Histoire
This passenger vessel was built in 1984 by Bender Shipbuilding in Mobile, AL.
Notes historiques
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.
Propriétaires et capitaines
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.
Références
- cgmix.uscg.mil ↗ (website viewed 03/08/2024)
- Marine Engineering/Log Magazine, August 1984, Page 111.
