MV Renaissance
Ex Aegean Myth, Maasdam
© Simonwp (River Schelde, 01/06/2000)
Steel twin screw (Statendam Class or ‘S’ Class) motor vessel built in 1993 by Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy (Yard No 5882) as a Passenger ship.
- Original Cost: $215 million
- Length: 218 m (overall( 185m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 24.0 m
- Depth: 19.20 m
- Draught: 7.7 m
- Tonnage: 55451 gross/ net/ 7406t deadweight
- Engines: Two 12-cylinder 12ZAV40S and two 8-cylinder 8ZAL40 Sulzer-Grandi diesels
- Power/Propellers: 34560 kW
- Speed: 20 knots
- Capacity: 1629/1258/1100 passengers
- Crew: 557/560
- Navigation Officers: Dutch
- Passenger Decks: 10
- Call Sign: C6VF, PFRO, ZCEZ8
- MMSI Number: 310805000
- IMO Number: 8919257
- Registry: Nassau/Bahamas 🇧🇸, Rotterdam/The Netherlands 🇳🇱, Curacao 🇨🇼, Hamilton/Bermuda 🇧🇲,
- Sister Ships: Ryndam (5883), Statendam (5881), Veendam (5954)
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History
November 1989: Ordered as one of four “S” Class .
December 12th 1992: Launched.
October 3rd 1993: Delivered to Holland America Line Westours, Nassau, Bahamas.
December 17th 1993: Maiden cruise from Port Everglades to St Thomas.
1996: Registered in the Dutch ships register with home port as Rotterdam.
© Ken Larwood (Dover, July 1996)(Left) © Mike Jackson (Right)
© Derek Sands (Rotterdam, 02/08/2005)
2006: Refit at Grand Bahama Shipyard, Freeport, Bahamas.
2011: Refit at Grand Bahama Shipyard, Freeport, Bahamas.
© John Mavin (Dover 11/08/2011)
© Cees Bustraan (Willemstad, 18/01/2016)
March 9th 2020: With 842 guests and 542 crew members on board, the ship was barred from disembarkation in Honolulu, Hawaii due to fears surrounding COVID -19. The ship was allowed to take on appropriate provisions and supplies, however, and began a return journey to the Port of San Diego for debarkation.
June 2020: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Holland America suspended its cruise operations through and sailings aboard the vessel were cancelled
July 2020: Sold en-bloc with the RYNDAM to Seajets Catanaran JV, Piraeus for transfer in August 2020.
July 7th 2020: Arrived at Limassol anchorage
August 22nd 2020: Arrived at Piraeus and handed over to Mediteranean Majesty Inc.
© Dennis Mortimer (Piraeus, 24/08/2020)
August 27th 2020: Renamed AEGEAN MYTH.
© Dennis Mortimer (Piraeus, 30/08/2020)
August 2020: Laid up in Agio
© Carsten Dettmer (Agio, 08/08/2021)
October 7th 2022: Arrived in Brest for remodelling for her new owners.
June 28th 2023: Christened by French actress Anne Parillaud in Le Havre.
© Pascal Bredel (Le Havre, 23/06/2023)
June 29th 2023: Maiden cruise from Le Havre.
May 7th 2024: Called at Dover.
© Port of Dover
January 9th 2025:
Announcement:
“Ambassador Cruise Line (“Ambassador”), a Njord Partners portfolio company, and French cruise operator Compagnie Française de Croisières (“CFC”), have reached an agreement to merge, forming the “Ambassador Group”.
The Group will operate a fleet of three small-to-mid-sized vessels incorporating Ambassador’s AMBIENCE and AMBITION and CFC’s 1,200 guest- capacity RENAISSANCE ……..”.
January 12th 2025: Arrived Bremerhaven for re-furbishment and re-branding.
🆕 © Christian Eckardt (Bremerhaven)
February 27th 2025: Due at Dover from Bremerhaven.
🆕 © Philippe Brébant
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Pascal Bredel, Philippe Brébant, Cees Bustraan, Carsten Dettmer, Christien Eckardt, Mike Jackson, Ken Larwood, John Mavin, Dennis Mortimer, Port of Dover, Derek Sands and Simonwp for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
