''Seven Seas Navigator'' is a luxury

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operated by

Regent Seven Seas Cruises Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC), formerly known as Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, is a luxury cruise line headquartered in Miami, Florida. Since September 2014, Regent Seven Seas Cruises has been a wholly owned subsidiary owned of Norwegian Cruise ...

. She entered service for Radisson Seven Seas Cruises in 1999. Ninety percent of her cabins have their own private verandas. She has no sister ships. The hull was constructed by former USSR (Russia) as a satellite tracking ship.Tracking ship «Akademik Nikolay Pilyugin» (RU)
/ref> The hull was purchased by RSSC and the superstructure was finished by Mariotti Yards, Italy.

History

In 2004, the ship was featured and used as a focal point for the movie ''

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''. The movie starred

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and

Salma Hayek Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the ...

. In the spring of 2006, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises re-branded as Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The Seven Seas Navigator continues to sail under the brand Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The Navigator underwent a $40 million refurbishment in March/April 2016 that upgraded the common areas and suites. USN Captain (retired) Morton Jablin has lived on Seven Seas Navigator since 2005.

Incidents

During the

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, on 2020.05.21, it was reported that a female crew member aboard ''Seven Seas Navigator'' had tested positive for

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, and that a second crew member was also showing symptoms of the virus. The ship had subsequently requested entry to the

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, and the Ministry of Health granted them an exception to do so. After docking, both sick crew members were given serological tests, and both returned positive. Both crew members were been isolated, and the rest of the roughly 450 crew members of the ship were placed under quarantine.

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References

External links

Official website
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