{"id":21860,"date":"2020-04-26T20:19:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T18:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=21860"},"modified":"2020-05-13T20:21:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T18:21:27","slug":"ocean-endeavour-history-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=21860","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=21850\">Back to\u00a0Ship<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 History<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td>LOI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Building contract<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Building started<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10\/9\/1980    <\/td><td>Keel laid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17\/4\/1981    <\/td><td>Launch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Sea trial <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Second sea trial <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20\/4\/1982    <\/td><td>Delivered to Baltic Shipping Company, Leningrad, Soviet Union.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1982    <\/td><td>Helsinki &#8211; Leningrad route    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1988<\/td><td>Rebuild interior and new bow on Lloyds Werft, Germany    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10-12\/1990    <\/td><td>Helsinki &#8211; Leningrad route and Two nigth cruises from Helsinki to Vyborg.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1992\/1993    <\/td><td>Refurbished interior, build new suites.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1993<\/td><td>Charter to Baltic Line. Helsinki &#8211; St. Petersburg route.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6\/11\/1993    <\/td><td>Helsinki &#8211; Las Palmas cruise    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1993\/1994    <\/td><td>7 days Cruises on Canary Islands    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9-23\/4\/1994    <\/td><td>Las Palmas &#8211; Helsinki cruise    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24\/4 &#8211; 17\/5\/1994    <\/td><td>Refurbished interior    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18\/5\/1994    <\/td><td>Helsinki &#8211; St. Petersburg route and 24 hours cruises from Helsinki around Suursaari    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4\/11\/94- 7\/5\/1995    <\/td><td>Original plan to cruises on canary Islands , but ms. Baltica replaced Konstantin Simonov for those cruises.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13\/4\/1995-    <\/td><td>Helsinki &#8211; St. Petersburg route and Helsinki &#8211; Kronstadt cruises    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spring 1996    <\/td><td>St. Petersburg &#8211; Kiel route    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18\/5\/1996    <\/td><td>Arrested in Kiel due to Baltic Line bankrup    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/11\/1996    <\/td><td>Sold to Pakartin Shipping, Cyprus. Named Francesca    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/1996    <\/td><td>Laid up Wilhelmshaven, Germany.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9\/2000    <\/td><td>Sold to Silver Cruises Ltd. Malta.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2001<\/td><td>Rebuild public areas and cabins. Build larger sundecks.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2001<\/td><td>Cruises from Haifa, operated Mano Cruises    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2004<\/td><td>Refurbished<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>autumn 2009    <\/td><td>Laid up for sale on Haifa.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/12\/2009    <\/td><td>Sold to Kristina Cruises Ltd. Kotka, Finland    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29\/12\/2009    <\/td><td>The Iris start voyage from Haifa to Finland.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16\/1\/ 2010    <\/td><td>Drydock on Turku Repairing Yard, Naantali    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/2\/2010    <\/td><td>Voyage from Naantali to Kotka where works continue.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24\/2\/2010    <\/td><td>Change flag to Finland , homeport Kotka.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>spring 2010    <\/td><td>Refurbished interior    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24\/2\/2010    <\/td><td>New name Kristina Katarina, Flag Finland, Homeport Kotka.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28\/8\/2010    <\/td><td>Kristina Katarina will replace Kristina Regina.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28-29\/8\/2010    <\/td><td>Maiden voyage Kotka &#8211; Tallinn &#8211; Helsinki    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31\/8\/2010    <\/td><td>Cruises from FInland to Mediterranean  and 7 nigth cruises on Mediterranean    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2\/10\/2010    <\/td><td>Cruises on Black Sea and Mediterranean    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6\/11\/2010    <\/td><td>Cruises on Red Sea    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/2\/2011    <\/td><td>Red Sea cruises cancelled and replaced by Eastern Mediterranean cruises.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26\/3\/2011<\/td><td>Cruises on Mediterranean and Black Sea    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14\/5\/2011    <\/td><td>Cruises on Azores and from Azores to Baltic    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16\/6\/2011    <\/td><td>Cruises on Baltic Sea, Norwegian coast, Iceland , Greenland.