MS Thomson Celebration
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
| Yard number | X27 |
| Launched | 21 May 1983 |
| Sponsored by | Beatrijs van De Wallbake |
| Completed | 1984 |
| In service | 8 April 1984 |
| Out of service | 2020 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped in 2022 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 214.66 m (704 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 27.26 m (89 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Decks | 9 |
| Installed power | |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (other sources claim 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)) |
| Capacity | 1,254 passengers (1,350 maximum) |
| Crew | 520 |
MS Thomson Celebration was a cruise ship owned by TUI UK, and last operated by their United Kingdom-based Marella Cruises. She was built in 1984 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France for Holland America Line (HAL) as MS Noordam. On 29 April 2020, Marella announced that the ship would be retired from the fleet and sold for scrap. The ship beached for scrap in Aliaga, Turkey in 2022.