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MV Aegean Odyssey

Cruise ship

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Aegean-odyssey-split.jpg
image_caption	Aegean Odyssey
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
name	1973–1985: Narcis*
owner	*1973–1985: Zim Navigation
*2008–2016: Aegean Experience Maritime Co Ltd<ref>Lloyd's Register{{Specify	date	May 2024}}
operator	Voyages to Antiquity
registry	*1973–1985: Haifa, Israel
builder	Santierul Naval Galați, Galați, Romania
yard_number	617
laid_down	18 June 1971
launched	18 June 1972
completed	22 August 1973
identification	*Call sign HOBW
status	In service
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type	Cruise ship
tonnage
length	461 ft
beam	67 ft
draught	20 ft
decks	*8 decks
speed	18 kn (service speed)
capacity	380 passengers
crew	180

1985–1986: Alkyon
1986–1989: Aegean Dolphin
1989–1990: Dolphin
1990–1996: Aegean Dolphin
1996–2010: Aegean I
2010 onwards: Aegean Odyssey
1985–1998: Dolphin Hellas Shipping
1998–2008: Golden Sun Cruises
2008–2016: Aegean Experience Maritime Co Ltd
2016 onwards: Aegean Odyssey Maritime-Pan
1985–2009: Piraeus, Greece
2009–2016: Valletta, Malta
2016 onwards: Panama City, Panama
7 decks passenger accessible

'*MV *Aegean Odyssey''''' is a cruise ship owned and operated by Voyages to Antiquity, a one-ship cruise company established in 2009. Built as a ferry in 1973, it was converted to a cruise ship in 1988, and substantially rebuilt in 2010.

History

The MV Aegean Odyssey was built in 1973 as the Zim ro-ro ferry Narcis, later renamed Alkyon in 1985. In 1986, she was bought by Dolphin Hellas Cruises, which renamed the ship Aegean Dolphin and sent it to Perama to be converted into a cruise ship. Following the completion of renovations in 1988, the ship remained in the cruise line's fleet until 1995, when she was sold to Epirotiki Line. It was renamed Aegean I whilst on charter to Renaissance Cruises in 1996. Then the ship operated for Golden Sun Cruises on Mediterranean cruises since 1997–1998, still owned by Dolphin Hellas. In 2005, she was to be bought by Louis Hellenic Cruise Lines, but the deal fell through due to legal problems, and the ship was laid up.

She was bought by the new cruise company 'Voyages to Antiquity' in 2009, as part of a new venture by cruise line veteran Gerry Herrod. The cruise was operated by Turkish travel agency Etstur in 2013 and 2015 summer seasons for Greek Islands tours.

The ship was refitted and renovated in Ermoupoli on the Greek island of Syros to cater for cruising in the coastal waters of the central and southern Mediterranean – she can visit ports that are too small for most cruise ships and began operation again in May 2010, renamed Aegean Odyssey.

The passenger capacity was reduced from 570 to around 380 in order to provide more spacious accommodation; the cinema was removed in favour of a lecture hall, and new dining areas established.

The ship's ownership changed on 30 April 2010, four days before its inaugural cruise departure. Its registered owner is Samos (Island) Maritime Co. Ltd based in Piraeus.

Ship company owner Voyages to Antiquity announced that it ended its services at the end of October 2019, and the Oxford office was to close, due to motor failures and trips cancelled. From April 2020 to April 2023 the ship was to be chartered to US not-for-profit organizationRoad Scholar, undertaking educational voyages.

References

Lloyd's Register{{Specify. (May 2024)
(April 1986). "100A1 (April 1986)". Lloyd's of London Press.
(2009-11-18). "Founder of Orient Lines Announces New Voyages to Antiquity Line".
(2009-11-16). "A New Cruise Line, a new Philosophy". Hospitality Industry news.
(2019-09-12). "Road Scholar". same.

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