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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.981 Island Venture launched in 1971
19,907grt for Norwegian Cruiseships A/S from Nordseewerke, Emden Island Princess 1972 P&O Line Hyundai Pungak 1999 Hyundai Merchant Marine Platinum 2001 Fiducia Shipping Discovery 2002 Voyages of Discovery Amen 2014 Breakers IMO: 7108514 Scrapped Alang 2014 Image attribution: Richard MacGregory, … Continue reading
No.1482 SuperStar Virgo floated out 1999
75,338GT for Star Cruises from Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg Explorer Dream 2019 Dream Cruises Resorts World One 2023 Resorts World Cruises IMO: 9141077 Image attribution: Neil Johnston, Steven Watkins & Wayne A’Court
No.65 Kronprinz Wilhelm launched in 1901
14,908grt for North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin Von Steuben 1917 US Navy Scrapped Baltimore 1923 Colour photos by Steve Walker Color
No.1483 Ocean Princess launched 1999
77,449GT for Princess Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone Oceana 2002 P&O Cruises Queen of the Oceans 2020 Seajets IMO: 9169550 Image attribution: Steve Carratt, Jan Czonstke Fotografie & Ioanna Moustaka
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Monfalcone, Ocean Princess, Oceana, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Queen of the Oceans, Seajets
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No.1064 Kareliya launched in 1976
16,631grt for USSR from Wärtsilä, Turku Leonid Brezhnev 1982 Black Sea Shipping Kareliya 1989 Black Sea Shipping Olvia 1998 Peace Boat ct neptune 2004 Walden Maritime Neptune 2006 Walden Maritime Starry Metropolis 2011 Metropolis Cruise Arrived Alang 25 Jun 2021 … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Black Sea Shipping, ctt Neptune, Kareliya, Leonid Brezhnev, Neptune, Olvia, Peace Boat, Starry Metropolis, USSR
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No.984 Southward launched in 1971
16,607grt for Klosters Rederi A/S from CN del Tirreno & Riuniti, Riva Trigoso Seawing 1994 Airtours Perla 2004 Louis Cruise Line Aegean Pearl 2007 Pearl Navigation Rio 2010 Rio Cruises Venus 2012 Venus Sailing Cruises IMO: 7111078 Scrapped Aliaga 2013 … Continue reading
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Tagged Aegean Pearl, Airtours, Aliaga, CN del Tirreno & Riuniti, Klosters, Louis Cruise, Perla, Rio, Riva Trigoso, Seawing, Southward, Venus
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No.1484 Zaandam launched 1999
60,906GT for Holland-America Line from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9156527 Image attribution: Richard MacGregory, Tony Davis & Joshua Schwartz
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Holland America Cruises, IMO: 9156527, Marghera, Zaandam
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No.1562 AIDAvita launched in 2001
42,289 AIDA Cruises by Aker MTW, Wismar Avitak 2023 Blue Dream Melody 2024 Blue Dream Cruises IMO: 9221554 Image copyright: Giannis Mavronas Image copyright: Christophe Bonvarlet Two images from Richard MacGregory
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged AIDA cruises, AIDAvita, Aker MTW, Avitak, IMO: 9221554, Wismar
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No.962 Hamburg launched in 1968
25,022grt for German Atlantic Line from Deutsche Werft, Hamburg Hanseatic 1973 German Atlantic Line Maxim Gorkiy 1974 Black Sea SS Co IMO:6810627 Scrapped Alang 2009 – renamed MAXIM M for her final voyage to the breakers yard. Was also the … Continue reading
No.986 Stena Olympica 1971
11,968grt for Stena Line A/B from Brodogradliste Titovo, Kraljevica Scotia Prince 1982 Prince of Fundy Cruises Prince 2012 Breakers IMO: 7119836 Scrapped Chittagong 2012 Image attribution: Richard MacGregory
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Brodogradliste, Chittagong, Kraljevica, Prince of Fundy, Scotia Pince, Stena, Stena Olympica, titovo
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