shipyard] with LR senior surveyor Panos Hadjiconstantinou; he's there to check progress on the 8224-gt roll-on/roll-off cargo ship Aegean Dolphin, being converted for Dolphin Hellas Shipping SA into a 600-berth cruise ship. All the conversion plans for the 128 m-long vessel were approved by LR's London headquarters and the actual conversion work is being surveyed from the LR Piraeus office. [...] Although it is still February the weather is magnificent, with a soft warm breeze gently moving the eucalyptus and olive trees. [...] The Aegean Dolphin is berthed at the last quay before the naval base and the magnitude of the conversion is immediately apparent by the sight of the new stern which has replaced the former roll-on/roll-off stern loading door. She has been completely remodelled, and as we climb up the interior to the upper deck we can see the extensive internal alterations. There is a new disco dance floor and restaurants, a casino, a theatre and several bars. Much of the original steelwork can be seen. On deck workmen are plastering concrete over new steelwork surrounding the newly-built swimming pool. "We'll go on top and take a look at the new superstructure," says Hadjiconstantinou. "What they've done is to raise the bridge by two metres and add some cosmetic steel around the original funnel to give it a more 'with it' appearance." We are joined by LR senior surveyor B. Dardanos, who points out that the Aegean Dolphin has been given an extended new bow to fit in with her new cruising image. He tells 100A1: "The conversion plans and the classification aspects of fire safety have all been approved by LR's London Headquarters. We are expecting the job to be completed soon."
  3. ^ "Founder of Orient Lines Announces New Voyages to Antiquity Line". 2009-11-18.
  4. ^ "A New Cruise Line, a new Philosophy". Hospitality Industry news. 2009-11-16.
  5. ^ "Road Scholar". same. 2019-09-12.
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