Azerbaydzhan

Azerbaydzhan was originally built as a ferry in 1975 before being converted into a cruise ship just ten years later. The ship has changed its name (Arkadiya, Island Holiday, Enchanted Capri), shipping company and flag on several occasions.

A total of five ships in the Belorussija Class were completed at the finnish shipyard, today MEYER TURKU, and delivered to the former Black Sea Shipping Company from 1975 to 1976. The prototype was Belorussija, and the other vessels were also named after constituent states of the USSR: Azerbaydzhan, Kazakhstan, Gruziya and Kareliya. All the structurally identical ships were originally built as ferries. They could transport almost 900 passengers and around 250 vehicles. The Russian sister ships were then converted into cruise liners following the dissolution of the USSR.

The vessel formerly known as “Azerbaydzhan” now belongs to the Mexican construction company Demar, where it is used as a hotel ship for oil rig workers.