Venezuelan operator buys Fred Olsen’s Black Prince

One of the oldest cruise ships still in service, Fred Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Prince, has been saved from the breaker yard following the vessel’s purchase by Venezuelan operator Servicios Acuaticos de Venezuela (SAVECA). The vessel is expected to be used for cruises along Venezuela’s Caribbean coast.

Black Prince, which started operations for Fred Olsen in October 1966 as a combined cruise ship/ferry, running between the UK and the Canary Islands and the UK and Norway, was expected to have been scrapped at the end of 2009 as she is not SOLAS 2010 compliant. However, as her new owners intend to use her for coastal, and not international voyages, she can remain in service. Black Prince will transfer to her new owner’s following her final cruise from Southampton on 16 October this year. Sphere: Related Content