SeaDream I

SeaDream I is a yacht-style cruise ship operated by SeaDream Yacht Club since 2001.[2] In service since 1984, she was formerly named Sea Goddess I and operated for Sea Goddess Line and Cunard. In January 2000 she was transferred to Seabourn,[3] becoming Seabourn Goddess I. She is a sister ship to SeaDream II.[2]

SeaDream I at Tobago Cays in the Caribbean Grenadines
History
Name:
  • 1984–1998: Sea Goddess I
  • 1999–2001: Seabourn Goddess I
  • 2001–present: SeaDream I
Owner: SeaDream Yacht Club AS[1]
Operator:
Port of registry:
Builder: Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland
Launched: 11 July 1983
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Cruise ship
Tonnage: 4,253 GT
Length: 355 ft (108 m)
Beam: 47 ft (14 m)
Draught: 23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Decks: 3 passenger decks
Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity: 112 passengers
Crew: 95

Coronavirus quarantine
See also: COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships

On 11 November 2020, the Government of Barbados received a request for assistance from SeaDream I with reports of a suspected positive case of COVID-19 on board, Six passengers aboard SeaDream I were later confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19.[4][5][6] Subsequently there was an additional case recorded. [7] On 15 November it was reported that one crew member had also tested positive.[8] On 17 November it was reported that seven guests and two crew members aboard SeaDream 1 tested positive for COVID-19. SeaDream has cancelled all remaining 2020 cruises following the outbreak.[9]

References
  1. Lloyds Register, Vessel Status - 8203438
  2. Kurosawa, Susan (3 May 2014). "Gone sailing". The Australian. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  4. "Sea Dream Is Appreciative Of Barbados' Assistance". The Barbados Government Information Service. The Government of Barbados. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. "COVID-19 outbreak on cruise ship while in Grenadines". iWitness News. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. "SeaDream 1: five passengers test positive for Covid-19 on Caribbean cruise ship". The Guardian. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. "Seven COVID-19 Cases On SeaDream 1". Barbados Government Information Service. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  8. Walker, Jim (15 November 2020). "SeaDream Cruise Guests Flown From Barbados to Airports Around the World". Cruise Law News. Walker and O'Neil Maritime Lawyers. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  9. Hunter, Marnie; Oppmann, Patrick (17 November 2020). "SeaDream cancels remaining 2020 cruises following Covid outbreak". CNN. Cable News Network. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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