POPULAR CRUISE LINES

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Carnival Corporation owns and operates Carnival Cruises,  Costa Crociere,  Seabourn, Holland America,  Princess Cruises,  P&O,  Cunard, Aida, and Iberocruceros.

Carnival##Q##s cruiselines and ships are:

• Carnival Cruise Line (Miami, FL)
• Carnival Destiny, 2,642 pax
• Carnival Ecstasy, 2,040 pax (Chartered to the Military Sealift Command for six months as part of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. After a refurbishments the ship will resume cruises in April 2006)
• Carnival Elation, 2.040 pax
• Carnival Fantasy, 2,044 pax
• Carnival Fascination, 2040 pax
• Carnival Imagination, 2,040 pax
• Carnival Inspiration, 2,040 pax
• Carnival Paradise, 2,040 pax
• Carnival Sensation, 2,040 pax
• Carnival Triumph, 2,758 pax
• Carnival Victory 2,758 pax
• Carnival Spirit, 2,124 pax
• Carnival Pride, 2,124 pax
• Carnival Legend, 2,124 pax
• Carnival Conquest, 2,974 pax
• Carnival Glory, 2,974 pax (Photo by Jack White)
• Carnival Miracle, 2,124 / 2,680 pax
• Carnival Valor, 2,974 pax
• Carnival Liberty, 2,974
• Carnival Freedom, 3,734 pax
• Carnival Splendor, 3,006 pax
• Carnival Dream, 3,608 pax
  Costa Crociere (Genoa, Italy and Miami, FL)
• Costa Deliziosa, 2,862
• Costa Luminosa, 2,826 pax
• Costa Pacifica, 3,780 pax
• Atlantica, 2,100 pax
• Costa Victoria, 1950 pax
• Romantica, 1,350
  Riviera, 1,500 pax (Sold to unspecified Indian shipbreakers)
• Classica, 1,300 pax
• Allegra, 804 pax
• Marina, 770 pax
• Costa Europa, 1,494 pax (Former HAL Westerdam. July ##Q##09: she will join British travel company Thomson Cruises as Thomson Dream under a 10-year bareboat charter beginning in April 2010)
• Costa Mediterranea, 2,114 pax
• Costa Fortuna, 2,720 pax
• Costa Magica, 2,720
• Costa Concordia, 3,800 pax
• Costa Serena, 3,780 pax
  Cunard Line
  Queen Elizabeth, 2,092 pax (Image Steve Dunlop/courtesy Cunard Line)
  Queen Elizabeth 2, 1,800 pax (June 2007:Cunard Line announced the sale to Dubai World which will turn the liner into a tourism destination at The Palm Jumeirah. QE2 will be delivered to Dubai World in November 2008)
  Queen Mary 2, 2,620 / 2,800 pax
  Queen Victoria, 2,000 pax
  Seabourn Cruise Line
• Seabourn Sojourn, 450 pax
• Seabourn Legend, 212 pax
• Seabourn Odyssey, 450 pax
• Seabourn Pride, 204 pax
• Seabourn Spirit, 204 pax
  Holland America Line (Seattle, WA)
• Nieuw Amsterdam, 2,106 pax
• Maasdam, 1266 pax
• Rotterdam, 1,316 pax
• Ryndam, 1,266 pax
• Statendam, 1,266 pax
• Veendam, 1,266 pax
• Volendam, 1,440 pax
• Zaandam,1,440 pax
• Amsterdam, 1,380 pax
• Prinsendam, 794 pax (Formerly the Royal Viking Sun, the Seabourn Sun) (Prinsendam: photo credit Andy Newman/Holland America Line)
• Zuiderdam, 1,848 pax
• Oosterdam, 1,848 pax
• Westerdam, 1,848 pax
• Noordam, 1,848 pax
• Eurodam, 2,104 pax
  P&O Cruises (London, UK)
• Azura, 3,076 pax
• Oriana, 1,810/1,849 pax
• Aurora, 1,878 pax
• Oceana, 2,020 pax (Former Sun class Ocean Princess)
• Arcadia, 1,968 pax
• Artemis, 1,200 pax (Ex Princess Cruises##Q## Royal Princess. September ##Q##09: sold to MS Artania Shipping / Phoenix. P&O Cruises will continue to operate Artemis until 12 April 2011. She will be replaced by the Royal Princess as Adonia)
• Emerald Princess
• Ventura, 3,100 lower berth
  P&O Cruises Australia (Australia)
• Pacific Dawn, 2020 pax (Ex Regal Princess)
• Pacific Jewel, 1950 pax (Ex Ocean Village Two, ex Crown Princess, ex A##Q##Rosa Blu, ex AIDAblu)
• Pacific Sun, 1,900 pax (Former Carnival Jubilee)
  Princess Cruises (London, UK and Los Angeles, CA)
• Pacific Princess, 688 pax (Ex R3)
• Ocean Princess, 688 pax (Ex R4, ex Tahitian Princess)
• Dawn Princess, 2,000 pax
• Grand Princess, 2,590 pax
• Sun Princess, 2,020 pax
• Golden Princess, 2,600 pax (Photo courtesy Francisco Camino)
• Star Princess, 2,600 pax
• Coral Princess, 1,970 pax
• Island Princess, 1,970 pax
• Diamond Princess, 2,670 pax
• Caribbean Princess, 3,110 pax
• Sapphire Princess, 2,670 pax
• Sea Princess, 1,950 / 2,010 pax (Ex Sea Princess, ex P&O Adonia)
• Crown Princess, 3,110 pax
• Royal Princess, 710 pax (Ex Minerva II, ex R8. Sister ship to Pacific Princess and Tahitian Princess. December ##Q##09: P&O Cruises will introduce the ship as Adonia on the British market in 2011)
• Ruby Princess, 3,100
  Ocean Village – Ocean Village Cruise Holidays UK (UK)
• Ocean Village, 1,450 pax (Former P&O##Q##s Arcadia, Sitmar Fairmajesty, Star Princess. She is the first ship in the new Ocean Village branch of P&O launched in May 2003)
• Ocean Village Two, 1,590 pax (Ex Crown Princess, ex A##Q##Rosa Blu, ex AIDAblu)
  (October ##Q##08: Carnival UK announced that it will cease operating Ocean Village. The two ships will be transferred to P&O Australia. Ocean Village Two will depart in Fall 2009 and be renamed Pacific Jewel. Ocean Village will depart in autumn 2010 and renamed Pacific Pearl)
  Aida Cruises (Germany)
• AIDAcara, 1200 pax (Former AIDA)
• AIDAvita, 1,600 pax
• AIDAaura, 1,600 pax
• AIDAdiva, 2,030 pax
• AIDAbella, 2,030 pax
• AIDAluna, 2,030 pax
• AIDAblu, 2,174 pax
  Iberocruceros(Spain) (Joint venture between Carnival Corporation & plc and Orizonia Corporación)
• Grand Voyager, 836 pax (Formerly Olympic – Olympia Voyager)
• Grand Mistral, 1,300 pax (Nov. 2010: sold to Paquet, the French cruise brand)
• Grand Celebration, 1900 pax (Ex Carnival Celebration)
• Grand Holiday, 1,452 pax (Ex Carnival Holiday)

Carnival Cruise Lines: Carnival is the world’s largest cruise line with one of the most modern fleet of cruise ships.  Carnival cruise liners are often referred to as “fun ships” because of their emphasis on enjoyable activities, entertaining nightspots and Las Vegas-style shows. Families can relax knowing their children are enjoying a wide range of supervised activities at Camp Carnival and couples can arrange for a shipboard or on shore wedding.

Carnival Cruise Lines are known for their comfortable, spacious rooms and amazing service. Passengers can enjoy a drink at the sports bar, try their luck in the casino, relax at the Spa Carnival, dance the night away at one of the many nightclubs or even take a special golf cruise. With 14 departure ports in the continental US, passengers can visit exciting destinations such as Alaska, the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska, Europe, Canada’s Maritime provinces and New England.

Costa Cruise Lines: Costa is an Italian company that has become the number one cruise line in all of Europe. Famous for the decorative and architectural aspects of their beautiful Italian ships, Costa combines sophisticated elegance with spirit and fun. The company provides great children’s programs, special dinner menus and lively onboard festivities and offshore excursions.

Costa offers non-stop entertainment, authentic Italian cuisine and warm hospitality. In addition to a spa facility, gym, casino and nightclubs, you can book a wedding package, take Italian lessons or enjoy a few golf lessons from an experienced golf pro on board a Costa cruise ship. Passengers can travel throughout the Americas, Northern Europe or the Eastern and Western Mediterranean.

Disney Cruise Line: Individuals of all ages love the magic of a Disney cruise. Everyone can enjoy entertaining Disney-themed stage shows in the Walt Disney Theatre and dining in themed restaurants aboard the Disney Wonder® or Disney Magic®. There are many other activities such as games, pajama parties, science experiments and cooking demonstrations designed specifically for children, teens and adults.

The cruise line is known for its extremely large staterooms which will accommodate a minimum of 3 people. In addition to the shopping, spas, dining and shows, guests can also book a wedding on shore or aboard the ship or celebrate a special occasion in one of the ship’s dining rooms. Passengers can enjoy cruises to South America, the Eastern and Western Caribbean, the Bahamas. Every Disney cruise also ends up at the company’s private island resort, Castaway Cay where guests can enjoy the beautiful, secluded island.

MSC Cruises: This Italian cruise line contains five beautiful ships where guests can relax with a luxurious spa treatment, try their luck at the casino, participate in MSC’s educational enrichment-at-seas programs or enjoy a Flamenco or Broadway-style show. All meals are prepared with authentic Mediterranean ingredients to offer traditional Italian cuisine.

MSC cruises are known for their true Italian service and blend of Mediterranean cuisine and maritime culture and traditions. Although MSC Cruises specialize in trips to the Mediterranean, passengers can visit South America, the Caribbean, Northern Europe, South Africa and the Transatlantic.

Norwegian Cruise Line: NCL offered a unique option to cruise passengers in 2000, called Freestyle Cruising. The company will select the ports, and passengers choose everything else. Guests can enjoy as many as 10 exciting restaurants with a relaxed dress code, relax in the Mandara Spa, try their luck at the casino or attend a lively theme party. The cruise line’s Kid’s Crew program offers supervised activities such as cooking classes, circuses, crafts, games, parties and parades for all ages. Couples can also book a wedding or vow renewal package.

NCL is associated with the freedom of choice and is known for personal and unique dining experiences and a relaxed resort-style atmosphere with an emphasis on personal flexibility. With 13 US and Canadian departure ports, the cruise line offers passengers the opportunity to visit Bermuda, the Caribbean, Alaska, Europe, the Hawaiian Islands, Antarctica, as well as the New England or Canadian coast.

Princess Cruises: With one of the most modern fleets in the cruise industry, Princess offers guests a unique variety of amenities. For example, passengers can enjoy the Movies Under the Stars program and watch their favorite flicks on deck. Guests can also enjoy everything from scuba diving classes and a Lotus Spa treatment to shuffleboard and award-winning production shows. Shopping, casinos and art auctions are other great options. Guests are assured of receiving excellent service and experiencing an atmosphere of relaxed luxury aboard a Princess Cruise ship. The cruise line offers a Princess Kids & Off Limits Teens program and Princess Youth and Teen Centers with exciting supervised activities. Couples can book a wedding or celebrate any special occasion with an amazing reception package.

Princess Cruises is known for its Personal Choice Cruising program which started in the mid 1990s. This offers passengers a wide variety of options, and enables them to completely customize their perfect vacation. They can choose from the flexible onboard services, amenities and facilities to suit their individual needs. Princess’ Anytime Dining program means you can choose when and where you wish to eat.

Princess’ belief in personal choice extends to their 150+ itineraries; the cruise line offers voyages to more worldwide destinations than any other major cruise line. Passengers can choose cruises that last anywhere from 7 days to 72 days! Some of the destinations include Hawaii, India, Asia, Africa, Canada, Antarctica, Europe, the Mexican Riviera, South America, the Caribbean, Alaska, the Panama Canal, Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific, Tahiti, French Polynesia and New England.

Royal Caribbean International operates Royal Caribbean Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Pullmantur, and TUI Cruises.  Cruiselines and ships include:

• Celebrity Cruises (Miami, FL)
• Celebrity Eclipse, 2,850 pax
• Celebrity Equinox, 2,850
• Century, 1,740 pax
• Mercury, 1,740 pax (She will become the second ship of TUI Cruises as Mein Schiff 2 in February 2011)
• Millennium, 1,950 pax
• Celebrity Infinity, 1,950 pax
• Celebrity Summit, 1,950 pax (Photo courtesy Port of Cherbourg)
• Celebrity Constellation, 1,950 pax
• Celebrity Solstice, 2,850 pax
  Celebrity Xpedition
• Celebrity Xpedition, 92 pax
  Azamara Cruises
• Azamara Journey, 698 pax (Ex Celebrity Journey, Ex Blue Dream, ex Blue Star: the former Renaissance R6. Photo courtesy FrangiB46 at Photobucket.com)
• Azamara Quest, 684 pax (Ex R7, Delphin Renaissance, ex Pullmantur Cruises##Q## Blue Moon)
  Royal Caribbean International (Miami, FL)
• Oasis of the Seas, 6,360 pax
• Grandeur of the Seas, 1,950 pax
• Legend of the Seas, 1,808 pax
• Majesty of the Seas, 2,354 pax
• Monarch of the Seas, 2,354 pax
• Rhapsody of the Seas, 2,000 pax
• Splendour of the Seas, 1,808 pax
• Vision of the Seas, 2,000 pax
• Enchantment of the Seas (Enchantment of the Seas before the addition of a new 73-foot midsection)
• Voyager of the Seas, 3,114 pax
• Explorer of the Seas, 3,840 pax
• Radiance of the Seas, 2,100 pax
• Adventure of the Seas, 3,138 / 3,840 pax
• Brilliance of the Seas, 2,400 pax
• Navigator of the Seas, 3,138 pax
• Serenade of the Seas, 2,490 pax
• Mariner of the Seas, 3,138 / 3,807 pax
• Jewel of the Seas, 2,110
• Freedom of the Seas, 3,600 pax
• Liberty of The Seas, 3,634 pax
• Independence of the Seas, 3634 pax
• Allure of the Seas, 6,360 pax (2,704 staterooms)
  Pullmantur Cruceros (Spain)
• Sovereign, 2324 pax (Ex Sovereign of the Seas)
• Empress, 1,602 pax (Ex Empress of the Seas, former Nordic Empress)
• Zenith, 1,374 pax (Ex Celebrity Zenith)
• Pacific Dream, 1,442 pax (Ex Island Star, ex Celebrity Cruises##Q##Horizon. November 2010: she will be transfered to CDF Croisieres de France as replacement of the Bleu de France sold to Saga and renamed L##Q##Horizon)

Royal Caribbean: With some of the most innovate and unique ships in the cruise industry, passengers of a Royal Caribbean cruise are guaranteed to receive superb dining and service. The cruise line has been providing passengers with exciting and memorable cruise vacations for more than 25 years. Guests return because of the spacious staterooms and attentive Gold Anchor Service.® Kids 3-17 can participate in the Royal Caribbean’s complimentary Adventure Ocean Youth Programs that combine entertainment and education with supervised activities. The cruise line also offers wedding packages and corporate programs for adult passengers.

