Historia
This passenger vessel was built in 1984 by Bender Shipbuilding in Mobile, AL.
Notas históricas
George Schneider (Feb 2026) writes: 192 feet overall length, she's said to be designed to resemble a 1925 New England passenger steamer. She's an overnight passenger boat with 49 all-outside cabins. Although designed for the East Coast, she only lasted a few years there before being brought through the Panama Canal and has remained in the Alaska trade ever since.
In 1989 she served as a hotel ship during the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup. Kyle Stubbs (Feb 2026) writes: On paper she was renamed SAFARI LEGACY in 2011, but I have plenty of photographic evidence that she just wore the old SPIRIT OF '98 name until they started repainting her as SS LEGACY in 2013.
Propietarios y capitanes
She was built for Coastwise Cruise Line.
In 1989 she was owned by Exploration Cruise Line, Wilmington DE USA.
In 1990 she was owned by VECO Inc.
In 1990-1992 she was owned by American Heritage Cruises of Clayton NY.
In 1993-2011 she was owned by West Travel Inc. (operating as Cruise West), Seattle WA USA.
In 2011-2013 she was owned by Sea Lodge III LLC, of Sitka AK USA and operated by Safari Cruises.
In 2014-2018 she was owned by Sea Lodge III LLC, of Sitka AK USA and operated by Uncruise Corp.
In 2019-2026 she was owned by SS Legacy LLC of Seattle and operated by Uncruise Corp.
Referencias
- cgmix.uscg.mil ↗ (website viewed 03/08/2024)
- Marine Engineering/Log Magazine, August 1984, Page 111.
