Ice-Classed Expedition Cruise Ship (Stock No. S2398)
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Year Built: 1982
Estimated Sale Price: POA
Available For: Sale, or Charter
Current Location: North West Atlantic Ocean (As of 7/15/2025)
CRUISE SHIP – SALE OR CHARTER
SHIPS SPECIFICATIONS – STOCK NO.: S2398
Normal Passenger Capacity: (164-1 per Cabin)(325 Lower Berths)
Maximum Passenger Capacity: 577
Passenger Cabins: 164
Outside Cabins:
Inside Cabins:
Cabins with Balconies:
Normal Crew Capacity: 125 (87 Cabins)
Year Built: 1982
LOA: 137,10 m
Beam: 21 m
Draft: 5.80 m
Gross Tons: 12.907 GT
Service Speed (Knots): 8.0/12.3/14.8/15.2 (10mt/20.5mt/26.5mt/31mt)
Type of Ship: Expedition Passenger Cruise Ship / Open Ocean
Accommodation Rating: 3.5*
Last Refurbishment:
Location of Ship: Las Palmas
Certificates Current: Yes
SOLAS Compliant: Yes
Classification: BV
Ice Class: IB
Flag: Bahamas
Available for Sale: Yes
Available for Charter: Yes
Estimated Price: POA (Price on Application)
Information revised: July 15, 2026
Additional Comments:
Disclaimer: The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith, but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information, nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, attorneys, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
About This Vessel
An ice class rating is a critical safety and operational requirement for a small cruise expedition ship navigating polar or sub-polar environments. This specialized rating signifies that the vessel's hull has been significantly reinforced with thicker steel plates and denser framing to withstand the physical impact of floating ice floes and pack ice. Beyond structural integrity, it ensures that vital machinery—such as the propellers, rudders, shafting, and sea chests—is specifically engineered to resist freezing and ice damage. For an expedition ship, a higher ice class rating drastically minimizes the risk of catastrophic hull breaches in remote waters like Antarctica or the Arctic, where search-and-rescue infrastructure is limited. Ultimately, this rating expands the ship's operational window, allowing it to safely push deeper into ice-choked channels, navigate narrower fjords, and deliver immersive, high-latitude itineraries that standard cruise vessels cannot legally or safely attempt.