Royal Caribbean is known for grand-scale adventure. Most passengers are active individuals who are continuously seeking exciting new experiences and a great variety of entertainment options. Guests can enjoy everything from rock climbing, art auctions and wine tasting to jewelry seminars, onboard ice-skating rink and ice-carving demonstrations. Passengers can visit hundreds of exciting ports including Hawaii, Mexico, Alaska, the Bahamas, Canada, Bermuda, New England, Europe, the Caribbean and the Pacific Northwest.  They operate the largest ship at sea.

Celebrity Cruises: Travel experts such as Condé Nast Traveler consistently rate Celebrity’s service as one of the best. Passengers of a Celebrity cruise are assured warm, personal service, exceptional cuisine, spacious rooms and European hospitality. They can book a golf excursion, shop in the ship’s boutiques, enjoy a Broadway-style show or relax in the AquaSpa. Children and participate in a wide variety of activities such as scavenger hunts, ice cream parties, ship tours, movies, video games, karaoke or a ball pit with the X-Club youth Activities program. All youth counselors have completed formal education in Education, Child Development, Recreation or a related field. Celebrity Cruises also offers special anniversary and honeymoon packages, as well as corporate meetings.

Guests associate Celebrity cruises with luxury, elegance and a premium cruising experience. The cruise line has become famous for its exceptional service that usually exceeds guests’ expectations. Passengers can book a cruise to Canada, the Caribbean, South America, the Panama Canal, Europe, New England, Bermuda, Alaska, New Zealand, Mexico, Australia, Hawaii or the Galapagos Islands.

Holland America Line: Guests of Holland America will enjoy impeccable service, beautiful staterooms, elegantly decorated ships and superb dining. The cruise line offers a more traditional style of cruising with convenient inclusive pricing. Guests can book a golf excursion, take a kickboxing class, enjoy a guided art tour, shop, try their luck at the casino or relax at the spa. Certain cruise ships even offer a custom tailoring service where men and women can order exclusive custom-made garments. Children 5-12 can participate in supervised Club Hal® activities such as bingo, pizza parties, miniature golf, scavenger hunts, theme parties and on-deck sports events. Some itineraries even offer kids-only shore excursions to several Alaskan ports and the company’s private island in the Bahamas, Half Moon Cay. Couples can also arrange a custom wedding package.

Holland America ships are all known for their more private verandas and larger staterooms so you can cruise in absolutely luxury and comfort. In fact, the staterooms are 25 percent larger than the same category rooms on any other ships. The public rooms are spacious and tastefully decorated with expensive art collections and fresh flower arrangements. Passengers can choose to visit more than 280 exciting ports of call including Hawaii, Europe, South America, Alaska, the Caribbean, Asia and North America’s west coast.

Oceania Cruises: Passengers of an Oceania cruise can enjoy flexible dining arrangements and 5-star menus, as well as first-class amenities and accommodations. Formed in 2002, Oceania Cruises has a fleet of luxurious 684-passenger ships where guests can enjoy daily historical lectures, comedians, casinos, fitness tracks, the Card Room or the Oceania Spa.

Oceania is associated with casual elegance where you can dine when and where you choose with no formal gowns or tuxedos required. Passengers can explore the Panama Canal, Scandinavia, Mexico, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. Many itineraries include overnight port stays, enabling travelers to enjoy the culture and history of exciting destinations. Oceania Cruises also travel to Russia, South America, the Greek Isles, Central America, the British Isles and the Black Sea.

Crystal Cruises: Condé Nast Traveler has voted Crystal Cruises the world’s “Best Large Ship Cruise Line” for nine consecutive years. Passengers can take a golf lesson with a PGA pro, relax at the Crystal Salon, tempt Lady Luck at the Caesars Palace at Sea® casino, shop at exclusive boutiques, enjoy a creative production show or attend lectures offered by the Crystal Cruises Creative Learning Institute. Children can enjoy supervised activities such as arts and crafts, board games and a video arcade and older children can participate in age-appropriate activities supervised by Junior Activities Directors. Adults can book onboard meetings with the state-of-the-art equipment and business amenities.

Crystal Cruises has become synonymous with grand luxury; guests can relax on elegant ships adorned with rich wood trim, polished brass and teak decks, enjoy exciting activities or explore exotic ports. Passengers can visit exotic destinations including the South Pacific, Asia, Alaska, the Caribbean, Hawaii, the Mediterranean, Mexico, Australia, Europe, South America and the Panama Canal.

Cunard Line: Travelers who expect nothing less than the best will enjoy traveling in luxury on board a Cunard cruise ship. Passengers who choose a Cunard cruise can relax at the Canyon Ranch Spa Club, enjoy a music revue, practice their swing at the virtual golf cage or attend educational and entertaining guest lectures where they will learn about everything from acting to cooking and interior design. The cruise line also offers state-of-the-art audio/video equipment, cocktail parties and award ceremonies for businesses.

Cunard has become known for the lavish elegance and luxury cruising of days gone by. In 2004, the Queen Mary 2 made its debut as the flagship of The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World. The QM2 follows the traditions of luxury liners such as the Cunard and White Star Line predecessors. This remarkable cruise ship is the world’s longest, largest, tallest and most expensive, and it is the only ship to make regular transatlantic voyages. The Queen Elizabeth 2 offers passengers the same gourmet cuisine, impeccable service and British elegance, and has been touted as one of the greatest cruise liners.

Passengers can sail to exotic destinations such as Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, North America, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Africa and the Transatlantic.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises: The luxury cruise ships of this company hold hundreds of guests, providing passengers with personal service and six-star accommodations, amenities and dining. Condé Nast Traveler readers voted Regent Seven Seas as the World’s Best Small Cruise Line in 2003 and twice by the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine. Many special events, enhancements and benefits are provided to travelers at no cost or for a very nominal fee. Guests can take an exclusive classic French cooking course, play sports on the activity deck, take computer classes, listen to guest lectures, work out at the gym, relax at the spa, gamble at the casino or watch a Broadway musical revue in the Constellation Theater. Many Regent ships offer Club Mariner – a supervised program for children 6-11 or 12-17 with activities such as crafts, movies and games.

The Regent Seven Seas offers a program of discovery and exploration that rivals any other cruise line and has become the leader of the 6-star cruise industry. Passengers can explore more than 300 ports of calls on six continents such as Tahiti, the Panama Canal, Europe, the Caribbean, Alaska, the South Pacific or even Antarctica.

Seabourn Cruise Line: Passengers of the Seabourn Cruise Line can explore exciting ports and relax on the company’s three yacht-like ships. Guests can enjoy complimentary wine and spirits, listen to a lecture program by renowned guests, arrange a golf excursion, relax at the Seabourn Spa, play blackjack at the casino, work out at the fitness center, enjoy a drink at one of the bars or lounges or witness cooking demonstrations. Seabourn also offers an enrichment program that involves inviting amazing individuals from various fields to enlighten and entertain passengers. Family, friends or companies can also charter one of the Yachts of Seabourn to celebrate a special occasion or personal milestone.

Seabourn has become famous for its atmosphere of luxury and amazing service. The cruise line has won many awards, and offers all-suite accommodations that are more elegant than almost any other cruise line. In fact, the cruise line’s amazing vessels are often compared to five-star resorts. Passengers can travel to the Eastern Seaboard, New Zealand, Africa, Southeast Asia, Northern Europe, the Atlantic Isles, the Mediterranean, Canada, the Panama Canal, Costa Rica, South America, Africa, the South Pacific, India, Belize and the Transatlantic.

Silversea Cruises: Passengers of Silversea Cruises can travel on smaller, more intimate ships that offer more space and more personalized service. While on board, guests can watch a culinary demonstration, practice at the putting green, compete in a water volleyball tournament, dance at the nightclubs, play the slots at the casino, practice with a golf pro, relax with a favorite movie or book from the library, enjoy a magic show or listen to a classical recital.

Silversea has become famous for serving the ultra-luxury market with some of the cruise industry’s highest quality ships. Guests are rewarded with open dining plans where they can choose where and when to eat and suites with ocean views and private verandas. The cruise line is also unique by offering all the amenities expected of a large cruise ship while managing to retain the intimacy and personal service of a small vessel. Because of the smaller ships, Silversea can transport passengers in absolute luxury to exotic ports such as the Pacific Coast, Alaska, the Indian Ocean, Mexico, Canada, the Amazon, Northern Europe, the Far East, South America, the Mediterranean and the South Pacific.

Uniworld: Guests on a Uniworld cruise will enjoy many amenities and conveniences that are unexpected for smaller ships. The cruise tour price also includes the majority of shore excursions in the heart of each city, making it a great value. The company offers great choice, value and quality, as well as warm, attentive service. Guests can relax with friends in the lounge, enjoy a spa treatment at the salon, shop for souvenirs or play a game of cards.

Uniworld is famous for comfortable and convenient international river cruising – the cruise line’s ships travel the great rivers of Egypt, Asia and Europe. Guests can relax while exploring the Rhine and Danube Rivers, France, Northern Italy, the Duoro River, Portugal, Spain, Moscow, St. Petersburg, China and the Yangtze River, Amsterdam, Vienna, Budapest, Constanta and the Dutch and Belgian waterways.

Windstar Cruises: Since the mid 1980s, guests of a Windstar Cruise have been relaxing on romantic masted ships called masted-sail-yachts. Passengers can enjoy a unique cruise experience in an atmosphere of casual elegance featuring exquisite service and exceptional cuisine. They can learn poke tips at the casino, relax at the WindSpa, take scuba diving lessons or participate in a wide variety of activities on the watersports deck. The cruise line visits many exotic destinations that are not usually included as ports of call. Windstar Cruises also provides the unique opportunity for companies to charter one of their ships and proudly display their company flag with Windstar’s. Corporate passengers can and, enjoy a cocktail party, afternoon beach barbeques, evening galas and complimentary watersports.

The word that comes to mind when you think of Windstar Cruises is romantic. The cruise line has become famous for sailing to exotic ports of call inaccessible by larger vessels. Passengers can travel the world to hidden harbors in places such as the Far East, the Caribbean or the Mediterranean.

Amadeus Waterways: Passengers of Amadeus Waterways can enjoy the ultimate in modern river cruising luxury. Although the company is based in the US, it specializes in European river cruises. Since 2006, the cruise line has offered more amenities than any other European river cruise ship. Every room has a view of the river and 82% feature large French balconies. Guests are greeted with a welcome reception, and they can enjoy champagne breakfasts, complimentary wine, beer, soda, espresso and cappuccinos, daily bottled water and all-inclusive tour packages during their vacation. The Panorama Lounge features exciting performances such as local folklore dancers or musicians performing classical selections. Adventurous individuals can use bicycles to explore the various villages and towns while on shore, and participate in daily entertainment, dancing, lectures and theme dinners onboard. Children pay the same rate as adults and must share a cabin with an adult if they are under 18.

Amadeus Waterways cruise line is known for luxurious river cruising. You can enjoy the convenience and comfort of exploring scenic rivers in intimate group settings. The ships are newer and more modern than other European river cruise ships. They also carry a maximum of 150 passengers, rather than the 1000-2000 passengers on larger ocean cruise liners. You can view the most treasured landmarks of Europe, Egypt or Russia from your comfortable floating hotel.

Azamara Cruises: Azamara has been offering travelers a new way to see the world since 2007. The company’s two smaller ships are able to enter exotic ports most larger ships can’t access. The ships are intelligently designed with all of amenities you could possibly want, including butler service in every stateroom. Guests can enjoy fine cuisine, yoga classes, live nightly entertainment, in-suite spa treatments or enrichment programs that include everything from culinary classes to photographic explorations. Other options include shopping, relaxing in one of the lounges, gambling in the casino, participating in an art auction, competing in the game show Star Struck or watching a hot show in the elegant showroom. Couples can also book a wedding or vow renewal package. Passengers under 21 must share a stateroom with an adult, except for minor children who are sharing an adjacent stateroom with a parent or guardian.

Azamara Cruises has become synonymous with deluxe cruising and out-of-the-ordinary destinations. The entire crew is dedicated to providing exception service and ensuring your vacation is a pleasant and memorable experience. Passengers can visit South America, the Panama Canal, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Bermuda, Europe and Antarctica.

SeaDream Yacht Club: As soon as you board a SeaDream yacht, you’ll experience the ultimate in pampering, five-star personalized service and five-star cuisine. The smaller yachts enable passengers to visit intimate ports and harbors inaccessible to larger cruise ships. A maximum of 55 couples are catered to by a crew of 95. All staterooms include an ocean view, personal refreshment bar and 24-hour room service.

While on board, guests can relax on a Balinese dream bed, try their luck at a casino, work out at the gym or practice their swing with a golf simulator featuring 30 championship courses. The cruise line also includes the SeaDream Spa, the only Thai-certified spa at sea where guests can relax with luxurious spa treatments. Passengers can also kayak, explore the land on a mountain bike, relax on a hammock, snorkel with exotic tropical fish, go sailing on a Sunfish or enjoy exciting water sports such as wakeboarding, waterskiing or jet skiing. Groups can charter the SeaDream I or II luxury yacht for special occasions or corporate functions.

SeaDream is known for the unique, luxury cruising experience if offers its passengers. The family-owned boutique yacht company has been rated the World’s Best Small Passenger Shipping Line in 2006 and the World’s Best Top Scoring Cruise Line in 2007 by Condé Nast. Passengers can visit exotic ports of calls in the Caribbean, Europe, the Mediterranean and the Transatlantic.

Peter Dielmann Cruises: Peter Dielmann offers comfortable 100+ passenger ships where guests can enjoy the breathtaking scenery or relax in the spacious lounges. The company operates a fleet of ten river boats, a barkentine and two ocean-going cruise ships. Guests have been treated to delicious cuisine, comfortable cabins and personalized service for more than 25 years. Delightful sightseeing excursions are also options where you can take a walking tour of European cities, shop at charming boutiques, enjoy a drink at a local pub or visit historic towns and villages.

Peter Dielmann is an award-winning company known for its affordable luxury river cruises. Passengers can explore the great rivers of Europe such as the Oder, Elbe, Rhone, Seine, Moselle, Douro, Danube and Rhine. It’s possible to experience several different countries, and many unique river landscapes during one relaxing river cruise. The company also offers special interest golf, wine, wellness, hiking, equestrian, music, and cycling and garden-themed cruises.

Viking River Cruises: Since 1997, passengers of Viking River Cruises have been enjoying outstanding service, delicious gourmet cuisine and comfortable accommodations. The company’s unique Viking ships contain the ultimate in world-class amenities and accommodations. Viking has received the World’s Best award by Travel + Leisure and was voted Best River Cruise Line by cruisecritic.com for two consecutive years. The company can arrange exciting onshore excursions with knowledgeable English-speaking Viking guides and deluxe hotel accommodations. Almost every itinerary includes at least one stop at an enticing port of call every day where the ship will usually dock in the heart of a town. With only 150-300 passengers per ship, travelers can experience a more intimate setting and more personalized service.

