Category Archives: Cruise ship

No.1775 L’Austral launched in 2010

10,944GT for Compagnie du Ponant from Fincantieri, Ancona IMO: 9502518 Image attribution: Wayne A’Court & Birdy Tsao

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No.898 Santa Paula launched in 1958

15,366grt for Grace Line from Newport News at Newport News Stella Polaris 1972 Oceanic Sun Line Kuwait Marriott Hotel 1980 Marriott Hotels Ramada al Salem Hotel 1989 Ramada Hotels Fire Kuwait 1990, scrapped in Kuwait in 2002 Image attribution: Daryl … Continue reading

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No.911 Infante dom Henrique launched in 1960

23,306grt for Cia Colonial from Cockerill, Hoboken (Belgium) IMO 5160805 Vasco da Gama 1988 Star Sea Vasco da Gama 1991 Seawind Cruise Line Seawind Crown 1995 Seawind Cruise Barcelona 2003 Barcelona IMO 5160805 Scrapped Guangzhou 2004 Image attribution: Nuno Bartolemieu, … Continue reading

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No.1183 Konstantin Chernenko launched in 1986

12,798GT for USSR Far East Shipping Co from Stocznia Szczecinska, Szczecin IMO: 8325432 Russ 1988 Pacific Cruise Line SC Atlantic 2010 S Continental Ocean Atlantic 2012 Ocean Atlantic Partners Despite the news that she was renamed Polar Angel for Positive Polar, … Continue reading

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No.1184 Astor launched in 1986

20,159GT for the Marlan Corp Ltd from Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel IMO: 8506373 Fedor Dostoevskiy 1988 Black Sea Shipping Astor 1995 Transocean Tours Was to be Jules Verne in 2021 for CMV but was cancelled Arrived Aliaga to be broken up 23 … Continue reading

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No.1235 La Fayette launched in 1988

14,745GT for Club Med from Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre, Le Havre IMO: 8700785 Club Med 1 1989 Club Med Wind Surf 1998 Windstar Cruises Image attribution: Peter Ferrary, John Gibbard & Tony Davis

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No.1351 is 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) launched in 1993

23,439GT for Rosatomflot from Baltiyskiy Zavod, St Petersburg IMO: 9152959 A passenger carrying ice breaker. Accommodation for 128 Image attribution: Photo from Wikipedia, D Lobusov and Poseidon

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No.1835 Norwegian Getaway launched in 2013

145,655GT for Norwegian Cruise Line by Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9606924 Image attribution: Franz Airiman, Martyn Bradley, Meyer Werft & Jan Czonstke Fotografie Norwegian Getaway Jan Czonstke Fotografie

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No.1836 Mein Schiff 3 launched in 2013

99,526GT for TUI Cruises from STX Finland, Turku IMO: 9641730 Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen, Morten Larsen & Jan Czonstke Fotografie

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No.1837 Costa Diadema launched in 2013

133,019GT for Costa Crociere from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9636888 Image attribution: Me, Jeff Handley, Fabian Heinimann & JMD Barcelona Costa Diadema at Savona

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