Back Pacific Princess (Schiff, 1971) German ام‌اس پاسیفیک FA Pacific (navire de croisière) French Pacific (nave da crociera) Italian パシフィック (客船) Japanese MS «Sea Venture» NB Pacific Princess Polish

MS Pacific

"Pacific Princess (1971)" redirects here. For the later Pacific Princess, launched in 1999, see Pacific Princess.
Pacific Princess off the US West Coast in 1987
History
Name
  • 1971–1975: Sea Venture
  • 1975–2002: Pacific Princess
  • 2002–2013: Pacific
  • 2013: Acif
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderNordseewerke, Emden, West Germany
CostUS$25 million[3]
Yard number411[1]
Launched9 May 1970[1]
Christened14 May 1971[1]
Completed1971
Acquired14 May 1971[1]
Maiden voyage8 May 1971[1]
In serviceJune 1971[1]
Out of serviceAugust 2013[1]
Identification
FateScrapped at Aliağa, Turkey in 2013[2]
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Class and typeCruise ship
Tonnage
Length167.74 m (550 ft 4 in)
Beam24.59 m (80 ft 8 in)
Draught7.40 m (24 ft 3 in)
Installed power
  • 4 × Fiat C420,10SS
  • 13,240 kW (combined)
Propulsion2 propellers[4]
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (service)[4]
  • 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) (maximum)
Capacity626 passengers
General characteristics (as Pacific)[3]
Class and typeCruise ship
Tonnage20,636 GT
Decks8
Capacity
  • 640 passengers (lower berths)
  • 750 (all berths)
Crew350

MS Pacific was a cruise ship owned and operated by the Brazil-based Viagens CVC from 2002 to 2013. She was built for Flagship Cruises in 1971 by the company Nordseewerke in Emden, West Germany, and named Sea Venture. Between 1975 and 2002 she was owned by Princess Cruises named Pacific Princess.

Pacific Princess became famous as the setting for the TV series The Love Boat, airing from 1977 to 1986. Much of the 1980 book More Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin took place on board,[5] and was later made into a miniseries, aired in 1998.

In 2008, Pacific was chartered by the newly-established Quail Cruises to operate cruises out of Valencia, Spain,[6] but was retired from service when renovation work proved more expensive than had been anticipated, and was sold in 2012 to a ship breaking company. After that sale fell through, she remained laid up in Genoa for an extended period before being towed to Aliağa where she arrived on 6 August 2013 for demolition. Before she was dismantled, on 10 August 2013, there was a fatal accident in which there was a flood in the compartment below the engines. While electrical pumps were operating, two men were killed and nine injured by toxic exhaust gases.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Asklander, Micke. "M/S SEa Venture (1971)". Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  2. ^ Sloan, Gene (29 January 2014). "Cruise ship tour: Last look at the original 'Love Boat'". USA Today. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. p. 468. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
  4. ^ a b Miller, William H. Jr. (1995). Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994. Mineola: Dover Publications. p. 117. ISBN 0-486-28137-X.
  5. ^ Correia, Tony "BOOKS: Armistead Maupin returns --- Michael Tolliver Lives" XtraMagazine (July 29, 2007) online at: [1]
  6. ^ Newman, Doug (2008-01-24). "Quail Cruises Unveils 2008 Program". At Sea With Doug Newman. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  7. ^ "'Love Boat's' last voyage ends in tragedy - CNN.com". CNN. 13 August 2013.