Peace Boat

PEACE BOAT

Peace Boat is a Japan-based international non-governmental and non-profitable organization. Originally founded in 1983 as a result of controversies on Japanese history textbooks, Peace Boat nowadays works to promote peace, human rights, environmental protection, and equal and sustainable development. It also raises awareness of social and political change around the world by global educational programmes and cooperative projects.

Most of Peace Boat's activities are organized through international voyages on chartered passenger ships. The ships carry students and volunteers under different cultural backgrounds to various countries and cities around the world, especially to those areas experiencing unrest. These peace voyages enable people to engage in cross-border dialogues and cooperation, both at sea and in the ports that the ship visits.

Ship(s) in Operation


Ship	Ocean Dream
Entered Service	1982 January
Builder	Aalborg Vaerft, Aalborg (Denmark)
Original Cost	US$100 million
Registry	Panama City, Panama
Gross Tonnage	35265 tons
Length x Beam x Draft	204.8 x 26.5 x 7.5 (m), 671.7 x 86.8 x 24.6 (ft)
Speed	19 knots
Passenger Decks	8
Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)	490 (172, 306, 12)
Passengers (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	980 / 1422
Passenger Space Ratio (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	35.98 / 24.80
Total Crew	526
Crew to Passenger Ratio (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	1.86 / 2.70
Navigation Officers	European
IMO Number, Call Sign	7915096, 3EWW6
Sister Ships	/
History	1981-2000: Tropicale (Carnival Cruise Lines) 2000-2005: Costa Tropicale (Costa Cruises) 2005-2008: Pacific Star (P&O Cruises Australia) 2008-2012: Ocean Dream (Pullmantur Cruceros) 2012- : Ocean Dream (Peace Boat)

Former Ship(s)


Ship	The Oceanic
Entered Service	1965 March
Builder	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Monfalcone (Italy)
Original Cost	US$40 million
Registry	Panama City, Panama
Gross Tonnage	38772 tons
Length x Beam x Draft	238.4 x 29.4 x 8.6 (m), 782.0 x 96.6 x 28.2 (ft)
Speed	27 knots
Passenger Decks	8
Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)	572 (319, 232, 21)
Passengers (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	1144 / 1550
Passenger Space Ratio (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	33.89 / 25.01
Total Crew	500, International
Crew to Passenger Ratio (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	2.29 / 3.10
Navigation Officers	International
IMO Number, Call Sign	5260679, 3EUQ5
Sister Ships	/
History	1965-1985: Oceanic (Home Lines) 1985-1985: Royale Oceanic (Premier Cruises) 1985-2000: Star/Ship Oceanic (Premier Cruises) 2000-2000: Big Red Boat I (Premier Cruises) 2000-2009: Oceanic (Pullmantur Cruceros) 2009-2009: Oceanic (Peace Boat) 2009-2012: The Oceanic (Peace Boat) 2012: sold for scrap in Zhoushan, China


