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.