Artania
Former names: MS Artemis, Royal Princess
Artania current position
Artania current location is at North Sea (coordinates 53.56496 N / 8.55971 E) cruising en route to Bremerhaven. The AIS position was reported 3 minutes ago.
All Itineraries Current PositionSpecifications of Artania
Year built | 1984 / Age: 37 |
Flag state | Bermuda |
Builder | Wartsila Hietalahti shipyard (Helsinki, Finland) |
Building cost | USD 165 million |
Owner | MS Artania Shipping Company GmbH |
Operator | Phoenix Reisen GmbH |
Speed | 22 kn / 41 kph / 25 mph |
Length (LOA) | 230 m / 755 ft |
Beam (width) | 29 m / 95 ft |
Gross Tonnage | 44656 gt |
Passengers | 1188 - 1260 |
Crew | 537 |
Passengers-to-space ratio | 37 |
Decks | 8 |
Cabins | 594 |
Decks with cabins | 8 |
Last Refurbishment | 2019 |
Former names | MS Artemis, Royal Princess |
Christened by | Diana Princess of Wales |
Artania Itineraries
Date | Itinerary | Departure Port | Price from |
---|---|---|---|
2021 Feb 28 | 19 days, round-trip Auf zu den Kanaren und an Westeuropas Kuste | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Mar 19 | 19 days, one-way from Bremerhaven to Marseille | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Apr 07 | 10 days, one-way from Marseille to Venice | Marseille | |
2021 Apr 17 | 20 days, round-trip Die grose Reise ins Schwarze Meer | Venice | |
2021 May 07 | 8 days, one-way from Venice to Genoa | Venice | |
2021 May 15 | 18 days, one-way from Genoa to Bremerhaven | Genoa | |
2021 Jun 02 | 7 days, round-trip Fruhsommer in den Fjorden | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Jun 09 | 18 days, round-trip Die grose Nordlandreise zur Mittsommernacht | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Jun 27 | 13 days, round-trip The very best of Great Britain | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Jul 10 | 7 days, round-trip Sommertorn und Kurzurlaub in Norwegen | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Jul 17 | 13 days, round-trip Norwegens Kustenabenteuer bis nach Kirkenes | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Jul 30 | 12 days, one-way from Bremerhaven to Kiel | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Aug 11 | 9 days, round-trip Ostsee vom Feinsten | Kiel | |
2021 Aug 20 | 2 days, one-way from Kiel to Bremerhaven | Kiel | |
2021 Aug 22 | 11 days, round-trip Die schonsten Seiten der Britischen Inseln | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Sep 02 | 7 days, round-trip 7-Tage-Torn ins Fjordland Norwegens | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Sep 09 | 13 days, round-trip Kaptnacutes Lieblingsziele an den Kusten Westeuropas | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Sep 22 | 50 days, round-trip Grose Herbstreise nach Amerika | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Oct 16 | 26 days, one-way from Miami to Bremerhaven | Miami | |
2021 Nov 11 | 19 days, round-trip Auf groser Fahrt zu den Kanaren | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Nov 30 | 19 days, round-trip Auf groser Fahrt zu den Kanaren | Bremerhaven | |
2021 Dec 23 | 143 days, one-way from Hamburg to Genoa | Hamburg | |
2021 Dec 23 | 23 days, one-way from Hamburg to Colon | Hamburg | |
2022 Jan 15 | 18 days, one-way from Colon to San Francisco | Colon | |
2022 Feb 02 | 30 days, one-way from San Francisco to Yokohama | San Francisco | |
