No.1413 Galaxy launched in 1996

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76,522GT for Celebrity Cruises by Meyer Werft, Papenburg

Celebrity Galaxy 2008 Celebrity Cruises

Mein Schiff 2009 TUI Cruises

Mein Schiff 1 2010 TUI Cruises

Marella Explorer 2018 TUI Cruises

IMO: 9106297

Image attribution: Osman Kaynak, Nektarios Papadakis & Tony Davis

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No.1414 Isle of Inishmore launched in 1996

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34,031GT for Irish Ferries from Van der Giessen-de Noord, Krimpen

IMO: 9142605

Image attribution: Martin Howell; John Pegden, Kevin Clark and Sean Boyce on Marine Traffic

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No.1415 Norwegian Sky, incomplete hull launched 1996

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at Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack & she was eventually completed in 1999 at Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven for Norwegian Cruise Line 77,104GT

Pride of Aloha 2004 NCL America

Norwegian Sky 2008 Norwegian Cruise Line

She was originally ordered by Costa Cruises as Costa Olympia

IMO: 9128532

Image attribution: Tony Davis, David Rolfe & Capt Turboboss

 Juneau, Alaska

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No.1416 Rainbow Love launched in 1996

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29,554GT for Kyuetsu Ferry from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki

New Golden Bridge V 2003 Weidong Car Ferry

IMO: 9145047

Image attribution: Damir Pavlovic, smp and Tony Hogwood on Marine Traffic

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No.1417 launched as Columbus Oct 1996

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15,067GT for Conti Reederei from MTW Schiffswerft, Wismar

Delivered as c Columbus 17 June 1997 Hapag-Lloyd charter

Hamburg 2012 Plantours Kreuzfahrten charter

IMO: 9138329

Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, Peter Ferrary & Tony Davis

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No.1418 Enchantment of the Seas floated out 20 Nov 1996

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delivered 4 Jul 1997

74,136GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line by Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki

Extended from 279.6m to 301.8m

IMO: 9111802

Image attribution: Joost Keesing, Richard MacGregory and Peter Ferrary

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No.1419 Swaraj Dweep launched in 1996

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14,239GT for Shipping Corporation of India Ltd from Hindustans Shipyard Vishakapatnam

IMO: 9101168

Image: Mohammed Firose & Dilip Kumar

2012 clean up

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No.1420 Prins Richard launched in 1996

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14,621GT for Scandlines from Orskov Christensens Staalskibs, Frederikshaven

IMO: 9144419

Image: Nils Junge, Lutz Graupeter & Steiner Wilhelmsen from Marine Traffic

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No.1421 Rotterdam floated out 21 Dec 1996

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delivered Nov ’97. 61,849GT for Holland-America Line from Fincantieri, Marghera

Borealis 2020 Fred Olsen Cruise line

IMO: 9122552

Image attribution: Richard MacGregory, Ian Collard & Gorm Niclassen

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No.887 Statendam launched in 1956

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24,294grt for Holland-America Line from Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam

Rhapsody 1982 Paquet Cruises

Regent Star 1986 Regent Cruises

Sea Harmony 1996 Perosea Shipping Co

Harmony I 2004 Breakers

Scrapped Alang 2004

Image from Bob Scott

Image from Richard MacGregory

Image: Rick Garcia

Image: Rick Garcia

Image from Tony Davis

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