Golden Iris

[Pireotis]

Name: 1975—1976: MS Cunard Conquest
1976—1995: MS Cunard Princess
1995-2009 : MS Rhapsody
2009 onwards: MS Golden Iris[1]
Owner: 1975—1995: Cunard Line
1995: StarLauro
1995—2009: MSC Cruises
2009 onwards: Mano Maritime[1]
Operator: 1977—1995: Cunard Line
1995: StarLauro
1995—2009: MSC Cruises
2009 onwards: Mano Maritime[1]
Port of registry: 1975—1980: Southampton, United Kingdom
1980—1995: Nassau Bahamas
1995—2001: Panama City Panama
2001—200?: Naples Italy[1]
200? onwards: Panama City Panama[2]
Builder: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark (hull)
Navali Mechaniche Affini, La Spezia, Italy (outfitting)[1]
Cost: £12 million[2]
Yard number: 859[1]
Launched: December 1974[1]
Acquired: 30 October 1975[1]
Maiden voyage: March 1977[2]
In service: March 1977[2]
Identification: IMO number: 7358573[1]
Status: In service
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Class & type: Cunard Countess-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 17,496 GRT
2,499 metric tons deadweight (DWT)
Length: 163.56 m (536 ft 7 in)
Beam: 22.80 m (74 ft 10 in)
Draught: 8.30 m (27 ft 3 in)
Installed power: 4 × Burmeister & Wain 7U50HU diesels
combined 15,447 kW
Propulsion: 2 propellers[3]
Speed: 21.5 knots (39.82 km/h; 24.74 mph) (top speed)
20.5 knots (37.97 km/h; 23.59 mph) (service speed)[3]
Capacity: 947 passengers
General characteristics (as rebuilt, 1997)[2]
Tonnage: 16,852 GT (gross tonnage)
Length: 164.90 m (541 ft 0 in)
Beam: 23.20 m (76 ft 1 in)
Draught: 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)
Decks: 8
Capacity: 959 passengers
Crew: 350
Notes: Otherwise the same as built