2022 Mar 04 | 24 days, one-way from Yokohama to Hong Kong | Yokohama | |
2022 Mar 28 | 25 days, one-way from Hong Kong to Dubai | Hong Kong | |
2022 Apr 22 | 23 days, one-way from Dubai to Genoa | Dubai | |
2022 May 15 | 18 days, one-way from Genoa to Trieste | Genoa | |
2022 Jun 02 | 18 days, one-way from Trieste to Bremerhaven | Trieste | |
2022 Jun 20 | 7 days, one-way from Bremerhaven to Kiel | Bremerhaven | |
2022 Jun 27 | 14 days, round-trip Auf groser Fahrt durchs Mare Balticum | Kiel | |
2022 Jul 11 | 10 days, round-trip Perlen der Ostsee | Kiel | |
2022 Jul 21 | 3 days, one-way from Kiel to Bremerhaven | Kiel | |
2022 Jul 24 | 7 days, round-trip 7-Tagetorn ins Fjordland | Bremerhaven | |
2022 Jul 31 | 18 days, round-trip Auf Entdeckerfahrt durchs Nordpolarmeer | Bremerhaven | |
2022 Aug 18 | 14 days, round-trip Royale Aussichten rund um Grosbritannien | Bremerhaven | |
2022 Sep 01 | 12 days, round-trip Norwegens Naturwunder bis zum Nordkap | Bremerhaven | |
2022 Sep 13 | 7 days, round-trip 7-Tagetorn ins Fjordland | Bremerhaven | |
2022 Sep 20 | 19 days, one-way from Bremerhaven to Genoa | Bremerhaven | |
2022 Oct 09 | 20 days, one-way from Genoa to Venice | Genoa | |
2022 Oct 29 | 9 days, one-way from Venice to Savona | Venice | |
2022 Nov 07 | 19 days, round-trip Neue Horizonte im Oumlstlichen Mittelmeer | Savona | |
2022 Dec 07 | 6 days, round-trip Mediterrane Advents-Schnupperfahrt | Savona | |
2022 Dec 13 | 115 days, one-way from Savona to Marseille | Savona | |
2022 Dec 13 | 21 days, one-way from Savona to Dubai | Savona | |
2023 Jan 03 | 16 days, one-way from Dubai to Colombo | Dubai | |
2023 Jan 19 | 17 days, one-way from Colombo to Port Louis | Colombo | |
2023 Feb 05 | 21 days, one-way from Port Louis to Cape Town | Port Louis | |
2023 Feb 26 | 22 days, one-way from Cape Town to Dakar | Cape Town | |
2023 Mar 20 | 18 days, one-way from Dakar to Marseille | Dakar |
Artania Review
Review of Artania
Launched in 1984 as Royal Princess, MS Artania cruise ship is one of Phoenix Reisen's chartered ocean liners, together with the fleet mates Albatros, Amadea and Amera (ex Prinsendam).
History - construction and ownership
The German cruise tour company Phoenix Reisen (shipowner) started cruise operations under its own brand in 1988, with the chartered for 20 years liner TS Maxim Gorkiy (1969-2009 scrapped, owned by USSR's Black Sea Shipping Company / later privatized and renamed Sovcomflot). In 1993, Phoenix Reisen added a second cruise liner - SS Albatros (1957-built as RMS Sylvania, 2004-scrapped as SS Genoa). The vessel was chartered from V-Ships for 10 years (1993-2003). Today, Phoenix Reisen (travel agency and cruise brand) has a large fleet of chartered and owned ocean ships and riverboats.
The 44,656-ton, 1,200-passenger cruise ship Artania was built in 1984 (in Helsinki) as the MS Royal Princess for Princess Cruises and christened by Lady Diana. She was transferred to P&O Cruises fleet in 2005 and renamed Artemis. The ship sailed with P&O Cruises until Apr 2011, when she was moved to the fleet of Phoenix Reisen as Artania.
At the time she was launched, Artania was the most innovative vessel in the world introducing public space on the lower decks with blocks of staterooms over them. This made her the first cruise vessel with all outside rooms and the first one to secure standard cabins with balconies. The vessel is kid-free.
