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	Horizon at Key West.
History
Name	1990–2005: Horizon; 2005–2009: Island Star; 2009–2010: Pacific Dream; 2010–2012: Horizon; 2012–2017: L'Horizon; 2017–2022: Horizon; 2022: Ori;
Operator	1990–2005: Celebrity Cruises ; 2005–2009: Island Cruises ; 2009–2012: Pullmantur Cruises ; 2012–2017: Croisières de France; 2017-2020: Pullmantur Cruises;
Port of registry	1990–2002: Monrovia, Liberia; 2002–2009: Nassau, Bahamas; 2009–2021: Valletta, Malta ;
Builder	Meyer Werft, Papenburg
Yard number	619
Launched	19 November 1989
Christened	11 April 1990
Completed	1990
Acquired	30 April 1990
Maiden voyage	1990
In service	1990
Out of service	2020
Identification	Call sign 9HYZ9; IMO number: 8807088; MMSI number: 249727000;
Fate	Scrapped at Aliağa, Turkey in 2022.
Notes	Sister ship to Zenith
General characteristics
Class and type	Horizon-class cruise ship
Tonnage	46,811 GT; 5,550 DWT;
Length	208 m (682 ft 5 in)
Beam	29 m (95 ft 2 in)
Draught	7.31 m (24 ft 0 in)
Installed power	3 x 3300 kW MAN-B&W AUX
Propulsion	2 × 5994 kW MAN-B&W diesels; 2 × 3996 MAN-B&W diesels;
Speed	21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Capacity	1,828 passengers

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MV Horizon was a cruise ship that sailed from 1990 to 2020, and was the first new build for Celebrity Cruises. She was sent for scrapping at Aliağa, Turkey, in 2022.

Service history

The vessel was ordered on April 28, 1988 at Meyer Werft by Chandris Cruises as a replacement for Amerikanis in the Chandris Fantasy fleet. However, upon the formation of Celebrity Cruises after an agreement with the government of Bermuda,^[3]^[4] it was transferred while under construction, and entered service for the new upscale brand.

The ship was significant as it was the first new build ordered by parent company Chandris and the new Celebrity brand, both of which only had operated second hand ships prior. The exterior of the ship was designed by Jon Bannenberg while the principal designers for the interiors were Athens based Michael Katsourakis, Patricia Hayes & Associates, and British Designer John McNeece.^[5]

The ship was christened by Myrto Chandris, the wife of company founder Dimitri Chandris, and was delivered on April 11, 1990.^[6] The ship was built for New York to Bermuda cruises sailing in tandem with the Meridian, calling at Hamilton and St. George's during the summer, and spent the winter sailing Caribbean cruises. The Horizon was joined by an identical sister ship, the Zenith, in 1992. The Horizon would continue the Bermuda routes, and would also be Celebrity's first ship to sail Alaska cruises.^[7]

The vessel's service with Celebrity ended after 15 years in September 2005, when it was transferred to Island Cruises, a then subsidiary of Royal Caribbean. The ship underwent refits over the end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006 and was operating out of Palma de Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea as Island Star in summer and from Caribbean in winter season of 2008. It advertised cruising as "relaxed, friendly, and informal".

On 6 October 2008, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), the owner of Island Star, sold their 50% interest in Island Cruises to First Choice Holidays.^[8] Island Star was reported to be transferred to the fleet of RCL's Spain-based subsidiary Pullmantur Cruises, although reports in May 2009 said that the ship would go to another Royal Caribbean company, CDF Croisières de France.^[9] Pictures in May 2009 showed the ship in Pullmantur Cruises colors and renamed Pacific Dream, although the trademark “X” of Celebrity Cruises, while painted-over, could still be seen. Horizon sailed European and Caribbean itineraries.

In November 2010, it was reported that Pacific Dream would be replacing their ship Bleu de France. She was renamed L'Horizon in 2012.^[10]^[11]

In late 2016, it was announced that the CDF Croisières de France brand was to be discontinued, with Horizon returning to the fleet of Pullmantur Cruises.^{[citation needed]}

An anonymous crew member of the Horizon reported on 28 March 2020 that a member of the crew had tested positive for COVID-19 on 26 March 2020.^[12] With about 250 crew members and contractors aboard, the ship had docked at Port Rashid in Dubai on 15 March 2020, and the crew has been isolated and placed under lockdown.^[12]

