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Launched
in:
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built in 2000 (hull re-used from a former casino boat),
renovated in 2005
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Length:
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218 ft / 66.45 m
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Width:
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66 ft / 20.12 m
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Height:
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72 ft / 21.95 m (to top of
retractable stacks)
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Number
of Decks:
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4
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Gross
Tonnage:
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1,599 tons
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Passenger
Cabins:
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75
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Total
Passengers:
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150
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Total
Crew:
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57
(all American crew)
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Speed:
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12.65 knots
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Cabin
Sizes:
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* 143 sqft / 13.28 sqm (J Inside)
* 165 sqft / 15.33 sqm (C Deluxe Outside) * 220 sqft / 20.44 sqm (B Superior Outside) * 220 sqft / 20.44 sqm (BB Superior Verandah) * 235 sqft / 21.83 sqm (A Vista Outside Suite) |
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In-Room
Amenities:
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* Categories C, B, BB, A are
outside cabins (54 in total, private verandas and french balconies
available) / Categories J are inside cabins (21 in total)
* private bathrooms with enclosed showers * makeup mirror * massage showerhead * in-room Continental Breakfast * robes * telephone (ship-to-shore) * sattelite TV (9 channels) / DVD player (DVDs available at the Purser's) * writing desk * iron and ironing board * hair dryer * luggage rack * ice bucket * soap, shampoo, lotion * stationary, complimentary postcards |
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Amenities:
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* one exercise bike
* Email center in Purser´s Lobby ($ 1.99 per e-mail via www.seawave.com) * Onboard Photographer (4x6 %5, 5x7 $8, 8x10 $12, DVD with all pictures $20) * Onboard Masseuse * Gift Shop * no Passenger Laundry |
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Entertainment:
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* Evening Show
* onboard historian / naturalist * cultural enrichment programs * music in the Explorer Bar |
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Family:
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no special family program
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Food
& Beverages:
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* Specialties of the Northwest
* Breakfast and Lunch (open seating) * 4 course Dinner (vegetarian and healthy-heart choices, special diets on request), house wine included (assigned seating) * additional Continental Breakfast in the Back Porch * 24-hour coffee/tea/juices and snacks/frozen yoghurt in the Back Porch |
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Attire:
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* Causal for daytime
* 2 formal nights (Captain´s Reception and Farewell Dinner, more dressy attire: sport coats for men, cocktail dresses/pant suits for women) |
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Shore
Tours:
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basic shore tours are included in
the fare; optional shore excursions avialable
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Special
Cruises:
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-
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Cruise
Length:
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7 nights
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Ports
of Call:
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Portland
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Rivers:
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Columbia, Willamette, Snake Rivers
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Specials:
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included shore tours, Mississippi
riverboat style
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Amenities
for physically challenged passengers:
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2 elevators
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Single
Travellers:
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-
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Gratuities (as in 2005):
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Suggested gratuity $109 per guest/per cruise (stateroom
attendant: $4.75 per guest/night x 7 nights = $33.25; waiter: $4.75 per guest/night x 7 =
$33.25; bus person: $3.50 per guest/night x 7 = $24.50; maitre'd: $3 per guest/per cruise;
porters: $5 per guest/per cruise; motorcoach driver: $10 per guest/per cruise)
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Fellow
Travellers:
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Average age is 50+
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Electricity:
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110 V, US plug-ins
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Climate Control:
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individually controlled heat and
air condition
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Currency / Credit Cards:
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USD, all major credit cards
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Language:
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English, all American crew
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Contact:
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(out of business)
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