Viking River Cruises is known for its affordable and comfortable all-inclusive river cruises. With a fleet of 18 deluxe ships, 35 unique cruises and more destinations than any other river cruise line, Viking has become the world’s leading river cruise company. The company is renowned for adopting the Swiss hotel management standards of service.

Passengers can visit the most famous rivers of Europe visiting ports such as Budapest, Cologne, Vienna, Paris, Avignon, Berlin, Prague, Bad Schandau, Würzburg, Regensburg, Linz, Bratislava, Amsterdam, Nuremberg and Rothenburg. Some of the popular China ports include Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Xian, Three Gorges, Great Wall, Wuhan, Suzhou, Nanjing, Jingzhou and Dongting Lake. Travelers can also visit exciting ports of call in Russia and the Ukraine such as Goritzy, Kizhi, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl, Kiev, Odessa, Yalta and the Moscow Canal.

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Cruises lines from all over the world are listed below. Enjoy browsing their offerings, and come back and contact us when you find your ideal cruise line vacation. Can##Q##t find exactly what you want? Just ask us for help in finding your dream cruise line package!

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What##Q##s next from the world##Q##s largest cruise lines? Below is our annual list of all the ocean-going cruise ships on order for major brands such as Carnival and Royal Caribbean, updated to include two new vessels announced last week.

As in the past, we only include ships from lines that market to North Americans, leaving out such operators as Germany-based Aida Cruises, which caters to the German-speaking market. We also have left off river cruise ships on order (stay tuned for a separate Cruise Log update on the topic).

Among the most complex traveling machines built by man, ocean-going cruise ships take years to construct, so any new orders placed in the coming months likely won##Q##t be filled until 2014 at the earliest. We##Q##ll continue to update this page as new orders are announced.

2012

Disney Fantasy (Disney Cruise Line)
Passengers: 2,500
Maiden voyage: March 31
Notable: Sister to Disney Dream, which debuted in early 2011

Riviera (Oceania Cruises)
Passengers: 1,260
Maiden voyage: April 24
Notable: Sister to 2011##Q##s Marina

Costa Fascinosa (Costa Cruises)
Passengers: 3,012
Maiden voyage: May 7
Notable: Fifth vessel in Concordia Class series

MSC Divina (MSC Cruises)
Passengers: 3,502
Maiden voyage: May 27
Notable: Third vessel in Fantasia Class series

Carnival Breeze (Carnival Cruise Lines)
Passengers: 3,690
Maiden voyage: June 3
Notable: Third vessel in Carnival Dream series

Celebrity Reflection (Celebrity Cruises)
Passengers: 3,030
Maiden voyage: Oct. 12
Notable: Last of five Solstice Class ships that began rolling out in 2008

2013

Royal Princess (Princess Cruises)
Passengers: 3,600
Maiden voyage: May
Notable: First of a new class of ship for Princess

Norwegian Breakaway (Norwegian Cruise Line)
Passengers: 4,000
Maiden voyage: Spring
Notable: First of a new class of ship for Norwegian

Europa 2 (Hapag-Lloyd)
Passengers: 516
Maiden voyage: Spring
Notable: First new ship for the Germany-based luxury line in years

2014

Unnamed (Princess Cruises)
Passengers: 3,600
Maiden voyage: Spring
Notable: Sister to Royal Princess

Norwegian Getaway (Norwegian Cruise Line)
Passengers: 4,000
Maiden voyage: Spring
Notable: Sister to Norwegian Breakaway

Unnamed (Viking Ocean Cruises)
Passengers: 888
Maiden voyage: Spring
Notable: First ocean-going ship for river cruise giant Viking

Unnamed (Royal Caribbean)
Passengers: 4,100
Maiden voyage: Fall
Notable: First of a new class of ship for Royal Caribbean

Unnamed (Costa Cruises)
Passengers: 3,700
Maiden voyage: October
Notable: Largest Costa ship ever

2015

Unnamed (Viking Ocean Cruises)
Passengers: 888
Maiden voyage: Spring
Notable: Second ocean-going ship for river cruise giant Viking

Major lines with no ships on order: Crystal Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland America, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Seabourn, Silversea Cruises

Cruises are an enjoyable and convenient way to travel the world and see the most amazing sights. There is nothing quite like a relaxing cruise to make you forget all about your problems and live life to the fullest. You can enjoy all the luxuries of home, while traveling to exciting ports of call and exploring a wide choice of entertainment options and culinary delights.

CRUISE DEMOGRAPHICS

Age Groups

Cruises remain popular with travelers of all ages from small children or middle-aged parents to retired seniors and teenagers. Although you are likely to enjoy any cruise, you may want to contact certain cruise lines to find out their typical age bracket. For example, Holland America and Celebrity Cruises tends to cater to older individuals with more medical facilities, special menu options and activities geared specifically for seniors. Some cruise lines such as the Cunard Line and Orient Lines even provide unescorted female senior travelers called gentleman hosts! On the other hand, Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean are catering to a younger crowd of passengers. They are offering a greater number of action-packed activities geared to younger individuals, including young professionals and teenagers.

Income Brackets

Regardless of your annual income, you’re sure to find a suitable cruise. You can book a standard inside cabin on a short 3-day cruise to a luxury 20-day international cruise with a luxury suite and large balcony. Many cruise lines offer very affordable cruise vacation packages, whereas other cruise lines such as the Radisson Seven Seas, Crystal Cruises, Cunard Line, Seabourn Cruise Line and Crystal Cruises are luxury cruise lines that cater more to the higher-income travelers.

POPULAR CRUISE TYPES

There is an almost endless list of cruise lines from which to choose, and each has its particular charm. To help with your decision, we have compiled a list of some of the most popular cruises and cruise lines.

Luxury Cruises – Luxury cruise lines cater to travelers with a higher income bracket who are looking for the ultimate in comfort and luxury on their cruise vacation. Guests can experience the finest in activities, gourmet food, personal service and first-class amenities on a luxury cruise ship. Many luxury cruise lines also offer complete all-inclusive packages where everything from food and activities to tips and drinks are included for one set price.

Cruise Lines: Regent Seven Seas, Crystal, Silversea, Oceania, Seabourn, SeaDream

Premium Cruises – Premium cruise lines offer the same wide range of restaurants, amenities and activities as other companies. The difference is they also provide additional features for the upscale traveler such as art collections, gourmet-style cuisine, additional guest space and more personalized service.

Cruise Lines: Celebrity, Azamara, Cunard, Holland America

Popular Cruises – Many cruise lines such as the above remain popular with travelers of all ages, thanks to their wide variety of activities and amenities. Guests can enjoy a wide range of age-specific activities, supervised children’s programs and exciting off-shore excursions.

Cruise Lines: Norwegian Cruise Line, Carnival, Princess and Royal Caribbean

River Cruises – Most river cruises are offered in Europe where passengers can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the most famous waterways in Europe such as the Main, Elbe, Rhone, Seine, Po, Douro and Danube Rivers. They can relax as they travel scenic rivers on a comfortable floating hotel. Certain companies such as Uniworld River Cruises travel to exciting destinations worldwide including Egypt, China and Russia. Many river cruises are also available to the world’s three largest rivers – the mighty Nile in Egypt, the Amazon River in Brazil and China’s historic Yangtze River.

Cruise Lines: Amadeus Waterways, Peter Dielmann, Jewel, Uniworld and Viking River Cruises

Adventure Cruises – A greater number of cruise lines are catering to the adventure-oriented traveler. You can visit the South Pole at one of the world’s most remote locations on an Antarctica cruise, explore the mighty Yangtze River on a China river cruise, cruise the dense jungle on an Amazon River cruise or experience unique wildlife on Ecuador’s famous Galapagos Islands. Lindblad Expeditions has partnered with the National Geographic Society to offer adventure cruises where travelers can experience the ultimate in awe-inspiring nature. Many adventure cruise lines enable passengers to experience the true culture of remote destinations and travel to hidden gems located off the beaten path.

Cruise Lines: Hurtigruten, Lindblad Expeditions, Voyages of Discovery

Family-Oriented Cruises – A greater number of families are deciding to spend an enjoyable and hassle-free vacation together on a cruise. Family-oriented cruises offer great activities geared for children of all ages, babysitting services and nurseries so parents and grandparents can also enjoy some quality alone time. Smaller children can enjoy activities such as face painting, storytelling, games and puppet shows, whereas older teenagers can enjoy exciting theme parties, movie nights, karaoke and video arcades. The entire family can spend quality time together on family-oriented ships and during memorable off-shore excursions.

Cruise Lines: Carnival, Celebrity, Costa, Crystal, Royal Caribbean, Disney Cruise Line

POPULAR CRUISE LINES

Carnival Cruise Lines: Carnival is the world’s largest cruise line with one of the most modern fleet of cruise ships. Carnival cruise liners are often referred to as “fun ships” because of their emphasis on enjoyable activities, entertaining nightspots and Las Vegas-style shows. Families can relax knowing their children are enjoying a wide range of supervised activities at Camp Carnival and couples can arrange for a shipboard or on shore wedding.

Carnival Cruise Lines are known for their comfortable, spacious rooms and amazing service. Passengers can enjoy a drink at the sports bar, try their luck in the casino, relax at the Spa Carnival, dance the night away at one of the many nightclubs or even take a special golf cruise. With 14 departure ports in the continental US, passengers can visit exciting destinations such as Alaska, the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska, Europe, Canada’s Maritime provinces and New England.

Costa Cruise Lines: Costa is an Italian company that has become the number one cruise line in all of Europe. Famous for the decorative and architectural aspects of their beautiful Italian ships, Costa combines sophisticated elegance with spirit and fun. The company provides great children’s programs, special dinner menus and lively onboard festivities and offshore excursions.

With 15 ships in the current fleet, the company offers non-stop entertainment, authentic Italian cuisine and warm hospitality. In addition to a spa facility, gym, casino and nightclubs, you can book a wedding package, take Italian lessons or enjoy a few golf lessons from an experienced golf pro on board a Costa cruise ship. Passengers can travel throughout the Americas, Northern Europe or the Eastern and Western Mediterranean.

Disney Cruise Line: Individuals of all ages love the magic of a Disney cruise. Everyone can enjoy entertaining Disney-themed stage shows in the Walt Disney Theatre and dining in themed restaurants aboard the Disney Wonder® or Disney Magic®. There are many other activities such as games, pajama parties, science experiments and cooking demonstrations designed specifically for children, teens and adults.

The cruise line is known for its extremely large staterooms which will accommodate a minimum of 3 people. In addition to the shopping, spas, dining and shows, guests can also book a wedding on shore or aboard the ship or celebrate a special occasion in one of the ship’s dining rooms. Passengers can enjoy cruises to South America, the Eastern and Western Caribbean, the Bahamas. Every Disney cruise also ends up at the company’s private island resort, Castaway Cay where guests can enjoy the beautiful, secluded island.

MSC Cruises: This Italian cruise line contains five beautiful ships where guests can relax with a luxurious spa treatment, try their luck at the casino, participate in MSC’s educational enrichment-at-seas programs or enjoy a Flamenco or Broadway-style show. All meals are prepared with authentic Mediterranean ingredients to offer traditional Italian cuisine.

MSC cruises are known for their true Italian service and blend of Mediterranean cuisine and maritime culture and traditions. Although MSC Cruises specialize in trips to the Mediterranean, passengers can visit South America, the Caribbean, Northern Europe, South Africa and the Transatlantic.

Norwegian Cruise Line: NCL offered a unique option to cruise passengers in 2000, called Freestyle Cruising. The company will select the ports, and passengers choose everything else. Guests can enjoy as many as 10 exciting restaurants with a relaxed dress code, relax in the Mandara Spa, try their luck at the casino or attend a lively theme party. The cruise line’s Kid’s Crew program offers supervised activities such as cooking classes, circuses, crafts, games, parties and parades for all ages. Couples can also book a wedding or vow renewal package.

NCL is associated with the freedom of choice and is known for personal and unique dining experiences and a relaxed resort-style atmosphere with an emphasis on personal flexibility. With 13 US and Canadian departure ports, the cruise line offers passengers the opportunity to visit Bermuda, the Caribbean, Alaska, Europe, the Hawaiian Islands, Antarctica, as well as the New England or Canadian coast.

Princess Cruises: With one of the most modern fleets in the cruise industry, Princess offers guests a unique variety of amenities. For example, passengers can enjoy the Movies Under the Stars program and watch their favorite flicks on deck. Guests can also enjoy everything from scuba diving classes and a Lotus Spa treatment to shuffleboard and award-winning production shows. Shopping, casinos and art auctions are other great options. Guests are assured of receiving excellent service and experiencing an atmosphere of relaxed luxury aboard a Princess Cruise ship. The cruise line offers a Princess Kids & Off Limits Teens program and Princess Youth and Teen Centers with exciting supervised activities. Couples can book a wedding or celebrate any special occasion with an amazing reception package.

Princess Cruises is known for its Personal Choice Cruising program which started in the mid 1990s. This offers passengers a wide variety of options, and enables them to completely customize their perfect vacation. They can choose from the flexible onboard services, amenities and facilities to suit their individual needs. Princess’ Anytime Dining program means you can choose when and where you wish to eat.

Princess’ belief in personal choice extends to their 150+ itineraries; the cruise line offers voyages to more worldwide destinations than any other major cruise line. Passengers can choose cruises that last anywhere from 7 days to 72 days! Some of the destinations include Hawaii, India, Asia, Africa, Canada, Antarctica, Europe, the Mexican Riviera, South America, the Caribbean, Alaska, the Panama Canal, Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific, Tahiti, French Polynesia and New England.

Royal Caribbean: With some of the most innovate and unique ships in the cruise industry, passengers of a Royal Caribbean cruise are guaranteed to receive superb dining and service. The cruise line has been providing passengers with exciting and memorable cruise vacations for more than 25 years. Guests return because of the spacious staterooms and attentive Gold Anchor Service.® Kids 3-17 can participate in the Royal Caribbean’s complimentary Adventure Ocean Youth Programs that combine entertainment and education with supervised activities. The cruise line also offers wedding packages and corporate programs for adult passengers.

Royal Caribbean is known for grand-scale adventure. Most passengers are active individuals who are continuously seeking exciting new experiences and a great variety of entertainment options. Guests can enjoy everything from rock climbing, art auctions and wine tasting to jewelry seminars, onboard ice-skating rink and ice-carving demonstrations. Passengers can visit hundreds of exciting ports including Hawaii, Mexico, Alaska, the Bahamas, Canada, Bermuda, New England, Europe, the Caribbean and the Pacific Northwest.

Orient Lines: Guests can enjoy all of the finest amenities on board the Orient’s luxury cruise liners, arrange for optional tours, relax at the Mandara Spa, dance in an elegant ballroom or hit the Monte-Carlo style casinos. Most longer voyages include guest lecturers and local cultural performers to entertain passengers.

Orient Lines is well known for providing the most in-depth travel experiences in the world’s most exciting exotic ports. The cruise line offers passengers the opportunity to learn about each of the places they visit during their voyage. Therefore, many of their packages feature Cruise Tours, complete with hotel accommodations and sightseeing excursions. Passengers can sail to the Greek Isles, the Baltic, South America, Southeast Asia, Antarctica, the Panama Canal, Britain and the Mediterranean.

