Island Escape - IMO 8002597 (now Ocean Gala)

Name:	1982–1985: Scandinavia 1985–1990: Stardancer 1990–2002: Viking Serenade 2002–present: Island Escape[1]
Owner:	1982–1985: DFDS 1985–1987: Sundance Cruises 1987–1988: Admiral Cruises 1988–1990: Royal Admiral Cruises 1990–2002: Wilh. Wilhelmsen 2002–2015: Island Cruises 2015-present: Cruise Holdings Inc[1]
Operator:	1982–1983: Scandinavian World Cruises 1983–1985: DFDS Seaways 1985–1987: Sundance Cruises 1987–1988: Admiral Cruises 1988–1990: Royal Admiral Cruises 1990–2002: Royal Caribbean International 2002–2009: Island Cruises[1] 2009–2015: Thomson Cruises[2] 2015-present: US Shipmanagers
Port of registry:	1982–1991: Nassau,  Bahamas 1991–2002: Monrovia,  Liberia 2002 onwards: Nassau,  Bahamas[1]
Builder:	Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes, France[1]
Cost:	$100 million[3]
Yard number:	164[1]
Laid down:	April 6, 1981[1]
Launched:	October 16, 1981[1]
Christened:	September 28, 1982[1]
Acquired:	August 20, 1982[1]
In service:	October 2, 1982[1]-2015
Identification:	Call sign: C6SK4 IMO number: 8002597 MMSI number: 311368000
Status:	' In Service
General characteristics (as built, 1981)[1]
Type:	cruiseferry
Tonnage:	26,747 GT 4,294 DWT
Length:	185.25 m (607 ft 9 in)
Beam:	27.01 m (88 ft 7 in)
Draught:	6.80 m (22 ft 4 in)
Installed power:	2 × B&W 9L55GFCA diesels combined 19,850 kW
Propulsion:	Twin propellers[3]
Speed:	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Capacity:	1,606 passengers 1,606 passenger berths 530 cars 51 trailers
General characteristics (as of 2009)[3]
Type:	cruise ship
Tonnage:	40,171 GT[4]
Length:	623 ft (190 m)[5]
Draught:	7.20 m (23 ft 7 in)
Decks:	9 (passenger accessible)[6]
Capacity:	1,544 passengers (lower berths)[6] 1,740 passengers (all berths)[5] 768 cabins[6]
Crew:	540[6]
Notes:	Car and trailer space converted into cabin space