{{Short description|Cruise ship (1973–2021)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{hatnote group| {{Redirect-distinguish|Royal Viking Sea|Viking Sea}} {{for|other ships named Albatros|List of ships named Albatross}} }} {{Expand German|Albatros (Schiff, 1973)|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = MS Albatros.jpg | image_caption = ''Albatros'' in 2009 }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | country = | flag = | name = *1973–1991: ''Royal Viking Sea'' *1991–1997: ''Royal Odyssey'' *1997–2001: ''Norwegian Star'' *2001–2002: ''Norwegian Star 1'' *2002–2004: ''Crown'' <ref name="dnv">{{csr|register=DNV|id=07937|shipname=Albatros|accessdate=18 April 2013}}</ref> *2004–2021: ''Albatros'' *2021: ''Tros'' | operator = *1972–1991: Royal Viking Line *1991–1997: Royal Cruise Line *1997–1998: Norwegian Cruise Line *1999–2001: Norwegian Capricorn Line *2001–2002: Star Cruises *2002: Crown Investments *2002–2004: Spanish Cruise Line *2004–2020: Phoenix Reisen *2020–2021: Pick Albatros Group *2021: Alang Breaker | registry = *1973–1987: Oslo, {{flag|Norway|civil}} *1987–2021: Nassau, {{flag|Bahamas|civil}} *2021: {{flag|Gabon}} | ordered = | awarded = | builder = Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland | yard_number = 397 | laid_down = | launched = 19 January 1973 | sponsor = | christened = | completed = 1973 | acquired = 16 November 1973 | in_service = 25 November 1973 | out_of_service = 2020 | fate = Scrapped in 2021 | identification = *Call sign: C6CN4 *{{IMO|7304314}} *{{MMSI|626151000}} }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = (as built) | tonnage = *{{GRT|20,018}} *{{DWT|3,594}} | displacement = | length = {{convert|177.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|25.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | height = | draught = {{convert|7.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | power = *4{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}Wärtsilä-Sulzer 9ZH40/48 *13,240 kW (combined) | propulsion = | speed = {{convert|21|kn}} | capacity = 536 passengers }}
|section4={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = (currently)<ref name="dnv" /> | tonnage = *{{GT|28,518}} *{{DWT|5,936}} | displacement = | length = {{convert|205.46|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|27.00|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | height = | draught = {{convert|7.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | power = 4{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}Wärtsilä 6L38A | propulsion = Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers | speed = | capacity = 812 passengers }} }} '''MS ''Albatros''''' was a ''Royal Viking Star''-class cruise ship, operated by the Germany-based travel agency Phoenix Reisen until 2020 when she was taken out of service, and scrapped in 2021. thumb|left|As ''Royal Viking Sea'' in 1986 thumb|left|As ''Norwegian Star'' in 2000
== History == She was built in 1973 by Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland for Royal Viking Line as '''''Royal Viking Sea''''', and has also sailed under the names '''''Royal Odyssey''''' for Royal Cruise Line, '''''Norwegian Star''''' for Norwegian Cruise Line and Norwegian Capricorn Line,<ref>{{cite web |date=15 June 2024 |title=Norwegian Capricorn Line|url= https://chrisframe.com.au/post/754344818126323712/history-of-norwegian-capricorn-line |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=Chris Frame Official}}</ref> and '''''Crown'''''. She was the second ''Albatros'' for Phoenix Reisen as she was the replacement of the original {{SS|Albatros}}.
''Albatros'' was also known for her {{ship||Queen Elizabeth 2||2}}-esque funnel.
In October 2020 ''Albatros'' was sold as a hotel vessel for the Pick Albatros Group in the Middle East, which operates some 15 hotels and resorts in Hurghada region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.phoenixreisen.com/web2/img/PhoenixReisen_MSAlbatros.pdf|title=MS Albatros verlässt die Phoenix Reisen Flotte|date=2020-10-18|accessdate=2024-12-23|language=german}}</ref>
However, the project was never initiated, and the ship stayed at Hurghada until sold in 2021 for scrap, after a stop in Jeddah. She was beached in Alang, India, on 27 July 2021.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 July 2021 |title=Albatros Sold For Scrap As Hotel Plans Fail |url=https://www.cruiseharbournews.com/albatrosscrap.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716184522/http://cruiseharbournews.com/albatrosscrap.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=16 July 2021 |access-date=14 August 2021 |website=cruiseharbournews}}</ref> Scrapping on ''Albatros'' started on 17 November 2021. According to the NGO Robin des Bois, the Hotel Ship project was a trick to export the ship from Germany to India for scrapping.<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-11-23 |title=Bremerhaven, export port of cruise ships towards Alang |url=https://robindesbois.org/wp-content/uploads/shipbreaking64.pdf |accessdate=2022-05-27}}</ref>
==References== ===Notes=== {{reflist}}
=== Bibliography === {{refbegin}} *{{Plowman: Australian Cruise Ships}} *{{Smith: Cruise Ships 2014}} {{refend}}
==External links== {{commons category|position=left|IMO 7304314}} * {{in lang|de}} [http://www.phoenixreisen.com/ Phoenix Reisen company website] * {{in lang|sv}} [http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/royal_viking_sea_1973.htm Fakta om Fartyg: M/S ''Royal Viking Sea'' (1973)] * [http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/RVSea.html Simplon Postcards: ''Royal Viking Sea''] * {{in lang|de}} [http://www.daserste.de/verruecktnachmeer/ Homepage of the TV-series ''Verrückt nach Meer''] * [https://shipvideos.net/v/clxm1o0lf00y0ii4rjccy4vc4/?title=albatros-passes-amera-and-fair-lady-while-leaving-bremerhaven Video of Albatros leaving Bremerhaven] {{Royal Viking Star class}} {{Royal Viking Line}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Albatros}} Category:Cruise ships Category:Ships built in Helsinki Category:1973 ships
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