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MS Azalea Taiga
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MS Azalea Taiga docked in Lapis Bay
Entered service25 July 2021
OperatorAzalea Cruises
ClassArctic
Lore
Port of registryNew Singapore
Gross tonnage30,558 GRT
ICSO CodeAZA-02-B-AZALEATAIGA

MS Azalea Taiga is a cruise ship built for and owned by Azalea Cruises. Part of the Arctic-class family of cruise ships, its namesake is the MRT Taiga Line. She is the larger sister ship to the MS Azalea Arctic and her port of registry is New Singapore.

History

The Azalea Taiga and her five other sisters in the Arctic class were ordered on April 21, 2021, by Azalea Cruises.

Planning for the Azalea Taiga began at the start of June 2021 and the confirmed route was revealed on June 6, 2021. Following the release of the Azalea Taiga's confirmed route, Azalea Cruises received several accusations, including failing to ask for build permissions. Her keel was laid on June 23, 2021, off-server and was quickly completed the next day. The Azalea Taiga was towed from New Singapore after finalisation ended and arrived at Lapis Bay on June 30, 2021.

On July 1, 2021, Lapis Bay mayor AlphaDS christened the ship and Azalea Cruises announced the ship will start sailing on July 25, 2021, three days after originally planned. Shortly after the christening, the Mini-Spleef Arena was tested out by AlphaDS and HarborRandom852.

On July 25, 2021, the Azalea Taiga made its maiden voyage from Lapis Bay on a "four-day special cruise", which included a Fast Boi tour of Bristol.

Ports of call

As of July 2021, the Azalea Taiga sails to four other destinations from Lapis Bay, her home port:

Facilities

Like her sister ships, Deck A of the Azalea Taiga contains the promenade.ctrl shopping mall featured in all Azalea cruise ships, a one-screen Dream Cinemas movie theater, and the Showdown Casino. It also serves as the entrance for docks which are small and has no empty space. Three new franchises, Wuster's Burgers, Stirling Coffee and Sunset were debuted. The stores on the promenade.ctrl are:

Store Classification Builder
Nex Arcade Arcade STthecat
Giovanni's Aglio Oilo Food STthecat
Wuster's Burgers Food STthecat
Comet Cafe Food Melecie
Sunset Food AlphaDS
Stirling Coffee Food Retle65
revaty. Clothing STthecat
Pick 'n' Pay Grocery AirplaneNiner

Decks B and C contain 22 staterooms each, for a grand total of 44. Each stateroom has two beds, a TV, and a balcony with two chaise lounges. They only have simple amenities, hence no bathrooms are available in the rooms. Deck B has an entrance for larger docks where Azalea cruise ships may stop, as well as a medium-sized helipad.

Deck D contains 10 luxury suites, which are popular among VIP travelers. The suites are much larger than staterooms, and in addition to the basic stateroom facilities, also have a bathroom and a small jacuzzi. A suite-exclusive buffet area, known as the Grand Union, is located at the back of Deck D.

Deck E is the rooftop deck, which contains all of Azalea Arctic's features along with the addition of a new Mini-Spleef Arena built by Azalea Shipbuilding, intended to be a training ground for spleef players and amateurs.

Additionally, the bow of Azalea Taiga has been slightly redesigned into a bulbous bow compared to Azalea Arctic.