Celebrity Cruises: Travel experts such as Condé Nast Traveler consistently rate Celebrity’s service as one of the best. Passengers of a Celebrity cruise are assured warm, personal service, exceptional cuisine, spacious rooms and European hospitality. They can book a golf excursion, shop in the ship’s boutiques, enjoy a Broadway-style show or relax in the AquaSpa. Children and participate in a wide variety of activities such as scavenger hunts, ice cream parties, ship tours, movies, video games, karaoke or a ball pit with the X-Club youth Activities program. All youth counselors have completed formal education in Education, Child Development, Recreation or a related field. Celebrity Cruises also offers special anniversary and honeymoon packages, as well as corporate meetings.

Guests associate Celebrity cruises with luxury, elegance and a premium cruising experience. The cruise line has become famous for its exceptional service that usually exceeds guests’ expectations. Passengers can book a cruise to Canada, the Caribbean, South America, the Panama Canal, Europe, New England, Bermuda, Alaska, New Zealand, Mexico, Australia, Hawaii or the Galapagos Islands.

Holland America Line: Guests of Holland America will enjoy impeccable service, beautiful staterooms, elegantly decorated ships and superb dining. The cruise line offers a more traditional style of cruising with convenient inclusive pricing. Guests can book a golf excursion, take a kickboxing class, enjoy a guided art tour, shop, try their luck at the casino or relax at the spa. Certain cruise ships even offer a custom tailoring service where men and women can order exclusive custom-made garments. Children 5-12 can participate in supervised Club Hal® activities such as bingo, pizza parties, miniature golf, scavenger hunts, theme parties and on-deck sports events. Some itineraries even offer kids-only shore excursions to several Alaskan ports and the company’s private island in the Bahamas, Half Moon Cay. Couples can also arrange a custom wedding package.

Holland America ships are all known for their more private verandas and larger staterooms so you can cruise in absolutely luxury and comfort. In fact, the staterooms are 25 percent larger than the same category rooms on any other ships. The public rooms are spacious and tastefully decorated with expensive art collections and fresh flower arrangements. Passengers can choose to visit more than 280 exciting ports of call including Hawaii, Europe, South America, Alaska, the Caribbean, Asia and North America’s west coast.

Oceania Cruises: Passengers of an Oceania cruise can enjoy flexible dining arrangements and 5-star menus, as well as first-class amenities and accommodations. Formed in 2002, Oceania Cruises has a fleet of luxurious 684-passenger ships where guests can enjoy daily historical lectures, comedians, casinos, fitness tracks, the Card Room or the Oceania Spa.

Oceania is associated with casual elegance where you can dine when and where you choose with no formal gowns or tuxedos required. Passengers can explore the Panama Canal, Scandinavia, Mexico, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. Many itineraries include overnight port stays, enabling travelers to enjoy the culture and history of exciting destinations. Oceania Cruises also travel to Russia, South America, the Greek Isles, Central America, the British Isles and the Black Sea.

Crystal Cruises: Condé Nast Traveler has voted Crystal Cruises the world’s “Best Large Ship Cruise Line” for nine consecutive years. Passengers can take a golf lesson with a PGA pro, relax at the Crystal Salon, tempt Lady Luck at the Caesars Palace at Sea® casino, shop at exclusive boutiques, enjoy a creative production show or attend lectures offered by the Crystal Cruises Creative Learning Institute. Children can enjoy supervised activities such as arts and crafts, board games and a video arcade and older children can participate in age-appropriate activities supervised by Junior Activities Directors. Adults can book onboard meetings with the state-of-the-art equipment and business amenities.

Crystal Cruises has become synonymous with grand luxury; guests can relax on elegant ships adorned with rich wood trim, polished brass and teak decks, enjoy exciting activities or explore exotic ports. Passengers can visit exotic destinations including the South Pacific, Asia, Alaska, the Caribbean, Hawaii, the Mediterranean, Mexico, Australia, Europe, South America and the Panama Canal.

Cunard Line: Travelers who expect nothing less than the best will enjoy traveling in luxury on board a Cunard cruise ship. Passengers who choose a Cunard cruise can relax at the Canyon Ranch Spa Club, enjoy a music revue, practice their swing at the virtual golf cage or attend educational and entertaining guest lectures where they will learn about everything from acting to cooking and interior design. The cruise line also offers state-of-the-art audio/video equipment, cocktail parties and award ceremonies for businesses.

Cunard has become known for the lavish elegance and luxury cruising of days gone by. In 2004, the Queen Mary 2 made its debut as the flagship of The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World. The QM2 follows the traditions of luxury liners such as the Cunard and White Star Line predecessors. This remarkable cruise ship is the world’s longest, largest, tallest and most expensive, and it is the only ship to make regular transatlantic voyages. The Queen Elizabeth 2 offers passengers the same gourmet cuisine, impeccable service and British elegance, and has been touted as one of the greatest cruise liners.

Passengers can sail to exotic destinations such as Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, North America, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Africa and the Transatlantic.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises: The luxury cruise ships of this company hold hundreds of guests, providing passengers with personal service and six-star accommodations, amenities and dining. Condé Nast Traveler readers voted Regent Seven Seas as the World’s Best Small Cruise Line in 2003 and twice by the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine. Many special events, enhancements and benefits are provided to travelers at no cost or for a very nominal fee. Guests can take an exclusive classic French cooking course, play sports on the activity deck, take computer classes, listen to guest lectures, work out at the gym, relax at the spa, gamble at the casino or watch a Broadway musical revue in the Constellation Theater. Many Regent ships offer Club Mariner – a supervised program for children 6-11 or 12-17 with activities such as crafts, movies and games.

The Regent Seven Seas offers a program of discovery and exploration that rivals any other cruise line and has become the leader of the 6-star cruise industry. Passengers can explore more than 300 ports of calls on six continents such as Tahiti, the Panama Canal, Europe, the Caribbean, Alaska, the South Pacific or even Antarctica.

Seabourn Cruise Line: Passengers of the Seabourn Cruise Line can explore exciting ports and relax on the company’s three yacht-like ships. Guests can enjoy complimentary wine and spirits, listen to a lecture program by renowned guests, arrange a golf excursion, relax at the Seabourn Spa, play blackjack at the casino, work out at the fitness center, enjoy a drink at one of the bars or lounges or witness cooking demonstrations. Seabourn also offers an enrichment program that involves inviting amazing individuals from various fields to enlighten and entertain passengers. Family, friends or companies can also charter one of the Yachts of Seabourn to celebrate a special occasion or personal milestone.

Seabourn has become famous for its atmosphere of luxury and amazing service. The cruise line has won many awards, and offers all-suite accommodations that are more elegant than almost any other cruise line. In fact, the cruise line’s amazing vessels are often compared to five-star resorts. Passengers can travel to the Eastern Seaboard, New Zealand, Africa, Southeast Asia, Northern Europe, the Atlantic Isles, the Mediterranean, Canada, the Panama Canal, Costa Rica, South America, Africa, the South Pacific, India, Belize and the Transatlantic.

Silversea Cruises: Passengers of Silversea Cruises can travel on smaller, more intimate ships that offer more space and more personalized service. While on board, guests can watch a culinary demonstration, practice at the putting green, compete in a water volleyball tournament, dance at the nightclubs, play the slots at the casino, practice with a golf pro, relax with a favorite movie or book from the library, enjoy a magic show or listen to a classical recital.

Silversea has become famous for serving the ultra-luxury market with some of the cruise industry’s highest quality ships. Guests are rewarded with open dining plans where they can choose where and when to eat and suites with ocean views and private verandas. The cruise line is also unique by offering all the amenities expected of a large cruise ship while managing to retain the intimacy and personal service of a small vessel. Because of the smaller ships, Silversea can transport passengers in absolute luxury to exotic ports such as the Pacific Coast, Alaska, the Indian Ocean, Mexico, Canada, the Amazon, Northern Europe, the Far East, South America, the Mediterranean and the South Pacific.

Uniworld: Guests on a Uniworld cruise will enjoy many amenities and conveniences that are unexpected for smaller ships. The cruise tour price also includes the majority of shore excursions in the heart of each city, making it a great value. The company offers great choice, value and quality, as well as warm, attentive service. Guests can relax with friends in the lounge, enjoy a spa treatment at the salon, shop for souvenirs or play a game of cards.

Uniworld is famous for comfortable and convenient international river cruising – the cruise line’s ships travel the great rivers of Egypt, Asia and Europe. Guests can relax while exploring the Rhine and Danube Rivers, France, Northern Italy, the Duoro River, Portugal, Spain, Moscow, St. Petersburg, China and the Yangtze River, Amsterdam, Vienna, Budapest, Constanta and the Dutch and Belgian waterways.

Windstar Cruises: Since the mid 1980s, guests of a Windstar Cruise have been relaxing on romantic masted ships called masted-sail-yachts. Passengers can enjoy a unique cruise experience in an atmosphere of casual elegance featuring exquisite service and exceptional cuisine. They can learn poke tips at the casino, relax at the WindSpa, take scuba diving lessons or participate in a wide variety of activities on the watersports deck. The cruise line visits many exotic destinations that are not usually included as ports of call. Windstar Cruises also provides the unique opportunity for companies to charter one of their ships and proudly display their company flag with Windstar’s. Corporate passengers can and, enjoy a cocktail party, afternoon beach barbeques, evening galas and complimentary watersports.

The word that comes to mind when you think of Windstar Cruises is romantic. The cruise line has become famous for sailing to exotic ports of call inaccessible by larger vessels. Passengers can travel the world to hidden harbors in places such as the Far East, the Caribbean or the Mediterranean.

Amadeus Waterways: Passengers of Amadeus Waterways can enjoy the ultimate in modern river cruising luxury. Although the company is based in the US, it specializes in European river cruises. Since 2006, the cruise line has offered more amenities than any other European river cruise ship. Every room has a view of the river and 82% feature large French balconies. Guests are greeted with a welcome reception, and they can enjoy champagne breakfasts, complimentary wine, beer, soda, espresso and cappuccinos, daily bottled water and all-inclusive tour packages during their vacation. The Panorama Lounge features exciting performances such as local folklore dancers or musicians performing classical selections. Adventurous individuals can use bicycles to explore the various villages and towns while on shore, and participate in daily entertainment, dancing, lectures and theme dinners onboard. Children pay the same rate as adults and must share a cabin with an adult if they are under 18.

Amadeus Waterways cruise line is known for luxurious river cruising. You can enjoy the convenience and comfort of exploring scenic rivers in intimate group settings. The ships are newer and more modern than other European river cruise ships. They also carry a maximum of 150 passengers, rather than the 1000-2000 passengers on larger ocean cruise liners. You can view the most treasured landmarks of Europe, Egypt or Russia from your comfortable floating hotel.

Azamara Cruises: Azamara has been offering travelers a new way to see the world since 2007. The company’s two smaller ships are able to enter exotic ports most larger ships can’t access. The ships are intelligently designed with all of amenities you could possibly want, including butler service in every stateroom. Guests can enjoy fine cuisine, yoga classes, live nightly entertainment, in-suite spa treatments or enrichment programs that include everything from culinary classes to photographic explorations. Other options include shopping, relaxing in one of the lounges, gambling in the casino, participating in an art auction, competing in the game show Star Struck or watching a hot show in the elegant showroom. Couples can also book a wedding or vow renewal package. Passengers under 21 must share a stateroom with an adult, except for minor children who are sharing an adjacent stateroom with a parent or guardian.

Azamara Cruises has become synonymous with deluxe cruising and out-of-the-ordinary destinations. The entire crew is dedicated to providing exception service and ensuring your vacation is a pleasant and memorable experience. Passengers can visit South America, the Panama Canal, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Bermuda, Europe and Antarctica.

SeaDream Yacht Club: As soon as you board a SeaDream yacht, you’ll experience the ultimate in pampering, five-star personalized service and five-star cuisine. The smaller yachts enable passengers to visit intimate ports and harbors inaccessible to larger cruise ships. A maximum of 55 couples are catered to by a crew of 95. All staterooms include an ocean view, personal refreshment bar and 24-hour room service.

While on board, guests can relax on a Balinese dream bed, try their luck at a casino, work out at the gym or practice their swing with a golf simulator featuring 30 championship courses. The cruise line also includes the SeaDream Spa, the only Thai-certified spa at sea where guests can relax with luxurious spa treatments. Passengers can also kayak, explore the land on a mountain bike, relax on a hammock, snorkel with exotic tropical fish, go sailing on a Sunfish or enjoy exciting water sports such as wakeboarding, waterskiing or jet skiing. Groups can charter the SeaDream I or II luxury yacht for special occasions or corporate functions.

SeaDream is known for the unique, luxury cruising experience if offers its passengers. The family-owned boutique yacht company has been rated the World’s Best Small Passenger Shipping Line in 2006 and the World’s Best Top Scoring Cruise Line in 2007 by Condé Nast. Passengers can visit exotic ports of calls in the Caribbean, Europe, the Mediterranean and the Transatlantic.

Peter Dielmann Cruises: Peter Dielmann offers comfortable 100+ passenger ships where guests can enjoy the breathtaking scenery or relax in the spacious lounges. The company operates a fleet of ten river boats, a barkentine and two ocean-going cruise ships. Guests have been treated to delicious cuisine, comfortable cabins and personalized service for more than 25 years. Delightful sightseeing excursions are also options where you can take a walking tour of European cities, shop at charming boutiques, enjoy a drink at a local pub or visit historic towns and villages.

Peter Dielmann is an award-winning company known for its affordable luxury river cruises. Passengers can explore the great rivers of Europe such as the Oder, Elbe, Rhone, Seine, Moselle, Douro, Danube and Rhine. It’s possible to experience several different countries, and many unique river landscapes during one relaxing river cruise. The company also offers special interest golf, wine, wellness, hiking, equestrian, music, and cycling and garden-themed cruises.

Viking River Cruises: Since 1997, passengers of Viking River Cruises have been enjoying outstanding service, delicious gourmet cuisine and comfortable accommodations. The company’s unique Viking ships contain the ultimate in world-class amenities and accommodations. Viking has received the World’s Best award by Travel + Leisure and was voted Best River Cruise Line by cruisecritic.com for two consecutive years. The company can arrange exciting onshore excursions with knowledgeable English-speaking Viking guides and deluxe hotel accommodations. Almost every itinerary includes at least one stop at an enticing port of call every day where the ship will usually dock in the heart of a town. With only 150-300 passengers per ship, travelers can experience a more intimate setting and more personalized service.

Viking River Cruises is known for its affordable and comfortable all-inclusive river cruises. With a fleet of 18 deluxe ships, 35 unique cruises and more destinations than any other river cruise line, Viking has become the world’s leading river cruise company. The company is renowned for adopting the Swiss hotel management standards of service.

Passengers can visit the most famous rivers of Europe visiting ports such as Budapest, Cologne, Vienna, Paris, Avignon, Berlin, Prague, Bad Schandau, Würzburg, Regensburg, Linz, Bratislava, Amsterdam, Nuremberg and Rothenburg. Some of the popular China ports include Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Xian, Three Gorges, Great Wall, Wuhan, Suzhou, Nanjing, Jingzhou and Dongting Lake. Travelers can also visit exciting ports of call in Russia and the Ukraine such as Goritzy, Kizhi, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl, Kiev, Odessa, Yalta and the Moscow Canal.

