Category Archives: Cruise ship

No.955 Shota Rustaveli launched in 1967

Posted on April 27, 2023 by donships

20,146grt USSR (Black Sea Shipping Company) Mathias-Thesen Yard, Wismar Assedo 2000 Kaalbye Shipping (Assedo is Odessa backwards) IMO:6707753 Scrapped Alang 2003 Named after the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli Image attribution: Mike Cornwall, Carlo Martinelli, me, Tony Davis & Neven Jerkovic

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No.1955 Costa Firenze floated out 6 Nov 2019

Posted on April 27, 2023 by donships

135,136GT for Costa Asia by Fincantieri, Maghera Renamed Carnival Firenze in 2024 IMO: 9801691 Image attribution: Celso Hdez, Lele Urso, Michael Hahn & Ralf MBS on Ship Spotting, and Carnival Cruise Line

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No.1957 MSC Virtuosa floated out 2 Dec 2019

Posted on April 27, 2023 by donships

181,541GT MSC Cruises from Chantiers, St Nazaire IMO: 9803625 Image attribution: Mike Mahon, Ian Collard and Daniel Gosling

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No.1593 Island Princess launched in 2002

Posted on April 27, 2023 by donships

91,627GT for Princess Cruises by Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 9230402 Tony Davis describes this as ‘ISLAND PRINCESS before her curlers were removed’ Than after – from Tony Davis Image from David Gilbert Island Princess in Victoria Harbour from Rob … Continue reading →

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No.1093 Georg Ots launched in 1979

Posted on April 27, 2023 by donships

11,496grt for USSR-Estonian Shipping Co by Stocznia Szczecinska, Stettin Scrapped China 2014 IMO: 7625835 ‘Shut the door someone’ Image from Marine Traffic image by Leo Johannes Image by Kenin Dmitry

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No.958 Queen Elizabeth 2 launched 20 September 1967

Posted on April 27, 2023 by donships

Maiden voyage 2 May 1969 65,863grt 70,327GT Cunard Line by John Brown, Clydebank Queen Elizabeth 2 left Southampton Docks for the final time 11 November 2008 Now an hotel in Dubai IMO: 6725418 Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc, Andrew Petrie, John … Continue reading →

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No.1458 Disney Wonder launched 1998

Posted on April 27, 2023 by donships

83,308GT Disney Cruise Line from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9126819 Image attribution: Adam Walsh, Tony Davis & John Henry Rigaud in Curacao

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No.1958 National Geographic Endurance floated out 7 Dec 2019

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

12,786GT for Lindblad Expeditions from Crist, Gdansk & Ulstein 124.38m x 23.62m 125 passengers IMO: 9842554 Image attribution: S Gergs, Ocean Liner Pictures & Ruud Rijke

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No.1592 Brilliance of the Seas floated out in 2002

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

90,090GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg IMO: 9195200 Image attribution: David Chubb Vitor Francisco image Mark Wemyss photo Photo from Tony Davis

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No.1591 Laid down as the Diamond Princess, floated out 2002 (as the Sapphire Princess)

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

115,875GT Princess Cruises by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Renamed after a fire & entered service as the Sapphire Princess in 2004 for Princess Cruises IMO: 9228186 The name swap occurred because a major fire swept through the ship during construction, leading to a … Continue reading →

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