In June 2020, as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Pullmantur Cruises filed for financial reorganization under Spain's insolvency laws.^[13] The following month, Royal Caribbean International's CEO Richard Fain stated that Horizon, along with the other ships in Pullmantur's fleet, had been or will be sold.^[14] Since 18 August 2020,^[15] the ship was laid up in Elefsis Bay, Greece.^[16]^[17]

On 25 August 2022, the ship left Eleusis towed by the tugs Vernicos Sifnos^[18] and Christos XL^[19] towards Aliaga for scrapping.^[20]

Gallery

A model of the Horizon as built.
Horizon and Costa Marina
Horizon at Norfolk, Virginia.
Horizon as Island Star at Ilhabela, Brazil.
Horizon at Castries, Saint Lucia while still with Pullmantur Cruises.
Horizon in Pullmantur Cruises livery before being transferred to CDF Croisieres de France.
Marella Celebration and Horizon being scrapped at Aliağa, January 2023

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Asklander, Micke. "M/S Horizon (1990)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Buque Horizon – Datos tecnicos" [Ship Horizon – Technical data] (in Spanish). Pullmantur Cruises. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
^ Plowman, Peter (2006). The Chandris liners and celebrity cruises. Dural, N.S.W.: Rosenberg. ISBN 978-1-877058-47-9. OCLC 162119399.
^ Staff, C. I. N. (1989-04-17). "Chandris to Launch Chandris Celebrity Cruises". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
^ Staff, C. I. N. (1990-05-31). "Celebrity Keeps Horizon in NYC for Two Weeks". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
^ Meyer-Werft: 25 years in the cruise industry. Nils Schwerdtner, Meyer Werft. Hamburg. 2011. ISBN 978-3-7822-1051-5. OCLC 773365000.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Staff, C. I. N. (2020-08-29). "A Cruise Ship History: The Horizon". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
^ Michael Sheehan of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd "Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to Sell Its Interest in Island Cruises to First Choice Holidays Ltd"
^ "Royal Caribbean to sell its interest in Island GRTCruises – to redeploy Island Star to Pullmantur". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-10-07.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Saga Expands Fleet?". Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
^ "Pullmantur Reducing Capacity, Ocean Dream Leaving Fleet?". Cruise Industry News. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Pullmantur Horizon Crew Reports COVID-19 Positive Cases Onboard". Crew Center. 2020-04-04. Archived from the original on 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
^ Tomi Kilgore (22 June 2020). "Royal Caribbean's Spanish cruise line JV Pullmantur files for reorganization". MarketWatch. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ Aaron Saunders (20 July 2020). "Which Cruise Ships Will Be Scrapped Or Taken Out of Service Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic?". Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^ Psarras, Petros (2022-08-28). "HORIZON : Τέλος εποχής για το πρώτο νεότευκτο κρουαζιερόπλοιο των Χανδρήδων". PireasPiraeus . the web (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-09-16.
^ Staff, C. I. N. (July 2, 2022). "Former Marella Dream Starts Scrapping Process". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^ Staff, C. I. N. (June 22, 2020). "Pullmantur Files for Reorganization". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^ 9420435
^ 8012011
^ "Τελευταίο ταξίδι για το Horizon". 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2022-08-26.

External links

Media related to IMO 8807088 at Wikimedia Commons
Meyer Werft: Horizon
Horizon at CDF Croisières de France
"Horizon (8807088)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
Professional photographs from shipspotting.com

[FoF-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Asklander, Micke. "M/S Horizon (1990)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2007-12-10.

[datos_tecnicos-2] "Buque Horizon – Datos tecnicos" [Ship Horizon – Technical data] (in Spanish). Pullmantur Cruises. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2011-08-17.

[3] Plowman, Peter (2006). The Chandris liners and celebrity cruises. Dural, N.S.W.: Rosenberg. ISBN 978-1-877058-47-9. OCLC 162119399.

[4] Staff, C. I. N. (1989-04-17). "Chandris to Launch Chandris Celebrity Cruises". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2022-11-13.

[5] Staff, C. I. N. (1990-05-31). "Celebrity Keeps Horizon in NYC for Two Weeks". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-29.

[6] Meyer-Werft: 25 years in the cruise industry. Nils Schwerdtner, Meyer Werft. Hamburg. 2011. ISBN 978-3-7822-1051-5. OCLC 773365000.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)

[7] Staff, C. I. N. (2020-08-29). "A Cruise Ship History: The Horizon". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-29.

