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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.1923 AIDAnova floated out 21 Aug 2018
183,858GT for AIDA Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9781865 Image attribution: Erik Ask – Bergenships & Tom Gulbrandsen
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged AIDA cruises, AIDAnova, IMO: 9781865, Meyer Werft, Papenburg
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No.2043 Norwegian Viva floated out 2 Aug 2022
142,500GT for Norwegian Cruise Line from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9823998 Image attribution: The Shipspotting One on Vessel Finder Norwegian Viva at St. John’s – Antigua from Sergio Norwegian Viva in Corfu Albanian straits from Giannis Mavronas
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, IMO: 9823998, In build, Marghera, Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Viva
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No.788 Bloemfontein Castle launched in 1949
18,400 tons for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast 181.3m x 23.3m 18.5 kts 721 passengers Patris 1959 Chandris Line Mediterranean Island 1979 Karageorgis Line Mediterranean Star 1981 Karageorgis Line Terra 1987 Breakers Scrapped in Pakistan 1987 Patris in … Continue reading
No.1931 Le Bougainville, launched 1 Oct 2018
In service 2019, 9,988GT for Compagnie du Ponant by Vard Group IMO: 9814040 Image attribution: Tony Davis, Eugene Gillet, Marino Teobaldo & Mladen Krce
Posted in Cruise ship, Expedition, passenger ship
Tagged Compagnie du Ponent, IMO: 9814040, Le Bougainville, Vard Group
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No.1932 Carnival Panorama floated out 6 Dec 2018
In service 2019, 133,868GT for Carnival Cruise Line from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9802384 Image attribution: Fincantieri, Peter Ferrary & Giuseppe Boato
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival Panorama, fincantieri, IMO: 9802384, Marghera
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No.1934 MSC Grandiosa floated out 5 Jan 2019
181,541GT for MSC Cruises from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 9803613 Image attribution: Alf Kåre Aasebø & Steve Carrett
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Chantiers de l´Atlantique, IMO: 9803613, MSC Cruises, MSC Grandiosa, St Nazaire
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No.809 Augustus launched in 1950
27,090 ‘Italia’ SAN from Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Trieste Great Sea 1976 Great Shipping Ocean King 1980 Ocean King Philippines 1983 Ocean King President 1985 Philippine President Line Asian Princess 1987 Philippine President Line Philippine 1999 Philippine President Line Scrapped … Continue reading
No.938 Finnhansa launched in 1966
10,487grt for Finnlines O/Y from O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Helsinki Prinsessan 1977 Birka Line Princesa Marissa 1987 Louis Cruise Line Prince 2008 Batumi IMO 6509371 Scrapped Alang 2008 Image attribution: Tony Davis & Mohamed Sadek Entering Patmos by Tony Davis Cyprus … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, Birka Line, Finnhansa, Finnlines, Helsinki, IMO 6509371, Louis Cruise Line, Prince, Princesa Marissa, Prinsessan, Wartsila
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No.937 Eugenio C launched 21 Nov 1964
In service 31 Aug ’66. 30,567grt Costa Armatori from CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone IMO 6502024 Eugenio Costa 1987 Costa Armatori Edinburgh Castle 1998 Lowline Shipping The Big Red Boat II 2000 Premier Cruise Line Red Boat 2005 Breakers Broken Up … Continue reading
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