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Orient Lines, Inc. Orient Lines, Inc. of For Lauderdale, Florida, plans to conduct 4 cruises to the Antarctic during the 1998-99 season using the Marco Polo. MARCO POLO
The vessel is ice-strengthened and was built by VEB Mathias-Thesan Werft of Wismar, Germany in 1965 and re-built during 1991-93 under the supervision of Knud E. Hansen, naval architects, and A. & M. Katzourakis, ship designers. Call letters of the vessel are C6JZ7 and it is registered in the Bahamas. The Marco Polo is 176.28 meters (578.4 feet) in length, 23.6 meters (77.4 feet) in breadth, has a draft of 8.2 meters (26.9 feet), and is 20,502 tons GRT. Power is provided by 2 Saulzer 7 RND 76 diesel engines with power output of 10,500 bhp each. The vessel has twin-screw propellers and is fitted with Denny Brown (UK) fin stabilizers. There are 6 SKL diesel generators capable of producing approximately 3,500 kw. The Marco Polo is equipped with the latest radio and satellite communications systems (INMARSAT 1306215) and state-of-the-art navigation equipment. The vessel was redesigned to comply with all 1992 "Marpol" rules for waste disposal including an onboard biological treatment plant with a liquid waste disposal system, refuse sorting, pulping and a treatment plant, in addition to a modern refuse incinerator. All lifeboats are semi-enclosed, engine propelled and capable of saving 1,200 persons. The vessel is also equipped with two high-speed all-purpose passenger tenders and 10 inflatable zodiac landing craft. The staff and crew capacity is 350, whereas the passenger capacity is 850. However during cruises to the Antarctic Treaty area, Orient Lines only intends to carry 400-450 passengers.
Schedules for each of the cruises follows:
Cruise MP #1 Port Dates Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA 30 DEC 1998 at sea 31 DEC - 01 JAN 1999 Falkland Islands 02-03 JAN 1999 at sea 04 JAN 1999 Antarctic Peninsula 05-08 JAN 1999 at sea 09-10 JAN 1999 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 11 JAN 1999 Cruise MP #2 Port Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 11 JAN 1999 at sea 12-13 JAN 1999 Antarctic Peninsula - 14-17 JAN 1999 at sea 18-19 JAN 1999 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 20 JAN 1999 Cruise MP #3 Port Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 20 JAN 1999 at sea 21 22 JAN 1999 Antarctic Peninsula 23-25 JAN 1999 at sea 26 JAN 1999 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 27 JAN 1999 Cruise MP#4 Port Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 27 JAN 1999 at sea 28 JAN 1999 Antarctic Peninsula 29-31 JAN 1999 at sea 01-07 FEB 1999 Ross Sea 08-09 FEB 1999 McMurdo Station - 10 FEB 1999 Cape Evans 11 FEB 1999 Cape Royds/Ross Ice Shelf 12 FEB 1999 Terra Nova Bay 13 FEB 1999 cruise Cape Hallett & Cape Adare 14 FEB 1999 at sea - 15-17 FEB 1999 Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND 18 FEB 1999 Clipper Cruise Lines
Clipper Cruise Lines, of St. Louis, Missouri, plans to conduct 7 cruises to the Antarctic during the 1998-99 season using the Clipper Adventurer.
Clipper Adventurer
The vessel was built in 1975 and rebuilt in 1998. The call letters are C6PG6. The Clipper Adventurer is 100 meters in length, 16.24 meters in breadth, has a 4.65 meter draft and displacement of 4,364 tons. The vessel has an average cruising speed of 14.5 knots. The vessel is classified by the Lloyd’s Register as a 100 A1 Ice Class 1A Passenger Ship LMC. The Clipper Adventurer carries four 50-person life boats and three 25-person life rafts, in addition to ten 15-person Mark V heavy-duty zodiacs. Approximately 122 passengers and 79 crew members will be onboard for each cruise.
Schedules for each of the cruises follows:
Cruise CA #21 Port Dates Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS 01 DEC 1998 Carcass/Westpoint Islands, Falkland Islands 02 DEC 1998 at sea 03-04 DEC 1998 Antarctic Peninsula 05-09 DEC 1998 at sea 10-11 DEC 1998 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 12 DEC 1998 Cruise CA #23 Port Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 12 DEC 1998 at sea 13-14 DEC 1998 Antarctic Peninsula 15-19 DEC 1998 at sea 20-21 DEC 1998 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 22 DEC 1998 Cruise CA #24 Port Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 22 DEC 1998 at sea 23-24 DEC 1998 Antarctic Peninsula 25-29 DEC 1998 at sea 30-31 DEC 1998 Westpoint/Carcass Islands, Falklands 01 JAN 1999 Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS 02 JAN 1999 Cruise CA #25 Port Dates Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS 02 JAN 1999 Falklands 03-04 JAN 1999 at sea 05-06 JAN 1999 South Georgia 07-09 JAN 1999 at sea 10 JAN 1999 South Orkneys 11 JAN 1999 Antarctic Peninsula 12-17 JAN 1999 at sea 18-19 JAN 1999 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 20 JAN 1999 Cruise CA #26 Port Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 20 JAN 1999 at sea 21-22 JAN 1999 Antarctic Peninsula 23-28 JAN 1999 South Orkneys 29 JAN 1999 at sea 30 JAN 1999 South Georgia 31 JAN -02 FEB 1999 at sea 03-04 FEB 1999 Sea Lion/Bleeker Islands, Falklands 05 FEB 1999 Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS 06 FEB 1999 Cruise CA #27 Port Dates Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS 06 FEB 1999 Carcass/Westpoint Islands, Falklands 07 FEB 1999 at sea 08-09 FEB 1999 Antarctic Peninsula 10-14 FEB 1999 at sea 15-16 FEB 1999 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 17 FEB 1999 Cruise CA #28 Port Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 17 FEB 1999 at sea 18-19 FEB 1999 Antarctic Peninsula 20-24 FEB 1999 at sea 25-26 FEB 1999 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 27 FEB 1999 |
