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Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships
My blog contains mini-histories and photos of 2200 ships loaded in a random order. It is a data listing of liners, ferries, cruise and troop ships; every passenger carrying ship over 10000 tons dating from 1858 to the newbuilds of today.
Category Archives: Cruise ship
No.1266 Monarch of the Seas launched in 1990
73,937GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 8819500 Monarch 2013 Pullmantur Cruises Arrived Aliaga 22 Jul 2020 Image attribution: Sydney Sinclair, Erik Ask & John Henry Rigaud Seen here at St. Maarten in December 1988 … Continue reading
No.874 Port Melbourne launched in 1955
16,300grt for Port Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Therisos Express 1972 J C Carras Danae 1975 J C Carras Anar 1992 J C Carras Starlight Princess 1992 Prestige Cruises Baltica 1994 Classic International Princess Danae 1996 Classic International Lisboa … Continue reading
No.385 Voltaire launched in 1923
13,248grt for Lamport & Holt by Workman Clark, Belfast Sunk mid-Atlantic by the German raider Thor 1941 General Von Steuben (Norddeutscher Lloyd), SS Voltaire (Lamport and Holt Line) and SS Atlantis (Royal Mail Lines) anchored at Stockholm, Sweden. 1934.
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Belfast, Lamport & Holt, sunk, Thor, Voltaire, Workman Clark
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No.1878 Genting Dream floated out in 2016
150,695GT for Dream Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9733105 Image attribution: Meyer Werft & Tony Davis My photo from Singapore 25 Aug 2025
Posted in Cruise ship, Pilgrim Ship
Tagged Dream Cruises, Genting Dream, IMO: 9733105, Meyer Werft, Papenburg
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No.1879 Norwegian Joy floated out in 2016
167,725GT for Norwegian Cruise Line from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9703796 Image attribution: Richard MacGregory
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9703796, Meyer Werft, Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Joy, Papenburg
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No.1854 Koningsdam launched in 2015
99,836GT for Holland-America Line from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9692557 Image attribution: Robert J Azoparda, Peter Ferrary, Erik Ask & Tony Davis
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Holland America Cruises, IMO: 9692557, Koningsdam, Maghera
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No.367 München launched in 1922
13,325grt for North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin General von Steuben 1931 North German Lloyd Steuben 1938 North German Lloyd Torpedoed by Soviet submarine S 13 in the Baltic 1945 Image attribution: Neven Jerković – Dubrovnik
No.1884 MSC Seaside launched in 2016
153,516GT for MSC Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9745366 Image attribution: Tony Davis, Tommy Finlayson & Nicky Canepa MSC Cruises, MSC Seaside Per Ustad Søtvik
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, IMO: 9745366, Monfalcone, MSC Cruises, MSC Seaside
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No.1886 Viking Sun launched in 2016
47,842GT for Viking Ocean Cruises from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9725433 Zhao Shang Yi Dun 2021 China Merchants Viking Cruises Image attribution: Christopher Brindle, Tony Davis, Vitor Francisco & Flo L
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, IMO: 9725433, Marghera, Viking Ocean Cruises, Viking Sun
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