Seven Seas Navigator

Seven Seas Navigator is a luxury cruise ship operated by Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC). She entered service for Radisson Seven Seas Cruises in 1999. Ninety percent of her cabins have their own private verandas.^[2] The hull was constructed in the USSR for use as a satellite tracking ship. The hull was purchased by RSSC and the superstructure was finished by Mariotti Yards, Italy.

Seven Seas Navigator in February 2018
History
Name	Seven Seas Navigator Blue Sea
Owner	Radisson Seven Seas Cruises (1999–2006) Regent Seven Seas Cruises (2006–present)
Operator	Radisson Seven Seas Cruises (1999–2006) Regent Seven Seas Cruises (2006–present)
Port of registry	1999–200*: Nassau, 200*–2011: Hamilton, 2011–present: Nassau,
Builder	Admiralty Shipyard, Leningrad, Soviet Union (hull) T. Mariotti, Genoa, Italy (superstructure and outfitting)[1]
Yard number	6125[1]
Laid down	12 April 1988[1]
Launched	23 August 1991[1]
Completed	25 August 1999[1]
Identification	Call sign: C6ZI9 DNV ID: 29871 IMO number: 9064126 MMSI number: 311050600
Status	In service
General characteristics [1]
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	28,550 GT 9,839 NT 3,342 DWT
Length	170.69 m (560 ft 0 in)
Beam	24.8 m (81 ft 4 in)
Height	39 m (127 ft 11 in)
Draft	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Depth	12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)
Decks	13 (8 passenger decks)
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä 8L38
Propulsion	Two controllable pitch propellers
Speed	19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Capacity	490 passengers
Crew	340

Construction

The vessel was laid down in Leningrad, Soviet Union as Akademik Nikolay Pilyugin, a Russian ship capable of tracking satellites. However, by November 1993, and the fall of the Soviet Union, construction was suspended. The unfinished hull was sold to V-Ships.^[3]

History

In 2004, the ship was featured and used as a focal point for the movie After the Sunset. The movie starred Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek.

In early 2006, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises re-branded as Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Seven Seas Navigator continued to sail under the brand Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Seven Seas Navigator underwent a $40 million refurbishment in March/April 2016 that upgraded the common areas and suites.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, on 21 May 2020, it was reported that a female crew member aboard Seven Seas Navigator had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, and that a second crew member was also showing symptoms of the virus.^[4][5] The ship had subsequently requested entry to the Port of Barcelona, and the Ministry of Health granted them an exception to do so.^[4] After docking, both sick crew members were given serological tests, and both returned positive.^[4][6][a] Both crew members were isolated, and the rest of the roughly 450 crew members of the ship were placed under quarantine.^[4][7]

The holding company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings sold the ship and Insignia to Crescent Seas in 2025. The vessel will leave RSSC in 2026.^[8][9][10]

Notes

1. They were also given polymerase chain reaction tests, but no results appeared to have been reported as of 23 May 2020.^[6][5]