Category Archives: Cruise ship

No.2050 Icon of the Seas floated out 9 Dec 2022

Posted on May 11, 2023 by donships

250,800GT for Royal Caribbean International from Meyer Turku, Turku IMO: 9829930 The largest passenger ship ever built. Images from Meyer Turku, Royal Caribbean & Commander Johannes Enqvist Image from Commander Johannes Enqvist

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No.893 Baudouinville launched in 1957

Posted on May 11, 2023 by donships

13,922grt for Compagnie Maritime Belge by Cockerill, Hoboken (Belgium) Cathay 1961 P&O Line Kengshin 1976 Republic of China Shanghai 1978 Republic of China Reported to be scrapped in China in 1996 and deleted off registry in 2007 Image attribution: Trevor … Continue reading →

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No.203 Andes launched in 1913

Posted on May 10, 2023 by donships

15,620grt for Royal Mail Lines from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Atlantis 1930 Royal Mail Lines Scrapped in Faslane 1952 Image attribution: William Hall Raine – Atlantis in Wellington Harbour, 1951. William Hall Raine

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No.882 Carinthia launched in 1955

Posted on May 10, 2023 by donships

21,947grt for Cunard Line from John Brown, Clydebank IMO 5063629 Fairland 1968 Fairland Shipping (Sitmar) Fairsea 1971 Fairsea Shipping (Sitmar) Fair Princess 1988 P&O Line China Sea Discovery 2000 China Sea Cruises Scrapped Alang 2005 Fairwind & Fairland awaiting full … Continue reading →

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No.1678 Emerald Princess 2006

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113,651GT for Princess Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9333151 Image attribution: David Sky, Bob MacDonald & Steve Hansen Emerald Princess passing Gourock for Greenock Ocean Terminal – photo Iaian Cameron

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No.1677 Carnival Freedom floated out in 2006

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110,320GT for Carnival Cruise Lines from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9333149 Image attribution: Tony Davis A funnel fire – no significant damage Eurodam & Carnival Freedom from Walter Colijn

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No.1675 Pride of Hawai’i launched in 2006

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93,558GT for NCL America from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9304057 Norwegian Jade 2008 Norwegian Cruise Line Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen Image from Adam Walsh

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No.191 Empress of Russia launched 1912

Posted on May 10, 2023 by donships

16,810grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow Fire 1945, scrapped Barrow Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & City of Vancouver Archives Hong Kong 1929 RMS Empress of Russia at Vancouver David Loughnan City of Vancouver Archives

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No.1673 Costa Concordia launched in 2006

Posted on May 9, 2023 by donships

114,147GT for Costa Crociere SpA by Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente IMO: 9320544 Capsized off Isola del Giglio Italy 2012, later scrapped Genoa Image attribution: Remo Labarca Adrian Caietta’s image in Malta week before the disaster

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No.1629 Pride of America launched in 2004

Posted on May 9, 2023 by donships

80,439GT for Norwegian Cruise Line from Ingalls, Pascagoula & completed by Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven IMO: 9209221 QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 PRIDE OF AMERICA AURORA & NORWAY at Bremerhaven Pride of America Marty Kullen Photo Image from Richard MacGregory

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