MS
Chinese Taishan
(
Chinese
:
中?泰山?
) is a
cruise ship
that was formerly owned by
Royal Olympic Cruises
and
Carnival Corporation & plc
, sailing for
Carnival
subsidiaries
Costa Crociere
and
Ibero Cruises
as
Grand Voyager
.
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Chinese_Taishan_20190420.jpg/300px-Chinese_Taishan_20190420.jpg) Chinese Taishan
moored in
Nagasaki
in 2019
|
History
|
Name
|
- 2000?2004:
Olympic Voyager
- 2004?2005:
Voyager
- 2005?2011:
Grand Voyager
- 2011?2014:
Costa Voyager
- 2014?present:
Chinese Taishan
|
Owner
| Bohai Ferry Company
|
Operator
| |
Port of registry
| |
Builder
| Blohm + Voss
,
Hamburg
|
Yard number
| 961
|
Laid down
| 2014
|
Launched
| 14 July 1999
|
Christened
| 22 June 2000
[1]
|
Completed
| 2000
|
Maiden voyage
| 24 June 2000
[1]
|
In service
| 24 June 2000
|
Identification
| |
Status
| In service
|
General characteristics
[2]
|
Type
| Cruise ship
|
Tonnage
| 24,427?
GT
[3]
|
Length
| 180.7?m (593?ft)
|
Beam
| 25.6?m (84?ft)
|
Decks
| 6
|
Installed power
| 4 × -
Wartsila
9L46C (4 × 12852 HP / 9450 kW)
|
Propulsion
| Diesel-Electric
Twin-Propeller
Inboard
|
Speed
| 28 knots (52?km/h; 32?mph) Max.
|
Capacity
| 832
[2]
/927 passengers in 416 cabins
[4]
|
Crew
| 353
|
Olympic Voyager'
's launch in
Hamburg
, 1999
On 14 February 2005, the MV
Grand Voyager
was struck by a
freak wave
during a
mistral storm
while operating in the Mediterranean. A 40 to 50 foot tall wave knocked out a window on the bridge and ingressing water disabled the ship's engine controls. Dramatic video of the ship helplessly adrift and rolling to extreme angles was captured by rescue helicopters. This incident occurred less than a month after a similar situation happened aboard
Grand Voyager'
s sister-ship the
MV
Explorer
operating in the Pacific.
Grand Voyager
in 2009
She entered service for Costa in December 2011, originally planned to sail Costa's Corals and Ancient Treasures Red Sea itinerary. She sailed in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe, dedicated to guests from the French market.
[5]
The ship has sailed voyages from Amsterdam and the Mediterranean Sea.
The vessel was sold for 43.68 million US-Dollar to
Bohai Ferry Company
from
Yantai
in February 2014, and was renamed
Chinese Taishan
.
[6]
[7]
[8]
Costa Voyager
at
Livorno