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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.1887 Mein Schiff 6 launched in 2017
98,811GT for TUI Cruises from Meyer Turku, Turku Image attribution: Tony Davis, Richard MacGregory & Michael Texier Image Anton Haas
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9753208, Mein Schiff, Meyer Turku, TUI Cruises
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No.1737 MSC Splendida launched in 2008
137,936GT for MSC Crociere from STX France, St Nazaire IMO: 9359806 Image attribution: Carsten Feldhusen Giannis Mavronas MSC Splendida and Celebrity Solstice in Messina
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9359806, MSC Crociere, MSC Splendida, St Nazaire, STX France
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No.1739 Celebrity Solstice floated out 2008
121,878GT for Celebrity Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9362530 Image: Philip Blackwell, Wayne A’Court and Mark Cameron
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Celebrity Cruises, Celebrity Solstice, IMO: 9362530, Meyer Werft, Papenburg
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No.1376 Inspiration launched in 1995
70,367GT for Carnival Cruise Line from Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki IMO: 9087489 Carnival Inspiration 2007 Carnival Cruise Line Arrived Aliaga 5 Aug 2020 Image attribution: Tony Davis
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Aliaga, Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival inspiration, Helsinki, IMO: 9087489, Inspiration, Kvaerner Masa
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No.1375 Yu Jin Xiang launched in 1995
12,304GT for Shanghai Maritime from Merwede, Hardinxveld IMO: 9110810 Xin Yu Jin Xiang 2008 Shanghai Maritime
No.1774 Celebrity Eclipse floated out in 2010
121,878GT for Celebrity Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9404314 Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, Tony Davis, David Sky & Rob Foy
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Celebrity Cruises, Celebrity Eclipse, IMO: 9404314, Meyer Werft, Papenburg
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No.912 Empress of Canada launched in 1960
27,284grt for Canadian Pacific from Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle Mardi Gras 1972 Carnival Cruise Line Star of Texas 1994 Gold Star Cruises Lucky Star 1994 Gold Star Cruises Apollon 1995 Royal Olympic Apollo 2003 In lay up and final voyage Scrapped Alang … Continue reading
No.299 Empress of Canada launched in 1920
21,517grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow Torpedoed by Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci, South Atlantic 1943 Of approximately 1,800 people on board, 392 died. 149 of the fatalities were Italian prisoners of war Photo: Steve Walker Color & Edwin … Continue reading
No.1682 Costa Serena launched in 2006
114,147GT for Costa Crociere S.p.A from Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente IMO:9343132 Image attribution: Vitor Francisco & four named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger liner
Tagged Costa Crociere, Costa Serena, fincantieri, IMO: 9343132, Sestri Ponente
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No.1683 MSC Orchestra launched in 2006
92,409GT for MSC Crociere from Aker Yards, St Nazaire (as it was then – now Chantiers) IMO: 9320099 Image attribution: Philip Blackwell & Giannis Mavronas Two images from Tom Gulbrandsen
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Tagged Aker Yards, IMO: 9320099, MSC Crociere, MSC Orchestra, St Nazaire
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The World's Passenger Ships 