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MV. Aurora. (1955) / 38.057521; -121.500494. Original name Wappen von Hamburg means "Coat of arms of Hamburg" in German. MV Aurora is a cruise ship built in Germany in 1955. After several changes of ownership and name, as of 2024 she was moored in Stockton, California, United States, and was undergoing restoration until May 22 when she began to ...
In August 1979 the ship undertook a cruise to Canada and made her first visit to Montreal in eight years. A second Canadian cruise and which was her last in Canadian waters was undertaken in 1980. [2] Early in 1982 she was given an extensive refurbishment. [2] From the end of 1990 onwards she began operating out of Port Canaveral.
The SS Chusan was a British ocean liner and cruise ship, built for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company 's Indian and Far East Service in 1950. She was named after Chusan, a small island off China. A smaller version of the SS Himalaya, the Chusan had a gross register tonnage of 24,215; and a capacity of 1,565 passengers and crew.
The Oasis -class ships, at over 225,000 GT, are at least 154 feet (47 m) wide, 240 feet (73 m) high, and accommodate over 5,400 passengers. [ 18] Oasis-class ships were surpassed by the first Icon -class ship, Icon of the Seas, at 248,663 GT in 2023. Since 2008, other cruise lines have been ordering 135,000+ GT ships.
Windstar Cruises is a cruise line that operates a fleet of small luxury cruise ships.Its six yachts carry just 148 to 310 guests and cruise to 50 nations, calling at 150 ports throughout Europe, the South Pacific, the Caribbean, and Central America.
The Martin JRM Mars is a large, four-engined cargo transport flying boat designed and built by the Martin Company for the United States Navy during World War II.It was the largest Allied flying boat to enter production, although only seven were built.
1947–1961. Passenger-cargo liner. 13,350. Sold to P&O 1961, renamed Remuera; transferred to P&O's Eastern and Australian Steamship Company in 1964, refitted as a cruise ship, renamed Aramac; scrapped in Taiwan by 1970 [ 3] Vardulia. 1944. 1947-1968. Cargo ship. 7,176.
As of November 2022 there were 302 cruise ships operating worldwide, with a combined capacity of 664,602 passengers. Cruising has become a major part of the tourism industry, with an estimated market of $29.4 billion per year, and over 19 million passengers carried worldwide annually as of 2011.