Ship	Clipper Pacific	Mona Lisa
Entered Service	1970 November	1966 April
Builder	Wärtsilä Shipyard, Helsinki (Finland)	John Brown & Company, Clydebank (Scotland)
Original Cost	US$13.5 million	US$22 million
Registry	Nassau, The Bahamas	Nassau, The Bahamas
Gross Tonnage	22945 tons	28891 tons
Length x Beam x Draft	194.3 x 24.0 x 6.7 (m), 637.3 x 78.7 x 22.0 (ft)	201.2 x 26.6 x 8.6 (m), 660.0 x 87.1 x 28.1 (ft)
Speed	18 knots	20 knots
Passenger Decks	7	8
Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)	538 (192, 346, 0)	389 (88, 301, 0)
Passengers (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	1076 / 1310	778 / 1104
Passenger Space Ratio (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	21.32 / 17.52	37.13 / 26.17
Total Crew	400, International	350, International
Crew to Passenger Ratio (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	2.69 / 3.28	2.22 / 3.15
Navigation Officers	International	European
IMO Number, Call Sign	7005190, C6OR3	6512354, C6RU6
Sister Ships	Oriental Dragon (gambling ship), Ocean Star Pacific (Corporacion De Cruceros Nacionales)	/
History	1970-1997: Song of Norway (Royal Caribbean Cruise Line) 1997-2004: Sundream (Airtours Sun Cruises) 2004-2004: Dream Princess (Louis Cruise Lines) [planned but never operated] 2004-2005: [laid up] 2005-2006: Dream Princess (Caspi Cruises) 2006-2006: Dream (Caspi Cruises) 2006-2007: Dream (Gulf Dream Cruises) 2007-2008: Clipper Pearl (Clipper Group) 2008-2008: Clipper Pacific (Peace Boat) 2008-2009: [laid up] 2009-2009: Festival (Caspi Cruises) 2009-2010: Ocean Pearl (Quail Cruises) 2010-2012: Ocean Pearl (Happy Cruises) 2012-2013: Formosa Queen (gambling ship) 2013: sold for scrap in Guangzhou, China	1966-1975: Kungsholm <IV> (Swedish America Line) 1975-1979: Kungsholm (Flagship Cruises) 1979-1986: Sea Princess (P&O Cruises) 1986-1991: Sea Princess <I> (Princess Cruises) 1991-1995: Sea Princess (P&O Cruises) 1995-1999: Victoria (P&O Cruises) 1999-2000: Victoria (Union-Castle Line) 2000-2002: Victoria (P&O Cruises) 2002-2006: Mona Lisa (Holiday Kreuzfahrten) 2006-2007: [laid up] 2007-2007: Oceanic II (Louis Cruise Lines) 2007-2007: Oceanic II (Pullmantur Cruceros) 2007-2008: Oceanic II (The Scholar Ship) 2008-2008: Mona Lisa (Lord Nelson Seereisen) 2008-2009: Mona Lisa (Peace Boat) 2009-2010: Mona Lisa (Lord Nelson Seereisen) 2010-2011: [laid up] 2011: Veronica (floating hotel in Oman)


Ship	The Topaz	Olvia
Entered Service	1956 April	1976 December
Builder	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering, Glasgow (Scotland)	Wärtsilä Shipyard, Turku (Finland)
Original Cost	UK£7.5 million	US$25 million
Registry	Panama City, Panama	Monrovia, Liberia
Gross Tonnage	31500 tons	15791 tons
Length x Beam x Draft	195.1 x 26.0 x 8.8 (m), 639.9 x 85.1 x 29.0 (ft)	156.3 x 21.9 x 5.9 (m), 512.7 x 71.9 x 19.4 (ft)
Speed	21 knots	21 knots
Passenger Decks	8	8
Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)	528 (300, 228, 0)	234 (124, 110, 0)
Passengers (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	1056 / 1450	468 / 660
Passenger Space Ratio (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	29.83 / 21.72	33.74 / 23.93
Total Crew	550, International	250, International
Crew to Passenger Ratio (Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)	1.92 / 2.64	1.87 / 2.64
Navigation Officers	International	Ukrainian
IMO Number, Call Sign	5103924, 3FCP8	7359498, ?
Sister Ships	(ex-) Apollon (Royal Olympic Cruises) (ex-) Ocean Monarch (Shaw Savill Line)	Delphin (Passat Kreuzfahrten) Salamis Filoxenia (Salamis Cruise Lines) Enchanted Capri (floating hotel for oil rigs) (ex-) Island Adventure (SeaEscape)
History	1956-1964: Empress of Britain (Canadian Pacific Steamships) 1964-1975: Queen Anna Maria (Greek Line) 1975-1993: Carnivale (Carnival Cruise Lines) 1993-1994: FiestaMarina (FiestaMarina Cruises) 1994-1996: Olympic <II> (Epirotiki Lines) 1996-1997: Olympic (Royal Olympic Cruises) 1997-2003: The Topaz (Thomson Cruises) 2003-2008: The Topaz (Peace Boat) 2008: sold for scrap in Alang, India	1976-1982: Kareliya (Black Sea Shipping) 1982-1989: Leonid Brezhnev (Black Sea Shipping) 1989-1996: Kareliya (Black Sea Shipping) 1996-1997: Kareliya (CTC Cruises) 1997-1998: [laid up] 1998-2002: Olvia (K&O Cruises) 2002-2003: Olvia (Peace Boat) 2003-2004: Olvia (K&O Cruises) 2004-2005: CT Neptune (West Line Cruises) 2005-2006: CT Neptune (gambling ship) 2006-2011: Neptune (gambling ship) 2011- : Starry Metropolis (gambling ship)

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