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Sun Deck
Open air, 360° horizon
The highest point on the ship — a teak-decked expanse with loungers, a heated plunge pool and an unobstructed view in every direction. Where mornings begin with coffee and the first sighting of land.
The vessel
MS Kestrel
Purpose-built for small crossings and harbours too tight for anything larger. Every guest has a window on the sea.
Specifications
- Length overall
- 54 metres
- Beam
- 10.2 metres
- Draft
- 3.4 metres
- Cruising speed
- 11 knots
- Guest capacity
- 12
- Crew
- 18
- Decks
- 5
- Zodiacs
- 2
- Built
- 2019, refit 2024
Deck plans
Five decks, bow to bridge
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Observation Lounge
Glass, brass, and charts
A wraparound glass lounge with a small library, a chart table where the day's course is pinned each morning, and the ship's only bar — poured by people who know your name by the second night.
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Cabins
Six suites, twelve guests
Six cabins, each with a private balcony or picture window facing the water. No interior rooms, no exceptions — every guest wakes up to the sea.
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Dining Room
One seating, one table
A single long table run by a chef who shops the ports we call at. Breakfast is whenever you wake; dinner is whenever the catch comes in.
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Bridge
Open-bridge policy
Unlike most ships this size, our bridge is open to guests at almost any hour. Come watch the captain thread a fjord, or just ask why the water changes colour.
Cabins
Six cabins. No exceptions on the view.
Every cabin aboard Kestrel has a balcony or a full picture window over the water — there are no interior rooms on this ship.
2 available
Horizon Suite
28 m² · Cabins Deck — forward
The two largest cabins aboard, each with a private balcony facing directly forward — the first to meet whatever comes next.
2 available
Balcony Cabin
22 m² · Cabins Deck — midship
Steadiest ride on the ship, midship on the Cabins Deck, each with a private balcony and a fixed picture window beside the bed.
2 available
Window Cabin
18 m² · Cabins Deck — aft
Compact and quiet at the stern, with a large fixed window over the wake. No interior cabins exist on Kestrel — every guest wakes to the sea.