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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: Ro-pax
No.2107 GNV Aurora floated out July/Aug 2025
52300GT for GNV from Guangzhou Shipyard International, China Delivered to GNV on 2 Feb 2026 & scheduled to enter active service at the beginning of April 2026 218m x 29.6m 25knots and 1785 passengers IMO:9980069 Images from Marine Traffic
Posted in China, Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax, Uncategorized
Tagged China, GNV, GNV Aurora, Guangzhou Shipyard, Italy
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No.2081 GNV Orion floated out 29 June 2024
47,089GT for GNV by Guangzhou Shipyard International IMO:9948607 Images from Thomas Illes images from ships@tin.it
Posted in China, ferry, Ro-pax, Ro-Ro Pax
Tagged China, GNV, GNV Orion, Guangzhou Shipyard, Ro-Ro Pax
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No.1723 Watling Street launched in 2007
26,904 Epic Shipping from Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro IMO: 9417919 Pilar Del Mar 2008 Iscomar Watling Street 2010 Stena Line A/B Stena Flavia 2013 Stena Line A/B Image attribution: Juergen Braker, Manuel Hernandez & Kim Niklas Geyda
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Cantiere Navale Visentini, Epic, IMO: 9417919, Pilar Del Mar, Porto Viro, Stena Flavia, Stena Line, Watling Street
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No.1765 Superfast II launched in 2009
25,760GT for Superfast from Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Marina di Carrera IMO: 9458511 Image attribution: Tony Davis & Jasco
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged IMO: 9458511, Marina di Carrera, Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Superfast
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No.1203 Nord Pas-de-Calais launched in 1987
13,727GT for Soc Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français by Chantiers du Nord et de la Méditerranée, Dunkirk IMO: 8512152 SeaFrance Nord Pas Calais 1996 SeaFrance Nord Pas de Calais 2012 Eurotransmanche Al Andalus Express 2016 FRS Iberia Maroc Pic: Valery … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Al Andalus Express, Chantiers du Nord, Dunkirk, Eurotransmanche, FRS Express, IMO: 8512152, Nord Pas de Calais, SeaFrance
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No.1204 Vilnius launched in 1987
21,890GT for Lithuanian Shipping by VEB Mathias Thesen, Wismar IMO: 8311900 Vilnius Seaways 2011 DFDS Seaways Vilnius 2019 Image attribution: Sergej Petrakov & another named photo from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged DFDS Seaways, IMO: 8311900, Lithuanian Shipping, VEB Mathias Thesen, Vilnius, Vilnius Seaways, Wismar
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No.1171 Oresund launched in 1985
22,874GT for Statens Jarnvager from Moss Rosenburg, Moss IMO: 8420842 Sky Wind 2002 SeaWind Line Wolin 2007 Unity Line Golden Carrier 2025 Image attribution: Pekka Jarvinen & Adawo on Marine Traffic, Bartosz Baginski & John Boutos
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged IMO: 8420842, Moss, Oresund, Sky Wind, Statens Jarnvager, Unity Line, Wolin
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No.1174 Mukran launched in 1985
25,353GT for VEB Deutfracht by VEB Mathias, Wismar IMO: 8311883 Petersburg 1995 Euroseabridge Odeep One 2019 Deep One 2021 Lotus 2021 Breakers Arrived Alang 20 Dec 2021 Image attribution: Ouschen & Revilliod
Posted in ferry, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged Deep One, Euroseabridge, IMO: 8311883, Lotus, Mukran, Odeep One, Peterburg, VEB Deutfracht, VEB Mathias Thesen, Wismar
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No.1218 Nils Dacke launched in 1988
30,825GT for Scandinavian Ferry Lines from Schichau Seebeckwerft AG, Bremerhaven IMO: 8618358 Peter Pan 1993 TT Line Peter Pan IV 2001 TT Line Huckleberry Finn 2002 TT Line NILS DACKE Foto Dirk Jankowsky Image from PixelOpa Peter Pan IV Time Becker
The World's Passenger Ships 