Cruise ship “Amusement World” departing Penang for an overnight gambling cruise outside territorial waters in the evening of 1st February 2013
Registered Owner: Jackston Maritime Ltd., Singapore
Operator: New Century Cruise Line
Flag: Palau
Port of registry: Malakal
Builder: A/B Lindolmens Varv., Gothenburg, Sweden (Hull-1095)
Gross tons: 12,764
Deadweight: 2,068
Length overall: 140 m
Engines: 4 x Pielstick-Lindolmen 6PC2-2L400 diesels
Delivered 1st March 1967 as passenger/car ferry “Patricia” for Swedish Lloyd
Sold 1978 to Stena Lines, renamed “Stena Oceanica”
Subsequently went through several changes of nominal ownership (all Stena Line subsidiaries) & names before becoming “Amusement World” in 1998.
In September 2012 she & her sister “Liesure World” were the first ships to be registered with the newly-formed Palau International Ship Registry.