No.1358 Toscana launched in 1994

13,885GT for Tirrenia di Navagazione from Visentini, Donada IMO: 9059107

AF Marina 2012 Adria Ferries

Four named images from Marine Traffic

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No.1359 Superfast I launched in 1994

23,663GT for Superfast Ferries from Schichau, Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven IMO: 9086588

Eurostar Roma 2004 Grimaldi Ferries

Skania 2008 Unity Line

Image attribution: Payasoenrico & Jarowslaw Olejnik & Bartosz Bagiński

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No.1246 Orange Ace launched in 1989

17,022Gt for Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry from Imabari Zosen, Imabari IMO: 8819158

Ferry Nadeshiko 3 2005 Asia International

Huadong Pearl II 2005 Asia International

Shidau 2008 Chang Myung

Scrapped Gadani Beach 2019

Image attribution: Austin Park

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No.1247 Nordic Empress launched in 1989

48,563 Royal Caribbean Cruise Line from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 8716899

Empress of the Seas 2004 Royal Caribbean

Empress 2008 Pullmantur

Empress of the Seas 2016 Royal Caribbean

Empress 2020 Cordelia Cruises

Image attribution: Tony Davis, Don Williams, Fernando R & Neven Jerković

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No.1248 Kalypso launched in 1989

40,012 Rederi A/B Slite from Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 8710857

Star Pisces 1994 Star Cruises

Arrived Alang 12 July 2022

Image attribution: Geoffrey Watson, David Sky & Philip Blackwell

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No.1249 Crystal Harmony launched in 1989

48,621GT for Crystal Ship (Crystal Cruise Line) from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki IMO: 8806204

Asuka II 2006 NYK Cruises

Image attribution: Masato Nishiguchi & Birdy Tsao

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No.1250 Ecstasy launched in 1989

70,367GT for Carnival Cruise Lines from Masa-Yards Inc, Helsinki IMO: 8711344

Carnival Ecstasy 2007 Carnival Cruise Lines

Image attribution: Me, Richard MacGregory & Dario Leveroni

Photo from Eren Topku

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No.1187 Celebration launched in 1986

47,262GT for Carnival Cruise Line from Kockums A/B, Malmo IMO: 8314134

Grand Celebration 2008 Iberocruceros

Costa Celebration 2014 Costa Crociere

Grand Celebration 2015 Paradise Cruise Line

Arrived Alang 3 Jan 2021

My photo, Ben Ayre’s & Frank Behrends

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No.1188 Nils Holgersson launched in 1986

31,395GT for Scandinavian Ferry Lines from Seebeckwerft AG, Bremerhaven IMO: 8502406

Val de Loire 1993 Brittany Ferries

King of Scandinavia 2006 DFDS Seaways

King Seaways 2011 DFDS Seaways

Image attribution: Carlo Martinelli, Simonwp & Vitor Francisco

NILS HOLGERSSON photo by Pieter Inpyn….with FRANS SUELL

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No.901 Randfontein launched in 1958

13,694grt for VNSM from Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam

(Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschapppij / United Netherlands Navigation Company)

Nieuw Holland 1971 Koninklijke Java-China Line

Yu Hua 1974 Republic of China

Hai Xing 1981 Shanghai HaiXing Shipping

Herbert 1996 Breakers

Scrapped Alang 1996

Image attribution: Carlos Fernandez & John Gibbard

Nieuw Holland arriving Melbourne, 6th Sept 1973 Mike Cornwall

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