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No.1831 Norwegian Breakaway floated out 2013

145,655GT for Norwegian Cruise Line by Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9606912 Image attribution: Norwegian Cruise Line & J Smallegange David Hanson Norwegian Breakaway

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No.1832 KatExpress 2 floated out in 2013

10,503GT for Mols Line from Incat 067 Tasmania, Hobart IMO: 9561356 40 knots 1000 passengers Express 2 2017 Mols Line Image attribution: Bendt Jakonssen, Allan J Kortsen & 2 more named images from Marine Traffic

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No.1833 Bergensfjord launched in 2013

31,678GT for Fjord Line from Gdansk Shipyard, Gdansk & Bergen Group Fosen, Rissa IMO: 9586617 Now Widerøe Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen Widerøe has now entered the ferry industry, taken over Fjordline and got Bergensfjord

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No.1834 Regal Princess launched in 2013

142,714GT for Princess Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9584724 Image attribution: Ian Collard, Tony Davis, Ian Caskie & Hilary Youngman Photo taken from the Forth Rail Bridge Aug 2024

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No.1231 Erimo Maru 1988

11,272GT for Nihon Enkai Ferry Co by Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries, Tokyo IMO: 8806840 Sun Flower Erimo 1991 Blue Highway Line Ferry Cosmo 5 2003 Cosmo Shipping Shuttle Oita 2004 Shuttle Highway Line Shuttle Yokosuka 2005 Shuttle Highway Line NGB 6 … Continue reading

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No.1232 New Orion launched in 1988

16,485GT for KK Meimon Taiyo Ferry by Onomichi Zosen, Onomichi IMO: 8800755 Ferry Fukuoka 1993 KK Meimon Taiyo Superferry 16 2002 WG&A New Qingdao 2007 Chang Myung Queen Qingdao 2008 Chang Myung New Blue Ocean 2013 Stena Daea St Therese of … Continue reading

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No.1233 Fantasy launched 1988

70,367GT Carnival Cruise Line by Wärtsilä Marine, Helsinki IMO: 8700773 Carnival Fantasy 2007 Carnival Cruise Line Arrived at Aliaga 29 Jul 2020 Image attribution: Me, Tony Davis & JH Rigaud

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No.1234 Danielle Casanova launched in 1988

30,985GT for Soc Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée by Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 8705395 Mediterranee 2002 SNCM, now with Corsica Line Image attribution: Carlo Martinelli, Pascal Bredel, Maeva Joly & Stephane Saissi

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No.1775 L’Austral launched in 2010

10,944GT for Compagnie du Ponant from Fincantieri, Ancona IMO: 9502518 Image attribution: Wayne A’Court & Birdy Tsao

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No.1776 Abel Matutes launched in 2010

29,670GT got Balearia from Hijos de J.Barreras, Vigo IMO: 9441130 Image attribution: Alphonso Buenaventura Just Ferries photos

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