HOT CRUISE DESTINATIONS

Alaska – Alaska continues to be one of the world’s most popular cruise destinations. This vast, scenic American state has continued to attract endless numbers of passengers on year-round cruises. Although cruises used to cater to seniors, a greater number of younger travelers are choosing to explore this remarkable North American destination.

Travelers can witness breathtaking scenery that includes massive fjords and icebergs, watch for an abundant variety of wildlife such as humpback whales, grizzly bears, sea lions, puffins or mountain goats or take unique sled-dog, glacier or gold mine tours.

Popular Ports of Call: Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan, Nome, Misty Fjords, Fairbanks, Denali, Anchorage, Prince William Sound, Whittier, Seward and Valdez. Most Alaska cruise ships depart from Vancouver, British Columbia or Seattle, Washington, although other cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco in California are also options.

European – European cruises present an enjoyable and affordable way to explore some of the continent’s most scenic waterways while exploring exciting ports of call. These cruises are actually quite cost-effective when you factor in the high price of most European hotels, meals, sightseeing options and transportation.

Western Mediterranean: These cruises often sail from Rome, London, Barcelona or Lisbon, and they enable passengers to explore the best of Italy, Portugal, Spain, France and some of the Balenaric Islands. Some of the popular ports of call include Paris, France, Dublin, Ireland, the south of France and Barcelona, Spain.

Northern European: These cruises usually feature the Scandinavian peninsula, Russia, the Baltic states and the Netherlands with stops in Oslo in Norway, Tallinn in Estonia and Helsinki in Finland. Most cruise ships depart from cities such as Amsterdam, London, Stockholm or Copenhagen.

You can choose to visit only one region of Europe or a longer cruise that makes multiple stops in many different European countries. Unique tours options include beautiful winery tours or breathtaking hot air balloon rides and nothing beats the view of the French Riviera from a European cruise ship.

Popular Ports of Call: Some of the most popular unique European cities for cruise lines include Athens, Corfu, Mykonos and Santorini in Greece, Naples, Rome, Florence and Venice in Italy, Cannes, Nice and Marseille in France, Barcelona in Spain, Ephesus in Turkey, Lisbon in Portugal, Dubrovnik in Croatia, Dover in the United Kingdom, Oslo in Norway Casablanca in Morocco.

Caribbean – Gorgeous sandy white beaches, a warm year-round climate, exciting water activities and remarkable shopping continue to attract cruise passengers of all ages.

Eastern Caribbean: You can choose from a relaxing Eastern Caribbean cruise where you can enjoy the duty-free shopping El Yunque Rain Forest of Puerto Rico or the and private beaches and incredible snorkeling of St. Thomas or sailing in St. Maarten. The slower pace and fewer number of ports make it a great choice for first-time cruisers.

Popular Ports of Call: Nassau in the Bahamas, the US Virgin Islands of St. Thomas, St. John and St. Maarten, the British Virgin Islands – Tortola and Virgin Gorda, as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico. Most Eastern Caribbean cruise lines depart from Port Canaveral, Fort Lauderdale or Miami, although some are available as far east as New York.

Southern Caribbean: If you want a little less time at sea and more time visiting exciting ports of call, you can opt for a Southern Caribbean cruise. This is often the preferred cruise for island hoppers and vacationers seeking to see the greatest number of sights. You can relax on a black sand beach on Martinique, explore some of the world’s largest limestone caves in Barbados, swim beneath a refreshing waterfall on the island of Dominica or take a cycling tour of Aruba.

Popular Ports of Call: St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Antigua, Martinique, Barbados, St. Lucia, Aruba, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Barts, Caracas and Isla Margarita. The majority of Southern Caribbean cruises depart from San Juan in Puerto Rico, although you can also sail from Barbados, Miami or Fort Lauderdale.

Western Caribbean: One of the most popular and affordable Caribbean cruises, many visitors choose to visit the Western Caribbean aboard a comfortable, luxury cruise liner. You can find some of the most unspoiled beaches and the world’s top scuba diving and snorkeling areas during your vacation. Spend the day climbing Jamaica’s Dunn’s River Falls, hiking the scenic Mayan city of Tulum, Mexico or snorkeling with stingrays in the Grand Cayman islands.

Popular Ports of Call: Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Key West in Florida, Cozumel, Cancun and Costa Maya in Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, Roatan and Labadee in Haiti. Another reason for the popularity of Western Caribbean cruises is the large number of departure ports, which include cities such as Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Barbados, Galveston, New Orleans, Houston, Tampa, Miami and Port Canaveral.

Antarctica – Despite the very short travel season, expense and cold temperatures, this remote area of the world is becoming an increasingly popular cruise destination for travelers. Adventurous individuals can visit the South Pole, watch huge groups of frolicking penguins, whales or seals or witness massive icebergs breaking off into the frigid sea. Many travelers include an excursion to Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands or South America’s remote Patagonia region during their Antarctica cruise.

Popular Ports of Call: Deception Island, McMurdo Station, Mt. Erebus, Macquarie Island, the Ross Ice Shelf, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands and South Pole. Most Antarctica cruises depart from Chile or Argentina, although some cruise lines also sail from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.

South Pacific – If you want to enjoy some of the world’s most unspoiled tropical beaches and picturesque tropical islands, be sure to take a South Pacific cruise. You can visit a black pearl farm in Tahiti, snorkel with dolphins at Moorea, go whale watching in Tonga, or enjoy a deep sea fishing excursion in Fiji.

Popular Ports of Call: Nadi and Vanuatu in Fiji, Bora Bora, Papeete and Raiatea near Tahiti, Huahine, Moorea and Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, Apia and Pago Pago in Samoa, Tonga and Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Most cruise ships depart from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Tahiti or Hawaii, Seattle, Washington or Vancouver, British Columbia.

ADDING LAND PACKAGES

Shore Excursions - Shore excursions used to play only a minor part for cruise passengers, but that has since changed. Many travelers now choose specific cruise lines or destinations specifically for the available land tours available. In addition to enjoying all of the first-class amenities, food and activities on a luxury cruise liner, passengers can also explore a wide variety of sightseeing options. Visiting exciting worldwide ports of call plays an important part of your entire cruise experience. You get the opportunity to explore the food, people, culture and history of many exotic locations, with the added bonus of luxurious accommodations awaiting you at the end of each excursion.

You can visit local attractions such as historical towns, cultural museums, zoos, gardens and scenic national parks, hit the hiking trails, scuba dive with tropical marine life, go horseback riding, sailing or enjoy a round of golf. River rafting, kayaking and boating excursions are also popular land package choices for the more active traveler. For travelers with enough money, physical stamina and adventurous spirit, you can even book private trekking expeditions to remote locations such as Antarctica. If you book with a reputable tour company, experienced professional guides will ensure a safe and enjoyable trip.

Land Tours – If you want to truly experience the culture, wildlife, scenery and people of any given area, you should consider a land tour. You can choose from guided city tours, historical tours, wildlife tours, flight tours, hiking tours, boat tours, bicycle tours, railway tours or fishing tours. Seeing the sights from a helicopter, railway car, trolley or inflatable Kodiak enables you to enjoy a very different perspective for interesting ports of call around the world. Some tours will allow you to explore exciting marine life from a submarine or glass-bottom boat. Younger cruisers may enjoy lively party tours where you can enjoy everything from beach barbeques and dinner cruises to pub crawls and theme parties.

Many areas even include unique tour options such as gold mine tours, glacier tours or even sled dog kennel tours. Explore the Forbidden City or Great Wall of China, Alaska’s El Dorado Gold Mine and Mt. McKinley or Antarctica’s majestic Ross Ice Shelf or world’s most southern active volcano, Mt. Erebus.

Advantages of Pre-Booking

We recommend consulting with a professional travel company to pre-book your shore excursions. You will often pay much less than overpriced excursions sold by the ship, and you can save time and hassle by avoiding long lineups to purchase tickets during your actual cruise. Pre-booking is a more convenient, stress-free experience that can enable you to fully enjoy your cruise. More importantly, you won’t risk missing out on popular trips that quickly sell out!

Important Considerations

Before you book a land tour or shore excursion, you need to consider your budget, time frame and physical fitness level.

• Do you prefer a leisurely stroll around the city or a challenging hike up a steep mountain?

• Are you able to keep up in a large fast-paced walking group or do you prefer to travel with only a few other individuals by car or boat?

• Do you have enough time to explore an entire city while onshore or only a few hours before your cruise leaves?

• Are you looking for an affordable self-guided tour or can you justify the cost of the ultimate luxury excursion?

Questions such as these are important to ask yourself before choosing your shore excursion or land tour. Spending a few minutes to do so will ensure you experience the trip of a lifetime on and off your cruise ship!

ARRANGING YOUR PRE-POST STAYS & ADDING HOTEL PACKAGES

Many cruise companies also offer affordable hotel packages so you can continue your luxury vacation on land, as well as sea. We recommend pre-booking at least your first and last night in a hotel. This will prevent you from having to rush around frantically trying to find a suitable accommodation at the beginning or end of your trip. You don’t want to risk missing your return flight home, paying much more than necessary for a substandard hotel or starting your cruise vacation frustrated and exhausted.

Cruise and tour companies also have access to a vast resource of reliable hotels. They will often find you a much better deal on hotels that they know are clean, safe and comfortable. You will most likely save money, time, stress and frustration by arranging your pre-post stays with a reliable company. This means you can start and end your cruise off right – refreshed and relaxed!

Derived from a survey of Travel & Leisure readers and published in the August issue now on newsstands, the rankings once again put Crystal No. 1 among large-ship lines with a score of 92.45. Seabourn is tops among small-ship cruise lines with a score of 93.3.

Runners-up among large-ship lines: Regent Seven Seas Cruises (90.14); Oceania Cruises (86.42); Disney Cruise Line (85.70); and Cunard Line (84.27).

Rounding out the top five in the small-ship line category are Silversea Cruises (90.03); Lindblad Expeditions (89.25); SeaDream Yacht Club (88.33); and Windstar Cruises (85.63).

In a separate category for river cruise lines, Tauck came in at No. 1 with a score of 90.06, followed by Uniworld (88.70); Viking (86.76); AmaWaterways (85.23); and Avalon Waterways (84.27) .

Other major lines? The survey gave Azamara Club Cruises a score of 82.51, putting it sixth among big-ship lines just behind Cunard (the two lines flip-flopped positions from last year). Celebrity Cruises was not far behind with a score of 81.92, placing it seventh among big-ship lines. Celebrity scored just a tad better than rivals Holland America (81.29), Royal Caribbean (80.28) and Princess Cruises (79.81).

The survey, conducted in associated with research firm ROI Research Inc., asked readers to rate cruise lines for their cabins, food, service, itineraries/destinations, activities and value.

Gene Sloan, USA Today

Cruiseline Operators and the Cruise Ships

Here is a pretty good list of current Cruiseline Operators and the Cruise Ships they own or operate. This is an incestuous business. Many ships operate or have operated under many names, many ships are owned by one company and subleased or operated by two companies.   Sometimes it can be confusing, and thats why Elite Cruises and Travel makes your traveling a breeze.

Contact Us to book any of the ships listed

If there is a ship on which you cruised and would like us to locate it, so you may once again cruise on it, let us know. Many ships have had many names. We have grouped together divisions of some of the larger operators such as Carnival and Royal Caribbean.

Contact Us to book any of the ships listed

ABERCROMBIE & KENT (UK)

• Eclipse (She sails the Galapagos)
  
• Sunboat III (River vessel on the Nile)
  
• Sunboat IV (River vessel on the Nile)
  
• Abercrombie (Hotel barge in France)
  
• Safari Quest – Yacht Adventures, 22 pax (She sails near Alaska)
  
• Explorer II, 360 pax (Former Swan Hellenic##Q##s Minerva, ex Saga Pearl. Explorer Cruises is operating an Antarctic programme in 2007/08 on the ship from November to March)
  
• Yangzi Explorer, 124 (Cruises in China. Abercrombie & Kent partnership with Orient Royal Cruises) 

  ABOU MERHI CRUISES (Lebanon)
  Orient Queen, 660 pax (Ex Bolero, ex Starward. Acquired via a bareboat/hire purchase agreement by Louis in 2007)ADRIATIC CRUISES (Croatia)
  Out of Business
  Dalmacija, 300 pax (March ##Q##09: laid up in Rijeka)

  ADVENTURE CRUISE LINES (Newport Beach, CA)
  Pacific Monarch, 54 pax (Ex Spirit of Glacier Bay, ex Glacier Bay Explorer)
  Rapture, 142 pax

  ALL LEISURE GROUP PLC – ALL DISCOVERY CRUISING (UK)
  Swan Hellenic Cruises

  (London, UK)
  The company operated Minerva II (Former R8) that was transfered to Princess Cruises in April 2007 and renamed Royal Princess. Previously Swan Hellenic operated the Minerva. March 2007: Lord Sterling – former chairman of P&O Cruises – has bought the company from Carnival, but no replacement vessel has been identified at that stage. July 2007: Swan Hellenic has joined the All Leisure Group that own Voyages of Discovery that will charter Minerva as Minerva II.
  Voyages Of Discovery (The name was Discovery World Cruises in USA until June 2007)
  

• Discovery, 650 pax (Built in 1972 she was the former Island Princess)
  
• Explorer II, 360 pax (Former Swan Hellenic##Q##s Minerva, ex Saga Pearl )
  Hebridean International Cruises (Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK)
  

• Hebridean Princess
  Hebridean Spirit, 79 pax (Former Sun Viva 2, MegaStar Capricorn. March 2009: the ship has been sold. April ##Q##09: All Leisure group plc, which operates Swan Hellenic and Voyages of Discovery, announces that it has purchased the Hebridean Princess) 

  AMA WATERWAYS (Westlake Village, CA)
  

• La Marguerite, 92 pax (She sails the Mekong in Vietnam and Cambodia)
  
• Amabella, 162
  
• Amadolce, 148 pax
  
• Amadagio, 73 cabins
  
• Amalegro, 73 cabins
  
• Amacello, 73 cabins
  
• Amadante, 73 cabins
  
• Amalyra, 148 pax
  (AMA also leases the Lev Tolstoy in Russia, the Amadouro in Portugal and the Swiss Pearl in France)
  Amadeus Luftner Cruises
  AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL, INC. – AMBASSADORS CRUISE GROUP
  Majestic America Line (Seattle) (November ##Q##08: it has ceased operations)
  

• Queen of the West, 146/163 pax (September ##Q##09: sold to Blue Spruce LLC, an affiliate of American Cruise Lines)
  
• Empress of the North, 236 pax
  
• Contessa, 49 pax (Former Executive Explorer, overnight cruise catamaran, owned until June 2006 by Glacier Bay Cruiseline. October ##Q##08: she has been taken over by the U.S. Maritime Administration due to unpaid debt. November 2010: acquired by Alaskan Dream Cruises and renamed Alaskan Dream)
  Columbia Queen, 161 pax
  
• American Queen, 436 pax
  
• Delta Queen, 174 pax (She will sail its last season on the Mississippi in 2008 and retired from service in November. Currently moored on the Tennessee River as a boutique hotel)
  