Cruise itinerary program
Artania itinerary program is based on Norwegian Fjords, Iceland-Greenland and Baltic Sea cruises leaving from Kiel and Bremerhaven, Germany. The ship cruises to the Mediterranean and Canary Islands, and also in the Caribbean, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Cabins
Artania has 8 passenger decks and a total of 600 cabins (all Outside, 152 Balcony, 4 cabins for disabled) in 27 grades. All staterooms onboard ms Artania are exterior cabins and half of them are Suites or Junior Suites with private balconies. The smallest cabins are 16m², and the Royal Suite is 50m². All rooms are equipped with individually controllable air-conditioning, sat-TV, radio, telephone, safe, fridge/mini-bar, shower/bathtub and hairdryer.
Shipboard dining options - Food and Drinks
MS Artania has two Dining Rooms: Four Seasons and Artania. There are two different breakfast seatings offered, lunch is served buffet-style while dinner is a-la-carte. After-dinner snacks are also served, as well as coffee during evening hours. The dining venues' menu is international, and might or might not include some local kitchen. Other options include Lido Buffet with outdoor seating.
Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport
MS Artania has gone through a variety of modernizations since she sails for Phoenix Reisen. Though built in 1984, she’s still modern and beautiful. Her classic stern with calm shielded places to sit and the promenade deck are very popular features of the unique Artania ship.
The only language used officially on ms Artania is German, and therefore most of the passengers are from German-speaking countries. There is usually personnel who speaks English, but no services in English (tours, menus, etc.) are provided. It’s strongly recommended to know a bit of German if you decide to travel on MS Artania.
MS Artania entertainment options include: Panorama Lounge (Pazifik), Phoenix Lounge & Bar, Sun Deck Lounge, Casablanca Lounge, Kopernikus Bar, Lido Bar, Bodega Bar, Harry's, Atlantik Show Lounge, Wellness Area, Fitness Center, Beauty Salon, Artania Spa, sauna, steam bath, table tennis, shuffleboard, Sport Deck, whirlpool, Artania pool, Kopernikus pool, all-around promenade, Library/Jamaika Club (Internet), lobby, Fitness Center, Boutique, cinema, Theater, Disco, Photo Gallery.
Artania - user reviews and comments
Artania ship related cruise news
- Accidents
MV Artania takes the last cruise ship passengers at sea back home
Following a 6-month "around the world voyage", the last cruise ship still carrying passengers finally disembarked its 8 passengers. The Phoenix...
June 9, 2020 - Accidents
Coronavirus-hit cruise ship Artania finally departs Western Australia
The Phoenix Reisen-chartered cruise liner Artania (shipowner is Artania Shipping Company GmbH) started its journey back home from WA. The vessel was...
April 18, 2020 - Accidents
Passengers and crew from Coronavirus ship Artania flown to Germany
More than 800 cruise passengers and crew headed home to Germany on chartered flights on Monday, March 30, while 41 others infected with Coronavirus...
March 30, 2020 - Accidents
Coronavirus-infected crew members hurried off Ruby Princess
Three crew from Ruby Princess have been taken to Sydney NSW's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with serious Coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms. The medevac...
March 30, 2020 - Accidents
More than 70 Coronavirus cases on the Phoenix Reisen Artania ship
More than 70 cruise passengers and crew members onboard the Artania ship in Fremantle are suspected of being infected with Coronavirus (COVID-19...
March 28, 2020 - Accidents
Coronavirus cruise ship passengers quarantined on Rottnest Island, Western Australia
WA Premier Mark McGowan is currently "exercising the Rottnest option" to quarantine Australian cruise passengers set to disembark in Fremantle (Perth...
March 25, 2020 - show more news
Other Phoenix Reisen cruise ships
Artania Wiki
MV Artania cruise ship was built in Helsinki Finland for Princess Cruises as Royal Princess and christened on November 15, 1984, by HRH Diana Princess of Wales, in Southampton England.
