MV Black Prince (1966) explained
Black Prince was a
cruise ship, owned and operated by
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. She was built in 1966 by the
Lübecker Flender-Werke in
Lübeck, West Germany for Fred. Olsen Lines for combined
ferry/cruise ship operations. From 1970 until 1983 she sailed the
northern hemisphere summer seasons on ferry service for
Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab as
Venus, while returning to cruise service with Fred. Olsen for the winter seasons. In 1983 the summer ferry service was taken over by
DFDS, and in 1985 it passed to Norway Line. In 1986 Fred. Olsen bought the ship outright and she was converted to a full-time cruise ship, retaining the name
Black Prince.
Black Prince was retired from the Fred. Olsen fleet on 16 October 2009.[1] Although her withdrawal was reportedly due to the new SOLAS 2010 regulations,[2] she was sold to SAVECA for further cruise service in Venezuelan waters under the name Ola Esmeralda. SAVECA planned to use the ship for cruises between islands within Venezuelan waters, also as a floating hotel. She was scrapped at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in October 2013.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Fred. Olsen sells Black Prince for further trading . 2009-05-10 . Reinikainen . Kari . 2009-05-06 . Cruise Business Online . Cruise Media Oy Ltd . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091011122513/http://www.cruisebusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=393%3Afred-olsen-sells-black-prince-for-further-trading&catid=48%3Atop-headlines-category&Itemid=116 . 2009-10-11 .
- Web site: At least 7 old cruise ships face uncertain future due to SOLAS 2010 . 2009-03-01 . Reinikainen . Kari . 2009-02-28 . Cruise Business Online . Cruise Media Oy Ltd . https://web.archive.org/web/20090306220952/http://www.cruisebusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=255:-at-least-7-old-cruise-ships-face-uncertain-future-due-to-solas-2010&catid=43:latest-news-catecory&Itemid=115 . 2009-03-06 . dead .
