MS Island Escape

	Viking Serenade in San Diego
History
Name	1982–1985: Scandinavia; 1985–1990: Stardancer; 1990–2002: Viking Serenade; 2002–2015: Island Escape; 2015–2017: Ocean Gala; 2017–2018: Ocean Gala 1;
Owner	1982–1985: DFDS; 1985–1987: Sundance Cruises; 1987–1988: Admiral Cruises; 1988–1990: Royal Admiral Cruises; 1990–2002: Wilh. Wilhelmsen; 2002–2015: Island Cruises; 2015–2017: Cruise Holdings Inc;
Operator	1982–1983: Scandinavian World Cruises; 1983–1985: DFDS Seaways; 1985–1987: Sundance Cruises; 1987–1988: Admiral Cruises; 1988–1990: Royal Admiral Cruises; 1990–2002: Royal Caribbean International; 2002–2009: Island Cruises; 2009–2015: Thomson Cruises; 2015–2017: US Shipmanagers;
Port of registry	1982–1991: Nassau, Bahamas; 1991–2002: Monrovia, Liberia; 2002–2018: Nassau, Bahamas; 2018: Togo;
Builder	Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes, France
Cost	$100 million
Yard number	164
Laid down	April 6, 1981
Launched	October 16, 1981
Christened	September 28, 1982
Completed	1982
Acquired	August 20, 1982
Maiden voyage	1982
In service	October 2, 1982-2015
Identification	Call sign: C6SK4; IMO number: 8002597; MMSI number: 311368000;
Fate	Scrapped at Alang, India in April 2018
General characteristics (as built, 1981)
Type	cruiseferry
Tonnage	26,747 GT; 4,294 DWT;
Length	185.25 m (607 ft 9 in)
Beam	27.01 m (88 ft 7 in)
Draught	6.80 m (22 ft 4 in)
Decks	10
Installed power	2 × B&W 9L55GFCA diesels; combined 19,850 kW;
Propulsion	Twin propellers
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Capacity	1,606 passengers; 1,606 passenger berths; 530 cars; 51 trailers;
General characteristics (as of 2009)
Type	cruise ship
Tonnage	40,171 GT
Length	623 ft (190 m)
Draught	7.20 m (23 ft 7 in)
Decks	9 (passenger accessible)
Capacity	1,544 passengers (lower berths); 1,740 passengers (all berths); 768 cabins;
Crew	540
Notes	Car and trailer space converted into cabin space

MS Island Escape was a cruise ship originally built as the cruiseferry MS Scandinavia in 1981.

In 1985 she was renamed MS Stardancer and in 1990 MS Viking Serenade before being converted to a cruise ship in 1991. She became MS Island Escape in 2002 being renamed once more as MS Ocean Gala in 2015. She was finally renamed MS Ocean Gala 1 before being scrapped in 2018.

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