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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.228 Columbus launched in 1913
34,351grt for North German Lloyd by Schichau, Danzig Homeric 1922 White Star Line Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1936 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
No.229 Admiral von Tirpitz launched in 1913
21,498grt for Hamburg-America Line by Vulcan, Stettin Tirpitz 1914 Hamburg-America Line Empress of China 1921 Canadian Pacific Empress of Australia 1922 Canadian Pacific Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1952 Empress of China 20 Jan 1943 HMS Sturgeon entering Mers-el-kebir harbour, passing Empress … Continue reading
No.1712 MSC Poesia launched in 2007
92,409GT for MSC Crociere from Aker Yards, St Nazaire IMO: 9387073 (Italian for poetry) Image attribution: Adam Walsh, me, Giannis Mavronas & Neven Jerkovic My photo from Barcelona – great location but strong glare for photos
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Aker Yards, IMO: 9387073, MSC Cruises, MSC Poesia, St Nazaire
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No.1714 Norwegian Gem launched in 2007
93,530GT for Norwegian Cruise Line from Meyer Werft, Papenburg Image attribution: Tony Davis, John Henry Rigaud & Richard MacGregory
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9355733, Meyer Werft, Norwegian Cruise Line, Nowegian Gem, Papenburg
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No.1158 Holiday launched in 1983
46,052GT for Carnival Cruise Lines by Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Aalborg Grand Holiday 2009 Iberocruises Magellan 2015 Global Cruise Lines Arrived Alang 30 Jan 2021 My photo, Jon Holder and Vitor Francisco Grand Holiday in Livorno – June Vredheim
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Aalborg, Aalborg Vaerft, Carnival cruise, CMV, Grand Holiday, Holiday, Iberocruceros, Magellan
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No.1431 Grand Princess floated out 22 May 1997
In service May 1998, 108,806GT for Princess Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9104005 Image attribution: Wayne A’Court & Richard MacGregory A whale watching boat passes the departing Grand Princess at Victoria, June 18, 2016. PHOTO/Dennis J. Dubinsky
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Tagged fincantieri, Grand Princess, IMO: 9104005, Monfalcone, Princess Cruises
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No.1433 Elation floated out 3 Jul 1997
Delivered 24 Feb 1998, 70,390GT for Carnival Cruise Line by Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki Carnival Elation 2007 Carnival Cruise Line IMO: 9118721 Image: Frank Behling and Justin Amrhein
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Tagged Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival Elation, Elation, Helsinki, IMO: 9118721, Kvaerner Masa
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No.1435 Mercury launched in 1997
77,713GT for Celebrity Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg Celebrity Mercury 2008 Celebrity Cruises Mein Schiff 2 2011 TUI Cruises Mein Schiff Herz 2019 TUI Cruises IMO: 9106302 Marella Voyager 2023 Marella Cruises Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, Sinisa Aljinovic & Nicholia … Continue reading
No.871 Port Sydney launched in 1954
16,310grt for Port Line from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle IMO number: 5282627 Akrotiri Express 1972 J C Carras Daphne 1975 J C Carras Switzerland 1997 Leisure Cruises Ocean Monarch 2005 Page & Moy Princess Daphne 2008 Classic International Daphne … Continue reading
No.1914 Roald Amundsen floated out 17 Feb 2018
21,765GT Hurtigruten from Kleven Verft IMO: 9813072 Image attribution: Richard MacGregory & Tom Gulbrandsen
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Tagged Hurtigruten, IMO: 9813072, Kleven Verft, Roald Amundsen
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The World's Passenger Ships 