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The first large cruise ships were the Voyager-class from Royal Caribbean Group's Royal Caribbean International (RCI). These ships, which debuted in 1998 at over 137,000 GT, were almost 30,000 GT larger than the next-largest cruise ships, and were some of the first designed to offer amenities unrelated to cruising, such as an ice rink and climbing wall. [1]
Migrant passenger ship working as part-time cruise ship 1958–73. Full-time cruise ship 1974–77. Scrapped following a fire, 1980. Fairstar: Sitmar Cruises: 1964: 21,619: Migrant passenger ship working as part-time cruise ship 1964–74, then full-time cruising. Allocated to P&O Australia fleet in 1988. Ended operation in 1997 and scrapped ...
As of 2021, the cruise industry was estimated to be around US$ 23.8 billion with 13.9 million passengers per year. The following is a list of the largest cruise lines with over 1,000 passengers per year and their market share by passengers and revenue as of 2021 according to Cruise Market Watch.
In the late 1950s and 1960s, ships such as Holland America Line's SS Rotterdam (1959), the French Line's SS France (1961), and Cunard Line's RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (1969) were designed to serve the dual purposes of ocean liner during the northern hemisphere summer months and cruise ship in the winter, incorporating doors and baffles that could ...
Ship Image Entered Service In service Status Notes United States: 1952 1952–1969 Laid up in Philadelphia, PA Built as the fastest transatlantic liner. Aurora: 1955 1955-1972 Under restoration for future museum ship in Stockton, CA [2] Converted in 1960 to a Greek cruise ship as the Delos: Nordstjernen: 1956 1956–present Sailing for Svalbard ...
MS Xpedition is a cruise ship for Celebrity Cruises and one of three vessels making up the Xpedition class [citation needed]. The ship is an alternative to the line's larger ships, offering more personal attention afforded by its smaller size. The ship currently sails to the Galápagos Islands, revisiting the ports of Charles Darwin. The ship's ...
This is a list of Disney Cruise Line ships. All of Disney Cruise Line's ships are officially registered in Nassau, Bahamas. [1] Disney Magic began operation on July 30, 1998. [2] Disney Wonder began operation in August 1999 and were both built at Fincantieri shipyard, Italy. These approximately 84000-ton (the measurement of the two differ ...
MS Zaandam is a cruise ship owned and operated by Holland America Line, named for the city of Zaandam, Netherlands near Amsterdam. She was built by Fincantieri in Marghera, Italy and delivered in 2000. Zaandam is part of the ''Rotterdam'' class and a sister ship to Volendam, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam.