MS The Calypso
- See Calypso (ship) for Cousteau's ship. See Calypso for Calypso disambig list.
Calypso is a cruise liner owned by Louis Cruise Lines. [1]
Specifications
- 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 4am its starboard engine caught fire while it was carrying 708 people 16 miles off Eastbourne sailing from Tilbury to St Peter Port on Guernsey. Its crew put the fire out. Its passengers sat in its lifeboats but the boats were not launched. [2] This 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
- Louis Cruise Lines
- [http://www.dolphin-hellas.gr/Cruises/Louis-cruises/Ships/cruise-vessel-Calypso.htm
- Technical details and images on fleetlist-L
Description of ship]
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