Mirage I
Cruiseferry built for Fred. Olsen & Co.
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Mirage I (formerly Magic I, Seminole Empress, Crucero Express, Jupiter, Bolero, Scandinavica and built as Bolero)[2] was a cruiseferry built in 1973 in France for Fred. Olsen & Co. It was one of three sister ships, along with MS Royal Iris and MS Scandinavian Star.
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Cruise ship Bolero at Trumbo Point, Key West in the late 1970s. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mirage I |
| Owner | Magic 1 Cruise Line Corp, Israel[1] |
| Builder | Dubegion-Normandie SA Prairie au doc, Nantes, France |
| Laid down | 27 December 1971 |
| Launched | 13 June 1972 |
| Completed | 15 February 1973 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7221433 |
| Fate | Broken up[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 14,264 GT[1] |
| Length | 141.16 m (463 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Beam | 21.93 m (71 ft 11 in)[2] |
| Decks | 9 |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,600 passengers in 800 cabins, 245 cars, 22 trucks[2] |
During 2003 the ship operated as Ocean Club Cruises from Port Canaveral with 2-night cruises to Grand Bahama and 3-night cruises to Key West and Grand Bahama. In March 2004, it was bought by "Magic 1 Cruise Line Corp", a wholly owned subsidiary of Isramco, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISRL).[3] It operated from the Port of Ashdod as Magic 1 until 2010.
In March 2012, it arrived at Aliağa, Turkey for dismantling,[2] after being listed for sale for US$4,000,000.[4]
