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Last update June 22 2008: World Cruise Ship Fleet, Modern Cruise Ship photo-page. Website by Paul Timmerman Contact me at paul.timmerman@quicknet.nl
Contents (to choose, click underlined option)
The history of cruising from the first cruise in 1867 until the present day
News from the cruise industry starting January 2005, will be updated roughly every few weeks.
In chronological order, some high- & lowlights in the cruise industry since 1960
It is now possible to view video-clips of cruise ship interiors. Have a look on board Black Watch, Flamenco, Kristina Regina and Nordnorge Others will follow....
Interior photographs of classic cruise ships no longer in service Photo galleries of Albatros, Assedo, Canberra, Estonia, Fedor Shalyapin, Oriana, Regina Maris, Stefan Batory, Winston Churchill Interior photographs of cruise ships still in active service Photo galleries of over 40 ships, for exampleAdriana, Black Prince, Clipper Adventurer, Costa Classica, Crystal Symphony, Deutschland, Discovery, Europa, Monterey, Nordnorge, Norwegian Jewel, Oceanic, Paloma I, Rhapsody, Trollfjord etc.
More galleries will be added regularly.......
Short histories of classic cruise ships taken into service before 1975 Included are: Stella Polaris, Irpinia, Princesa Victoria, Romantica, Orpheus, Andes, Prince George, Independence, Baltic Star, Regent Star, Canberra, Funchal, Oceanbreeze, The Empress, Queen Elizabeth 2, The Azur etc
Majestic International's Ocean
Majesty
New ships will be added from time to time! Descriptions of modern cruise ships built after 1975 Ships included: Melody, Royal Princess, Majesty o/t Seas, Seabourn Pride, Crystal Harmony, Statendam, Norwegian Dream & Wind, Fascination, Splendour o/t Seas, Superstar Leo, Carnnival Triumph, Norwegian Sky, Costa Atlantica, Millennium, Sun Bay I, The World A description of the development of several cruise lines Included are
Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Int., Princess
Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line and Costa Cruises.
A listing of all principal cruise lines and their ships An overview of cruise ships which entered service in 2004 - 2007
Ships that will enter service in the coming years
An overview of vessels retired, laid up, sunk or a victim of fire
Some special cruises are covered in this chapter, like day cruises to various destinations or cruises/ express services to places off the beaten track. Stories about the day cruise from Bremerhaven/ Cuxhaven to the German isle of Helgoland and the majestic sailing ship Stad Amsterdam are included presently.
At the end of their active lives, some ships are lucky enough to escape the breakers yard. They start a new career in a static role: student accomodation ship Rochdale One, museum ship Cap San Diego, hotel/ restaurant vessel Diamond Princess and the former Royal Yacht Britannia are fine examples hereof.
Some interesting links to cruise lines; those concerning de luxe cruising, sail and expedition cruising and special interest cruising listed separately
Copyright of all text and photographs (unless stated otherwise): © Paul Timmerman
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