[8] Michael Sheehan of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd "Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to Sell Its Interest in Island Cruises to First Choice Holidays Ltd"

[CBR-9] "Royal Caribbean to sell its interest in Island GRTCruises – to redeploy Island Star to Pullmantur". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-10-07.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[10] "Saga Expands Fleet?". Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.

[11] "Pullmantur Reducing Capacity, Ocean Dream Leaving Fleet?". Cruise Industry News. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

[horizon.crew-12] "Pullmantur Horizon Crew Reports COVID-19 Positive Cases Onboard". Crew Center. 2020-04-04. Archived from the original on 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-04-12.

[13] Tomi Kilgore (22 June 2020). "Royal Caribbean's Spanish cruise line JV Pullmantur files for reorganization". MarketWatch. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[14] Aaron Saunders (20 July 2020). "Which Cruise Ships Will Be Scrapped Or Taken Out of Service Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic?". Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

[15] Psarras, Petros (2022-08-28). "HORIZON : Τέλος εποχής για το πρώτο νεότευκτο κρουαζιερόπλοιο των Χανδρήδων". PireasPiraeus . the web (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-09-16.

[16] Staff, C. I. N. (July 2, 2022). "Former Marella Dream Starts Scrapping Process". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

[17] Staff, C. I. N. (June 22, 2020). "Pullmantur Files for Reorganization". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

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[20] "Τελευταίο ταξίδι για το Horizon". 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2022-08-26.

