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History
Name
  • 1989-1991: Lady Diana
  • 1991-1994: Aurora I
  • 1994-2015: MegaStar Taurus
  • 2015-present: Crystal Esprit
Operator
Port of registryNassau,  Bahamas
BuilderFlender Werft
Yard number647
Laid downFebruary 8, 1988
Launched24. February 1989[1]
CompletedDecember 1, 1991
Identification
StatusIn service
Notes[2]
General characteristics
Tonnage3,370 GT
Capacity62 passengers
Notes[2][3]

Crystal Esprit is a cruise ship operated by Crystal Cruises. Built by Flender Werft in Lübeck, Germany, she was laid down in 1988 and floated out as Lady Diana in 1989. She was completed in December 1991 as Aurora I. She and sister ship Aurora II were purchased by Star Cruises in 1994. Aurora I was renamed Megastar Taurus and served from 1994 until being laid up in 2008.[2][3]

In July 2015, Crystal Cruises announced that she would join its fleet as Crystal Esprit,[4] and on December 20, 2015, she was rechristened at Eden Island Marina in Mahé, Seychelles, by Lady Gaenor Anne Meakes (fiancée of yachtsman Mark Richards).[3]

References

  1. ^ "M/S LADY D." Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Crystal Esprit (23183)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Knego, Peter (December 21, 2015). "CRYSTAL ESPRIT Christened". Maritime Matters. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Machan, Teresa (July 20, 2015). "Submarines and underwater weddings: cruising for the mega-rich has arrived". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved January 7, 2016.