International Cruises, Renaissance Cruises

RENAISSANCE CRUISES

        Renaissance Cruises was a company founded in 1989 that operated cruises in the Mediterranean, Scandinavia and South Pacific. It had a series of eight boutique ships (Renaissance Class) in the early 1990s, and they were replaced by another series of eight larger ships at around 30000 tons (R Class) from 1998 to 2001. Renaissance Cruises went into bankruptcy in 2001 September due to the poor financial conditions and economic decline caused by the September-11th terrorist attacks.

        After the bankruptcy of Renaissance Cruises, the eight ships in the R Class were laid up for some time. Later they were sold to other cruise lines and continued to operate. Current operators of these vessels include Princess Cruises (three ships), Oceania Cruises (three ships) and Azamara Club Cruises (two ships).
 

Former Ship(s)

R Class

Ship

R One

R Two

R Three

R Four

R Five

R Six

R Seven

R Eight

Entered Service

1998 July

1998 December

1999 August

1999 December

2000 February

2000 June

2000 September

2001 February

Builder

Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire (France)

Original Cost

US$150 million

Registry

Monrovia, Liberia

Gross Tonnage

30277 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

181.0 x 25.5 x 6.0 (m), 593.7 x 83.5 x 19.7 (ft)

Speed

18 knots

Passenger Decks

9

Number of Cabins
(Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

342 (25, 85, 232)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

684 / 824

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

44.26 / 36.74

Total Crew

373

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

1.83 / 2.21

Navigation Officers

European

IMO Number, Call Sign

9156462, ?

9156474, ?

9187887, ?

9187899, ?

9200938, ?

9200940, ?

9210218, ?

9210220, ?

Sister Ships

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History

1998-2001: R One (Renaissance Cruises)
2001-2003: [laid up]
2003-2012: Insignia <II>
     (Oceania Cruises)
2012- : Columbus 2
     (Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten)

1998-2001: R Two (Renaissance Cruises)
2001-2002: [laid up]
2002-2003: Insignia <I> (Oceania Cruises)
2003-2003: Vaisseau Renaissance (TMR)
2003- : Regatta (Oceania Cruises)

2000-2001: R Five (Renaissance Cruises)
2001-2002: [laid up]
2002-2005: Blue Dream <I> / Nautica
     (Pullmantur Cruceros)
2005- : Nautica (Oceania Cruises)


1999-2001: R Three
     (Renaissance Cruises)
2001-2002: [laid up]
2002- : Pacific Princess
     (Princess Cruises)

1999-2001: R Four
     (Renaissance Cruises)
2001-2002: [laid up]
2002-2009: Tahitian Princess
     (Princess Cruises)
2009- : Ocean Princess
     (Princess Cruises)

2001-2001: R Eight
     (Renaissance Cruises)
2001-2003: [laid up]
2003-2007: Minerva II
     (Swan Hellenic)
2007-2011: Royal Princess <II>
     (Princess Cruises)

2011- : Adonia (P&O Cruises)

2000-2001: R Six (Renaissance Cruises)
2001-2003: [laid up]
2003-2003: Blue Star (Pullmantur Cruceros)
2003-2005: [laid up]
2005-2007: Blue Dream <II>
     (Pullmantur Cruceros)
2007-2007: Celebrity Journey
     (Celebrity Cruises)
     [planned but never operated]
2007-2010: Azamara Journey
     (Azamara Cruises)
2010- : Azamara Journey
     (Azamara Club Cruises)

2000-2001: R Seven (Renaissance Cruises)
2001-2003: [laid up]
2003-2006: Delphin Renaissance
     (Delphin Seereisen)
2006-2007: Blue Moon (Pullmantur Cruceros)
2007-2007: Celebrity Quest
     (Celebrity Cruises)
     [planned but never operated]
2007-2010: Azamara Quest
     (Azamara Cruises)
2010- : Azamara Quest
     (Azamara Club Cruises)
 

