Pacific Eden

Pacific Eden departing Fremantle Harbour
in November 2015
History
Name:
  • Statendam (1992–2015)
  • Pacific Eden (2015–)
Owner: P&O Cruises Australia
Operator:
Port of registry:
Ordered: 1 March 1992
Builder: Fincantieri, Italy
Cost: US$180 million
Yard number: Monfalcone shipyard 5881
Completed: 1993
Identification:
Status: In service
Notes: [1][2][3]
General characteristics
Class and type: S class cruise ship
Tonnage:
Length: 219 m (719 ft)
Beam: 30.8 m (101 ft)
Height: 40 m (130 ft)
Draught: 7.5 m (25 ft)
Depth: 19.2 m (63 ft)
Decks: 14
Deck clearance: 11.5 m (38 ft)
Ice class: D (minimum)
Installed power: 2 x Sulzer 12ZAV40S, 3 x Sulzer 8ZA40S
Propulsion: 2 x ABB 12,000 kW
Speed: 22-knot (41 km/h)
Capacity: 1,258 passengers
Crew: 557
Notes: [1][3]

Pacific Eden is a cruise ship of P&O Cruises Australia. Built for the Holland America Line in 1993 as the Statendam, in November 2015 it was transferred to P&O Cruises Australia and renamed.

History

Pacific Eden was ordered as the fifth Statendam along with her sisters Maasdam and Ryndam (now Pacific Aria) in 1989 from Fincantieri Shipyards. The hull design was initially based on MS Costa Classica (1991) but was extensively changed due to changes to upper works that affected buoyancy.[1] She entered service in 1993. Cruising from the west coast of the United States, with Australia and New Zealand as the common destination in the Northern Hemisphere winter and Alaska in the Northern Hemisphere summer, she is the fifth Holland America Line ship to bear the name Statendam. Although Statendam II was ordered and mostly completed, she never sailed for Holland America due to the outbreak of World War I, and was used by the British as a troopship under the name SS Justicia.[4]

Concept & Construction

Pacific Eden as Statendam before her second Signature of Excellence upgrades.

During the design of her class there was concern over her ability to meet the strict new SOLAS 90 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea stability requirements which would go into effect in 2010. She proved to meet these requirements beyond expectations and the additional ballast tanks fitted to the class to provide added stability usually travel void for weight reduction and hence, fuel savings. Her hull design is based largely on that of MS Costa Classica with changes to make it more buoyant as the superstructure of Statendam and her sisters is much heavier than that of Costa Classica. Statendam and her sisters have articulated "Hinze" flap rudders, basically a rudder with a small portion of its aft that can be steered in addition to the main rudder, for exceptional maneuverability. When launched her class proved to be one of the most technically advanced and optimised cruise ships in the world during sea trials.[1]

Signature of Excellence Program

The Statendam received SOEP1 in October 2002[5] which included Pinnacle Grill specialty restaurant, the Neptune Lounge (for suite guests), the Culinary Arts Center with demonstration kitchen, expanded children’s and teens’ facilities, enhanced stateroom amenities, and improved dining and enrichment offerings. Statendam received SOEP2 in April 2010[6] which included Canaletto Italian restaurant, new Spa Staterooms, Mix nightclub/lounge & Showroom at Sea showroom/lounge.

Baranof Wind rescue

In August 2013 Statendam was informed by the Glacier Bay National Park ranger station that the nearby Baranof Wind was stranded in the ice of Hopkins Glacier and unable to continue to Glacier Bay National Park. Statendam, upon arrival, lowered lifeboats 8 and 10 to take on the approximately 105 passengers and crew aboard her, to which they were given safety instructions and dinner before disembarking at Glacier Bay National Park ranger station three hours later. [7]

P&O Cruises Australia

In the 2015 northern summer, the Statendam sailed Alaskan cruises out of Vancouver and Homer before being dry-docked in October in Singapore for a make over by SembCorp Marine before being transferred to P&O Australia.[8][9] Renamed the Pacific Eden, she departed Fremantle on her maiden cruise on 15 November 2015.[10] She was officially renamed in Sydney by Kate Ritchie on 25 November 2015.[11][12] The naming was reportedly the first done via Twitter[13]She sails under the P&O Australia brand out of Australian ports year round.[14][15]

Future

In March 2018 it was announced by P&O Australia that Pacific Eden will depart on 16 March 2019 before being transferred to Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV) in early April 2019.[16][17]

From December to March the ship will offer cruises from Australia and will be homeported in Fremantle and Adelaide. More details about the sailings will be released later in the year.

In late March 2018 it was announced her new name will be Vasco de Gama, named after the great Portuguese Explorer.

From May to October the ship will operate under CMV’s Transocean Kreuzfahrten German brand and will be homeported from Bremerhaven and Kiel.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cruise Ship Staatendam (and sister ships)" (PDF). June 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Shipboard Environmental (data) Acquisition System". US NOAA. June 1993. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Statendam". VesselTracker. 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij". Holland America Line. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "New "Pinnacle Grill" alternative restaurants slated for Statendam & Ryndam". Holland America. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  6. ↑ "Holland America Line's ms Statendam Completes Signature of Excellence Upgrades". Holland America. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  7. ↑ https://www.hollandamerica.com/blog/destinations/alaska/statendam-to-the-rescue/. Retrieved 2018-05-08. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Cruises to Alaska, Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico and the world on Holland America, one of the best cruise lines". Hollandamerica.com. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  9. ↑ It’s time! the transformation of Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden begins Carnival Australia 22 October 2015
  10. ↑ Pacific Eden arrives in Australia Cruise Weekly 16 November 2015
  11. ↑ Australia's latest cruise ship, P&O Cruises Pacific Eden Cruise News TV 18 November 2015
  12. ↑ P&O Cruises' Five Ship Spectacular will rock Sydney Harbour P&O Cruises 25 July 2015
  13. ↑ https://www.iabaustralia.com.au/big-tent-blog/entry/old-brands-new-tricks-how-the-world-s-oldest-cruise-line-put-on-world-s-most-modern-naming-ceremony. P&O Old Brand, New Tricks. IAB. By Chris Frame
  14. ↑ "P&O to add two new ships as Australian cruises to grow to a million passengers a year by 2016". Escape. Herald Sun. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  15. ↑ Behind the scenes at the makeover of P&O' two new Australian cruise liners before they hit Sydney Harbour on November 25 Herald-Sun 4 November 2015
  16. ↑ P&O Australia Notice 7 March 2018
  17. ↑ Cruise Industry News

Bibliography

  • Plowman, Peter (2007). Australian Cruise Ships. Dural, NSW: Rosenberg Publishing. ISBN 9781877058509.
  • Saunders, Aaron (2013). Giants of the Seas: The Ships that Transformed Modern Cruising. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848321724.
  • Smith, Peter C. (2010). Cruise Ships: The World's Most Luxurious Vessels. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. ISBN 9781848842182.
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