Category:ENI 04200200

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Ship

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  • Type: Passenger ship
  • Design by:
  • Order date:
  • Built by: Ewald Berninghaus, Mülheimer Hafen in Köln, Germany
  • Yard No: 789
  • Keel laid: 10.1963
  • Launch date: 19.04.1964
  • Date of completion: 06.07.1964.
  • Length over all: 104,64 m
  • LPP: m
  • Beam: 11,60 m
  • Draught: 1,40 m
  • GRT:
  • DWT:
  • NET:
  • Main engine: 4x Deutz Dieselmotoren á 312 kW
  • Propulsion: 2x Voith-Schneider propellers
  • Speed: kn
  • Cost: 7.000.000 D-Mark.

History

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  • 28.06.1964 Named: NEDERLAND for Preußisch-Rheinische Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft Flag: Germany
  • 16.05.1967 Sold to eigenständige Gesellschaft Köln Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt
  • 05.1988 In charter for the Dutch company European Travel Service, renamed: RHINE PRINCESS
  • 09.1988 Back in own service
  • 05.1989 In charter for Globus Reisen Renamed: GLOBUS
  • 09.1989 Anchored at Düsseldorfer Rathausquay for refugees from East Europe.
  • 03.1990 In service as cruise ship again. Renamed: NEDERLAND
  • 01.1991 Start refit as hotelschip for 177 passengers at Ruhrorter Schiffswerft in Duisburg.
  • 25.01.1991 Completed by Shipyard De Hoop in Lobith, Netherlands
  • 04.02.1991 Loaded in a ponton and transfered by 2 tugboats of Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungsgesellschaft to Hamburg.
  • 10.02.1991 Start completion of refit
  • 25.02.1991 Start trip to Dresden via the Elbe, but with severe iseresistance
  • 14.03.1991 Arrived in Dresden
  • 20.03.1991 In use as floating hotel
  • 03.04.1991 Renamed: ELBRESIDENZ
  • 24.11.1994 Closed due to economic circumstances
  • 11.1994 Transfered to Hitzler Werft in Lauenburg an der Elbe for refit Yard number 809
  • 12.01.1995 Sold to Sea Containers Ltd. in London, UK for 5.300.000 DM Flag: Bermuda
  • 21.08.1995 Completed refit in colonial style for daughter company Orient-Express Hotels-Group. Installing decorations that blend contemporary designs with traditional Burmese, plus a state-of-the-art sewage system to preserve the purity of the Ayeyarwady River. Renamed: ROAD TO MANDALAY Flag: Myanmar
  • 30.08.1995 Loaded at Blohm + Voss in Hamburg at the Condock IV of Harren & Partner, shipped in 33 days to Yangon, via Steet of Dover, Mediterranean Sea and Suez-channel
  • 10.1995 First trip to Shwe Kyet Yet-Pier in Mandalay, refit completed by local craftsmen, who added final decoration and fittings, including locally woven furniture for the Observation Lounge and carvings for the Restaurant. Local antiques chosen to provide a true Burmese atmosphere on board.
  • 31.01.1996 Maiden trip at Irrawaddy from Mandalay to Bagan. Guests included HRH Princess Michael of Kent, HRH Prince Michael of Greece and HRH Princess Marina of Greece, and actress Helena Bonham Carter.
  • 2008 Restoration after the effects of Cyclone Nargis, cruise service was suspended for the 2008/2009 season, during which time the vessel was repaired and substantially reconditioned in Myanmar with a reduction of number of cabins. Returned to service in the summer of 2009.

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