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A summary of major changes in the worlds' cruise ship fleet since 2004.
Included are ships renamed, changing hands etc.
Under construction....
Changes
in the world's cruise ship fleet in 2007
| Original name of vessel |
Change, new name |
| Alexander von Humboldt |
Sold by V Ships to Swan Hellenic, renamed
Minerva |
| Astoria |
Sold by Astoria Shipping to Club Cruise |
| Blue Moon |
Sold by Pullmantur to Celebrity Cruises |
| Celebrity Journey |
Renamed Azamara Journey |
| Celebrity Quest |
Renamed Azamara Quest |
| Clipper Adventurer |
Sold by First Choice Expedition to Clipper Group
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| Clipper Odyssey |
Sold by First Choice Expedition to Clipper Group |
| Disko |
Sold by Arctic Umiaq to Clipper Group, renamed
Quest |
| Empress of the Seas |
Sold by Royal Caribbean Intl to Pullmantur, renamed
Empress |
| Fantasy |
Carnival Cruise Lines renames ships of the
Fantasy-series by giving them the prefix Carnival
so they will follow the naming convention of the rest of the fleet |
| Farah |
Sold by Intl Maritime to easyCruise, renamed
easyCruise Life |
| Finnjet |
Sold by Sea Containers to Royal Zante Cruises/Club Cruise |
| Holiday Dream |
transferred to other RCI-subsidiary Croisieres
de France, renamed Bleu de France |
| Ivory |
Chartered by Louis Cruises to Golden Star Cruises,
renamed Aegean II |
| Jules Verne |
chartered out by Club Cruise to Phoenix
Reisen, renamed Alexander von Humboldt II |
| Madagascar |
Sold by Indian Ocean Cruises to Razzmataz Ocean Cruise |
| Marco Polo |
Sold by Star Cruises/ Orient Lines to Transocean Cruises |
| Mona Lisa |
Chartered to The Scholar Ship (RCI teaming up with several
universities to organise cultural voyages) for 3 trips of 8 months, ship
renamed The Scholar Ship |
| MSC Serenata |
MSC renames her MSC Splendida |
| Nantucket Clipper |
Cruise west renames her Spirit of Nantucket |
| Ocean Countess |
Chartered out by Majestic Intl to Louis Cruises, she is renamed
Ruby |
| Ocean Monarch |
Sold by Majestic Intl to Classic Intl Cruises,
renamed Princess Daphne |
| Omar III |
Sold by owner Stanley Ho to Asian Cruise |
| Pacific Star |
Sold by P&O Australia to Pullmantur |
| Paloma |
Di Maio Lines sells the vessel to Everis Capital Holdings, renamed
Royale Star |
| Pride of Hawaii |
Renamed Norwegian Jade |
| Queen Elizabeth 2 |
Sold to Ishitmar for use in Dubai as a hotel/
museum/ leisure centre. Planned delivery November2008. |
| Sarpik Ittuk |
Quark Expeditions renames her Ocean Nova |
| Silja Opera |
Sea Containers renames her Opera; later in 2007 she is sold to Louis
Cruises, renamed again to Cristal |
| Sovereign of the Seas |
Transferred from Royal Caribbean Int to
subsidiary Pullmantur, renamed Sovereign |
| Wind Spirit |
Sold by Windstar Cruises to Ambssadors Intl |
| Wind Star |
Sold by Windstar Cruises to Ambssadors Intl |
| Wind Surf |
Sold by Windstar Cruises to Ambssadors Intl |
| World Discoverer |
Sold by Sembawang Shipyard to Silversea
Cruises |
Changes
in the world's cruise ship fleet in 2006
| Original name of vessel |
Change, new name |
| Ausonia |
Renamed Ivory by Louis Cruises |
| Birka Princess |
Sold from Birka Line to Louis Cruises. Renamed
Sea Diamond. |
| Blue Dream |
Transferred from Pullmantur to Celebrity
Expeditions, renamed Celebrity Journey. |
| Coco Explorer 2 |
Sold to In Luck Int. Renamed Asia and
Pacific Star. |
| Cruise One |
Renamed to Delphin Voyager, will
be operated by Delphin Seereisen. |
| Grand Victoria |
Chartered by Majestic Intl Cruises from
Elysian Cruises. Renamed Blue Monarch. |
| Iason |
Sold by Epirotiki Cruises to Derwent
Ocean/Indian Ocean Cruises and will be renamed Ocean Odyssey. |
| Independence |
Classic liner(built 1950) owned by NCL
renamed Oceanic. |
| Insignia |
Owner Oceania Cruises taken over by
Cruiseinvest |
| Lili Marleen |
Returned to owner Majestic International
because of bankruptcy of charterer Holiday Kreuzfahrten. Renamed to
Ocean Countess. |
| Minerva II |
Acquired by Princess Cruises from Octavian
Shipping. Renamed Royal Princess. |
| Nautica |
Owner Oceania Cruises taken over by
Cruiseinvest |
| Nantucket Clipper |
Sold by Clipper Cruise Line to Cruise West |
| Norwegian Crown |
sold by Norwegian Cruise Line to Fred Olsen
Cruise |
| Norwegian Wind |
Renamed Superstar Aquarius by
owner Star Cruises |
| Oceanic Princess |
Renamed Oceanic Discoverer by
owmer Coral Princess Cruises |
| Orient Queen |
Chartered by Louis Cruises from Abourmerhi
Cruises. |
| Pacific Sky |
Sold by PO Cruises (Australia) to Pullmantur |
| Sarpik Ittuk |
Sold by Arctic Umiaq to Quark Expeditions |
| Regal Princess |
Will be transferred from Princess Cruises to
P&O Australia in 2007 |
| Regatta |
Owner Oceania Cruises taken over by
Cruiseinvest |
| St Tropez |
Gambling ship, sold to Mantanova and renamed
Fortune Star, later renamed Casino Royale. |
| The Jasmine |
Renamed Farah by owner Zenith
Cruises |
| Yorktown Clipper |
Sold by Clipper Cruise Line to Cruise West |
| Walrus |
Sold by Silja Line to Club Cruises. Renamed
Jules Verne |
| Zenith |
Shifted from Celebrity Cruises to Pullmantur
Cruises |
Changes
in the world's cruise ship fleet in 2005
| Original name of vessel |
Change, new name |
| Aidablu |
will be transferred to Ocean Village in 2007 |
| Aquamarine |
Owner Louis Cruise Lines charter her out to
Transocean Tours, new name Arielle |
| Asuka |
NYK charter the Asuka out to Phoenix Reisen,
she will be renamed Amadea |
| Berlin |
Deilmann Reederei ends the charter, vessel
sold to Saga Shipping. Saga charters her out to Russian Metropolis Tur
for the summer. Renamed Orange Melody |
| Bolero |
Sold to Orient Queen Shipping and operated by
Abou Merhi Cruises, new name Orient Queen |
| Bordeaux |
Sold to Indian Cruise Line, new name
Madagascar (a former deal to sell her to East African Cruises
and rename her African Queen fell through) |
| Caribic Star |
ship is sold to Coco Explorer Cruises, renamed
Coco Explorer 2 |
| Crystal Harmony |
Will leave the Crystal Cruises-fleet and will
be transferred to parent company NYK Cruises, new name Asuka II |
| Discovery |
Voyages of Discovery which chartered the ship
just for each summer season, now acquires her from owner All Leisure
Group. No name change. |
| Grand Latino |
Sold by Iberojet to Fred Olsen and renamed
Boudicca |
| Island Sky |
Sold by bankrupt Mauritius Cruises to Clipper
Group, then chartered to Noble Caledonia, no name change |
| Island Sun |
Sold by bankrupt Mauritius Cruises to Clipper
Group, then chartered to Travel Dynamics, renamed Corinthian II |
| Minerva |
Chartered by V Ships to Radisson Seven Seas,
new name Explorer II |
| Mistral |
Former Festival Cruises vessel, sold to
Spanish operator Iberojet, new name Iberojet Mistral and later
Grand Mistral |
| Norwegian Sea |
Transferred from NCL to parent company Star
Cruises to operate cruises from India, new name Superstar Libra |
| Ocean Countess |
Majestic International which just acquired the
vessel form auction when former owners Royal Olympic Cruises went
bankrupt, sells te vessel to German operator Holiday Kreuzfahrten. New
name Lilli Marleen |
| Odysseus |
Owned by defunct Royal Olympic Cruises and
auctioned off to Mantovana Holding, new name Lucky Star |
| R5 Blue Dream |
Chartered by Pullmantur to Oceania Cruises,
renamed Nautica |
| R6 Blue Star |
Sold to Pullmantur Cruises, renamed Blue
Star |
| Orient Venus |
Ship sold by current owner Japan Cruise Lines,
new owner unkown. |
| Radisson Diamond |
Sold from Radisson Seven Seas Cruises to
Treasure Ocean Corp. for use as a gambling vessel in the Orient, new
