Vasco da Gama (ship)

	Vasco da Gama in Liverpool, 2021
History
Name	1992–2015: Statendam; 2015–2019: Pacific Eden; 2019–present: Vasco da Gama;
Owner	1993–2019: Carnival Corporation & plc; 2019–2020: Cruise & Maritime Voyages; 2020–present: Mystic Invest;
Operator	1993–2015: Holland America Line; 2015–2019: P&O Cruises Australia; 2019–2020: Cruise & Maritime Voyages; 2020–present: nicko cruises;
Port of registry	1993–1996: Nassau, Bahamas; 1996–2015: Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2015–2019: London, United Kingdom; 2019–2020: Nassau, Bahamas; 2020-present: Madeira, Portugal;
Ordered	1 March 1992
Builder	Fincantieri, Italy
Cost	US$180 million
Yard number	Monfalcone shipyard 5881
Laid down	30 July 1991
Launched	3 April 1992
Completed	January 1993
Maiden voyage	1993
In service	1993
Identification	Call sign: C6EG8; IMO number: 8919245; MMSI number: 311000891;
Status	In Service
Notes
General characteristics
Class and type	S-class cruise ship
Tonnage	55,451 GT; 26,945 NT; 7,637 DWT;
Length	219 m (718 ft 6 in)
Beam	30.8 m (101 ft 1 in)
Height	40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Draught	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Depth	19.2 m (63 ft 0 in)
Decks	14
Deck clearance	11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Ice class	D (minimum)
Installed power	2 x Sulzer 12ZAV40S, 3 x Sulzer 8ZA40S
Propulsion	2 x ABB 12,000 kW (16,000 hp)
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity	1,258 passengers
Crew	557
Notes

Vasco da Gama is a cruise ship operated by German cruise line Nicko Cruises [de]. Completed in 1993, she previously sailed for Holland America Line as MS Statendam, for P&O Cruises Australia as Pacific Eden and for Cruise & Maritime Voyages as Vasco da Gama. In 2020, following CMV's filing for administration, she was sold by CW Kellock & Co Ltd. at auction to Mystic Cruises' parent company, Mystic Invest for US$10,187,000.

^ Statendam ID 6179, Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank (in Dutch)
^ ^a ^b "Cruise Ship Statendam (and sister ships)" (PDF). June 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
^ "Shipboard Environmental (data) Acquisition System". US NOAA. June 1993. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Statendam". VesselTracker. 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2010.

[1] Statendam ID 6179, Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank (in Dutch)

[knvts-2] "Cruise Ship Statendam (and sister ships)" (PDF). June 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.

[noaa-3] "Shipboard Environmental (data) Acquisition System". US NOAA. June 1993. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.

[vesseltracker-4] "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Statendam". VesselTracker. 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2010.

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History
Vasco da Gama in Liverpool, 2021
Name	1992–2015: Statendam 2015–2019: Pacific Eden 2019–present: Vasco da Gama
Owner	1993–2019: Carnival Corporation & plc 2019–2020: Cruise & Maritime Voyages 2020–present: Mystic Invest
Operator	1993–2015: Holland America Line 2015–2019: P&O Cruises Australia 2019–2020: Cruise & Maritime Voyages 2020–present: nicko cruises [de]
Port of registry	1993–1996: Nassau, Bahamas^[1] 1996–2015: Rotterdam, Netherlands 2015–2019: London, United Kingdom 2019–2020: Nassau, Bahamas 2020-present: Madeira, Portugal
Ordered	1 March 1992
Builder	Fincantieri, Italy
Cost	US$180 million
Yard number	Monfalcone shipyard 5881
Laid down	30 July 1991
Launched	3 April 1992
Completed	January 1993
Maiden voyage	1993
In service	1993
Identification	Call sign: C6EG8 IMO number: 8919245 MMSI number: 311000891
Status	In Service
Notes	^[2]^[3]^[4]
General characteristics
Class and type	S-class cruise ship
Tonnage	55,451 GT 26,945 NT 7,637 DWT
Length	219 m (718 ft 6 in)
Beam	30.8 m (101 ft 1 in)
Height	40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Draught	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Depth	19.2 m (63 ft 0 in)
Decks	14
Deck clearance	11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Ice class	D (minimum)
Installed power	2 x Sulzer 12ZAV40S, 3 x Sulzer 8ZA40S
Propulsion	2 x ABB 12,000 kW (16,000 hp)
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity	1,258 passengers
Crew	557
Notes	^[2]^[4]