MS Thomson Celebration

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ms-thomson-celebration

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the shipyard and year of build?Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France, 1984
2. What is the original operator?Holland America Line (as MS Noordam)
3. What was the MS Thomson Celebration originally called?It was originally christened MS Noordam when it was built in 1984.
4. Who built the ship and when?The ship was built in 1984 by the French shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire.

Chantiers de l'Atlantique: A major French shipbuilding company responsible for constructing the MS Thomson Celebration.
TUI UK: A leading European tourism company that owned and operated the ship through its Marella Cruises brand.
Shipbreaking: The process of dismantling old ships for recycling, often a final stage in a vessel's operational life.