• Mississippi Queen, 416 pax (November 2008: she is out of service and probably to be cut down to a barge)
  (American West Steamboat Company and Delta Queen Steamboat Co. began operating under the new name Majestic America Line in October 2006)
  WindStar Cruises (Seattle, WA)
  
• Wind Song, 148 pax
  
• Wind Spirit, 148 pax
  
• Wind Star, 148 pax
  
• Wind Surf, 308 pax
  (April 2007: Carnival Corporation & plc announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Windstar Cruises to Ambassadors International Inc. Ambassadors selected V.Ships Leisure to manage the vessels) 

  AMERICAN CLASSIC VOYAGES (Chicago) (Out of business)
  American Hawaii Cruises (New Orleans, LA) (Out of business)
  United States Lines (New Orleans, LA) (Out of business)
  Delta Queen Coastal Voyages (New Orleans, LA) (Out of business)
  Cape May Light, 226 pax (Laid up near Jacksonville, Fla. since 2002. April 2010: charter to house earthquake aid workers at Haiti as Sea Voyager)
  Cape Cod Light, 226 pax (Uncompleted. Laid up near Jacksonville, Fla.)
  (MARAD, the U.S. Maritime Administration was the owner of the two ships. June 2008: European shipping consortium Clipper Group purchased the two coastal cruisers. Clipper Group owns 10 cruise ships and two river boats. ISP – International Shipping Partners, will manage the two coastal vessels. The new names would be Clipper Discoverer and Clipper Voyager) 

  AMERICAN CRUISE LINES
  

• American Eagle, 49 pax
  
• American Glory, 49 pax
  
• American Spirit, 93 pax
  
• American Star, 100 pax
  
• Queen of the West, 120 pax
  
• Independence, 104 pax 

  AMERICAN SAFARI CRUISES / INNERSEA DISCOVERIES (Seattle, WA)
  (In February, 2009 American Safari Cruises assets were acquired by InnerSea Discoveries LLC)
  

• Safari Spirit, 12 pax
  
• Safari Escape, 12 pax
  
• Safari Quest, 22 pax
  (Image of the three yachs)
  
• Safari Explorer, 39 pax (To go into service in Alaska in May 2008)
  
• Safari Legacy, 6 pax (Only for charter) (To go into service in Alaska in May 2008)
  Wilderness Adventurer, 69 pax
  Wilderness Explorer, 31 pax
  Wilderness Discoverer, 87 pax 

  ANDREW WEIR SHIPPING LTD (AWSL) (London)
  

• RMS St. Helena, 128 pax (Working cargo ship and passenger liner) 

  ANTARCTICA XXI (Punta Arenas, Chile)
  

• Grigoriy Mikheev, 46 pax 

  ANTARCTIC SHIPPING SA (Santiago, Chile)
  Antarctic Dream, 39 cabins (She will be in the north this summer and 2009 to cruise around Spitsbergen managed by Oceanwide Expeditions)ANTARPPLY S.A. (Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego – Argentina)

• Ushuaia, 35 cabins (Cruises in Antarctica) 

  AQUA EXPEDITIONS (Lima, Peru – Mekong, Viet Nam)
  

• Aqua, 24 pax
• Aria, 24 pax

  A##Q##ROSA FLUSSCHIFF GMBH (Germany)
  

• A##Q##Rosa Viva, 242 pax (New 2010)
  
• A##Q##Rosa Bella, 242 pax
  
• A##Q##Rosa Donna, 242 pax
  
• A##Q##Rosa Mia, 242 pax
  
• A##Q##Rosa Riva, 242 pax
  
• A##Q##Rosa Stella, 174
  
• A##Q##Rosa Luna, 174 pax
  (All the ships are river cruise vessels) 

  ASSAM BENGAL NAVIGATION (Ambari in India and London)

• Sukapha, 12 cabins
• Charaidew, 12 cabins
  (River cruises in India)

ATLANTIC STARS HOSPITALITY GROUP (Newport)
Arabella, 40 pax (Sailing cruise ship)
Madeleine (Schooner)
Rum Runner II (Motor yacht for day trips)

ATW CRUISES (AROUND THE WORLD CRUISES – SAFEZONE PTY. LTD.) (Australia) (Out of business)
Island Sun (Planned charter from Mauritius Island Cruises. To begin cruises at the end of November 2004)
World Discoverer (To begin cruises in mid December 2004. Mortgage holder Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore, took possession of the World Discoverer on June 18, 2004, until September 2007 when the ship was sold to Silversea)

AURORA EXPEDITIONS (Australia)

• Marina Svetaeva 100 pax (Photo courtesy Tiabunna – Virtualtourist.com)
  
• Polar Pioneer56 pax 

  AVALON WATERWAYS
  (All river vessels)
  

• Avalon Creativity, 138
  
• Avalon Felicity, 138 pax
  
• Avalon Luminary, 138 pax
  
• Avalon Affinity, 138 pax
  
• Avalon Scenery, 138 pax
  
• Avalon Imagery, 170 pax
  
• Avalon Tranquility, 170
  
• Avalon Tapestry, 164 pax
  
• Avalon Artistry, 178
  
• Avalon Poetry, 176 pax 

  AVENTURA(Germany)
  Aventura, 75 pax, 6 cabins (River vessel)AYRAVATA CRUISES – RV PANDAW 1947 (Yangon, Myanmar)
  

• RV Pandaw 1947 16 cabins (The original built in 1947)
  Rv Paukan 2007, 55 paxBIRKA CRUISES – BIRKA LINE ABP (Finland)
  Birka Paradise, 1,800 pax

  BLOUNT SMALL SHIP ADVENTURES – AMERICAN CANADIAN CARIBBEAN LINES (Warren, RI )

• Grande Mariner, 100 pax
• Grande Caribe, 100 pax
• Niagara Prince, 90 pax. (In late 2006, the Company donated the ship to three New England colleges, but after being unable to devise a suitable “Semester at Sea” program, the vessel was then sold back to ACCL in 2008)BRITISH COLUMBIA DISCOVERY VOYAGES
  Pacific Aurora, 90 pax (Sold to Marine Growth Ventures, Inc. in May 2007)

  BLUE LAGOON CRUISES(Fiji Islands)
  Mystique Princess, 36 deluxe staterooms
  Nanuya Princess, 26 cabins
  Yasawa Princess, 33 cabins (December 2007: she has been sold and will be relocated to the Maldives)
  Lycianda, 21 cabins
  Fiji Princess, 34 deluxe cabins

  BONAVENTURA CRUISES (Holland)
  (All river ships)
  Victoria Cruziana
  Victoria Amazonica
  Virginia
  Victoria Regia
  Abel Tasman
  Prinses Christina
  Diana

  CARNIVAL CORPORATION
  Carnival Cruise Line (Miami, FL)

• Carnival Destiny, 2,642 pax
• Carnival Ecstasy, 2,040 pax (Chartered to the Military Sealift Command for six months as part of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. After a refurbishments the ship will resume cruises in April 2006)
• Carnival Elation, 2.040 pax
• Carnival Fantasy, 2,044 pax
• Carnival Fascination, 2040 pax
• Carnival Imagination, 2,040 pax
• Carnival Inspiration, 2,040 pax
• Carnival Paradise, 2,040 pax
• Carnival Sensation, 2,040 pax
• Carnival Triumph, 2,758 pax
• Carnival Victory 2,758 pax
• Carnival Spirit, 2,124 pax
• Carnival Pride, 2,124 pax
• Carnival Legend, 2,124 pax
• Carnival Conquest, 2,974 pax
• Carnival Glory, 2,974 pax (Photo by Jack White)
• Carnival Miracle, 2,124 / 2,680 pax
• Carnival Valor, 2,974 pax
• Carnival Liberty, 2,974
• Carnival Freedom, 3,734 pax
• Carnival Splendor, 3,006 pax
• Carnival Dream, 3,608 pax
  Costa Crociere (Genoa, Italy and Miami, FL)
• Costa Deliziosa, 2,862
• Costa Luminosa, 2,826 pax
• Costa Pacifica, 3,780 pax
• Atlantica, 2,100 pax
• Costa Victoria, 1950 pax
• Romantica, 1,350
  Riviera, 1,500 pax (Sold to unspecified Indian shipbreakers)
• Classica, 1,300 pax
• Allegra, 804 pax
• Marina, 770 pax
• Costa Europa, 1,494 pax (Former HAL Westerdam. July ##Q##09: she will join British travel company Thomson Cruises as Thomson Dream under a 10-year bareboat charter beginning in April 2010)
• Costa Mediterranea, 2,114 pax
• Costa Fortuna, 2,720 pax
• Costa Magica, 2,720
• Costa Concordia, 3,800 pax
• Costa Serena, 3,780 pax
  Cunard Line
  Queen Elizabeth, 2,092 pax (Image Steve Dunlop/courtesy Cunard Line)
  Queen Elizabeth 2, 1,800 pax (June 2007:Cunard Line announced the sale to Dubai World which will turn the liner into a tourism destination at The Palm Jumeirah. QE2 will be delivered to Dubai World in November 2008)
  Queen Mary 2, 2,620 / 2,800 pax
  Queen Victoria, 2,000 pax
  Seabourn Cruise Line
• Seabourn Sojourn, 450 pax
• Seabourn Legend, 212 pax
• Seabourn Odyssey, 450 pax
• Seabourn Pride, 204 pax
• Seabourn Spirit, 204 pax
  Holland America Line (Seattle, WA)
• Nieuw Amsterdam, 2,106 pax
• Maasdam, 1266 pax
• Rotterdam, 1,316 pax
• Ryndam, 1,266 pax
• Statendam, 1,266 pax
• Veendam, 1,266 pax
• Volendam, 1,440 pax
• Zaandam,1,440 pax
• Amsterdam, 1,380 pax
• Prinsendam, 794 pax (Formerly the Royal Viking Sun, the Seabourn Sun) (Prinsendam: photo credit Andy Newman/Holland America Line)
• Zuiderdam, 1,848 pax
• Oosterdam, 1,848 pax
• Westerdam, 1,848 pax
• Noordam, 1,848 pax
• Eurodam, 2,104 pax
  P&O Cruises (London, UK)
• Azura, 3,076 pax
• Oriana, 1,810/1,849 pax
• Aurora, 1,878 pax
• Oceana, 2,020 pax (Former Sun class Ocean Princess)
• Arcadia, 1,968 pax
• Artemis, 1,200 pax (Ex Princess Cruises##Q## Royal Princess. September ##Q##09: sold to MS Artania Shipping / Phoenix. P&O Cruises will continue to operate Artemis until 12 April 2011. She will be replaced by the Royal Princess as Adonia)
• Emerald Princess
• Ventura, 3,100 lower berth
  P&O Cruises Australia (Australia)
• Pacific Dawn, 2020 pax (Ex Regal Princess)
• Pacific Jewel, 1950 pax (Ex Ocean Village Two, ex Crown Princess, ex A##Q##Rosa Blu, ex AIDAblu)
• Pacific Sun, 1,900 pax (Former Carnival Jubilee)
  Princess Cruises (London, UK and Los Angeles, CA)
• Pacific Princess, 688 pax (Ex R3)
• Ocean Princess, 688 pax (Ex R4, ex Tahitian Princess)
• Dawn Princess, 2,000 pax
• Grand Princess, 2,590 pax
• Sun Princess, 2,020 pax
• Golden Princess, 2,600 pax (Photo courtesy Francisco Camino)
• Star Princess, 2,600 pax
• Coral Princess, 1,970 pax
• Island Princess, 1,970 pax
• Diamond Princess, 2,670 pax
• Caribbean Princess, 3,110 pax
• Sapphire Princess, 2,670 pax
• Sea Princess, 1,950 / 2,010 pax (Ex Sea Princess, ex P&O Adonia)
• Crown Princess, 3,110 pax
• Royal Princess, 710 pax (Ex Minerva II, ex R8. Sister ship to Pacific Princess and Tahitian Princess. December ##Q##09: P&O Cruises will introduce the ship as Adonia on the British market in 2011)
• Ruby Princess, 3,100
  Ocean Village – Ocean Village Cruise Holidays UK (UK)
• Ocean Village, 1,450 pax (Former P&O##Q##s Arcadia, Sitmar Fairmajesty, Star Princess. She is the first ship in the new Ocean Village branch of P&O launched in May 2003)
• Ocean Village Two, 1,590 pax (Ex Crown Princess, ex A##Q##Rosa Blu, ex AIDAblu)
  (October ##Q##08: Carnival UK announced that it will cease operating Ocean Village. The two ships will be transferred to P&O Australia. Ocean Village Two will depart in Fall 2009 and be renamed Pacific Jewel. Ocean Village will depart in autumn 2010 and renamed Pacific Pearl)
  Aida Cruises (Germany)
• AIDAcara, 1200 pax (Former AIDA)
• AIDAvita, 1,600 pax
• AIDAaura, 1,600 pax
• AIDAdiva, 2,030 pax
• AIDAbella, 2,030 pax
• AIDAluna, 2,030 pax
• AIDAblu, 2,174 pax
  Iberocruceros(Spain) (Joint venture between Carnival Corporation & plc and Orizonia Corporación)
• Grand Voyager, 836 pax (Formerly Olympic – Olympia Voyager)
• Grand Mistral, 1,300 pax (Nov. 2010: sold to Paquet, the French cruise brand)
• Grand Celebration, 1900 pax (Ex Carnival Celebration)
• Grand Holiday, 1,452 pax (Ex Carnival Holiday)CELEBRATION CRUISE LINE (Ft. Lauderdale)
  Bahamas Celebration, up to 1500 pax (Ex Prinsesse Ragnhild)

CHANGJIANG CRUISE OVERSEAS TRAVEL CO.,LTD.(China)
The Company manages several river cruise ships in China included the OTC Victoria Series (Victoria I, Victoria II, Victoria III, Victoria V, Victoria VII), Victoria Angel, Victoria Princess, Victoria Pearl and Victoria Blue Whale.