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15\/8\/2011    <\/td><td>Cruise from Helsinki to Mediterranean    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27\/8\/2011    <\/td><td>Cruises on Mediterranean and Black Sea    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16\/11\/2011    <\/td><td>Canary Islands and Cap Verde cruises    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29\/12\/2011    <\/td><td>Trans Atlantic cruise. First ever on Finnish flagged cruise ship.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12\/1\/2012<\/td><td>Eastern Caribbean cruises    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8\/3\/2012    <\/td><td>Trans Atlantic cruise    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22\/3\/2012    <\/td><td>Canary Islands and Cap Verde cruises    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/4\/2012    <\/td><td>Mediterranean and Black Sea cruises    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19\/5\/2012    <\/td><td>Cruise from Portugal to Helsinki    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6\/2012    <\/td><td>Docking on Kotka.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/6\/2012    <\/td><td>Accident  when  Fast Rescue Boat lowerded for a inspection.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14\/6\/2012    <\/td><td>Cruises on Baltic Sea, Spitsbergen, Norwegian coast    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21\/7\/2012    <\/td><td>Cruises on North Sea and western Europe    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18\/8\/2012<\/td><td>Cruises on Mediterranean and Black Sea    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27\/10\/2012    <\/td><td>Cruises on Canary Islands    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19\/12\/2012    <\/td><td>Trans Atlantic cruise from Kap Verde    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29\/12\/2012    <\/td><td>Cruises on Caribbean    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2\/3\/2013    <\/td><td>Trans Atlantic cruise    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23\/3\/2013    <\/td><td>Cruises on Canary Islands and Mediterranean    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18\/5\/2013    <\/td><td>Cruise from Malaga to Helsinki    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31\/5-18\/6\/2013    <\/td><td>Drydocking at Naantali    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19\/6\/2013    <\/td><td>Cruises on Baltic, Norwegian coast and Arctic    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12\/8\/2013    <\/td><td>Cruise from Helsinki to Mediterranean    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24\/8\/2013    <\/td><td>Cruises on Mediterranean and Black Sea    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/11\/03-27\/3\/2014    <\/td><td>7 nigths cruises on Canary Islands    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28\/11\/2013    <\/td><td>Canary Islands cruises cancelled due to economical reasons.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28\/11\/2013    <\/td><td>Laid up at Las Palmas    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8\/1\/2014    <\/td><td>Sold and delivered to Achieva SF-One Ltd  ( FleetPro Ocean Ltd. (ISP) )    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27\/3\/2014    <\/td><td>Cancelled cruises  on Mediterranean    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17\/5\/2014    <\/td><td>Cancelled Cruise from Malaga to Helsinki    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6\/6\/2014    <\/td><td>Cancelled Cruises on Baltic Sea, Spitsbergen, Norwegian coast and Iceland.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/8\/2014    <\/td><td>Cancelled Cruises on Western Europe , North Sea    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15\/1\/2014    <\/td><td>New name Ocean Endeavour. Marshall islands flag.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18\/1\/2014    <\/td><td>Voyage from Las Palmas to Lerwick    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/2014<\/td><td>Used as accommodation ship on Lerwick.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20\/5\/2015<\/td><td>Rebuild to expeditions ship on Blohm &amp; Voss, Hamburg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14\/6\/2015<\/td><td>Mighty Saint Lawrence, New Foundland, Arctic cruises, <br>operated Adventure Canada<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20\/8-21\/9\/2015<\/td><td>Northwest Passage cruises<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/6\/2016<\/td><td>Saint Lawrence, Sable Islands, New Foundland, <br>Arctic, Greenland cruises<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26\/8-26\/9\/2016<\/td><td>Northwest Passage cruises<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6\/5\/2017<\/td><td>Saint Lawrence, Sable Islands, New Foundland, <br> Arctic cruises<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22\/8-7\/10\/2017<\/td><td>Northwest Passage and Greenland &amp; Labor cruises<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to\u00a0Ship \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 History LOI Building contract Building started 10\/9\/1980 Keel laid 17\/4\/1981 Launch Sea trial Second sea trial 20\/4\/1982 Delivered to Baltic Shipping Company, Leningrad, Soviet Union. 1982 Helsinki &#8211; Leningrad route 1988 Rebuild interior and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=21860\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">History<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":21850,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21860","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21860"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21864,"href":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21860\/revisions\/21864"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}