Ola Esmeralda
ClassCruise Ship | Flag state- |
Maiden Voyage Date1966 | Cruise Age58 |
Cruise LineServicios Acuaticos Venezuela | Category- |
Ship statistics
Gross Tonnage11,209t | Deck Levels- | Crew-to-Passenger Ratio- |
Length141.62m/464.6ft | Decks with cabins- | Passengers-to-space ratio- |
Width20.02m | Cabins- | Ice Class- |
Passengers472 | Displacement- | Inflatable boat- |
Current position
Call signYYLS | Draught of a vessel | Bow heading511 |
IMO6613328 | Lat18°28'36.7"N | Lon69°52'54.3"W |
MMSI775509000 | Nav statusMoored | |
Introduction to the cruise
History
Owner: Fred. Olsen & Co.
Operator
1966–1986: Fred. Olsen Lines/Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
1970–1983 (summers): BDS
1983–1985 (summers): DFDS
1985 (summer): Norway Line
1987-2010: Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
2010-2013: Servicios Acuaticos Venezuela
Port of registry
1966–1986: Kristiansand, Norway
1986–1990: Manila, Philippines
1990–2001: Hvitsten, Norway
2001–2009: Nassau, Bahamas
2009–2013: Venezuela
Builder: Flender Werke, Lübeck, West Germany
Cost: $20 million
Yard number: 561
Launched: 14 May 1966
Completed: 1966
Acquired: October 1966
Maiden voyage: 1966
In service: October 1966
Out of service: 2013
Identification
Call sign YYLS
IMO number: 6613328
MMSI number: 775509000
Fate: Scrapped at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2013
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Type: Cruise/ferry
Tonnage
9,499 GRT
3,440 DWT
Length: 141.64 m (464 ft 8 in)
Beam: 20.02 m (65 ft 8 in)
Draught: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
Installed power
2 × Crossley-Pielstick 18PC2V
12,310 kW (combined)
Propulsion: 2 propellers
Speed: 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)
Capacity
693 passengers
350 berths
200 cars
General characteristics (as rebuilt, 1987)[4]
Type: Cruise ship
Tonnage
11,209 GT
3,043 t DWT
Length: 141.62 m (464.6 ft)
Draught: 6.42 m (21 ft 1 in)
Depth: 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
Decks: 7 (passenger accessible)
Speed: 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
Capacity: 472 passengers
Crew: 200
Notes: Otherwise the same as built
Black Prince was a cruise ship, owned and operated by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. She was built in 1966 by the Lübecker Flender-Werke in Lübeck, West Germany for Fred. Olsen Lines for combined ferry/cruise ship operations. From 1970 until 1983 she sailed the northern hemisphere summer seasons on ferry service for Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab as Venus, while returning to cruise service with Fred. Olsen for the winter seasons. In 1983 the summer ferry service was taken over by DFDS, and in 1985 it passed to Norway Line. In 1986 Fred. Olsen bought the ship outright and she was converted to a full-time cruise ship, retaining the name Black Prince.
Venus in North Sea, May 1980
Black Prince was retired from the Fred. Olsen fleet on 16 October 2009. Although her withdrawal was reportedly due to the new SOLAS 2010 regulations, she was sold to SAVECA for further cruise service in Venezuelan waters under the name Ola Esmeralda. SAVECA planned to use the ship for cruises between islands within Venezuelan waters, also as a floating hotel. She was scrapped at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in October 2013.
Owner: Fred. Olsen & Co.
Operator
1966–1986: Fred. Olsen Lines/Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
1970–1983 (summers): BDS
1983–1985 (summers): DFDS
1985 (summer): Norway Line
1987-2010: Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
2010-2013: Servicios Acuaticos Venezuela
Port of registry
1966–1986: Kristiansand, Norway
1986–1990: Manila, Philippines
1990–2001: Hvitsten, Norway
2001–2009: Nassau, Bahamas
2009–2013: Venezuela
Builder: Flender Werke, Lübeck, West Germany
Cost: $20 million
Yard number: 561
Launched: 14 May 1966
Completed: 1966
Acquired: October 1966
Maiden voyage: 1966
In service: October 1966
Out of service: 2013
Identification
Call sign YYLS
IMO number: 6613328
MMSI number: 775509000
Fate: Scrapped at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2013
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Type: Cruise/ferry
Tonnage
9,499 GRT
3,440 DWT
Length: 141.64 m (464 ft 8 in)
Beam: 20.02 m (65 ft 8 in)
Draught: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
Installed power
2 × Crossley-Pielstick 18PC2V
12,310 kW (combined)
Propulsion: 2 propellers
Speed: 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)
Capacity
693 passengers
350 berths
200 cars
General characteristics (as rebuilt, 1987)[4]
Type: Cruise ship
Tonnage
11,209 GT
3,043 t DWT
Length: 141.62 m (464.6 ft)
Draught: 6.42 m (21 ft 1 in)
Depth: 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
Decks: 7 (passenger accessible)
Speed: 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
Capacity: 472 passengers
Crew: 200
Notes: Otherwise the same as built
Black Prince was a cruise ship, owned and operated by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. She was built in 1966 by the Lübecker Flender-Werke in Lübeck, West Germany for Fred. Olsen Lines for combined ferry/cruise ship operations. From 1970 until 1983 she sailed the northern hemisphere summer seasons on ferry service for Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab as Venus, while returning to cruise service with Fred. Olsen for the winter seasons. In 1983 the summer ferry service was taken over by DFDS, and in 1985 it passed to Norway Line. In 1986 Fred. Olsen bought the ship outright and she was converted to a full-time cruise ship, retaining the name Black Prince.
Venus in North Sea, May 1980
Black Prince was retired from the Fred. Olsen fleet on 16 October 2009. Although her withdrawal was reportedly due to the new SOLAS 2010 regulations, she was sold to SAVECA for further cruise service in Venezuelan waters under the name Ola Esmeralda. SAVECA planned to use the ship for cruises between islands within Venezuelan waters, also as a floating hotel. She was scrapped at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in October 2013.