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-'''''Horizon''''' is a [[cruise ship]] formerly owned by defunct cruise line [[Pullmantur Cruises]], currently laid up at Eleusis Bay with an unknown future.
+'''MV ''Horizon''''' was a [[cruise ship]] that sailed from 1990 to 2020, and was the first new build for [[Celebrity Cruises]]. She was sent for [[Ship breaking|scrapping]] at [[Aliağa]], Turkey, in 2022.
 ==Service history==
+The vessel was ordered on April 28, 1988 at [[Meyer Werft]] by [[Chandris Line|Chandris Cruises]] as a replacement for {{SS|Amerikanis||2}} in the Chandris Fantasy fleet. However, upon the formation of [[Celebrity Cruises]] after an agreement with the government of Bermuda,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Plowman |first=Peter |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/162119399 |title=The Chandris liners and celebrity cruises |date=2006 |publisher=Rosenberg |isbn=978-1-877058-47-9 |location=Dural, N.S.W. |oclc=162119399}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=C. I. N. |date=1989-04-17 |title=Chandris to Launch Chandris Celebrity Cruises |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/15178-chandris-to-launch-chandris-celebrity-cruises.html |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> it was transferred while under construction, and entered service for the new upscale brand.
-The vessel was constructed for [[Celebrity Cruises]], who operated the vessel as ''Horizon''. The exterior of the ship was designed by John Bannenberg while the principal designers for the interiors were Athens based Michael Katsourakis and British Designer John McNeece. The vessel's service with Celebrity ended in September 2005, when it was transferred to [[Island Cruises]]. The ship underwent refits over the end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006 and was operating out of [[Palma de Mallorca]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] as ''Island Star'' in summer and from Caribbean in winter season of 2008. It advertised cruising as  "relaxed, friendly, and informal".
+The ship was significant as it was the first new build ordered by parent company Chandris and the new Celebrity brand, both of which only had operated second hand ships prior. The exterior of the ship was designed by [[Jon Bannenberg]] while the principal designers for the interiors were Athens based Michael Katsourakis, Patricia Hayes & Associates, and British Designer John McNeece.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=C. I. N. |date=1990-05-31 |title=Celebrity Keeps Horizon in NYC for Two Weeks |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/15127-celebrity-keeps-horizon-in-nyc-for-two-weeks.html |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>
-On 6 October 2008, [[Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.]] (RCL), the owner of ''Island Star'', sold their 50% interest in Island Cruises to [[First Choice Holidays]].<ref>Michael Sheehan of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd [https://archive.today/20120908012928/http://www.rclinvestor.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=103045&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1206019&highlight= "Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to Sell Its Interest in Island Cruises to First Choice Holidays Ltd"]</ref> ''Island Star'' was reported to be transferred to the fleet of RCL's [[Spain]]-based subsidiary [[Pullmantur Cruises]], although reports in May 2009 said that the ship would go to another Royal Caribbean company, [[CDF Croisières de France]].<ref name=CBR>{{cite web |url=http://www.cruisebusiness.com/news.php?u=20081007000153 |title=Royal Caribbean to sell its interest in Island GRTCruises – to redeploy ''Island Star'' to Pullmantur |date=2008-10-06 |work=Cruise Business Review |publisher=Cruise Media Oy Ltd |accessdate=2008-10-07 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Pictures in May 2009 showed the ship in Pullmantur Cruises colors and renamed ''Pacific Dream'', although the trademark “X” of Celebrity Cruises, while painted-over, could still be seen. ''Horizon'' sailed European and Caribbean itineraries.
+The ship was christened by Myrto Chandris, the wife of company founder [[Dimitri Chandris]], and was delivered on April 11, 1990.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/773365000 |title=Meyer-Werft: 25 years in the cruise industry |date=2011 |others=Nils Schwerdtner, Meyer Werft |isbn=978-3-7822-1051-5 |location=Hamburg |oclc=773365000}}</ref> The ship was built for New York to [[Bermuda]] cruises sailing in tandem with the ''[[SS Galileo Galilei|Meridian]],'' calling at [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]] and [[St. George's, Bermuda|St. George's]] during the summer, and spent the winter sailing Caribbean cruises. The ''Horizon'' was joined by an identical sister ship, the ''[[MV The Zenith|Zenith]],'' in 1992. The ''Horizon'' would continue the Bermuda routes, and would also be Celebrity's first ship to sail Alaska cruises.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=C. I. N. |date=2020-08-29 |title=A Cruise Ship History: The Horizon |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23414-a-cruise-ship-history-the-horizon.html |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>
+The vessel's service with Celebrity ended after 15 years in September 2005, when it was transferred to [[Island Cruises]], a then subsidiary of Royal Caribbean. The ship underwent refits over the end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006 and was operating out of [[Palma de Mallorca]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] as ''Island Star'' in summer and from Caribbean in winter season of 2008. It advertised cruising as  "relaxed, friendly, and informal".
