Villa Vie Odyssey

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Braemar in Nieuwe Waterweg
History
Civil Ensign of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas
Name
  • 1993: Crown Dynasty
  • 1993–1997: Cunard 4 Dynasty
  • 1997–1997: Crown Majesty
  • 1997–1999: Norwegian Dynasty
  • 1999–2001: Crown Dynasty
  • 2001-2024: Braemar
  • 2024 onwards: Odyssey
Operator
Port of registry
Builder Unión Naval de Levante  [ es ], Valencia
Yard number198
Laid down21 March 1991
Launched31 January 1992
Completed21 June 1993
In service1993–present
Identification
StatusCompleted dry dock in Belfast. Will resume service in August 2024 (planned).
General characteristics [1]
Type Cruise ship
Tonnage24,344  GT [2]
Length195.82 m (642 ft 5 in) [2]
Beam22.52 m (73 ft 11 in) [2]
Draught5.41 m (17 ft 9 in) [2]
Installed power4 x Wärtsilä 8R32 Diesels
Propulsion
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Capacity929 passengers [3]
Crew371

Odyssey (formerly Braemar,Crown Dynasty, Cunard Crown Dynasty, Crown Majesty, and Norwegian Dynasty) is a cruise ship, most recently operating with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. During her Cunard ownership, she was marketed as Cunard Crown Dynasty, but her official name remained Crown Dynasty. [4] In 2023 Villa Vie Residences bought the ship, renaming it the Villa Vie Odyssey, for their 3+1⁄2-year cruise.

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History

Crown Dynasty in Cunard livery, 1995 Crown Dynasty (ship, 1993) (15004067099) (cropped).jpg
Crown Dynasty in Cunard livery, 1995
Norwegian Dynasty in 1998 Norweigiandynasty cordovaalaska (4306216486) (cropped).jpg
Norwegian Dynasty in 1998

The vessel was constructed in 1993 for Crown Cruise Line, as Crown Dynasty, but she was marketed as the "Cunard Crown Dynasty" when Cunard Line signed an agreement to manage marketing, sales, and reservations for Crown Cruise Line. [5] The vessel sailed under this name until 1997, when she was transferred to Majesty Cruise Line, which renamed her Crown Majesty. This only lasted until the end of 1997, when the vessel was transferred again, this time to Norwegian Cruise Line, which renamed her Norwegian Dynasty.

The vessel returned to her original fleet and name in 1999, but was sold to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in 2001, where the vessel operated under the name Braemar until 2020.

Her sister ship, originally named Crown Jewel and now known as Celestyal Nefeli, currently[ when? ] sails for Celestyal Cruises and operates cruises in the Eastern Mediterranean.[ citation needed ]

In 2008, during a second major refit, the vessel was also stretched, receiving a new 31-meter hull section that increased its tonnage to the current 25,000 GT. The ship's passenger capacity was also increased to 977. [6]

On 9 October 2019, while carrying her full capacity of 929 passengers, she became the longest ship ever to cruise through the Corinth Canal. [7]

On 8 March 2020, government officials in Cartagena, Colombia, announced that a recently disembarked passenger had tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, and was accepted by a private local clinic for care. On 9 March 2020, government officials in Alberta, Canada, announced that a recently disembarked passenger had tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019. [8] A day later, Alberta officials confirmed a second infection of a passenger returning from Braemar. [9] On 13 March, the ship was denied entry to the Bahamas as a result of five passengers testing positive for the virus. For the same reason. [10] Sint Maarten also denied a request from the cruise ship to allow passengers to fly out. [11] The infected passenger disembarked off the cruise in Kingston, Jamaica, but it was unknown where they contracted the disease. [10] On 16 March, it was announced that Cuba would accept the ship and evacuated all travelers to the United Kingdom. [12] [13] The ship was then laid up in Scotland in 2020 as part of the operational pause during the pandemic.[ citation needed ]

In November 2022, the ship still had not returned to service; Fred Olsen cruises put the ship up for sale. [14]

In 2023 Villa Vie Residences bought the ship, renaming it the Villa Vie Odyssey, for their 3+1⁄2-year cruise. [15] The vessel was handed over to Villa Vie Residences in February 2024 with more than 70% of cabins sold (340/485 approximately). [16] She left Leith docks where she was laid up and arrived at Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast for refitting on 28 April 2024. The ship was then delayed with rudders and gearbox problems, new rudder stocks had to be manufactured, with future residents waiting for a revised sailing date of September 2024. The company paid for their accommodations and travel, with some residents waiting in Belfast and others touring Europe. [17] [18] [19] [20] She was floated out of the dock on 24 July and moved to the ship repair quay on 2 August. [21] She was eventually sailed out on the evening of 30 September. [22] However, due to a failure to complete what was described as "some final pieces of paperwork", She anchored just outside Belfast that night. [23] She left the Belfast anchorage at approximately 16:30 BST on 3 October on her way to Brest, France. [24]

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