Dodi Princess
Dodi Princess was a cruise boat on Lake Volta in South Ghana. It was owned by the Volta River Authority and under the management of Volta Hotels. It was the only cruise ship in Ghana. It was built as a cargo ship and later converted into a passenger ship in 1991.
Dodi Princess on a cruise in Dodi Island on the Lake Volta | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Ghana | |
| Name | Dodi Princess |
| Owner | Volta River Authority |
| Operator | Volta Hotels |
| Port of registry | Tema |
| Route | Lake Volta |
| Builder | Tema Shipyard |
| Laid down | 1977 |
| Maiden voyage | 1977 |
| In service | 36 years |
| Fate | Destroyed in fire, 2013 |
| General characteristics | |
| Decks | 3 passenger decks |
| Speed | 8.6 knots (15.9 km/h; 9.9 mph) |
| Capacity | 350 |
The ship was replaced with the 176-passenger restaurant ship, Dodi Princess II, built in Akosombo, Ghana by Onur Makina of Istanbul, Turkey.
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