+On 6 October 2008, [[Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.]] (RCL), the owner of ''Island Star'', sold their 50% interest in Island Cruises to [[First Choice Holidays]].<ref>Michael Sheehan of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd [https://archive.today/20120908012928/http://www.rclinvestor.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=103045&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1206019&highlight= "Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to Sell Its Interest in Island Cruises to First Choice Holidays Ltd"]</ref> ''Island Star'' was reported to be transferred to the fleet of RCL's [[Spain]]-based subsidiary [[Pullmantur Cruises]], although reports in May 2009 said that the ship would go to another Royal Caribbean company, [[CDF Croisières de France]].<ref name=CBR>{{cite web |url=http://www.cruisebusiness.com/news.php?u=20081007000153 |title=Royal Caribbean to sell its interest in Island GRTCruises – to redeploy ''Island Star'' to Pullmantur |date=2008-10-06 |work=Cruise Business Review |publisher=Cruise Media Oy Ltd |accessdate=2008-10-07 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Pictures in May 2009 showed the ship in Pullmantur Cruises colors and renamed ''Pacific Dream'', although the trademark “X” of Celebrity Cruises, while painted-over, could still be seen. ''Horizon'' sailed European and Caribbean itineraries.
+[[File:Pullmanturs Horizon, River Mersey (geograph 4581129).jpg|left|thumb|Pullmantur's ''Horizon'' on the [[River Mersey]]]]
 In November 2010, it was reported that ''Pacific Dream'' would be replacing their ship {{MS|Bleu de France||2}}. She was renamed ''L'Horizon'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maritimematters.com/2010/11/saga-expands-fleet/#comment-3636|title=Saga Expands Fleet?|accessdate=19 November 2010|archive-date=22 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122134337/http://maritimematters.com/2010/11/saga-expands-fleet/#comment-3636|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pullmantur Reducing Capacity, Ocean Dream Leaving Fleet?|url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/6713-pullmantur-reducing-capacity-ocean-dream-leaving-fleet.html|accessdate=27 January 2012|newspaper=Cruise Industry News|date=27 January 2012|archive-date=28 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128140539/http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/6713-pullmantur-reducing-capacity-ocean-dream-leaving-fleet.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 In late 2016, it was announced that the CDF Croisières de France brand was to be discontinued, with ''Horizon'' returning to the fleet of Pullmantur Cruises.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}
+An anonymous crew member of the ''Horizon'' reported on 28 March 2020 that a member of the crew had tested positive for [[COVID-19]] on 26 March 2020.<ref name="horizon.crew">{{cite web |date=2020-04-04 |title=Pullmantur Horizon Crew Reports COVID-19 Positive Cases Onboard |url=http://crew-center.com/pullmantur-horizon-crew-reports-covid-19-positive-cases-onboard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411035343/http://crew-center.com/pullmantur-horizon-crew-reports-covid-19-positive-cases-onboard |archive-date=2020-04-11 |accessdate=2020-04-12 |publisher=Crew Center}}</ref>  With about 250 crew members and contractors aboard, the ship had docked at [[Port Rashid]] in [[Dubai]] on 15 March 2020, and the crew has been isolated and placed under lockdown.<ref name="horizon.crew" />
-In June 2020, as a result of the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Pullmantur Cruises filed for financial reorganization under Spain's insolvency laws.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/royal-caribbeans-spanish-cruise-line-jv-pullmantur-files-for-reorganization-2020-06-22| title=Royal Caribbean's Spanish cruise line JV Pullmantur files for reorganization| author=Tomi Kilgore| publisher=MarketWatch| date=22 June 2020| accessdate=14 July 2020| archive-date=22 July 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722075804/https://www.marketwatch.com/story/royal-caribbeans-spanish-cruise-line-jv-pullmantur-files-for-reorganization-2020-06-22| url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, Royal Caribbean International's CEO Richard Fain stated that ''Horizon'', along with the other ships in Pullmantur's fleet, had been or will be sold.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/5423| title=Which Cruise Ships Will Be Scrapped Or Taken Out of Service Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic?| author=Aaron Saunders| date=20 July 2020| access-date=23 July 2020| archive-date=27 July 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727034317/https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/5423/| url-status=live}}</ref> Since August 2020, the ship is laid up in [[Elefsis Bay]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/27778-former-marella-dream-starts-scrapping-process.html?fbclid=IwAR3wdLh4ONBNOwAKzc3-5n_xH7mKX-AveB1zoyutpx1TVhY25uOJmGGZGV4|title=Former Marella Dream Starts Scrapping Process|first=C. I. N.|last=Staff|date=July 2, 2022|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|access-date=July 2, 2022|archive-date=July 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728015732/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/27778-former-marella-dream-starts-scrapping-process.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23124-pullmantur-files-for-reorganization.html|title=Pullmantur Files for Reorganization|first=C. I. N.|last=Staff|date=June 22, 2020|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|access-date=July 2, 2022|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702160018/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23124-pullmantur-files-for-reorganization.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+In June 2020, as a result of the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Pullmantur Cruises filed for financial reorganization under Spain's insolvency laws.