Pacific World
Built 1995, Peaceboat Organisation, Japan (72 photographs (2026 ship visit in IJmuiden)
Deutschland
Built 1998, Phoenix Reisen until September 2026, Semester at Sea (124 photographs, ship visit 2026)
A unique vessel, new river cruiser Century Star, Century Cruises
Interior renderings copyright Century Cruises Living near the port of Amsterdam which received at its peak over 2000 river cruise ship calls yearly, we often see ten or more vessels berthed together. At first sight they all look alike, but a closer look reveals we are way off here as these river cruisers feature completely
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Canary Islands mail ship La Palma (1912)
For photos of La Palma how she is today docked in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (January 2026) check out our La Palma photopage At the end of January 2026, our cruise ship docked in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Early in the morning and full of anticipation we opened the curtains of
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La Palma (1912 – present)
The La Palma was commissioned by the Compañía de Vapores Correos Interinsulares Canarios, a subsidiary of the British shipping line Elder Dempster. She was built in Middlesbrough, England, at the Harkess & Son Ltd. shipyard, where she was launched on February 12, 1912. She arrived in the Canary Islands later that year and started her inter-island service.
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Annual news review 2025
If we had to sum up 2025 in one word, it would undoubtedly be GROWTH. This was evident on all fronts: spectacular growth again in passenger numbers, the same goes for the seemingly endless flood of new ships, and finally, an increase in the number of destinations managed by the shipping companies themselves to accommodate
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