Based on Bridgeman Companies Group, the previous Ocean Diamond is being remodeled right into a floating resort for workforce lodging.
The vessel is reportedly being acquired by the Vancouver-based operator, which plans to rename it Diamond XI.
The 150-cabin cruise ship is presently present process a refit in Europe, Bridgeman Companies Group stated, and is predicted to be prepared for deployment as early as this summer time.
With spacious cabins, a newly renovated eating room, a 200-seat auditorium, health services and places of work with 45 workstations, the vessel can be utilized by workforces within the LNG, mining and renewable vitality sectors, the operator added.
As a part of its present refit, the ship is seeing a refresh to its frequent areas, the addition of workspaces and assembly rooms and the set up of a ship touchdown for crew and cargo transfers.
“The Diamond XI is a stupendous ship that completely fits useful resource and different initiatives requiring premium lodging house for as much as 350 beds, catering, leisure and extra,” stated Brian Grange, president, Bridgeman.
“Bridgeman has seemed to accumulate a floatel sized to help initiatives of their earliest phases or to complement lodging at peak workforce attributable to robust curiosity from mission proponents. The Diamond XI fulfills these wants and does so with consolation, practicality and security,” he added.
Initially designed as a ro-ro service, the 1973-built vessel was transformed into an expedition ship within the mid-Nineteen Eighties.
Beforehand owned by SunStone Ships, the 113-cabin vessel spent the final 12 months out of service after being withdrawn from service in early 2023.
Earlier than coming into the prolonged layup interval, the Ocean Diamond accomplished a closing winter program for Quark Expeditions in Antarctica.
Initially named Begonia, the ship additionally sailed for a number of different operators together with Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Compagnie du Ponant, Iceland ProCruises and others.
