Yard number 492/02 Launched 6 February 1981 | Length 134 m Builder Szczecin | |
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Name 1981–1995 Lev Tolstoy
1995–1998 Natasha
1998–2001 Palmira
2001–2006 The Jasmine
2006–2007 Farah
2007–2010 EasyCruise Life
2010 onwardsOcean Life Namesake Leo Tolstoy (original name) Owner 1981–1995 Black Sea Shipping Company
1995–1996 Blasco IK
1996–2001 Black Sea Shipping Company
2001–2006 Mano Maritime
2006–2007 International Maritime Investement Co Ltd
2007–2009 EasyCruise
2010 onwards Hellenic Seaways Operator 1981–2001 Black Sea Shipping Company (?)
2001–2006 Mano Maritime
2006–2007 Salam International Transport & Trading Co
2007–2009 EasyCruise
2010 onwards Blue Ocean Cruises Port of registry 1981–1992 Odessa, Soviet Union
1992–1995 Odessa, Ukraine
1995–1996 Monrovia, Liberia
1996–2001 Odessa, Ukraine
2001–2006 Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2006–2007 Amman, Jordan
2007–2010Limassol, Cyprus
2010–present Valletta, Malta | ||
Blue ocean cruises presents mv ocean life
MS Ocean Life is a cruise ship owned by Hellenic Seaways. She currently operates for Blue Ocean Cruises, which began operations in late 2010.
Contents
- Blue ocean cruises presents mv ocean life
- Overview
- Onboard services with EasyCruise
- Incidents
- References
Overview
She was built in 1981 as a Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry by Stocnia Szczecinska im A Warskiego, Szczecin, Poland as Lev Tolstoy for the Black Sea Shipping Company. She was third in a series of seven near-identical ferries built for various shipping companies of the Soviet Union. She has sailed under the names Natasha, Palmira, The Jasmine and Farah before being sold to EasyCruise in September 2007.
EasyCruise Life was the third ship to be operated under the EasyCruise brand. EasyCruise announced the ship would be launched in April 2008. The announcement came in September just a month after EasyCruise announced the cancellation of one of its ships, the EasyCruiseTwo. Unlike EasyCruiseTwo, the easyGroup trademark color - bright orange was kept to a minimum on EasyCruise Life. Instead walls were off white and mounted with large frames filled with photos of marbles, while the doors were black, white or a warm wooden brown.
EasyCruise Life became Ocean Life with Blue Open Cruise Lines, who are to operate her on a series of Indian coastal voyages.
Onboard services (with EasyCruise)
The amenities on and services on board the ship and like the rest of the fleet is designed to be "no frills". Most of the services and amenities provided on board the ship are not included in the fare and provided for a reasonable cost. Things like food and maid service cost extra.
For 2009, daily maid service is included in all rates. Prices also now include half board, with breakfast and either lunch or dinner available to guests.
Sold for scrap to Aliaga, Turkey in August 2014