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/royal-caribbeans-spanish-cruise-line-jv-pullmantur-files-for-reorganization-2020-06-22| title=Royal Caribbean's Spanish cruise line JV Pullmantur files for reorganization| author=Tomi Kilgore| publisher=MarketWatch| date=22 June 2020| accessdate=14 July 2020| archive-date=22 July 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722075804/https://www.marketwatch.com/story/royal-caribbeans-spanish-cruise-line-jv-pullmantur-files-for-reorganization-2020-06-22| url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, Royal Caribbean International's CEO Richard Fain stated that ''Horizon'', along with the other ships in Pullmantur's fleet, had been or will be sold.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/5423| title=Which Cruise Ships Will Be Scrapped Or Taken Out of Service Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic?| author=Aaron Saunders| date=20 July 2020| access-date=23 July 2020| archive-date=27 July 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727034317/https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/5423/| url-status=live}}</ref> Since 18 August 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Psarras |first=Petros |date=2022-08-28 |title=HORIZON : Τέλος εποχής για το πρώτο νεότευκτο κρουαζιερόπλοιο των Χανδρήδων |url=https://www.pireaspiraeus.com/horizon-%cf%84%ce%ad%ce%bb%ce%bf%cf%82-%ce%b5%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%87%ce%ae%cf%82-%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b1-%cf%84%ce%bf-%cf%80%cf%81%cf%8e%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%bd%ce%b5%cf%8c%cf%84%ce%b5%cf%85%ce%ba%cf%84%ce%bf/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=PireasPiraeus . the web |language=el}}</ref> the ship was laid up in [[Elefsis Bay]], [[Greece]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/27778-former-marella-dream-starts-scrapping-process.html?fbclid=IwAR3wdLh4ONBNOwAKzc3-5n_xH7mKX-AveB1zoyutpx1TVhY25uOJmGGZGV4|title=Former Marella Dream Starts Scrapping Process|first=C. I. N.|last=Staff|date=July 2, 2022|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|access-date=July 2, 2022|archive-date=July 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728015732/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/27778-former-marella-dream-starts-scrapping-process.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23124-pullmantur-files-for-reorganization.html|title=Pullmantur Files for Reorganization|first=C. I. N.|last=Staff|date=June 22, 2020|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|access-date=July 2, 2022|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702160018/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23124-pullmantur-files-for-reorganization.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-== Incidents ==
-{{see also|COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships#Horizon}}
-An anonymous crew member of the ''Horizon'' reported on 28 March 2020 that a member of the crew had tested positive for [[COVID-19]] on 26 March 2020.<ref name="horizon.crew">{{cite web |url=http://crew-center.com/pullmantur-horizon-crew-reports-covid-19-positive-cases-onboard |title=Pullmantur Horizon Crew Reports COVID-19 Positive Cases Onboard |publisher=Crew Center |date=2020-04-04 |accessdate=2020-04-12 |archive-date=2020-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411035343/http://crew-center.com/pullmantur-horizon-crew-reports-covid-19-positive-cases-onboard |url-status=live }}</ref>  With about 250 crew members and contractors aboard, the ship had docked at [[Port Rashid]] in [[Dubai]] on 15 March 2020, and the crew has been isolated and under lockdown since.<ref name="horizon.crew"/>
+On 25 August 2022, the ship left Eleusis towed by the tugs ''Vernicos Sifnos''<ref>9420435</ref> and ''Christos XL''<ref>8012011</ref> towards Aliaga for scrapping.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arxipelagos.gr/%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BF-%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B9-%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF-horizon/|title=Τελευταίο ταξίδι για το Horizon|date=2022-08-05|accessdate=2022-08-26}}</ref>
-On 20 March 2020, another crew member reported that out of 20 crew members tested, 11 were confirmed positive.<ref name="horizon.crew"/>  Another crew member reported on 4 April 2020 that, starting on 2 April 2020, all the crew members were being tested, and on 4 April 2020, results were delivered to crew members individually.<ref name="horizon.crew"/>  Almost half or more than half of the crew had tested positive.<ref name="horizon.crew"/>
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 File:Model horizon2.jpg|A model of the ''Horizon'' as built.
-File:"Horizon" - Norfolk.jpg|''Horizon'' In [[Norfolk, Virginia]].
+File:MS Horizon MS Costa Marina (4198206014) (cropped).jpg|''Horizon'' and [[Club Harmony|''Costa Marina'']]
-Image:Pacific Dream in Saint Lucia.JPG|''Horizon'' in [[Castries]], [[Saint Lucia]] while still with Pullmantur cruises.
+File:"Horizon" - Norfolk.jpg|''Horizon'' at [[Norfolk, Virginia]].
-File:Islandstaratbrazil2008.JPG|''Horizon'' as ''Island Star'' in [[Ilhabela, São Paulo|Ilhabela]], [[Brazil]].
+File:Islandstaratbrazil2008.JPG|''Horizon'' as ''Island Star'' at [[Ilhabela, São Paulo|Ilhabela]], [[Brazil]].
-File:Horizon in the Port of La Guaira.jpg|''Horizon'' In Pullmantur Cruises livery before being transferred to [[CDF Croisieres de France]].
+File:Pacific Dream in Saint Lucia.JPG|''Horizon'' at [[Castries]], [[Saint Lucia]] while still with Pullmantur Cruises.
+File:Horizon in the Port of La Guaira.jpg|''Horizon'' in Pullmantur Cruises livery before being transferred to [[CDF Croisieres de France]].
+File:AliagaPanoramaJanuary2023.jpg|[[MS Marella Celebration|''Marella Celebration'']] and ''Horizon'' being scrapped at [[Aliağa]], January 2023
 </gallery>
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 ==External links==
 * {{Commons category-inline|IMO 8807088}}
+* [https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/ships/horizon.jsp Meyer Werft: Horizon]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120506164218/http://www.cdfcroisieresdefrance.fr/boats/2/ Horizon] at [[CDF Croisières de France]]
 * {{csr|register=E|id=8807088|shipname=Horizon|accessdate=2012-04-27}}

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