37,845GT for Kloster Cruise Ltd by Wärtsilä Marine, Turku
Seabourn Sun 1999 Seabourn Cruise Line
Prinsendam 2002 Holland America Line
Amera 2019 Phoenix Kreuzfahrten IMO: 8700280
Image attribution: Tony Davis, Brian Fisher, Philip Blackwell, Neven Jerković & Wayne A’Court
28,136grt for Orient Steam Navigation Co. from Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow
In P&O white by 1964
Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1975
Photos: The Old P&O & John Davey
Another favourite of mine from Singapore & Aden
Photo by Mike Cornwall
Image by Brian Mundy
11,394grt for Dominion Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Romanic 1903 White Star Line
Scandinavian 1912 Allan Line
Scrapped in Germany 1923
1st image courtesy of NorwayHeritage
183,000 GT for AIDA Cruises by Meyer Werft, Papenburg
IMO: 9781877
Image attribution: Shipping Magazine, Matt Bressand, Jan Czonstke Fotografie & Meyer Werft
No.1615 Floated out as the Sapphire Princess 2003
115,875GT for Princess Cruises by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki
Renamed Diamond Princess 2004 Princess Cruises IMO: 9228198
The name swap occurred because a major fire swept through the original Diamond Princess during construction, leading to a delay. Both sister ships were being constructed at the same time, so the original Sapphire assumed the role of Diamond. This name swap assisted in keeping the delivery date of Diamond Princess on time.
Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, David Sky & Birdy Tsao
33,336GT for Olau Line from Schichau Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven
Pride of Portsmouth 1994 P&O European Ferries
SNAV Lazio 2005 SNAV
GNV Atlas 2017 Grandi Navi Veloci
Images; Peter Inpijn, mine, Marius Esman & Darren Holdaway
13,589grt for Hamburg-South America Line by Vulcan, Hamburg
Sierra Nevada 1932 North German Lloyd
Antonio Delfino 1934 Hamburg-South America Line
Empire Halladale 1946 Ministry of Transport
Scrapped in Dalmuir 1956
My mother and sister sailed to Singapore on the Empire Halladale in 1949, to join my father. During the stop at Ceylon they went to Colombo Zoo. Before the days of air conditioning, my mother opened the port hole in the Indian Ocean section and was soaked, but at least the wave was warm
24,215grt for P & O Line from Vickers Armstrongs, Barrow
Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1973 IMO 5072539
A favourite liner from my childhood
Image attribution: Beken of Cowes
CHUSAN in Aden
Image attribution: Fotoflight
Canberra, Chusan and Chitral in Aden
15,651GT for Hapag-Lloyd from Vard Tulcea/Langsten
IMO: 9857640
Image attribution: Rodrigo Freitas, Celso Hdaz, Hannes R, Sergio Ferriera & Ernst-Gert Schmidt on Marine Traffic
33,769GT for Stena Line A/B by Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real
Stena Germanica III 2010 44372 Stena Line
Stena Germanica 2010 Stena Line
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