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'M/S ''Oscar Wilde'''
'Route:'	Rosslare—Cherbourg from Dec '07
'Builder:'	Wärtsilä, Turku, Finland
'Owner:'	Irish Ferries
'Entered service:'	1987 for Jahre Line 1990 for Color Line 2007 for Irish Ferries
'Homeport:'	Limassol, Cyprus
'Tonnage:'	31122 gross register
'Length:'	166,30 meters
'Width:'	28,41 meters
'Depth:'	6,50 meters
'Propulsion:'	2 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 12 ZAV 40 diesels 2 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 6 ZAL 40 diesels combined 19800 kW
'Speed:'	22 knots
'Passenger capacity:'	1440
'Passenger beds:'	1440
'Cabins:'	470
'Car capacity:'	700
'Lanemeters:'	1220
'Status:'	In service

'M/S ''Oscar Wilde''' is a cruiseferry owned by Irish Ferries. She in currently being rebuilt for service on Irish Ferries' Rosslare—Cherbourg and Rosslare—Roscoff routes, due to enter service on . The ship was built in Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard, Finland for Jahre Line as 'M/S ''Kronprins Harald'''. In 1991 she passed under ownership of Color Line, for whom she sailed until sold to Irish Ferries in 2007.

Contents

History

Onboard

Restaurants & Cafés

Activities

Bars, Nightclubs & Entertainment

Shopping

Conference

External links

History

On delivery the Kronprins Harald was placed on Jahre Line's Oslo—Kiel service. In 1990 Jahre Line merged with Norway Line and Fred. Olsen Lines to form Color Line. After the change the Kronprins Harald was kept on the same route, only her livery changed from the grey hull of Jahre Line to blue hull of Color Line. In January 2007 the ship was sold to Irish Ferries in preparation for the delivery of Color Line's new mega-cruiseferry M/S ''Color Magic''. Irish Ferries chartered the Kronprins Harald back to Color Line until September 2007. Her final sailing for Color Line took place on 31st August 2007 with a the northbound Kiel-Oslo crossing. With her Color Line career over, Irish Ferries took control over her on 2nd September 2007. Arriving for rebuilding at Fredericia Skibsværft A/S on the 4th of September, she is scheduled to spend four weeks in dry dock; where she was renamed M/S ''Oscar Wilde''. She is due enter service with Irish Ferries in December '07, replacing M/S ''Normandy''.

Onboard

Restaurants & Cafés

★ Scarlet à la carte

★ Steakhouse

★ Indigo Buffet Restaurant

★ Color Cafè

Activities

★ Color Land

Bars, Nightclubs & Entertainment

★ Salong Discovery

★ Salong Harmony

★ Windjammer Pub

★ Sundeck Bar

Shopping

★ Tax Free Supermarket

★ Color Shop

★ Perfume Shop

Conference

★ Color Conference Center

External links

★ Irish Ferries (Company website)

★ M/S Kronprins Harald] at Fakta om Fartyg

★ Ship photos - Kronprins Harald (Photo gallery)