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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.2058 Silver Nova floated out 28 Apr 2023
54700GT for Silversea Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO 9886213 Image from Jeroen Houtman Images from Bootjeskiek’n
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged IMO 9886213, Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Silver Nova, Silversea Cruises
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No.1136 Konstantin Simonov launched in 1981
12,668 gross tons for Baltic Shipping Co from Stocznia Szczecinska, IMO: 7625811 136.6m x 21.1m 20 kts 376 passengers Francesca 1996 Pakartin Shipping The Iris 2000 Silver Cruises Kristina Katarina 2010 Kristina Cruises Ocean Endeavour 2014 Endeavour Partners Image attribution: Ben … Continue reading
No.1413 Galaxy launched in 1996
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
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Celebrity, Celebrity Galaxy, Galaxy, IMO: 9106297, Marella Explorer, Mein Schiff, Meyer Werft, Papenburg, TUI Cruises
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No.1415 Norwegian Sky, incomplete hull launched 1996
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 … Continue reading
No.1417 launched as Columbus Oct 1996
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
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged c Columbus, Columbus, Conti Reererei, Hamburg, Hapag-Lloyd, IMO: 9138329, MTW Schiffswerft, Plantyours Kreuzfahrten, Wismar
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No.1418 Enchantment of the Seas floated out 20 Nov 1996
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
No.1421 Rotterdam floated out 21 Dec 1996
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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Tagged Borealis, fincantieri, Fred Olsen, Holland America Cruises, IMO: 9122552, Marghera, Rotterdam
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No.887 Statendam launched in 1956
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 … Continue reading
No.829 Victoria launched in 1951
11,695grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, San Marco Anastasis 1978 Youth With a Mission Scrapped Alang 2007 Image attribution: Ian Joseph Photo in Aden Photo by Mike Cornwall
The World's Passenger Ships 