No.1602 Carnival Glory launched in 2002

110,239GT for Carnival Cruise Lines by Fincantieri, Monfalcone

The Carnival Glory cruises off the coast of Florida. (Photo by Andy Newman/Carnival Cruise Lines)

Image attribution: Richard McGregory

Image attribution: Tony Davis

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No.2025 Adora Magic City floated out 17 Dec 2021

133,500GT for Adora Cruise Line by Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co, Shanghai. The vessel was built under a venture from CSSC/Carnival & Fincantieri based on Vista-class of Carnival Cruise Line.

IMO: 9871036

Images from Hiroshi Miyaji and Kawamura Akifumi

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No.1919 Costa Venezia floated out 22 Jun 2018

135,500GT for Costa Asia by Fincantieri, Monfalcone

Carnival Venezia 2023 Carnival Cruise Line

IMO: 9801689

Image attribution: Tony Davis, Birdy Tsao, Neven Jerković, Giannis Mavronas & Chris Bromley

Carnival Venezia (formerly Costa Venezia) in Grand Turk by Chris Bromley

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No.1921 MSC Bellissima floated out 2 Jul 2018

171,598GT for MSC Cruises from STX France, St Nazaire

IMO: 9760524

Image attribution: Jez Morgan, Andy Amor, Tony Davis and Vitor Francisco

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No.1881 Lavender launched in 2016

14,125GT for Shin Nihonkai from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

IMO: 9810824

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No.1920 Saint John Paul II launched 2018

10,000GT for Virtu Ferries from (Incat 089) Derwent, Tasmania

IMO: 9817274

Image attribution: Walter Pless & Matthew Portelli on Marine Traffic

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No.1880 MSC Meraviglia floated out 2016

171,589GT for MSC Cruises from STX Europe, St Nazaire IMO: 9760512

Image attribution: Eirik Kvale Stensland, Nicholas Canepa & Richard MacGregory

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No.1545 European Dream launched in 2001

58,625GT for Festival Cruises by Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire

Delivered as European Stars 2002 65542 Festival Cruises

MSC Sinfonia 2015 MSC Crociere

Image copyright: Ken Malcolm, EUROPEAN STARS photo by Manuel Moreno Martínez

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Image from Joost Keesing

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No.1045 Wellamo launched in 1974

12,348 Finska Angfartygs by Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes

Dana Gloria 1981 Det Forenede D/S

Svea Corona 1984 DFDS

Dana Gloria 1985 DFDS

King of Scandinavia 1988 DFDS

Color Viking 1994 Color line

Jupiter 1998 Fjord Line

Sank Vietnam 2017

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No.46 Main launched in 1900

10,067grt for North German Lloyd by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg. Scrapped 1925

An interesting history at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Main_(1900) particularly with the lucky escape after the fire

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