Artania

ex Royal Princess, ex Artemis

Artania, the flagship of the Phoenix Seereisen, was originally built in 1984 as Royal Princess at Wärtsilä shipyard in Helsinki (Successor company: Meyer Turku; the former Helsinki shipyard is now owned by Helsinki Shipyard). Royal Princess was designed by Knud Hansen, Hirsch Bedner (interiors) and Njål Eide (interiors). She is a seminal milestone for passenger shipbuilding: Royal Princess was the first implementation of Wärtsilä's so-called 'All-Outside-Concept' developed under the leadership of Kai Levander. This concept is still the basis for most contemporary cruise ships. Royal Princess had a rather long career with Princess Cruises, she was transferred to P&O in 2005 to become Artemis before finally joining the fleet of Phoenix Seereisen as Artania in 2011.
2014 Artania underwent an extensive refit at Lloyd Werft in the course of which she was re-engined.

Giving the prominence of Royal Princess/Artania, a lot of information is found online and in literature - see the selection of links at the bottom of this page.

Artania - IMO: 8201480 @ MarineTraffic

Promenade deck aboard Artania

Astern open decks aboard Artania

Forward facing open decks aboard Artania

Evening on deck aboard Artania

Topmost open decks aboard Artania

Passing Preikestolen aboard Artania

Navigating Aurlandsfjord aboard Artania

Navigating Lysefjord aboard Artania

Artania passes Sotra Bridge

Lowering a tender aboard Artania

Artania arrives at Marseille

Artania arrives at Antwerp

Artania on the Scheldt River

Artania arrives at Bremerhaven

Artania passes Askøybrua

Arriving at Bremerhaven aboard Artania

Leaving Kristiansand aboard Artania

Tender to Artania

Arriving at Stavanger aboard Artania

30′′ on the balcony of cabin 6108 aboard Artania

The galley aboard Artania

Interior views of Artania

Panorama Lounge Pazifik aboard Artania

'Artania Restaurant' aboard Artania

'Restaurant Vier Jahreszeiten' aboard Artania

Artania leaves Amsterdam

Artania transits the harbor of IJmuiden

Links

'Phototour' by Peter Knego Photos by 'Captain Martini' @ Flickr Article on Artania @ Onnozone.com Artania album @ Ships' n more Ships Artemis (later Artania) album @ Ships' n more Ships Postcards @ simplonpc.co.uk

Diana, Princess of Wales, names Royal Princess @ YouTube Photos of Diana, Princess of Wales, aboard Royal Princess

'The Original Royal Princess' @ YouTube Princess Cruises 1984 Promotional Video @ YouTube

1:200 plan @ Associazione Navimodellisti Bolognesi

Artemis: The Original Royal Princess @ amazon.com

Artania refit PART 1 @ oceanliner-pictures.com Artania refit PART 2 @ oceanliner-pictures.com Artania refit PART 3 @ oceanliner-pictures.com Artania refit PART 4 @ oceanliner-pictures.com

Royal Princess @ castlesoftheseas.nl Royal Princess @ cruiseshipodyssey.com Royal Princess @ Flotsam'n Jetsam (Old) ship profile @ beyondships.com (Old) ship profile @ cruiseserver.net