Seven Seas Navigator

Seven Seas Navigator in February 2018
History
Name
  • Seven Seas Navigator
  • Blue Sea
Owner
Operator
  • Radisson Seven Seas Cruises (1999–2006)
  • Regent Seven Seas Cruises (2006–on)
Port of registry
Builder
Yard number6125[1]
Laid down12 April 1988[1]
Launched23 August 1991[1]
Completed25 August 1999[1]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1]
Tonnage
Length170.69 m (560.0 ft)
Beam24.8 m (81 ft)
Height39 m (128 ft)
Draft7.3 m (24 ft)
Depth12.3 m (40 ft)
Decks13 (8 passenger decks)
Installed power4 × Wärtsilä 8L38
PropulsionTwo controllable pitch propellers
Speed19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Capacity490 passengers
Crew340

Seven Seas Navigator is a luxury cruise ship operated by Regent Seven Seas Cruises. She entered service for Radisson Seven Seas Cruises in 1999. Ninety percent of her cabins have their own private verandas.[2] She has no sister ships. The hull was constructed by former USSR (Russia) as a satellite tracking ship.[3] The hull was purchased by RSSC and the superstructure was finished by Mariotti Yards, Italy.

History

In 2004, the ship was featured and used as a focal point for the movie After the Sunset. The movie starred Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek.

In the spring of 2006, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises re-branded as Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The Seven Seas Navigator continues to sail under the brand Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

The Navigator underwent a $40 million refurbishment in March/April 2016 that upgraded the common areas and suites.

USN Captain (retired) Morton Jablin has lived on Seven Seas Navigator since 2005.[4][5]

Incidents

During the coronavirus pandemic, on 2020.05.21, it was reported that a female crew member aboard Seven Seas Navigator had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, and that a second crew member was also showing symptoms of the virus.[6][7] The ship had subsequently requested entry to the Port of Barcelona, and the Ministry of Health granted them an exception to do so.[6] After docking, both sick crew members were given serological tests, and both returned positive.[6][8][a] Both crew members were isolated, and the rest of the roughly 450 crew members of the ship were placed under quarantine.[6][9]

Notes

  1. ^ They were also given polymerase chain reaction tests, but no results appear to have been reported as of 2020.05.23.[8][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Seven Seas Navigator (29871)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  2. ^ "Radisson Seven Seas Cruises : Ship Detail". Archived from the original on 2003-08-20.
  3. ^ Tracking ship «Akademik Nikolay Pilyugin» (RU)
  4. ^ "Captain Of His Destiny: The Man Who Has Lived On A Cruise Ship For 13 Years". Forbes.
  5. ^ "This 94-Year-Old Lived On Cruise Ship For The Past 13 Years: "Life Couldn't Be Better"". 3 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "Un crucero con 450 ocupantes, en cuarentena en el puerto de Barcelona por dos posibles positivos | Cataluña | EL PAÍS". 21 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Seven Seas Navigator Crew In 14 Day Quarantine | Crew Center". 23 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Los inéditos viajes de los cruceros por el mundo a causa del coronavirus". 23 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Tripulantes del crucero atrapado por el Covid: "Estamos bien, pero queremos volver a casa"". 23 May 2020.