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Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships
My blog contains mini-histories and photos of 2200 ships loaded in a random order. It is a data listing of liners, ferries, cruise and troop ships; every passenger carrying ship over 10000 tons dating from 1858 to the newbuilds of today.
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No.1424 Mistral launched in 1999
47,266GT for Festival Cruises from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire Grand Mistral 2005 Iberojet Costa NeoRiviera 2013 Costa Crociere SpA Aidamira 2019 AIDA Cruises Ambition 2022 Ambassador Cruise Line (after 6 months as an accommodation ship in Glasgow) IMO: 9172777 … Continue reading
No.1425 Hamlet launched in 1997
10,067GT Scandlines A/S by Aker Finnyards, Rauma IMO: 9150030 Four named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Uncategorized
Tagged Aker Finnyards, Hamlet, IMO: 9150030, Rauma, Scandlines
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No.1426 Sun Flower Kuroshio launched in 1997
21,535GT for Blue Highway Line from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Panstar Dream 2002 PanStar Ferry IMO: 9162150 Image attribution: Aki & 2 other named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Blue Highway Line, IMO: 9162150, Mitsubishi, PanStar, Panstar Dream, Shimonoseki, Sun Flower Kuroshio
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No.1427 Disney Magic floated out 17 Apr 1997, delivered 21 June 1998
83,338GT for Disney Cruise Line from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9126807 Image attribution: Rob de Visser, Andrew Sassoli-Walker, Nigel Thornton & Ian Collard Image attribution: Nigel Thornton in Dover
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Disney Cruise Line, Disney Magic, fincantieri, IMO: 9126807, Marghera
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No.1428 Schleswig Holstein launched in 1997
15,187GT for Scandlines A/S from Van der Giessen-de Noord, Krimpen IMO: 9151539 Image attribution: Lutz Graupeter, Timothy Cameron, Juergen Braker & Kim Pabst
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9151539, Krimpen, Scandlines, Schleswig Holstein, Van der Giessen
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No.1429 Ikarus launched in 1997
30,010grt for Minoan Line from Bruces Verkstads, Landskrona & Fosen Mek, Rissa Ikarus Palace 2001 Minoan Line Cruise Smeralda 2016 Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione AF Mia 2024 Adria Ferries IMO: 9144811 Image attribution: Flo L, Irene L Cop & Tony … Continue reading
No.1430 Osaka Express launched in 1997
11,933GT for Marine Express from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Kobe Express 2014 Miyazaki Car Ferry IMO: 9162124 Image attribution: TKS on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9162124, Kobe Express, Marine Express, Mitsubishi, Miyazaki Car Ferry, Osaka Express, Shimonoseki
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No.1901 Sunflower Satsuma launched in 2017
13,500GT for Ferry Sunflower from Japan Marine United IMO: 9797010 Image attribution: Hiroyuki Yoshimoto & 4 named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Ferry Sunflower, IMO: 9797010, Japan Marine United, Sunflower Satsuma
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No.1902 Le Lapérouse floated out in 2017
9,976GT for Compagnie du Ponant from the Vard Group IMO: 9814026 Just under my 10000 GT threshold but the sister ships are just over – added for completeness Image attribution: Wayne A’Court
Posted in Cruise ship, Emigrant Ship, passenger ship
Tagged Compagnie du Ponant, IMO: 9814026, Le Lapérouse, Vard Group
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No.1903 Nieuw Statendam floated out 2017
99,836GT for Holland-America Line by Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9767106 Image attribution: Ian Caskie, Brian Logan & Richard MacGregory
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Holland America Cruises, IMO: 9767106, Marghera, Nieuw Statendam
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The World's Passenger Ships 