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MS Nautica

Cruise ship

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Kobe Nautica01s5s3200.jpg
image_caption	MS Nautica at Kobe harbour, March 2009
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
name	2000–2004: R Five*
* 2004 onwards: Nautica<ref name	Asklander
owner	*2000–2001: Renaissance Cruises
* 2001–2006: Cruiseinvest<ref name	Asklander /
* 2006 onwards: Oceania Cruises<ref name	DNV
operator	*2000–2001: Renaissance Cruises
* 2005 onwards: Oceania Cruises<ref name	Asklander /
registry	*2000–2001: Monrovia, Liberia
* 2001 onwards: Majuro, <ref name	Asklander /
builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France
original_cost	£150 million
yard_number	P31
laid_down	22 March 1999
launched	31 July 1999
completed	7 January 2000
acquired	29 January 2000
in_service	1 February 2000
identification	*Call sign: V7DM4
status	In Service
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
header_caption
class	* (as built)
tonnage
length	181.00 m
beam	25.46 m
draught	5.95 m
depth	8.40 m
decks	11 (9 passenger accessible)
power	*4 × Wärtsilä 12V32 diesels
propulsion	2 propellers
speed	18 kn
capacity	*684 passengers (lower berths)
* 824 passengers (all berths)<ref name	Ward /
crew	386

2004 onwards: Nautica
2001–2006: Cruiseinvest
2006 onwards: Oceania Cruises
2001–2002: laid up
2002–2004: Pullmantur Cruises
2005 onwards: Oceania Cruises
2001 onwards: Majuro, Marshall Islands
(currently)
combined 13500 kW
824 passengers (all berths)

MS Nautica is a cruise ship built for Renaissance Cruises as part of their . As part of their Regatta Class, Nautica is now owned and operated by Oceania Cruises. She was built in 2000 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, for Renaissance Cruises as MS R Five. She sailed for Pullmantur Cruises between 2002 and 2004 before entering service with her current owners in 2005.

The Nautica was at Greenock Ocean Terminal when Storm Ali struck on 20 September 2018. At 11:00 the ship's mooring lines parted and it broke free, getting blown into the Tail of the Bank area of the firth where tugs came to its assistance. The 478 passengers and 26 crew who were onshore at the time were looked after until the ship returned to its berth in the evening.

Concept and construction

R Five was the fifth ship in a series of eight identical cruise ships built between 1998 and 2001 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire, France, for Renaissance Cruises. Her keel was laid on 22 March 1999 and she was launched from drydock on 31 July 1999. Following fitting out, the R Five was delivered to Renaissance Cruises on 29 January 2000.

Service history

On 1 February 2000, the R Five entered service with Renaissance Cruises on cruises in the Mediterranean.

The R Five was laid up at Gibraltar alongside six of her sister ships. In December 2001, she was sold to the France-based Cruiseinvest and was moved to Marseille, France, together with her sisters for a further lay-up.

The R Five was chartered to the Spain-based Pullmantur Cruises for cruising for the Spanish market from June 2002. In service with Pullmantur, she was marketed under the name "Blue Dream", but her registered name remained unchanged. She sailed out of Brazilian port during the Northern Hemisphere winter seasons as a part of Pullmantur's joint service with CVC. R Five left service with Pullmantur in 2004.

The R Five re-entered service in November 2005 when she was chartered to Oceania Cruises and renamed Nautica. Following the attack, the Nautica proceeded normally to her next scheduled port of call.

Nautica is scheduled to undergo a significant renovation in June 2020 as a part of the company's $100 million OceaniaNEXT program.

References

Asklander, Micke. "M/S ''R Five'' (2000)". Fakta om Fartyg.
Ward, Douglas. (2006). "Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships". Berlitz.
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Boyle, Ian. "Renaissance". Simplon Postcards.
Sloan, Gene. (30 November 2008). "Shots fired as pirates attack Oceania cruise ship". USA Today.
"Super Ali Goes Ballistic... Conditions Are Atrocious, ''Daily Record'', 20 September 2018".
(19 September 2018). "Storm Ali: Two killed as severe winds lash UK and Ireland".
(30 November 2008). "Oceania Cruises' ''Nautica'' on the target of pirates". Cruise Media Oy Ltd.
(30 November 2008). "Oceania Cruises' ''Nautica'' fights off pirate attack". JetNet Media, Inc.
(13 August 2018). "Oceania Cruises Remodeling Every Stateroom on Their Four Cruise Ships".

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