Regent Seven Seas Cruises

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Regent Seven Seas Cruises
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryTourism
Founded1992
HeadquartersMiami, Florida, United States
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsCruises
ParentNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Websiterssc.com

Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) is a luxury cruise line, formerly known as Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, headquartered in Miami, Florida. The company offers cruises which visit over 300 ports worldwide. Regent Seven Seas specializes in ships with a small passenger capacity.

Since September 2014, Regent Seven Seas Cruises has been a wholly owned subsidiary owned of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, which also owns Norwegian Cruise Line and Oceania Cruises.

Ownership[]

Apollo Management, an investment group, purchased Regent Seven Seas Cruises from Carlson Companies. for $1 billion in February 2008. Apollo Investments also owned Oceania Cruises and 15.8% of Norwegian Cruise Line. Carlson retained ownership of the master Regent brand, along with the operations of Regent Hotels & Resorts around the world.[1]

Following the purchase, Apollo made public their plans to order a new ship for Regent. The new ship was planned to be of similar dimensions and capacity as the Seven Seas Voyager and Seven Seas Mariner, but with larger accommodations and expanded public spaces. This was to be the Seven Seas Explorer.

On September 2, 2014 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings purchased Prestige Cruise Holdings, the parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, for $3.025 billion.[2]

Current Fleet[]

Ship Built Builder Gross Tonnage Flag Image
Seven Seas Navigator 1999 , Genoa, Italy 28,550 GT  Bahamas Seven Seas Navigator, Fremantle, 2018 (06).jpg
Seven Seas Voyager 2003 , Genoa, Italy 42,363 GT  Bahamas Seven Seas Voyager departing Tallinn 20 September 2014.JPG
Seven Seas Mariner 2001 Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France 48,075 GT  Bahamas Seven Seas Mariner IMO 9210139 06 @chesi.JPG
Seven Seas Explorer 2016 Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente, Genova 55,254 GT  Marshall Islands Seven Seas Explorer in Tallinn Bay Tallinn 21 June 2018.jpg
2020 Fincantieri, Ancona[3] 55,254 GT  Marshall Islands AaaIMG 2418 Seven Seas Splendor.jpg

Future Ships[]

Ship To be Delivered Builder Gross Tonnage Flag Notes
Seven Seas Grandeur[4] Late 2023 Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente, Genova 55,000 GT  Bahamas construction started on 2 November 2021[5]

Former ships[]

  • Radisson Diamond 1992-2005, since 2005 sailing as the casino cruise ship Asia Star
  • Song of Flower 1990-2003, sold to the Cie des Iles du Ponant
  • Minerva
  • Paul Gauguin

References[]

  1. ^ "Apollo Management L.P. Acquires Regent Seven Seas Cruises" (Press release).
  2. ^ "Norwegian Cruise Line Purchases Prestige Cruise Holdings - Cruise Industry News - Cruise News". 2 September 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Fincantieri | FINCANTIERI: LAUNCHED "SEVEN SEAS SPLENDOR" IN ANCONA".
  4. ^ "Regent Names Newest Ship Seven Seas Grandeur". 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  5. ^ "Steel Cut for New Regent Seven Seas Grandeur". 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2021-11-06.

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