2021
Albatros, Ex- Royal Viking Sea, Royal Odyssey, Norwegian Star, Crown, 1973, broken up
Amusement World, Ex- Patricia, Stena Oceanica, Crown Princess Victoria, Pacific Star, Sun Fiesta, Lion Queen, Putri Bintang, 1967, broken up
Black Watch, Ex- Royal Viking Star, Westward, Star Odyssey, 1972, accommodation ship
Boudicca, Royal Viking Sky, Sunward, Birka Queen, Sunward, Golden Princess, SuperStar Capricorn, Hyundai Keumgang, SuperStar Capricorn, Grand Latino, 1973, Broken up
Antares Experience, Ex- Costa Romantica, Costa neoRomantica, Celestyal Experience, 1993, broken up
Columbus, Ex- Fair Majesty, Star Princess, Arcadia, Ocean Village, Pacific Pearl, 1988, broken up
Dream, Ex- Tropicale, Costa Tropicale, Pacific Star, Ocean Dream, 1981, broken up
Enchanted Capri, Ex- Azerbaydzhan, Arkadia, Island Holiday, 1975, broken up (grounded Mexico, 2020)
Leisure World, Ex- Skyward, Shangri-la World, Aisean World, Fantasy World, 1969, broken up
Magellan, Ex- Holiday, Grand Holidy, 1985, broken up
Marco Polo, Alexandr Pushkin, 1965, broken up
Starry Metropolis, Ex- Kareliya, Olvia, Neptune, CT Neptune, Neptune, 1976, broken up
2022
Black Watch, Ex- Royal Viking Star, Westward, Star Odyssey, 1972, broken up
Carnival Sensation, Sensation, 1993, broken up
Y Century, Ex- Fascination, Carnival Fascination, Century Harmony, 1994, broken up
Delphin, Ex- Belorussiya, Kazakhstan, 1975, broken up
Fuji, Fuji Maru, 1987, broken up
Golden Iris, Ex- Cunard Conquest, Cundard Princess, Rhapsody, Golden Iris, Gold Club, 17, broken up
Global Dream 2, ship 50% built for defunct owner Genting, Hong Kong. Genting also owned the yard,MV Werften in WIsmar, Germany which also declared bankruptcy recently
Horizon, Horizon, Island Star, Pacific Dream, Horizon, L’Horizon, 1990, broken up
Marella Dream, Ex- Homeric, Westerdam, Costa Europa, Thomson Dream, 1986, broken up
Marella Celebration, Ex- Noordam, Thomson Celebration, 1984, broken up
Oriental Dragon, Ex- Sun Viking, Superstar Sagittarius, Hyunday Pongnae, Pongnae, Omar III, Long Jie, 1971, Broken up
Pearl II, Astor, Arkona, Astoria, Saga Pearl II, Quest for Adventure, Saga Pearl II, 1981, broken up
Titan, Gruziya, Odessa Sky, Club 1, Van Gogh, Salamis Filoxenia, Phoenix Titan, 1975, broken up
Star Pisces, Kalypso, 1993, broken up
SuperStar Aquarius, Ex- Windward, Norwegian Wind, 1993, broken up
Superstar Gemini, Ex- Dreamward, Norwegian Dream, 1992, broken up
Superstar Libra, Ex- Seaward, Norwegian Sea, 1988, broken up
TSM SIngapore, Ex- Zenith, The Zenith, 1992, broken up
2023
Cuise ship recycling came to a total halt in 2023. With some vessels continuing in lay-up, not one of them was sent to the scrapyards. Very remarkable indeed, as 2022 had been a record year with 18 cruise ships having been sent to the breakers, mainly in Turkey and India.
2024
Celestyal Olympia, Ex- Song of America, Sunbird, Thomson Destiny, Louis Olympia, 1982, broken up
Ocean Diamond, Ex- Begona, Explorer Starship, Song of Flower, Le Diamant, Ocean Diamond, Ocean XI, 1974, broken up
Probably to be broken up soon:
Astoria, Ex-Stockholm, Volkerfreundschaft, Volker, Fridtjof Nansen, Italia 1, Italia Prima, Valtur Prima, Caribe, Athena, Azores, 1948. She is the world’s oldest cruise ship and it seemed she would be the first vessel broken up at Inchgreen Dry Dock, UK following several unsuccessful bids by scrappers, but this also didn’t happen. She has been in lay up in the port of Rotterdam for the last four years after plans to convert her to a floating hotel fell through. However, her owners insist they still have plans with her and she is not ups for sale…
