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Career
Name:	1981-1995: Lev Tolstoy 1995-1998: Natasha 1998-2001: Palmira 2001-2006: The Jasmine 2006-2007: Farah 2007-present: EasyCruise Life
Namesake:	Leo Tolstoy (original name)
Owner:	1981-1995: Black Sea Shipping Company 1995-1996: Blasco IK 1996-2001: Black Sea Shipping Company 2001-2006: Mano Maritime 2006-2007: International Maritime Investement Co Ltd 2007-present: EasyCruise 2008-present: EasyCruise[1]
Operator:	1981-2001: Black Sea Shipping Company (?) 2001-2006: Mano Maritime 2006-2007: Salam International Transport & Trading Co[1]
Port of registry:	1981-2001: Odessa,  Soviet Union /  Ukraine 2001-2006: Kingstown,  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2006-2007: Unknown 2007-present: Valletta,  Malta[1]
Builder:	Stocnia Szczecinska im A Warskiego, Szczecin, Poland[1]
Yard number:	492/02[1]
Launched:	6 February 1981[1]
In service:	October 1981[1]
Status:	In Service
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Class and type:	Dmitriy Shostakovich class ferry
Tonnage:	9878 GRT
Displacement:	1,445 metric tons deadweight (DWT)
Length:	134.50 m (441.27 ft)
Beam:	21.00 m (68.90 ft)
Depth:	5.60 m (18.37 ft)
Decks:	9[2]
Installed power:	4 × Sulzer 6 LZ40/48 diesels 12800 kW
Speed:	20 knots
Range:	4100 nautical miles
Capacity:	350 passengers
General characteristics (currently)[2]
Class and type:	cruise ship
Tonnage:	12711 GRT
Speed:	17 knots (service speed)
Capacity:	550 passengers
Crew:	98

MS EasyCruise Life is a cruise ship owned by EasyCruise, she began service for the company in May 2008.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Onboard services 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Overview

She was built in 1981 as a ferry by Stocnia Szczecinska im A Warskiego, Szczecin, Poland as Lev Tolstoy for the Black Sea Shipping Company. She was third in a series of seven near-identical ferries built for various shipping companies of the Soviet Union. She has sailed under the names Natasha, Palmira, The Jasmine and Farah before being sold to EasyCruise in September 2007.

EasyCruise Life will be the third ship to be operated under the EasyCruise brand. EasyCruise announced the ship will be launched in April 2008. The announcement came in September just a month after EasyCruise announced the cancellation of one of its ships, the EasyCruiseTwo.

Unlike EasyCruiseTwo, the easyGroup trademark colour - bright orange is kept to a minimum on EasyCruise Life. Instead walls are off white and mounted with large frames filled with photos of marbles, while the doors are black, white or a warm wooden brown.

[edit] Onboard services

The amenities on and services on board the ship and like the rest of the fleet is designed to be "no frills". Most of the services and amenities provided on board the ship are not included in the fare and provided for a reasonable cost. Things like food and maid service cost extra.

For 2009, daily maid service is included in all rates. Prices also now include half board, with breakfast and either lunch or dinner available to guests.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• EasyCruiseOne

[- EasyCruise Life Reviewed]

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