Blue Sapphire (ship)

*Blue Sapphire*
	Blue Sapphire as Saga Sapphire in Kiel, 2018
History
Name	1981–1999: Europa; 1999–2000: SuperStar Europe; 2000–2004: SuperStar Aries; 2004–2008: Holiday Dream; 2008–2011: Bleu de France; 2011–2020: Saga Sapphire; 2020–present: Blue Sapphire;
Owner	1981–1998: Hapag-Lloyd; 1998–2004: Star Cruises; 2004–2008: Club Vacaciones; 2008–2011: CDF Croisières de France; 2011–2020: Saga Cruises II Ltd. ; 2020–present: ANEX Tour;
Operator	1981–1999: Hapag-Lloyd; 1999–2004; Star Cruises; 2004–2008: Pullmantur Cruises; 2008–2011: CDF Croisières de France; 2011–2020: Saga Cruises; 2020–present: ANEX Tour Selectum Blu Cruises;
Port of registry	1981–1999: Bremen, Germany; 1999–2006: Nassau, Bahamas; 2006–2020: Valletta, Malta; 2020–2022: Nassau, Bahamas; 2022 onwards: Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis;
Builder	Bremer Vulkan; Bremen, Germany;
Cost	US$120 million
Yard number	1001
Laid down	April 1980
Launched	22 December 1980
Completed	1981
Acquired	5 December 1981
Maiden voyage	8 January 1982
In service	8 January 1982-present
Identification	Call sign: 9HOF8; IMO number: 7822457; MMSI number: 256208000;
Status	In service
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	37,049 GT; 5,168 DWT
Length	199.63 m (654.95 ft)
Beam	28.55 m (93.67 ft)
Draught	8.30 m (27.23 ft)
Decks	12
Installed power	2 × 7-cylinder MAN-Bremer Vulkan diesels; combined 21270 kW;
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h)
Capacity	600 passengers
General characteristics (as Bleu de France)
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	37,301 GRT
Decks	12 (10 passenger accessible)
Speed	19 kn (35 km/h)
Capacity	752 passengers (lower berths); 1158 (all berths);
Crew	406

Blue Sapphire is a cruise ship owned and operated by ANEX Tour. She was originally built in 1981 by Bremer Vulkan of Germany for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises as Europa. In 1999, Europa was sold to Star Cruises and she was renamed SuperStar Europe and a year later, Superstar Aries. In 2004, she was sold to Pullmantur Cruises and renamed Holiday Dream. In May 2008, she was transferred to the fleet of CDF Croisières de France and renamed Bleu de France. In November 2010, she was sold to Saga Cruises, but retained on charter by CDF for a further 12 months. Following an extensive refit in Italy from November 2011 to March 2012, the vessel was renamed Saga Sapphire. Most recently, she was sold to ANEX Tour in June 2020 and renamed Blue Sapphire, scheduled for an official debut in 2021.

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