Built in 1972 for Hellenic Mediterranean Lines as their first cruiseship Aquarius, she sailed for them until 1987 when she passed into Yugoslavian ownership and was

24800 GRT, loa 185m, 906 passengers. Built in 1957 as Sylvania for Cunard Line, and sold in 1968 to Sitmar Cruises. Renamed Fairwind. Converted from liner to cruise

Royal Viking-class cruise ship built in 1973 for Royal Viking Line as the 5-star luxury vessel Royal Viking Sea. She was sold in 1991 to Royal

17.000 GRT, loa 176m, 250 crew, 911 passengers. Union Castle took the Kenya Castle into service in 1952. She was the second vessel in a

11.700 GRT, loa 159m, 220 crew, pax not applicable as she was sailing as a medical aid vessel at the time. She was built in

She was one of Royal Caribbean’ Cruises first trio of ships and sailed for RCL from 1970 until 1995 as their Nordic Prince. In 1980 she

Assedo, 20,500 GRT, loa 176m, 750 passengers. Built in East Germany in 1968. One of a series of five vessels (the others being Ivan Franko,

Atlas, 16,000 GRT, loa 155m, 600 passengers. Although originally planned as the freighter Dinteldijk for Holland America Line, she was delivered in 1952 as the

built 1966. Operated from 1970 to 1983 during summertime as ferry Venus for Det Bergenske Dampskipsselskab and in winter in cruise service from Holland and

Royal Viking Star entered service in 1972 for owners Royal Viking Cruises, a Norwegian company operating 5-star cruise ships. The company proved to be too

Canberra, 49,070 GRT, loa 249m, 960 passengers. Canberra was built in 1961 by Harland an Wolff in Belfast for P&O lines. She was put on

Costa Victoria was the first of two Victoria-class cruise ships ordered by Costa Cruises from the German shipyard Bremer Vulkan (her sister was intended to