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MS Thomson Celebration

Cruise ship operated by Marella Cruises

Field	Value
infobox_caption	Thomson Celebration
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	MS Thomson Celebration alanya.jpg
image_caption	Thomson Celebration at Alanya, Turkey
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
name	1984–2005: Noordam*
owner	*1984–2018: Holland America Line
operator	*1984–2005: Holland America Line
builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique
yard_number	X27
launched	21 May 1983
sponsor	Beatrijs van De Wallbake
completed	1984
in_service	8 April 1984
identification	*Call sign: 9HUI9
registry	*1984–1996: Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
* 2005–2009: Sint Maarten, <ref name	"FoF" /
* 2009–2022: <ref name	"Faergelejet"/
fate	Scrapped in 2022
out_of_service	2020
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type	Cruise ship
tonnage	*
* <ref name	"FoF" /
length	214.66 m
beam	27.26 m
draught	7.50 m
power	*2 × Sulzer RLB66 diesels
* combined <ref name	"FoF" /
speed	18 kn (other sources claim 21 kn)
capacity	1,254 passengers (1,350 maximum)
crew	520
decks	9

2005–2017: Thomson Celebration
2017–2020: Marella Celebration
2020–2022: Mare
2018–2020: TUI UK
2005–2017: Thomson Cruises
2017–2020: Marella Cruises
1996–2005: Rotterdam, Netherlands
2005–2009: Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
2009–2022: Malta
combined 21600 kW MS Thomson Celebration was a cruise ship owned by TUI UK, and last operated by their United Kingdom-based Marella Cruises. She was built in 1984 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France for Holland America Line (HAL) as MS Noordam. On 29 April 2020, Marella announced that the ship would be retired from the fleet and sold for scrap. The ship beached for scrap in Aliaga, Turkey in 2022.

History

Marella Celebration was built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in 1984 for Holland America Line as Noordam at a cost of $160 million and became the third HAL vessel to bear the name. She was originally furnished with a $1 million art collection, some of which, including a 17th-century Oriental screen, can still be found on board. Her sister ship, Thomson Spirit, also originally operated for HAL as .

After Noordams last sailing with HAL, the ship was taken out of service and chartered to Thomson Cruises and later rechristened as Thomson Celebration.

On 9 October 2017, Thomson Cruises announced to be renamed Marella Cruises. TUI Group renamed Thomson Celebration to Marella Celebration at the end of October 2017.

On 14 September 2022 the ship left Eleusis towards Aliaga, towed by the tug Vernicos Sifnos.

References

[http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/noordam_1984.htm Fakta om Fartyg: MS Noordam (1984)] {{in lang. sv, retrieved 8 December 2007.
Ward, Douglas. (1995). "Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships". Berlitz.
da, retrieved 20 May 2010.
[http://www.thomson.co.uk/cruise/ships/thomson-celebration-deck-plans.html Thomson Cruises – Vital statistics for ''Thomson Celebration''], retrieved 20 May 2010.
[https://app.gl-group.com/fleetonline/equasis.do?imo=*8027298 fleet online, GL-Reg-No : 142168 - IMO-No : 8027298]
Ward, Douglas. (2006). "Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships". Berlitz.
(2020-04-29). "Marella to Retire Celebration".
'Life Onboard' brochure - published by Thomson Cruises - pg 10
Williams, Helen. (11 October 2017). "Thomson Cruises Changes Name to Marella Cruises".
"Marinetraffic: Vernicos Sifnos".
(2022-09-15). "Τελευταίο ταξίδι για το Celebration".

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