Imperial Majesty Cruise Line Explained

Imperial Majesty Cruise Line
Type:Cruise line
Foundation:1999
Location:Plantation, Florida
Industry:Transportation
Products:Cruises
Homepage:http://www.imperialmajesty.com (defunct)
Defunct:2009
Fate:Replaced by Celebration Cruise Line

Imperial Majesty Cruise Line was a budget cruise line that had operated 2 and 3 day voyages out of Port Everglades, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas. The company was founded in 1999. The cruise line attracted both vacationers and vintage ship fans from around the world.[1] The cruise line's current operations ended on March 9, 2009, when the Regal Empress was retired. In that same week, its operations were replaced by Celebration Cruise Line, operating for the same company that Imperial Majesty was part of.

History

Imperial Majesty Cruise Line begun operations in 1999 by chartering the 1955-built SS OceanBreeze from Premier Cruise Line and operating two-day cruises out of Port Everglades to Nassau, Bahamas. Imperial Majesty later purchased the ship and gave it a multi-million dollar refurbishment. The ship was kept in good condition throughout Imperial Majesty's ownership.[2] In 2003, due to high costs, Imperial Majesty sold the OceanBreeze for scrap and replaced it with another vintage ship, the 1953-built, after its previous owner folded. In the fall of 2008, several sources reported that the Regal Empress was due to be replaced by the 1981-built cruiseferry in 2009,[3] [4] but this information proved to be false. Instead, the Bahamas Celebration was operated by Celebration Cruise Line, a new cruise line operating under the same company Imperial Majesty cruise lines operated under. On March 9, 2009, the took over Regal Empress cruise schedule. All crew and food stores were transferred to Bahamas Celebration prior to the ships departure. The Regal Empress was laid up in Freeport, Bahamas from March 16 until March 27. It was reported by Maritime Matters on March 26 that the Regal Empress was sold for scrap.[5] [6]

Former Fleet

Ship Built Entered Service for Imperial Majesty Cruise Line Tonnage Flag Notes Image
OceanBreeze 1955 1999–2003 20,204 GRT Previously sailed for Premier Cruise Line, sold for scrap in 2003.
Regal Empress 1953 2003–2009 21,909 GRT Built for Greek Line as the SS Olympia, sold for scrap in 2009.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.imperialmajesty.com/our_ship.html
  2. Web site: The cruise ships are rich in History. Take one of our 2 or 3 day cruises and be a part of the history. 17 April 2024 .
  3. Web site: M/S Prinsesse Ragnhild (1981) . 2009-02-18 . Asklander . Micke . Fakta om Fartyg . Swedish . https://archive.today/20120802063513/http://www.faktaomfartyg.nu/prinsesse_ragnhild_1981.htm . August 2, 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: M/F Bahamas Celebration . 2009-02-18 . Koefoed-Hansen . Michael . The Ferry Site.
  5. Web site: Cruise ship news, shipping reports at MARITIME MATTERS . January 26, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090219132435/http://maritimematters.com/shipnews.html . February 19, 2009 .
  6. Web site: India Scrap Network . 2012-04-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222134141/http://www.indiascrap.net/cgi-bin/rexview.cgi?rex=000242&wsc=60-0465&offset=0 . 2012-02-22 .

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