"PRIDE OF YORK" passenger facilities and Technical Data

                                  Reception area located on deck 5

                                   Cafe Oliveto situated on deck 5

                                     Moonlight lounge situated on deck 6

                                      Casino located on deck 5

                                      Boulevard Bar situated on deck 5

                                    Shopping area situated on deck 5

                               Langan's Brasserie and Wine Bar situated on deck 4

                                  Children's Playroom and quite room located on deck 4

"PRIDE OF YORK" was loaded with passengers to her full capacity on friday 23.11.2012, being a friday a lot of people took advantage of the mini cruise to Bruges, just 15 kms away from Zeebrugge where the Cruise Ferry docks, the ship normally arrives at 9.30 am allowing plenty of time for a shore excursion to the amazing Bruges, the return voyage to Hull is at 7 pm local time. "PRIDE OF YORK" has been a difficult ship for me to judge, I've been sailing with her since 1992 when she was the NORSEA, for the past 10 years she looked tired and showing her age, but today she looks exactly the same as she did all those years ago, in fact looking better, her passenger facilities far from being luxurious are spacious, clean and attractive and well looked after, they are located on decks 4 (green deck), 5 (red deck) and 6 (blue deck). The mini cruise is a perfect getaway for a couple of days, reasonable food, relaxing cabins and decent entertainment can be experienced on board the ship and of course the excursion to Bruges one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited. Photos above 23.11.2011 Technical Data of this old friend of mine as follows

Yard: Govan Shipyard, Glasgow, UK
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Keel Laying Date: 24.8.1985
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Entered Service: May 1987
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GRT: 31.785
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Draught loaded: 6.13 meters
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Length: 179.20 meters
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Breadth: 25.35 meters
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Breadth with stabilizers extended: 32.12 meters
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Stabilizers: HDW fin type
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Service speed: 18 knots
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Main Engines: 4 Wartsila/Sulzer, total 19.200 KW
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Passengers: 1011
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Cargo: 850 cars, or 180 x 12m units
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Distance from Hull to Zeebrugge: 202 nm
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Built as the NORSEA for NORTH SEA FERRIES, renamed 22.1.2003 "PRIDE OF YORK" and transferred to P & O FERRIES.