Definitely a Volvo but unsure what chassis designation. New c.03/2014, this smart Volvo is seen here arriving in the Port of Arrcecife de Lanzarote, on 18/11/2023, when in use as a cruise ship shuttle for Intercruises, with passengers for P&O Cruises MS Iona - IMO: 9826548, and from where this photo was taken from.
Although based in Palma, Ultramar cover the whole of Spain. They are part of the Tui Group who also supply shoreside services through their Intercruises brand for cruise ships amongst other tourist services.
MS Iona had arrived here earlier in the morning from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where she had departed from in the early evening prior while on a 14-night cruise to the Canary Islands, Portugal and Spain. Iona had departed from Southampton, UK, in the early evening of 11/11/2023. Next stop; Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, on 19/11/2023, for which she is now awaiting departure for.
MS Iona was completed on 09/10/2020 by Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany. She was laid down on 29/05/2019, launched on 18/02/2020 and Christened by Dame Irene Hays(Hays Travel), on 16/05/2021 with her maiden voyage on the 07/08/2021. She is from the Excellence Class of cruise ships and is British registered in Southampton. She has a GTW of 184,089, has nineteen decks of which eighteen are passenger accessible, eleven of those with cabins, giving a maximum passenger capacity of 5,206 and 1,762 crew. She is powered by Wärtsilä LNG engines giving a total installed power of 67.1MW(82,700hp) giving a service speed of around 17 knots.
The itinerary was: Southampton - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain - Arrecife, Lanzarote, Spain - Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - Lisbon, Portugal - A Coruña, Spain - Southampton. This itinerary was a change from the original scheduled one to a maritime pilots strike in Portugal. It should have been Funchal first then the other three islands in order then Cadiz, Spain and an overnight stay in Lisbon. © Peter Steel 2023.
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