HSF Festos Palace

Kydon Palace is a Ro-Pax high speed ferry, built in 2001 at the Sestri Ponente shipyards by Fincantieri and owned by Minoan Lines. It can accommodate up to 2,500 passengers and 700 cars, and has 758 beds plus 742 airseats for passengers. The vessel is powered by four Wärtsilä 16V46C diesel engines[1] with a combined power of 67,517 kW,[2] which give her a top speed of 31,6 knots.[3][4][5]

History
Name: Kydon Palace
Owner: Minoan Lines
Port of registry: Piraeus,  Greece
Route: Piraeus–Chania
Builder: Sestri Ponente shipyards
Yard number: 6060
Completed: 19 April 2001
Identification: IMO number: 9204568
Call sign: SYNR
MMSI number: 237611000
Status: In service
General characteristics
Type: Ro-pax ferry
Tonnage: 24,352 GT
5,493 DWT
Length: 214 m (702 ft)
Beam: 26.4 m (87 ft)
Height: 7.10 m (23 ft)
Ramps: Two
Installed power: Four diesel engines, 67,517 kW (combined)
Speed: 31,6 knots
Capacity: 2,500 passengers
700 cars

Route

Kydon Palace serves the overnight route Piraeus - Chania and Chania - Piraeus, except for some rare occasions in which it replaces other ships of Minoan Lines in their routes. During the holiday season, it occasionally operates during daytime, completing her voyage in 6 hours.

Accidents and incidents

On April 3, 2013 Kydon Palace hit the Heraklion port dock after high winds and waves pushed the ship to the dock. The ship needed a tug boat in order to dock properly. No injuries were reported.[6][7]

Today 2020

In 2020 the HSF Kydon Palace put scrubbers and it was the first ship in Greece which put scrubbers. On February 2020 her company announced that the ex-Festos Palace will be renamed Kydon Palace.


References
  2. "Kydon Palace (IMO:9204568)". Mesametaforas.gr. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  3. "6060". Fincantieri.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  4. "Kydon Palace - Μινωικές Γραμμές". Ferries.gr. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  5. "Πλοίο FESTOS PALACE (Ro-Ro/Passenger Ship): πληροφορίες και τρέχουσα θέση | IMO 9204568, MMSI 237611000, Callsign SYNR | Σημαία Greece | AIS Marine Traffic". Marinetraffic.com. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  6. Papantoniou, Margarita (2013-04-03). "Festos Palace Ship Hits Heraklion Dock | GreekReporter.com". Greece.greekreporter.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  7. "Yahoo". Gr.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.


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