GEMINI

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Cruise ship will serve as shelter for earthquake victims

The 'Gemini' will be used as a temporary shelter for refugees after the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey on February 6, 2023. The vessel has a history of relief work and will be docked at the Port of Iskenderun, while housing refugees, many of whom are families with children. Its capacity will help tremendously with displaced families who lost their homes in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck south-central Turkey and northern Syria. Miray Cruises has offered the vessel for emergency relief to welcome refugees. The cruise line will not only furnish housing onboard the ship, but will also furnish all meals and provide 24-hour medical care to those aboard. Furthermore, a special schedule of activities for the children aboard will be created to help create a sense of normalcy and relieve anxiety for the youngest guests. The ship will be housing refugees until March 15, after which it will begin a planned season of short Greek Island cruises including visits to Santorini, Mykonos, Athens, Rhodes, and other top destinations.

Medevac off Thira

In the morning hours of Aug 29, 2018, a passenger of the "Gemini" was in need of immediate hospital care. The ship sailed to the FIOR anchorage of North Thira, where the 69-year-old patient was taken off and transferred to a private clinic for medical care, while the "Gemini" returned to its planned route.

Entered layup at Tilbury Oct, 26

Happy Cruises of Spain ceased trading in September. Since that time, the cruise ships Gemini and Ocean Pearl which had been chartered to Happy Cruises have remained inactive at Gibraltar. They both departed recently for Tilbury Docks on the River Thames, presumably for lay-up until a new charter is found, the Gemini departed from Gibraltar on 21st October bound for Tilbury.