COLUMBUS 2

 

            Owner/Operator : Cruise Invest / Hapag Lloyd

            Flag : Marshall Islands

            Homeport : Majuro

            Buildt : 1998 at Chantiers de l'Atlantique St.Nazaire,France

            Length : 180,9 m

            Width : 25,4 m

            Depth : 5,9 m

            Brt : 30277

            Passengers : 684

 

            Ex names :

            R ONE ( 1998 - 2001 ) Renaissance Cruises

            R ONE ( 2001 - 2003 ) Cruise Invest

            INSIGNIA ( 2003 - 2012  ) Oceania Cruises

            COLUMBUS 2 ( 2012 - 2014 ) Hapag Lloyd

            INSIGNIA ( 2014--> ) Oceania Cruises

           

            Sister ships :

            AZAMARA JOURNEY - Azamara Club Cruises

            AZAMARA QUEST - Azamara Club Cruises

            SIRENA - Oceania Cruises

            PACIFIC PRINCESS - Princess Cruises

            REGATTA - Oceania Cruises

            NAUTICA - Oceania Cruises

            ADONIA - P&O Cruises

 

            01.2011 : Hapag LIoyd announced that they will charter INSIGNIA from Oceana Cruises starting april 2012. The charter will last for two years.

            04.2012 : Renamed to COLUMBUS 2 and get painted in Hapag Lloyd colors.

            04.2014 : End of charter to Hapag Lloyd,renamed to INSIGNIA and going back to Oceania Cruises fleet.