Oriana 41915 GRT, loa 245m, 1700 passengers. Ordered in 1959 by British Orient Lines, she was the fastest ship on the Australian run. In 1965 Orient Lines merged with P&O Lines and she became a fleetmate of Canberra (see above). During the latter part of her career, she was used as a cruise ship, based […]
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This small passenger ship has not, like the other ships mentioned on this page, escaped the breakers torch, and although she survived for only 3 years in her static role as a museum ship in the province of Zeeland, The Netherlands, this small vessel survived such a long time in active service as a passenger liner
SS United States is a luxury passenger liner built in 1952 for United States Lines. She was designed by American naval architect William Francis Gibbs to capture the trans-atlantic speed record. “The Big U” as she was nicknamed, was a joint venture between United States Lines and the U.S. Navy She is the largest ocean liner
Built 2023, Swan Hellenic, Great Britain, 108 photographs, taken during her naming ceremony on May 4, 2023, in Amsterdam. She is the third cultural expedition vessel for Swan Hellenic and at 12,100GT is slightly larger than her near sisters Minerva and Vega. This 5-star elegant Scandi-design boutique ship has a capacity for 192 guests.
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Moored at Royal Victoria Dock, London, Sunborn London is a replica of a 4-star deluxe yacht in use as a floating hotel,. She has 138 spacious guest rooms over 5 decks including several suites, along with an beautifully appointed reception area, bar and lounge, fine-dining restaurant, banqueting facilities, auditorium and conference rooms. She offers views
Built 2003. Regent Seven Seas Cruises, USA 83 photographs (2008 ship visit in Dover)
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Former passenger liner Ancerville built 1962 for Cie de Navigation Paquet sailing on the Africa run Marseilles- Dakar. Changed hands in 1970 to Nouvelles Cie de Paquebots from Marseilles. Sold again after three years of service to People’s Republic of China and placed in cruise service mainly on charter to Australian travel operator Burns Philip
Built in 1950 in Norway as Kvinherad for Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampsskipselskab. Reengined in 1961 and renamed in 1965 to Brand VII. Sold to Brand Shipping and later to Aanen Nilsen Shipping and Rodne and Sons who renamed her Rygerfjord. In 1995 she ended her sailing days and is since being operated as a floating
The ss Rotterdam V sailed almost her entire career for the Holland America Line at first as a transatlantic liner but later as a full-time cruise ship. She was sold to Premier Cruises in 1997 and renamed Rembrandt. In 2000 Premier went bankrupt and she was laid up in the Bahama’s. Since 2008 after full