CHINA DRAGON CRUISES – YICHANG THREE GORGES CRUISES COMPANY (China)
(All river vessels)
Emperor
Dragon
Three Kingdoms
Serenity

CHONGQING NEW CENTURY CRUISES CO., LTD. (China)

• Century Sky
• Century Sun, 300 pax (Partnership with Viking River Cruises)
• Century Star, 186 pax
• Century Diamond
• Oriental Emperor
  (All the ships are river vessels. The company has a strong relationship with Viking River Cruises)CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL CRUISES – ARCALIA SHIPPING CO. (Lisbon, Portugal)
• Princess Danae, 550 / 640 pax (Former Port Melbourne, Danae, Baltica. Chartered for the 2006, between March and November, by the German operator Vivamare Seereisen)
• Funchal, 400 pax (Photo D.R.Carneiro. She will return to Western Australia on Dec. 14, 2007)
• Arion, 340 pax (Ex Astra. Chartered to Marsans, France, from December 25, 2006 until March 19, 2007)
• Athena, 550 pax (Ex Valtur Prima, ex Italia Prima, ex Caribe)
• Princess Daphne, 548 pax (Ex Port Sydney, Akrotiri Express, Daphne, Switzerland, Ocean Odyssey, Ocean Monarch. Sister ship of the Princess Danae)CLUB CRUISE (Holland)
  The Company is out of business
  

• Van Gogh 506 pax, (Ex Odessa Sky. Photo courtesy ABP. January 2008: Club Cruise has created a new U.K. tour operating division named Van Gogh Cruises which has then closed in May. Van Gogh is to be chartered to the Russian market by company Metropolis Tur from June to October 2008)
• Albatros (March ##Q##09: purchased by Phoenix Seereisen)
• Astoria, 500 pax (Former Arkona. Chartered to Transocean Tours. Sold to Saga Holidays)
• New Flamenco, 798 pax (Ex Spirit of London, ex Festival##Q##s Flamenco. March ##Q##09: sold to Singapore Star Shipping)
• Alexander von Humboldt, 352 pax (Ex Saga Pearl ex Minerva. All Leisure Group acquired the ship in an auction in November ##Q##09. December ##Q##09: chartered to Phoenix Seereisen in Germany from May to October 2010.)CLUB MED(France)
• Club Med 2, 392 paxCOMMODORE HOLDINGS LTD (Out of business)
  Commodore Cruise Line (South Hollywood, FL)
  Enchanted Isle, 729 pax (Ex Argentina, Veendam, Brazil, Monarch Star, Bermuda Star)
  Enchanted Capri, 500 pax (October 2006: the ship has been sold to the Mexican Company Demar in a hire-purchase agreement. Enchanted Capri has been on charter to Demar for the past three years. International Shipping Partners, Inc. will still manage the ship)
  Enchanted Sun, 1,050 pax (Interrupted plan of cruises, from the Port of San Diego and Rosarito, Mexico – agreement to charter the vessel)
  Crown Cruise Line
  Crown Dynasty, 820 pax (Former Norwegian Dynasty – sold to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and renamed Braemar)

  COMPAGNIE DU PONANT (Marseille, France. The main shareholder is CMA-CGM, the leading French container group)

• Le Boreal 224 / 264 pax
• Le Levant, 90 pax
• Le Ponant, 64 pax (Sailing yacht)
• Le Diamant, 226 pax (Former Radisson Seven Seas Cruises##Q## Song of Flower. The ship is co-owned by Compagnie des Iles du Ponant and Tapis Rouge Croisières)CANODROS SA(Equador)
  Galapagos Explorer II, 100 pax (Former Renaissance III)

  COMPAGNIE POLYNESIENNE DE TRANSPORT MARITIME – CPTM(San Mateo, CA)
  Aranui III, 207 pax (Freighter, she has replaced the Aranui II)

  CORAL PRINCESS CRUISES (Australia)

• Coral Princess, 50 pax
• Coral Princess II, 50 pax
• Oceanic Discoverer, 76 pax (Former Oceanic Princess)CROISIEUROPE – ALSACE CROISIERE(Strasbourg – France)
  (All river vessels)
• France, 80 cabins
• Seine Princess, 60 cabins
• Rhone Princess, 60 cabins
• Modigliani, 80 cabins
• Victor Hugo, 50 cabins
• Gaspard Corte Real
• Leonard de Vinci, 72 cabins
• Ste Odile, 63 cabins
• Princesse Sissi, 74 cabins
• La Boheme, 80 cabins
• Douce France, 80 cabins
• Camargue, 74 cabins
• Symphonie, 80 cabins
• Renoir, 80 cabins
• Mistral, 80 cabins
• Van Gogh, 80 cabins
• Monet, 80 cabins
• Mona Lisa, 50 cabins
• Vasco de Gama, 71 cabins
• Fernao de Magalhaes, 71 cabins
• Beethoven, 180 pax
• Vivaldi, 180 -) pax
• Michelangelo, 80 cabins
• Botticelli, 154 pax (She will be positioned along the River Thames from mid-November until April 1, 2007)
• Europe
• Belle de Cadiz, 180 pax (River and sea cruises in the Iberian peninsula)
  CroisiMer
• Belle de l##Q##Adriatique, 200 pax (Coastal cruising in the Adriatic Sea under the new CroisiMer brand. CroisiEurope plans to build other two sisterships with delivery in 2009 and 2010: La Belle du Bosphore and La Belle des Cyclades)CRUCEROS AUSTRALIS (Santiago, Chile)
• Mare Australis, 132
• Via Australis (Mare Australis##Q## sistership)
• Stella Australis, 210CRUCEROS MARITIMOS SKORPIOS (Santiago, Chile)
  Skorpios I, 74 pax
  Skorpios II, 140 pax
  Skorpios III, 100 pax

  CRUISE AND MARITIME SERVICES (CMS) (UK)

• Marco Polo, 826 pax (Former Alexandr Pushkin)
• Ocean Countess, 814 pax (Ex Cunard Countess, Awani Dream II, Olympia Countess)
  (The two ships are operated under charter)CRUISE MARITIME YACHTING (The Netherlands)
  Monarch (River e coastal cruises)

  CRUISE NORTH EXPEDITIONS (Toronto)
  Lyubov Orlova, 122 pax (September 2010: under arrest in St. John##Q##s, Newfoundland, Canada)

  CRUISE WEST(Seattle, WA)
  The Company ceased operation in September 2010

• Spirit of Oceanus, 100/135 pax (Former Sun Viva, MegaStar Sagittarius. September 2010 sold to TN Cruise K/S of Denmark. November 2010: renamed Sea Spirit the vessel was chartered to Quark Expeditions)
• Spirit of Alaska, 78 pax (October ##Q##10: the ships was purchased by Alaskan Dream Cruises and renamed Baranof Dream)
• Spirit of Columbia, 78 pax (October ##Q##10: the ships was purchased by Alaskan Dream Cruises and renamed Admiralty Dream)
• Spirit of Discovery, 84 pax
• Spirit of ##Q##98, 96 pax
• Spirit of Endeavour, 102 pax (Ex Newport Clipper)
• Pacific Explorer, 99 pax (Ex Temptress Explorer. Operated in partnership with Temptress Adventure Cruises)
• Spirit of Yorktown, 138 pax (Ex Yorktown Clipper. Cruise West has acquired the cruise vessel previously part of the Clipper Cruise Line fleet in January 2006)
• Spirit of Glacier Bay, 102 pax (Ex Spirit of Nantucket, ex Nantucket Clipper. Cruise West has acquired the cruise vessel previously part of the Clipper Cruise Line fleet in January 2006)
• Sheltered Seas (90-foot, 70 pax touring yacht)DAMI CRUISE (Croatia)
  Darli, 81 pax (Ex Brand and Hardagenfjord)
  Romansa, 18 pax (Sailing ship)

  DCS-TOURISTIK (Germany)
  (Dunav Tours AD, Bulgaria, is the owner of the 3 river ships)
  Rousse Prestige, 161 pax
  Rousse, 210 pax
  Sofia, 210 pax

  DELPHIN KREUZFAHRTEN – HANSA KREUZFAHRTEN (Germany)
  (October 2010: the German operator has gone bankrupt)
  Delphin Voyager, 650 pax (The former Orient Venus of Japan Cruise Line)
  Delphin Queen (river vessel)
  Orient Queen, 660 pax (December 2006: Hansa Kreuzfarten and Delphin Kreuzfarten chartered the ship until May 7, 2007)
  (July 2008: Bremen-based Hansa Kreuzfahrten GmbH, formerly an independent venture, has been formally merged with Delphin Kreuzfahrten)

  DESTINA CRUISE LINES (Out of Business)
  OceanMaster, 28 pax
  Destina Legacy (Former Royal Olympic Cruises Jason)

  DISCOVERY VOYAGES (Alaska)

• MV Discovery, 12 paxDISNEY CRUISE LINE (Celebration, FL)
• Disney Dream 1,250 staterooms
• Disney Magic, 1,750 pax
• Disney Wonder, 1,750 paxDOURO AZUL (Porto, Portugal)
  AltoDouro, 48 pax
  Invicta, 80 pax
  Douro Queen, 65 cabins
  AlgarveCruiser, 65 cabins
  (All river ships. The company manages a fleet of day cruise vessels as well)

  DDSG BLUE DANUBE (Vienna, Austria)
  Hemingway (River vessel, in partnership with GTA-Skyways)

  EASYCRUISE (UK)
  (August ##Q##09: EasyCruise has been sold to Hellenic Seaways, a Greek ferry company)

• easyCruise Life, 600 pax (September 2007: easyCruise has acquired his second ship, to be named easyCruise Life; formerly The Jasmine – ex Mano Cruises – ex Farah, operated by Arab Ship Management out of Egypt)
• easyCruise 1, 180 pax (Ex Neptune , ex-Renaissance 2. Following a refurbishment at the Keppel Shipyard in Benoi, Singapore she began operation in March 2005. The ship has been sold in October ##Q##08 to an undisclosed buyer)
• easyCruiseTwo, 100 pax (River ship, to begin cruises in July 2006. Formerly the ##Q##M.S. Frontera##Q##, the riverboat is owned and operated by Boonstra River Line. The ship had her final voyage on August 17, 2007, ending the season six weeks earlier than the originally scheduled date of September 28, due to financial difficulties faced by Boonstra)Eco Cultural Tourism (Philippines)
• 1707 Islands Cruise, 300 pax (Ex Caribic Star, ex Coco Explorer 2. The former owner was C&C Marine – C&C Travel from Denmark)ÉCOMERTOURS (Canada)
• Écho des Mers (Small ship cruises on the St. Lawrence)ECOVENTURA (Guayaquil – Ecuador)
  

• Eric, 20 pax
• Flamingo I, 20 pax
• Letty, 20 pax
  (Three identical yachts that sail the Galapagos Islands))ELEGANT CRUISES & TOURS, INC. (Port Washington – NY)
• Andrea, 105 pax (Formerly Harald Jarl of Norwegian Coastal Voyages. Under arrest at Split)
• Monet, 62 pax (She operates in the Adriatic from March through November with weekly departures from Venice)ELEGANT CRUISE LINES – ELEGANT VOYAGE (Cairo, Egypt)
  

• Kon-Tiki (Nile cruise ship)
• Sindbad (Nile cruise ship)
• Rose of Nile (Nile cruise ship)
  (February 2008: Soon to be launched is their new luxury cruise ship Moondance)ELYSIAN CRUISES – RAVESCROFT SHIPPING (Coral Gables, FL)
• New Flamenco, 798 pax (Ex Spirit of London, ex Festival##Q##s Flamenco. Charter to Travelplan. January 2007: chartered to Abu Dhabi##Q##s Tourism Development and Investment Company until the end of February 2007. November 2007: she has now been sold to dutch Club Cruises)
  Blue Monarch (Ex World Renaissance. On charter to Greece##Q##s Monarch Classic Cruises. January 2010: sold for scrap)EMPRESS CRUISE LINES (Malaysia / Singapore)
  The Empress (Currently laid up in Singapore)

  EMERAUDE CLASSIC CRUISES (Hanoi, Vietnam)
  Emeraude, 74 pax

  ENTRÉE CANADA – ENTRÉE YACHTS (Canada)
  (Ex Grand Yachts Adventures, Alaska)
  Revelation
  Absinthe
  Legacy

  EUROPEAN RIVER CRUISES (Amsterdam, The Nederlands)
  Moezelstar, 80 pax
  Esperanza, 148 pax

  EUROPEAN WATERWAYS LTD (England)
  (All hotel barges)

• La Belle Epoque, 12 pax
• L##Q##Impressionniste, 12 pax
• La Reine Pédauque, 12 pax
• L##Q##Art de vivre, 8 pax
• Anjodi, 8 pax
• Rosa, 8 pax
• Meanderer, 6 pax
• Nymphea, 6 pax
• Scottish Highlander, 8 pax
• Actief, 11 pax
• Shannon Princess, 12 pax
• Bona Spes, 8 pax
• La Dolce Vita6 pax (Venice, Italy)FANTASEA ADVENTURE CRUISES (Australia)
  Ammarí, 66 pax (Ex Rivage Saint Martin. Fantasea Cruises that operates day trips around the Great Barrier Reef and island transfers, has bought the 66-passenger Ammarí from Ustica Lines in Sicily. October ##Q##08: she is current out of service)

  FESTIVAL CRUISES / FIRST EUROPEAN CRUISES (Piraeus – Athens, Greece)
  (Out of business)
  European Stars, 1566 pax (Sold to MSC Cruises. To begin operation in March 2005 as MSC Sinfonia)
  Bolero, 660 pax (Former Starward, chartered to Spanish Cruise Line, Madrid, Spain. Purchased by Abou Merhi Cruises in the spring of 2005)
  Flamenco, 800 pax (Chartered to the Spanish tour operator Travelplan until January 2005)
  The Azur, 760 pax (Sold)
  Mistral, 1,300 pax (Purchased by Alstom and then sold to Iberojet Cruceros in January 2005)
  Caribe, 500 berth (Purchased by Classic International)

  FRED. OLSEN CRUISE LINES (Ipswich, UK)

• Black Watch, 798 pax (Former Royal Viking Star, Westward and Star Odyssey)
• Braemar, 820 pax (Former Crown Dynasty)
• Boudicca, 810 pax (Ex Grand Latino, ex SuperStar Capricorn, Royal Viking Sky and Hyundai Kumgang. She was transfered to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in October 2005 and undergo an extensive refit in early 2006. Her maiden cruise to the Canaries departed Dover on February 25, 2006)
• Balmoral (Ex Norwegian Crown, ex Crown Odyssey. To come into service in January 2008 after works at Blohm + Voss Repair of Hamburg to extend the length of the vessel by about 30m. In addition to increasing public areas, it will also increase passenger capacity by approximately 350)FRENCH COUNTRY WATERWAYS (Duxbury, MA)
  (All river barges)
  Horizon II, 8 pax
  Nenuphar, 12 pax
  Princess, 8 pax
  Esprit, 18 pax
  Adrienne, 12 pax

  FYNE CRUISES (Inveraray, Scotland)
  Fyne Spirit, 12 pax (Cruises around the west coast of Scotland)

  GAP ADVENTURES (Toronto)

• The Expedition, 122 pax (GAP has bought the 1972 built ferry Alandsfarjan from the Finnish ferry company Viking Line for 2.6 million euro in June 2008. Septembre ##Q##08: Aker Yards and GAP Adventures have signed a contract on converting the Alandsfarjan to an expedition cruise vessel)
  (Explorer, 108 pax: the “Little Red Ship” struck an iceberg in the Antarctic and then sunk on November 23, 2007)
  (GAP Adventures operates yacht cruises in Greek waters and three passenger yachts for the Galapagos Islands as well)GLACIER BAY CRUISELINE
  (Out of business. The small-ship operator filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will not be operating a traditional 2006 cruise season)

GOLDEN STAR CRUISES (GOLDEN PEARL CRUISES) (Piraeus – Athens, Greece)
(Formed from Dolphin Hellas Cruises and Attika Cruises)
Arcadia, 130 cabins 224 / 300 pax (Former Vicente Puchol, laid up in North America)
Aegean II, , 800 pax (Formerly the Symphony from MSC)

GOTA CANAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY (Sweden)
Diana, 55 pax (River vessel)
Juno, 60 pax (River vessel)
Wilhelm Tham (River vessel)

