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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.1490 Silver Shadow launched 1999
28,258GT for Silversea Cruises from Cantieri Navale, Porto Viro & Mariotti, Genoa IMO: 9192167 Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, Manuel Fernandez in Malaga & PTZtv
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Cantieri Navale, Genova, Geoa, Mariotti, Porto Viro, Silver Shadow, Silversea Cruise
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No.1557 Norwegian Star, originally ordered as the Superstar Libra in 2001
91,740GT for Star Cruise Line by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg Norwegian Star 2001 Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Star by Neven Jerković John Kennedy photo John Henry Rigaud photo John Henry Rigaud photo
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Jos L Meyer, NCL, Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Star, Papenburg, Star Cruise, Superstar Libra
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No.1491 Explorer of the Seas floated out 1999
137,308GT for Royal Caribbean International from Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 9161728 Image attribution: Eirik Kvale Stensland, Tom Gulbrandsen & Francis Ferro
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Explorer of the Seas, Kvaerner Masa, Royal Caribbean International, Turku
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No.1492 Millennium floated out 1999
90,228GT for Celebrity Cruises from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire Celebrity Millennium 2009 Celebrity Cruises IMO: 9189419 Image attribution: Joost Keesing, Stephen Lane, Bridge Valley & Domagoj Mulanovi
No.55 Deutschland launched in 1900
16,502grt for Hamburg-America Line by Vulcan, Stettin Victoria Luise 1911 Hamburg-America Line Hansa 1921 Hamburg-America Line Scrapped Hamburg 1925 Image copyright: Steve Walker Color
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Deutschland, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Hansa, Victori Luise, Vulcan Stettin
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No.1493 Costa Atlantica launched 1999
85,619GT for Costa Cruises from Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki IMO: 9187796 MAS Islander 2024 Margaritaville at Sea Image attribution: Tom Pixsson, Tony Davis & Richard MacGregory
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Costa Atlantica, Costa Cruises, Helsinki, Kvaerner Masa
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No.1054 Azerbaydzhan launched in 1975
16,631grt for USSR by Wärtsilä, Turku Arkadiya 1996 Blasco UK Island Holiday 1998 Norsong Enchanted Capri 1998 Commodore Cruise Line Aground in Mexico 2021 Photo by Ben Ayre Arkadiya photo by Dr. Allan Ryszka-Onions ISLAND HOLIDAY photo by Wolfgang Kramer … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Aground, Arkadiya, Azerbaydzhan, Blasco UK, Commodore Cruise, Enchanted Capri, Island Holiday, Mexico, Norsong, Turku, USSR, Wärtsilä
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No.1553 La Superba launched in 2001
49,257GT for Grandi Navi Veloci by Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Marina di Carrera. Image from Mick Warwick
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Grandi Navi Veloci, La Superba, Marina di Carrera, Nuovi Cantieri Apuania
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No.1052 Bore Star launched in 1975
12,343grt for Bore Angfartygs by Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes Silja Star 1980 Finska Angfartygs Orient Express 1985 Sealink UK Ltd Club Sea 1986 Club Sea Orient Express 1987 Sealink UK Ltd Eurosun 1989 Europe Cruise Line Orient Express 1990 Sealink UK Ltd … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Arberia, Bore Angfartygs, Bore Star, Club Sea, Dubigeon-Normandie, Eurosun, Finska Angfartygs, Orient Express, Sealink, Silja Star, Wasa Line, Wasa Queen
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