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MS Astor

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was initially painted with a white hull and superstructure, a red decorative stripe separating the hull and superstructure, and red/blue funnel with a large white cross painted on it alongside the letters ML. This was later altered so that the decorative stripe was extended to cover the entire lowest
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purchased the vessel from its bankrupt owners, Premicon. The vessel planned to sail a winter 2015 season with Cruise & Maritime Voyages before briefly moving back to the fleet of Transocean where she sailed a summer season from Germany before switching back to
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In Transocean Tours service the ship received a livery with a narrower light/dark blue decorative stripe on the hull, a white funnel with blue exhaust pipes, a thin light/dark blue stripe with Transocean Tours' large T logo in the middle.
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of 1981, but approximately 12 metres (39 ft) longer. Due to the similar design the ships were distinguishable only due to the additional windows below the first lifeboat on the 1987 ship. Both
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was chartered for three years, commencing in 2013, by Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV) in a bid to fill the "gap" in the Australian market after the exit of Classic International Cruises.
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s engines proved too underpowered to maintain liner service. As a result, Safmarine decided to order a new ship in 1985 from the HDW shipyard in Kiel, based on the same design as the 1981
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and would deploy the ship in the French market beginning in May 2021. However, Cruise & Maritime Voyages entered administration in 2020 due to the
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was furnished in traditional style using large amounts of dark wood, with many of the public rooms having high ceilings.
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s were designed with a sharply raked bow, a relatively low, terraced superstructure and a large, square funnel.
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in Transocean Tours service, seven decks were accessible to passengers. Facilities included dining areas,
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fire were used to ward off the threat without those on the cruise ship becoming aware of the situation.
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in December 1988. She stayed in Transocean Tours service until March 1990, when she was chartered to
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entered the path of the oncoming speedboats while they were still some three miles from
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was sold at auction by C.W. Kellock London Ltd. on 15 October 2020 for US$ 1,710,000.
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subsidiary, under which she operated voyages to Europe, South Africa, and Australia.
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and re-registered to the Soviet Union, the ship was chartered to the West German
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After Transocean Cruises' parent company, Cruise & Maritime Voyages, entered
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This article is about the ship built in 1987. For the earlier cruise ship, see
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superstructure deck, while the funnel was painted white with red stripes. As
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As with the exterior, the interior layout and decorations of the 1987-built
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The South African Safmarine had restarted ocean liner service between
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Transocean History about Ms Astor & Ms Astoria & Saga Pearl 2
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In 2019, Cruise & Maritime Voyages announced it would rename
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s ownership was transferred to Fedor Dostoevskiy Shipping Co., a
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detected pirate speedboats apparently attempting to attack
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s charter to Neckermann Seereisen, she was chartered to
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Immediately following delivery on 14 January 1987, the
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The ship was originally built in 1987 under the name
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London: Conway. pp. 198–199. 1290: 1288: 1286: 1284: 1282: 976:were very similar to the 1981-built 461:18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 1571:Stieghorst, Tom (5 December 2019). 1545:Sharpe, Olivia (28 November 2019). 1425:"German Frigate Chases Off Pirates" 404:22.60 m (74 ft 2 in) 412:6.15 m (20 ft 2 in) 14: 1683:(in German). Königswinter: Heel. 2747: 1129:Newman, Doug (21 January 2008). 226: 209: 191: 31: 1624:"Astor Beached, To Be Scrapped" 1261:. 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MS Astor (1981)

Fremantle
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Marlan Corporation
Black Sea Shipping Company
Fedor Dostoevskiy Shipping Co.
Astor Shipping Co.
Marlan Corporation
Transocean Tours
Neckermann Seereisen
Aquamarin
Transocean Tours
Cruise & Maritime Voyages
Port Louis
Mauritius
Odessa
Soviet Union
Nassau
Bahamas
HDW
Kiel
West Germany
Call sign
IMO number
8506373
MMSI number
308214000
Cruise ship
GT

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