RENAISSANCE Class

Ship

Renaissance One
Renaissance Two

Renaissance Three
Renaissance Four

Renaissance Five
Renaissance Six

Renaissance Seven
Renaissance Eight

Entered Service

1989 December
1990 April

1990 August
1991 January

1991 March
1991 October

1991 December
1992 May

Builder

Cantieri Navale Ferrari-Signani Shipyards, La Spezia (Italy)

Nuovi Cantieri Apuania Shipyards, Carrara (Italy)

Original Cost

US$20 million

US$25 million

Registry

Monrovia, Liberia

Monrovia, Liberia

Gross Tonnage

4077 tons

4200 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

88.3 x 15.3 x 3.7 (m), 289.6 x 50.2 x 12.1 (ft)

90.6 x 15.3 x 3.9 (m), 297.2 x 50.2 x 12.8 (ft)

Speed

14.5 knots

15 knots

Passenger Decks

5

5

Number of Cabins
(Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

50 (0, 46, 4)

57 (0, 51, 6)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

100 / 111

114 / 114

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

40.77 / 36.73

36.84 / 36.84

Total Crew

67, European / Filipino

72, European / Filipino

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

1.49 / 1.66

1.58 / 1.58

Navigation Officers

Italian

IMO Number, Call Sign

8708646,
ELVW8

8708658, ?

8708660, ?

8708672, ?

8802868, ?

8802870,
ELGJ4

8802882,
ELGJ5

8802894,
ELGJ6

Sister Ships

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History

1989-1998: Renaissance One (Renaissance Cruises)
 1998-2004: The Mercury (Renaissance Cruises Malaysia)
2004-2008: Leisure World 1 (gambling ship)
2008- : Dubawi (megayacht for private charter)

1990-1998: Renaissance Two (Renaissance Cruises)
1998-2005: The Neptune (Renaissance Cruises Malaysia)
2005-2008: easyCruise One (easyCruise)
2008-2009: [laid up]
2009- : Cruise One (megayacht for private charter)

1990-1998: Renaissance Three (Renaissance Cruises)
1998-2013: Galapagos Explorer II (Canodros)
2013- : Silver Galapagos (Silversea Cruises)

1991-1996: Renaissance Four (Renaissance Cruises)
1996-2011: Clelia II (Travel Dynamics International)

2011-2012: Orion II (Orion Expedition Cruises)
2012- : Corinthian (Travel Dynamics International)

1991-1991: Renaissance Five (Renaissance Cruises)
1991-1992: Hanseatic Renaissance (Hanseatic Tours)
1992-1997: Renaissance Five (Renaissance Cruises)
1997-2000: Sun Viva (Sun Cruises)
2000-2001: MegaStar Sagittarius (Star Cruises)
2001-2010: Spirit of Oceanus (Cruise West)
2010-2011: Sea Spirit (megayacht for private charter)
2011- : Sea Spirit (Quark Expeditions)

1991-1998: Renaissance Six (Renaissance Cruises)
1998-2000: Sun Viva II (Sun Cruises)
2000-2001: MegaStar Capricorn (Star Cruises)
2001-2009: Hebridean Spirit (Hebridean Island Cruises)
2009-2012: Sunrise (megayacht for private charter)
2012- : Caledonian Sky (Noble Caledonia)

1991-1991: Renaissance Seven (Renaissance Cruises)
1991-1998: Regina Renaissance (Renaissance Cruises)
1998-2001: Renaissance Seven (Renaissance Cruises)
2001-2003: Renai I / Sun
2003-2005: Island Sun (Mauritius Island Cruises)
2005- : Corinthian II (Travel Dynamics International)

1992-2001: Renaissance Eight (Renaissance Cruises)
2001-2003: Renai II / Sky
2003-2005: Island Sky (Mauritius Island Cruises)
2005- : Island Sky (Noble Caledonia)

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