name Omar Star |
| Seawing |
renamed by Louis Cruise Lines to Perla |
| Thomson Destiny |
Ship owned by Louis Cruise Lines, sold to
Blystad, but charter to Thomson cruises continues |
| Triton |
Owned by defunct Royal Olympic Cruises and
auctioned off to Louis Cruise Lines, new name Coral |
| World Renaissance |
Owned by defunct Royal Olympic Cruises and
auctioned off to Elysian Cruises (Ravenscroft Shipping), no name change |
Changes
in the world's cruise ship fleet in 2004
| Original name of vessel |
Change, new name |
| Adonia |
Will return from P&O to Princess Cruises, to be renamed
Sea Princess
in 05 |
| Ausonia |
Renamed Ithaca after refit |
| Bremen |
Operated by HAPAG LLoyd in tandem with Expedition Leaders, new name
Discoverer |
| Caribe |
Sold by Nina SpA to Classic Int Cruises, renamed
Athena |
| Caribic Star |
Renamed Tropical Islander, chartered by Megawest Cruises
NB Company went bankrupt late 2004, ship remains
in lay up |
| Carousel |
Sold by Airtours/ Sun Cruises to Louis Cruise Lines, will be renamed
Aquamarine summer 2005 |
| Columbus Caravelle |
Sold for conversion to private yacht |
| Crown |
Sold by owner Green Reefer to Phoenix Reisen; new name
Albatros |
| European Stars |
Sold at auction to Mediterranean Shipping Cruises, new name
MSC
Sinfonia |
| European Vision |
Sold at auction to Mediterranean Shipping Cruises (former owners
Festival Cruises bankrupt), new name MSC Armonia |
| Explorer |
Sold by Explorer Shipping to GAP Adventures. |
| Flamenco |
Sold at auction (owners Festival Cruises bankrupt) to Travelplan/
Globalia Cruises; new name New Flamenco |
| Jubilee |
Internal transfer from Carnival Cruises toP&O Australia, renamed
Pacific Sun |
| Lili Marleen |
Sold by former owners Peter Deilmann to Malaysian buyers
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| Mistral |
Sold at auction to Auro Shipping (former owners Festival
Cruises bankrupt), later sold again to Viajes Iberojet |
| Noordam |
Long term chartered by owner Holland America Line to Thomson
Cruises; new name Thomson Celebration |
| Superstar Capricorn |
Sold by owner Star Cruises to Viajes Iberojet; new name
Grand Latino |
| Nordic Empress |
Renamed Empress of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Cruise Line) |
| Olympia Countess |
Sold at auction (owners Royal Olympia Cruises in financial
diffculties) to Majestic Cruises, new name Ocean Countess |
| Olymipa Explorer |
Sold at auction (owners Royal Olympia in financial diffculties) to
University at Sea, renamed Explorer |
| Omar II |
Renamed Macau Succes (Liberty Investment) |
| Paul Gauguin |
Sold to Grand Circle Corp., will not affect planned schedule in 05 |
| R5 BlueDream |
Chartered to Oceania Cruises, renamed Nautica |
| Royal Princess |
Transfer from Princess Cruises to P&O in
2005, new name
Artemis |
| Saga Pearl |
Chartered out by V-Ships to Phoenix Reisen, renamed
Alexander von
Humboldt |
| Sunbird |
Louis Cruises charters Sunbird out to Thomson Cruises, renamed
Thomson Destiny |
| Sundream |
Sold by Airtours/Sun Cruises to Louis Cruise Lines, new name
Dream
Princess |
| Sun Bay |
Sold by Sun Bay Cruises to RCCL, renamed Celebrity Xpedition
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| Superstar Leo |
Internal transfer form Star Cuises to NCL, renamed
Norwegian Spirit |
| Superstar Aries |
Sold by owners Star Cruises to Pullmantur Cruises, new name
Holiday
Dream |
| The Azur |
Sold at auction to Mano Shipping (former owners Festival Cruises
bankrupt), new name Royal Iris |
| The Neptune |
Sold to EasyCruise (former owners Universal Cruises), renamed
EasyCruise I, will start sailing after refit in 2005 |
| The Mercury |
Sold by Universal cruises to New Century Cruise Lines; renamed
Leisure World I |
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