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Cruise ships started to exceed ocean liners in size and capacity in the mid-1990s; [2] before then, few were more than 50,000 GT. [3] In the decades since the size of the largest vessels has more than doubled. [4] There have been nine or more new cruise ships added every year since 2001, most of which are 100,000 GT or greater. [5]
This is a list of ocean liners past and present, which are passenger ships engaged in the transportation of passengers and goods in transoceanic voyages. Ships primarily designed for pleasure cruises are listed at List of cruise ships. Some ships which have been explicitly designed for both line voyages and cruises, or which have been converted ...
The term "largest passenger ship" has evolved over time to also include ships by length as supertankers built by the 1970s were over 400 metres (1,300 ft) long. In the modern era the term has gradually fallen out of use in favor of " largest cruise ship " as the industry has shifted to cruising rather than transatlantic ocean travel. [ 1 ]
(See: list of ocean liners.) As some cruise ships have operated under multiple names, all names will be listed in the Status section, along with the history of the vessel, under the vessel's current or most recent name. If a vessel is not currently operating as a cruise ship, only the most recent operation will be listed here.
The world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, set sail for the first time on Saturday (27 January). It has overtaken sister ship Wonder of the Seas to claim the title ...
OOCL G-class container ship Container ship: 399.9 m (1,312 ft) 61.3 m (201 ft) 235,341: In service COSCO Shipyard Group: OOCL: ONE Innovation: ONE I-class container ship Container ship: 399.9 m (1,312 ft) 61.4 m (201 ft) 235,311: In service Japan Marine United Corporation: Ocean Network Express: Nissei Maru: Globtik Tokyo class Supertanker
Cruise ship: 19,089: Built for Crown Cruise Line, transferred to Star Cruises 1995: Cunard Crown Dynasty: 1993: 1993–1997: Cruise ship: 19,089: Built for Crown Cruise Line, transferred to Majesty Cruise Line 1997: Royal Viking Sun: 1988: 1994–1999: Cruise ship: 37,850: Built for Royal Viking Line, transferred to Seabourn Cruise Line 1999
An ocean liner is a type of passenger ship primarily used for transportation across seas or oceans. Ocean liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes (such as for pleasure cruises or as hospital ships). [1] The Queen Mary 2 is the only ocean liner still in service to this day, serving with Cunard Line.