No.951 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria launched in 1966

for Cia Trasmediterranea by Union Naval de Levante, Valencia

Crown del Mar 1988 Crown Cruise Line 16,292GT after conversion

Don Juan 1994 Royal Hispania

Riviera I 2000 Interamericana

Royal Pacific 2004 King Crown International

Scrapped Kaohsiung 2005

Image Attribution: Tony Davis & Peter Ferrary

She caught fire and keeled over in Kaohsiung Harbour in 2005 during firefighting efforts, ultimately being scrapped on site within the next several months. 

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No.1451 R One launched in 1998

30,277GT for Renaissance Cruises from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire

Regatta 2003 Oceania Cruises

Insignia 2003 Oceania Cruises

Columbus 2 2012 Hapag-Lloyd (charter)

Insignia 2014 Oceania Cruises

IMO: 9156462

Image attribution: Marco Schoone, Vitor Francisco & Nils Junge

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No.1951 San Sha 2 Hao launched 20 Aug 2019

12,545GT for China State Marine from Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Ltd

MMSI: 413214690

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No.1599 Stena Adventurer launched in 2002

43,532GT from Stena Line A/B by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan IMO: 9235529

Images: John Downs, Barrie Clark, Christopher Triggs and Rob Foy on Marine Traffic

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No.1099 Seabourn Spirit launched in 1988

9,975GT for Seabourn Cruise Line from Schichau Seebeckweft, Bremerhaven 134m x 19.2m   212 passengers

Star Breeze 2015  for Windstar Cruises 159.6m x 19.2m 312passengers 12969GT     IMO: 8807997

Image by Aleksi Lindstrom. New Zealand images from Wayne A’Court

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No.99 Virginian launched in 1904

10,754 for Allan Line by Stephen, Glasgow

Drottningholm 1920 Swedish-America Line

Brasil 1948 Home Lines

Homeland 1951 Home Lines

Scrapped Trieste 1955

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No.452 Cap Arcona launched in 1927

27,560grt for Hamburg-South America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg

Bombed Neustadt in the Bay of Lübeck 1945. Wreck finally broken up in 1949

Tragically, this was one of the largest single-incident maritime losses of life in World War 2

Image attribution: Steve Walker & Daryl LeBlanc Color

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No.952 Yao Hua launched in 1966

10,151 People’s Republic of China from Penhoët, St Nazaire

Orient Princess 1986 ROC Maritime

Moored in Tianjin since 2003

IMO: 6708109

Image attribution: Don Hazeldine & Hong Kong Cruise Society

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No.1452 Paradise launched in 1998

70,390GT for Carnival Cruise Line from Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki

Carnival Paradise 2007 Carnival Cruise Line

IMO: 9120877

Image attribution: Tony Davis

Phil Moreton’s photo in my collection

Image attribution: Tony Davis

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No.1952 Silver Moon floated out 29 Aug 2019

40,844GT Silversea Cruises from Fincantieri, Ancona

IMO: 9838618

Image attribution: Tony Davis & Giannis Mavronas

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