Another of the casino cruises in Florida growing in popularity is the Discovery Cruise Line. For those that wish to stay on board a little longer than five hours, the Discovery Casino Cruise Miami-Bahamas is perfect. Not only is the cruise relatively inexpensive, but it stays overnight docked in the Bahamas. So you get the onboard casino, flush with every kind of game you can imagine, along with the option to gamble at the famous Isle of Capri Casino in the Bahamas after you reach your. Discovery Cruise Lines. Take an all-day trip to the Bahamas with Discovery Cruise Lines. The trip departs from Port Everglades and lasts for 12.5 hours.

History
Name:	Za Dur (2011) MV Discovery Sun (1994–2011) Balanga Queen (1992–1994) Scandinavian Sun (1982–1992) Caribe Bremen (1981–1982) Caribe (1976–1981) Svea Star (1973–1976) Freeport (1973–1974) Freeport I (1968–1973) Freeport (1968)
Owner:	Discovery Cruise Line
Operator:	Discovery Cruise Line
Port of registry:	1994–2011: Nassau, Bahamas 2011–2012: Moroni, Comoros
Builder:	Orenstein-Koppel und Lübecker Machinenbau, Lübeck, Germany
Yard number:	658
Launched:	1968
Identification:	Call sign: C6FP7 IMO number: 6815158 MMSI number: 308002000
Fate:	Scrapped 13 February 2012
General characteristics
Tonnage:	11,979 GT^[1]
Length:	134 metres (440 ft)
Beam:	21 metres (69 ft)
Capacity:	1,210

MV Discovery Sun was the flagship and sole ship of Discovery Cruise Lines, a Miami-based tour operator. She was built at the Orenstein & Koppel shipyard in Lübeck, Germany in 1968 and was renovated in 1995 and then updated in 2000. She was previously named Scandinavian Sun for day cruise operator SeaEscape.

MV Discovery Sun provided a regular service from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale to Grand Bahama Island and acted as a passenger cruise ferry service.

On 20 August 1984, while operating as the Scandinavian Sun, a fire broke as the ship was docking at the Port of Miami. The fire was started by lubricating oil leaking from a diesel generator, and spread through a ladder access way and open passageways to the passenger areas of the ship. One crew member and one passenger were killed, and 57 passengers and crew were injured.^[2]^[3]

Fate[edit]

In September 2011, Discovery Cruise Lines ceased operations, citing high operating costs and lack of profitability.^[4]Discovery Sun was subsequently offered for sale, but there was no buyer or charterer. Discovery Sun was broken up for scrap at Chittagong on 13 February 2012.^[1]

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External links[edit]

Discovery Cruise Line Website - archive.org copy
Professional photographs from shipspotting.com

Discovery Casino Cruise Miami Bahamas 2017

References[edit]

^ ^a^b'Discovery Sun (6815158)'. Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
^'Scandinavian Sun Cruise Ship Fire Injures 31'. Ocala Star-Banner. AP. 21 August 1984. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^Levesque, Paula (8 August 2014). 'Today in fire history: a fire onboard a cruise ship resulted in two fatalities and fifty-seven injuries'. NFPA Today. National Fire Protection Association. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^'Discovery Cruise Line to cease operations Sept. 6'.

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