In April 2005, the vessel was transferred to the fleet of P&O Cruises UK and renamed "ms Artemis". On September 22, 2009, it was announced that the ship had been sold to the Artania Shipping Company, but continued sailing for P&O UK. This is a privately owned vessel (asset of Artania Shipping Company), currently operated under time charter by Phoenix Reisen GmbH (major German travel agency and tour operator company).
On April 22, 2011, the ship was renamed "Artania" and chartered to Phoenix Reisen. In 2014, Artania was fitted with Wartsila marine diesel engines and an auxiliary generator during the refurbishment at Lloyd Werft (Bremerhaven Germany). The ship's 3-week drydock refurbishment in 2017 (December 1-21, at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven) cost Phoenix Reisen EUR 16 million. Drydock works included spa renovations, outdoor deck areas (new coverings), stateroom upgrades (bathrooms were updated with new bathtubs and showers), public rooms renovations (Harry’s Bar, Atlantik Show Lounge). Technical updates included a new sewage plant, new ballast water treatment plant, new tenders.
At the time of its launch in 1984, the cruise liner was the world's most innovatively designed, with public areas on lower decks and blocks of cabins above. It was the first cruise vessel with all outside cabins (oceanview categories), as well as the first to provide standard/cheap staterooms with private balconies.
In 2010, the British captain of mv Artemis, Sarah Breton, became the second female captain in the world, following the Swedish Karin Stahre Janson (ms Monarch, 2007).
German is the only language that is officially used on board. This is why most Phoenix Reisen cruise passengers are from German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland). There is personnel speaking English, but no services in English are provided.
Phoenix Reisen Artania World Cruise 2021 (CANCELLED)
For 2021, Phoenix Reisen scheduled for MS Artania an Around Africa Cruise (World Voyage) roundtrip from Europe-Mediterranean. The 115-day itinerary was eventually cancelled due to the ongoing Coronavirus-related international travel restrictions.
Date / Time | Port |
---|---|
13 Dec 19:00 | Departing from Genoa-Milan, Italy |
17 Dec 06:00 - 08:00 | Alexandria, Egypt |
17 Dec 21:00 - 23:00 | Port Said, Cairo, Egypt |
19 Dec 07:00 - 19:00 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt |
20 Dec 06:00 - 23:00 | Eilat, Israel |
21 Dec 07:00 - 18:00 | Aqaba-Petra, Jordan |
22 Dec 08:00 - 22:00 | Safaga, Egypt |
27 Dec 10:00 - 17:00 | Salalah, Oman |
29 Dec 09:00 - 20:00 | Muscat, Oman |
30 Dec 08:00 - 18:00 | Fujairah, UAE |
31 Dec 08:00 - 17:00 | Khor Fakkan, Sharjah, UAE |
31 Dec 20:00 - 01 Jan 23:00 (overnight) | Dubai, UAE |
02 Jan 08:00 - 23:00 | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
03 Jan 08:00 - 04 Jan 23:00 (overnight) | Dubai, UAE |
05 Jan 08:00 - 20:00 | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
07 Jan 07:00 - 17:00 | Kuwait City |
08 Jan 10:00 - 20:00 | Mina Salman, Manama, Bahrain |
09 Jan 08:00 - 18:00 | Doha, Qatar |
10 Jan 08:00 - 14:00 | Sir Bani Yas Island, UAE |
11 Jan 08:00 - 15:00 | Khasab-Musandam, Oman |
12 Jan 09:00 - 20:00 | Muscat, Oman |
15 Jan 07:00 - 18:00 | Mumbai-Bombay, India |
17 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | Cochin, India |
18 Jan 14:00 - 20 Jan 20:00 | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
