Balmoral is an ocean cruise ship operated by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. Built in 1988, the ship previously sailed as Crown Odyssey and Norwegian Crown before entering Fred. Olsen service as Balmoral.
Fred. Olsen's current ship page publishes 43,537 GT, a length of 218.91 metres, width of 32.3 metres, 710 cabins, 1,275 guests at standard occupancy and 590 crew. The operator markets Balmoral's smaller dimensions as particularly suited to scenic cruising and access to waterways that larger ships may not be able to navigate.
Capacity
The published 1,275-guest figure is explicitly described by Fred. Olsen as standard occupancy. It is therefore stored as the ship's normal passenger-capacity figure but is not treated as a verified technical maximum in the Deck7 ship index.
Speed
Fred. Olsen's current itinerary pages publish a maximum speed of 16 knots. Deck7 uses this operator figure rather than AIS-observed speeds, which reflect particular voyages rather than the ship's certified or published maximum.
Identification
Balmoral carries IMO number 8506294. Current AIS vessel databases consistently identify MMSI 308785000, call sign C6II4 and Bahamas flag. These dynamic identifiers should be periodically reverified.
Dimensions
There is a notable difference between Fred. Olsen's current published width of 32.3 metres and secondary registry/AIS beam figures around 28–30 metres. Deck7 retains the operator's current published width in the public ship record but documents the discrepancy rather than presenting it as an independently verified moulded beam.
Environmental systems
Balmoral is a conventionally fuelled vessel dating from 1988. LNG status is recorded as No. Deck7 has not established sufficiently clear current ship-specific primary documentation confirming commissioned shore-power connectivity or an exhaust-gas-cleaning-system installation, so those fields remain Not confirmed.