Seven Seas Mariner

Seven Seas Mariner is a cruise ship operated by Regent Seven Seas Cruises (formerly Radisson Seven Seas Cruises). She was the first all-suite, all-balcony ship in the world, and was awarded "Ship of the Year" in 2002 by Ocean and Cruise News. Also, she was the first to offer dining by the famous Le Cordon Bleu of Paris in one of the onboard restaurants. Her staff to guest ratio is 1 to 1.6.

Seven Seas Mariner at Port of Osaka
History
Name	Seven Seas Mariner
Owner	Mariner LLC[1]
Operator	Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Port of registry	Nassau, Bahamas
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire, France
Laid down	17 January 2000
Launched	8 September 2000
Completed	8 March 2001
In service	2001
Identification	Call sign: C6VV8 DNV ID: 29872 IMO number: 9210139 MMSI number: 311622000
Status	In service
Notes	[2]
General characteristics
Type	Mistral-class cruise ship
Tonnage	48,075 GT 17,600 NT 4,700 DWT
Length	216.1 m (709 ft)
Beam	28.3 m (93 ft)
Draught	21 ft (6.4 m)
Decks	8
Installed power	4 x 7920 kW Wärtsilä 12V38A gensets
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Capacity	700 passengers
Crew	445
Notes	[2][3][1]

In 2009, Seven Seas Mariner made the news when it rescued an around-the-world-sailor from a crippled sailing yacht west of New Zealand.^[4]

In March 2022, the ship was almost hit by a tornado as it departed the port of New Orleans. No damage or casualties were reported.