21 Jan 08:00 - 20:00 | Hambantota, Sri Lanka |
23 Jan 08:00 - 24 Jan 12:00 (overnight) | Male, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives |
28 Jan 14:00 - 29 Jan 20:00 (overnight) | Mahe Island, Victoria, Seychelles |
30 Jan 08:00 - 23:00 | Praslin Island, Seychelles |
31 Jan 07:00 - 17:00 | La Digue Island, Seychelles |
03 Feb 08:00 - 18:00 | Saint-Denis, Reunion Island |
04 Feb 08:00 - 06 Feb 18:00 (overnight) | Port Louis, Mauritius Island |
07 Feb 08:00 - 18:00 | Saint-Denis, Reunion Island |
09 Feb 10:00 - 20:00 | Antsiranana, Diego Suarez, Madagascar |
10 Feb 09:00 - 17:00 | Nosy Be Island, Madagascar |
11 Feb 08:00 - 14:00 | Mamoudzou, Grande-Terre, Mayotte |
13 Feb 07:00 - 21:00 | Mombasa, Kenya |
14 Feb 08:00 - 22:00 | Zanzibar, Tanzania |
16 Feb 07:00 - 17:00 | Moroni, Grande Comore Island, Comoros |
17 Feb 10:00 - 20:00 | Mozambique Island |
20 Feb 07:00 - 15:00 | Maputo, Mozambique |
21 Feb 08:00 - 21:00 | Richards Bay, South Africa |
22 Feb 07:00 - 18:00 | Durban, South Africa |
23 Feb 13:00 - 19:00 | East London, South Africa |
25 Feb 08:00 - 27 Feb 21:00 (overnight) | Cape Town, South Africa |
02 Mar 06:00 - 18:00 | Durban, South Africa |
03 Mar 12:00 - 20:00 | East London, South Africa |
04 Mar 07:00 - 19:00 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
07 Mar 07:00 - 14:00 | Luderitz, Namibia |
08 Mar 08:00 - 20:00 | Walvis Bay, Namibia |
11 Mar 08:00 - 18:00 | Luanda, Angola |
13 Mar 13:00 - 14 Mar 13:00 (overnight) | Santo Antonio, Principe Island |
19 Mar 08:00 - 23:00 | Banjul, Gambia |
20 Mar 07:00 - 21 Mar 20:00 (overnight) | Dakar, Senegal |
22 Mar 08:00 - 23:00 | Banjul, Gambia |
24 Mar 08:00 - 21:00 | Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde |
25 Mar 08:00 - 18:00 | Boa Vista Island, Sal Rei, Cape Verde |
26 Mar 08:00 - 20:00 | Mindelo, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde |
29 Mar 07:00 - 30 Mar 23:00 (overnight) | Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands |
31 Mar 08:00 - 15:00 | Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands |
01 Apr 07:00 - 23:00 | Agadir, Morocco |
03 Apr 08:00 - 18:00 | Tangier, Morocco |
04 Apr 08:00 - 18:00 | Malaga, Spain |
05 Apr 09:00 - 17:00 | Cartagena, Spain |
06 Apr 13:00 - 19:00 | Barcelona, Spain |
07 Apr 09:00 | Arriving in Marseille, France |
"Wolrd Voyage 2021" was also available for booking in shorter segments - 21-days Suez Canal (Genoa to Dubai), 16-days (Dubai to Colombo), 17-days (Colombo to Port Louis), 21-days (Port Louis to Cape Town), 22-days (Cape Town to Dakar), 19-days (Bremerhaven to Marseille).
Phoenix Reisen Artania refurbishment 2019 review
In 2019 (November 17 through December 6) the ship entered drydock in Bremerhaven Germany. During the 3-week refurbishment (drydocking at Lloyd Werft Shipyard) were conducted general maintenance works (by the shipyard) and interio renovations (by the shipowner MS Artania Shipping Ltd). Interior renovations included nearly half of all staterooms (257) completely renovated, major lounge overhauls (Pacific Lounge, Jamaica Club), new carpets-wallpapers-furnishings in the rest of the cabins and in all interior public spaces.
The USD 25 million drydocking project involved ~120 shipyard employees in addition to the subcontractor workers.
Artania User Reviews
There are no user reviews for this ship. Be first, share your experience!
Write a Review