MV Aegean Odyssey

The MV Aegean Odyssey is a cruise ship owned and operated by Voyages to Antiquity, a one-ship cruise company. Originally built as a ferry, it was converted to a cruise ship in 1988, and rebuilt again in 2010.

History

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 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.

She was bought by the new cruise company Voyages to Antiquity, refitted and renovated in Piraeus 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 can also pass through the Corinth Canal – and began operation again in May 2010, renamed Aegean Odyssey. The passenger capacity was reduced from 570 to around 380, in order to provide for more luxury.

Ship details

• Tonnage: 11,563 tonnes
• Length: 461 feet
• Beam: 67 feet
• Draft: 20 feet
• Speed: 18 knots
• Passenger capacity (double occupancy): about 380

References

• Aegean Odyssey. Cruise Critic
• Aegean Odyssey – Ship Description. Cruiseabout
• MV Aegean Odyssey. Voyages to Antiquity