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–present)
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]
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage
Length170.69 m (560 ft 0 in)
Beam24.8 m (81 ft 4 in)
Height39 m (127 ft 11 in)
Draft7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Depth12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)
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 (RSSC). She entered service for Radisson Seven Seas Cruises in 1999. Ninety percent of her cabins have their own private verandas.[2] The hull was constructed in the USSR for use as a satellite tracking ship. The hull was purchased by RSSC and the superstructure was finished by Mariotti Yards, Italy.

Construction

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The vessel was laid down in Leningrad, Soviet Union as Akademik Nikolay Pilyugin, a Russian ship capable of tracking satellites. However, by November 1993, and the fall of the Soviet Union, construction was suspended. The unfinished hull was sold to V-Ships.[3]

History

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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 early 2006, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises re-branded as Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Seven Seas Navigator continued to sail under the brand Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Seven Seas Navigator underwent a $40 million refurbishment in March/April 2016 that upgraded the common areas and suites.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, on 21 May 2020, 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.[4][5] The ship had subsequently requested entry to the Port of Barcelona, and the Ministry of Health granted them an exception to do so.[4] After docking, both sick crew members were given serological tests, and both returned positive.[4][6][a] Both crew members were isolated, and the rest of the roughly 450 crew members of the ship were placed under quarantine.[4][7]

The holding company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings sold the ship and Insignia to Crescent Seas in 2025. The vessel will leave RSSC in 2026.[8][9][10]

Notes

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  1. ^ They were also given polymerase chain reaction tests, but no results appeared to have been reported as of 23 May 2020.[6][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Seven Seas Navigator (29871)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Radisson Seven Seas Cruises : Ship Detail". Archived from the original on 20 August 2003.
  3. ^ Bauman, Martin (8 May 2023). "An old USSR ship and a massive container ship arrive in Halifax Harbour this week". The Coast. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d Cia, Blanca (21 May 2020). "Un crucero con 450 ocupantes, en cuarentena en el puerto de Barcelona por dos posibles positivos". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Seven Seas Navigator Crew In 14 Day Quarantine". Crew Center. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b Figueiral, Javier Ortega (23 May 2020). "Los inéditos viajes de los cruceros por el mundo a causa del coronavirus". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  7. ^ Hierro, Jesús (23 May 2020). "Tripulantes del crucero atrapado por el Covid: "Estamos bien, pero queremos volver a casa"". ABC Cataluña (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Seven Seas Navigator to Leave Regent Fleet in 2026". Cruise Industry News. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Crescent Seas Buys Oceania Insignia as Second Residence Ship". Cruise Industry News. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Oceania Cruises Announces Its Expansive 2026-2027 Tropics and Exotics Collection" (Press release). Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
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