SeaDream I is a yacht-style cruise ship operated by SeaDream Yacht Club since 2001.[2] In service since 1984, she was formerly named Sea Goddess I and operated for Sea Goddess Line and Cunard. In January 2000 she was transferred to Seabourn,[3] becoming Seabourn Goddess I. She is a sister ship to SeaDream II.[2]
 SeaDream I at Tobago Cays in the Caribbean Grenadines
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner | SeaDream Yacht Club AS[1] |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland |
| Launched | 11 July 1983 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 4,253 GT |
| Length | 355 ft (108 m) |
| Beam | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Draught | 23.6 ft (7.2 m) |
| Decks | 3 passenger decks |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity | 112 passengers |
| Crew | 95 |
Coronavirus quarantine
editOn 11 November 2020, the Government of Barbados received a request for assistance from SeaDream I with reports of a suspected positive case of COVID-19 on board, Six passengers aboard SeaDream I were later confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19.[4][5][6] Subsequently there was an additional case recorded.[7] On 15 November it was reported that one crew member had also tested positive.[8] On 17 November it was reported that seven guests and two crew members aboard SeaDream 1 tested positive for COVID-19. SeaDream canceled all remaining 2020 cruises following the outbreak.[9]
References
edit- ^ Lloyds Register, Vessel Status - 8203438
- ^ a b Kurosawa, Susan (3 May 2014). "Gone sailing". The Australian. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Sea Goddess I".
- ^ "Sea Dream Is Appreciative Of Barbados' Assistance". The Barbados Government Information Service. The Government of Barbados. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19 outbreak on cruise ship while in Grenadines". iWitness News. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "SeaDream 1: five passengers test positive for Covid-19 on Caribbean cruise ship". The Guardian. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Seven COVID-19 Cases On SeaDream 1". Barbados Government Information Service. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Walker, Jim (15 November 2020). "SeaDream Cruise Guests Flown From Barbados to Airports Around the World". Cruise Law News. Walker and O'Neil Maritime Lawyers. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Hunter, Marnie; Oppmann, Patrick (17 November 2020). "SeaDream cancels remaining 2020 cruises following Covid outbreak". CNN. Cable News Network. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
External links
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Media related to IMO 8203438 at Wikimedia Commons
- SeaDream Yacht Club – official site
- [1] Sea Goddess I history on Chris Frame's Cunard Page.