GRAND CIRCLE SMALL SHIP CRUISE LINE(Boston MA)
Grand Circle Travel
River Aria
River Melody
River Adagio
Bizet, 120 pax
(Plus other river cruises vessels in Europe and Egypt)
Tikhi Don, 220 pax (River cruises in Russia)
Rossia, 216 pax (River cruises in Russia)
Overseas Adventure Travel
Athena, 50 pax (Cruises in the Adriatic / E. Mediterranean)
Continental Waterways
(The three company operate a fleet of 45 ships ranging from custom-built river ships to rustic barges and gulet-style yachts)

GREAT AMERICAN RIVER JOURNEYS (Seattle) (Currently out of business)

GULF DREAM CRUISES (Pakistan)
Dream, 1,250 pax (ex Dream Princess. She is sailing roundtrip cruises between Karachi and Dubai between November until February 2007, then she will return to the Mediterranean)

HANSA KREUZFAHRTEN(Bremen – Germany)
Dalmacija, 260 pax (The owner of the ship is Adriatic Cruises. Hansa will operate the ship for the rest of 2007 to replace the Paloma)
Delphin (Photo D.R.Carneiro)
Delphin Voyager, 650 pax (Ex Orient Venus)

HAPAG-LLOYD CRUISES(Germany)
Europa
Hanseatic, 170 pax
Bremen, 164 pax
Columbus 423 pax (Owned by Munich based Conti-Group the ship is in bareboat time charter until 2011)
Sea Cloud II, 86 pax (Sailing vessel. Winter 2007 / 2008: she is chartered by Lindblad Expeditions)
Various river cruise vessels

HAPPY CRUISES – QUAIL TRAVEL (Spain)

• Gemini, 900 pax (Ex Star Cruises##Q## SuperStar Gemini, ex Crown Jewel, Cunard Crown Jewel, Vision Star)
• Ocean Pearl, 1,135 pax (Ex Clipper Pacific, ex Dream, ex Caspi Cruises##Q## Dream Princess, ex Airtours##Q## Sun Cruises Sundream, Song of Norway)
  (Both ships are owned by the Clipper Group of Denmark and managed by International Shipping Partners of Miami)

HERITAGE CRUISE LINES (Canada)
Georgian Clipper, 18 pax (Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River cruises)

HOLIDAY KREUZFAHRTEN(Germany) (The company has announced bankruptcy in September 2006)

IMPERIAL MAJESTY CRUISE LINE (Pompano Beach, FL)
Regal Empress, 875 pax (Former Greek Line Olympia. March ##Q##09: she has been sold to Indian breakers)
(March ##Q##09: the Company is no longer operating)

INDIAN OCEAN CRUISES LTD. – FORESIGHT GROUP (London)
Ocean Odyssey, 250 pax (The former Jason. Her Indian cruising venture started in January 2007 from Goa)

INSTITUTE FOR SHIPBOARD EDUCATION
Explorer, 836 pax (Former Olympic Explorer, Olympia Explorer. She replaces the aging Universe Explorer – formerly the Enchanted Seas, which has operated the University of Pittsburgh##Q##s Semester at Sea program since 1996, currently laid up in Portland, OR.

ISLAND ESCAPE CRUISES (New Zealand)
Island Passage, 20 pax (Aluminium catamaran)

ISLAS GALAPAGOS TURISMO Y VAPORES(Quito – Ecuador)
Ambasador I, 160 pax (due to Galàpagos National Park regulations only 100 people are embarked)

JAPAN CRUISE LINE INC. – VENUS CRUISE (Japan)
Pacific Venus

“JAPAN GRACE” AND PEACE BOAT ORGANIZATION (Japan)

• Mona Lisa (Ex P&O Cruises##Q## Victoria, Kungsholm, Sea Princess, The Scholar Ship, Oceanic II. November ##Q##08: Peaceboat has ended its charter of the Clipper Pacific halfway through the vessel##Q##s world cruise. Instead, Peaceboat has chartered Kyma Shipmanagement##Q##s 1966-built Mona Lisa for the duration of the 2008/2009 northern hemisphere winter season. She is due to resume her voyages with Lord Nelson Seereisen during 2010 from May until August)

JEWEL RIVER CRUISES (Fort Lauderdale, FL and Wollerau SZ)

• Jewel Imperial Blue, 80 pax (Ex Hispania; the first cruise was planned for May 2008 but after several delay the company announced in October that it would postpone the debut of the brand and consolidate the company. Jewel River Cruise Line##Q##s two other brands, the premium Emerald River Journeys and the contemporary Aqua River Journeys, will continue to operate. These ships are currently chartered to European tour operators through 2009) 

  KLEINTOURS(Quito, Equador)
  Galapagos Legend, 100 pax
  M/Y Coral I, 36 pax
  M/Y Coral II, 20 paxKRISTINA CRUISES (Finland)
  

• Kristina Brahe, 58 cabins
  
• Kristina Katarina (Former the 1982 built The Iris from Mano Cruises of Israel)
  
• Kristina Regina, 245 pax (August ##Q##10: sold to Oy S/S Borea Ab, a newly established company, which intends to convert the vessel into a hotel, restaurant and museum located in Turku, Finland) 

  LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS(New York, NY)
  

• National Geographic Endeavour, 110 pax (Former Endeavour, former Caledonian Star)
  
• National Geographic Sea Lion, 70 pax
  
• National Geographic Sea Bird, 70 pax
  
• National Geographic Polaris, 80 pax
  
• National Geographic Islander, 48 pax (Ex Rivage Guadeloupe, Lord of the Highlands, Islander )
  
• Sea Voyager, 64 pax (Ex Temptress Voyager)
  
• Sea Cloud II (Chartered for 8 cruises in the Caribbean in winter ##Q##07 and for 4 Med / Atlantic voyages in spring – summer 2007. Charter for the winter 2007 / 2008, Caribbean cruises)
  
• National Geographic Explorer, 150 pax (Former 1982-built Hurtigruten##Q##s Lyngen. To begin operation in the summer of 2008) 

  LOUIS CRUISE LINES(Cyprus)
  

• Sapphire, 660/680 pax (Former Italia, Princess Italia, Ocean Princess, etc.)
  
• Calypso, 486 pax (Former Canguro Verde, Regent Calypso, etc. Chartered by Thomson summer-only for a three-year period from 2007 onwards)
  
• Ithaca, 650 pax (Ex Ausonia renovated in early 2005)
  
• Aquamarine, 724 pax (Ex Nordic Prince, ex Carousel. She sailed under the Sun Cruises banner until May 2005. Transocean Tours of Bremen, Germany will charter the ship for 212 days a year for a period of five years, starting April 2006. The 1971-built ship will be renamed Arielle. Having completed her charter contract as Arielle, Aquamarine returns to the Mediterranean in 2008. Sold in December 2010 to Corporacion De Cruceros Nacionales of Mexico and renamed Ocean Star Pacific)
  
• Perla, 790 pax (Ex Seawing, ex Southward)
  
• Ruby, 884 pax (Charter. Ex Holiday Kreuzfahrten##Q##s Lili Marleen, ex Ocean Countess, ex Cunard Countess, Awani Dream II, Olympia Countess. The owner of the ship is Majestic International Cruises, Inc.)
  Louis Hellenic Cruises
  
• Cristal, 1,278 pax (Ex Silja Opera, ex Sally Albatross, NCL Leeward, Star Cruises SuperStar Taurus. Purchased in May 2007 from Sea Containers – Silja Line)
  
• Orient Queen, 660 pax (Ex Bolero, ex Starward. Acquired via a bareboat/hire purchase agreement from Abou Merhi Cruises. July ##Q##09: Louis plc has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Agencia De Viagens CVC Tur for the charter of the ship for the period Nov. 20 – March 15, 2010)
  
• Coral, 676 pax (Ex Triton, ex Sunward II. Purchased by Louis Hellenic Cruises in April 2005)
  
• Princesa Cypria, 633 pax
  (Sea Diamond, 1,537 pax. Ex Birka Princess. Sea Diamond sank on April 4th, 2007 near the Greek island of Santorini)
  (Princesa Amorosa, 354 pax. Currently laid up – sold for scrapping in India. Princesa Victoria, 750 pax, originally the Union Castle Line mailship RMMV Dunnottar Castle, rebuilt in 1959 for Incres Lines as the deluxe cruise ship MV Victoria, and later the Chandris Cruises MV The Victoria, was sold for scrapping)
  (October 2007: in the next 12 month three ageing vessels will disappear from Louis##Q## 14 ship fleet; the Aegean II, the Princesa Marissa and the Serenade. These three vessels, all built in the 1950/60s, don##Q##t meet the new SOLAS 2010 regulations) 

  LÜFTNER CRUISES (Austria)
  (All river ships)
  

• Amadeus Elegant, 150
  
• Amadeus, 150 pax
  
• Amadeus Rhapsody, 150 pax
  
• Amadeus Classic, 150 pax
  
• Amadeus Symphony, 150 pax
  
• Amadeus Princess, 160 pax
  
• Amadeus Royal
  
• Amadeus Diamond
  
• Danubia 

  MAJESTIC INTERNATIONAL CRUISES (Athens, Greece)
  Ocean Countess, 814 pax (Ex Cunard Countess, Awani Dream II, Olympia Countess. Chartered by German tour operator Holiday Kreuzfahrten from autumn 2005 to summer 2006. She was renamed Lili Marleen. October 2006: Holiday Kreuzfahrten is out of business)
  Ocean Majesty, 519 pax (Chartered to Page & Moy from May through to December 2006. January 2007: chartered to Abu Dhabi##Q##s Tourism Development and Investment Company until the end of February 2007. 2009: charter to Page & Moy)
  Ocean Explorer IMANO CRUISES (Israel)
  

• Iris, 550 pax
  
• Royal Iris, 720 pax (Ex The Azur)
  
• Golden Iris, 947 pax (Ex Cunard Princess, ex MSC Rhapsody) 

  MONARCH CLASSIC CRUISES (Greece)
  

• Blue Monarch, 570 (Former World Renaissance, managed by Elysian Cruises. She is currently sailing as Grand Victoria)
  
• Ocean Countess, 814 pax (Ex Cunard Countess, Awani Dream II, Olympia Countess. Chartered by German tour operator Holiday Kreuzfahrten from autumn 2005 to summer 2006. She was renamed Lili Marleen. October 2006: Holiday Kreuzfahrten is out of business) 

  MSC CRUISES (Naples, Italy)
  

• MSC Magnifica, 3887 pax
  
• MSC Splendida, 3887 pax
  
• MSC Fantasia, 3887 pax
  
• Melody, 1,550 pax
  
• MSC Lirica , 2,065 pax
  
• MSC Armonia, 1,566 pax (Former European Vision)
  
• MSC Opera, 2,065 pax
  
• MSC Musica, 1,275 cabins
  
• MSC Orchestra
  
• MSC Poesia, 1,275 cabins (Photo courtesy Luís Miguel Correia)
  
• Rhapsody, 947 pax (Originally built as Cunard Princess. October ##Q##08: sold to Mano Lines of Israel and to be renamed Golden Iris)
  
• Monterey, 639 pax (The 1952-built ship could be not deployed again in service under the MSC brand: October 2006: she has reportedly been sold. November 9: she has been beached at Alang) 

  MAURITIUS ISLAND CRUISES (Out of business)
  Island Sky, 114 pax (Former Renaissance VII, acquired by Island Sky Owner Ltd. and chartered to Noble Caledonia)
  Island Sun, 114 pax (Former Renaissance VIII. She was scheduled to operate 22 cruises this winter out of the Mauritius capital before proceeding to German tour operator Dertour for charter from next April. Dertour has cancelled its summer charter and the ship is laid up in Singapore. Renamed Corinthian II, she was acquired by Corinthian II Owner Ltd. and will be delivered to Travel Dynamics of New York in March 2005)METROPOLITAN TOURING(Equador)
  Santa Cruz, 90 pax
  Isabela II, 40 pax
  Delfin
  Flotel Orellana, 48 pax (this vessel operates in Cuyabeno Wildlife)

  MOL GROUP (Japan)
  Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
  Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line, Ltd (MOPAS)
  Nippon Maru
  Fuji Maru
  Nippon Charter Cruise, Ltd
  (Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line and Japan Cruise Line founded Nippon Charter Cruise in 2001)
  Orient Venus (Laid up at port of Aioi)

  MTS, MELANESIAN TOURIST SERVICES (Papua, New Guinea)
  Melanesian Discoverer, 42 pax
  Suwannee River, 16 pax

  CHINA REGAL CRUISES (Wuhan in China and San Gabriel, CA)
  (All river vessels)
  Princess Jeannie, 258 pax
  Princess Elaine, 258 pax
  Princess Sheena, 258 pax

  NEW CENTURY CRUISE LINES (Casino cruises out of Singapore)
  Leisure World, 250 cabins (Former Renaissance One, The Mercury, Skyward)
  Coral Princess

  NYK CRUISES (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Tokyo, Japan)
  Asuka II, 720 pax (Ex Crystal Harmony)
  Crystal Cruises (Los Angeles, CA)
  Crystal Symphony, 960 pax (She will enter in shipyard on Oct. 31 for a 12-day drydock and refurbishments / upgrades)
  Crystal Serenity, 1,080 pax

  NOMADE YACHTING BORA BORA (Tahiti)
  Tu Moana, 74 / 78 pax
  Tia Moana, 74 / 78 pax (October 2010: sold to undislosed buyer)

  NOMADS OF THE SEAS / ERGAS (Chile)

• Atmosphere, 28 pax 

  NORTH STAR CRUISES (Western Australia)
  

• True North, 36 pax 

  NORWEGIAN COASTAL VOYAGE INC. – HURTIGRUTEN (New York, NY and Norway)
  Newest ships
  

• Fram, 328 pax
  
• Finnmarken, 675 pax (Oct. ##Q##09: chartered for use as a hotel ship in Western Australia for an initial period of 18 months)
  
• Trollfjord, 674 pax
  
• Midnatsol, 674 pax (The ship will leave Oslo on January 25, 2006 and arrive in Savona on February 10. After a 17-days as an accommodation vessel during the Winter Olympic Games in Turin she will depart for three Mediterranean cruises. The Midnatsol will sail back to Norway in March)
  New ships (Approximately 490 pax)
  
• Nordlys
  
• Richard With
  
• Kong Harald
  
• Polarlys
  
• Nordkapp
  
• Nordnorge
  Mid-Generation ships (Approximately 320 pax)
  
• Vesteralen
  
• Narvik
  Traditional ships (Approximately 200 pax)
  
• Lofoten 

  NORWEGIAN FJORD STEAMERS AS (Norway)
  

• Nordstjernen, 177 pax
  
• Salten, 40 cabins with 50 beds 

  OBEROI GROUP (India)
  

• Oberoi Vrinda (River cruises, Cochin, India)
  
• Oberoi Zahra (River cruises, Nile)
  
• Oberoi Philae (River cruises, Nile) 

  OCEAN CLUB CRUISES – MAGIC CRUISE LINE SERVICES CO. (Port Canaveral) (Out of business)
  Mirage 1, 900 pax (She began service in May 2003 from Port Canaveral on two and three night cruises to the Bahamas and Key West and ceased operations on 10 January 2004 – Isramco Inc., a publicly held oil company operated by Israelis paid $8.05 million to purchase the ship a bankruptcy-court auction in March 2004. On March 2005 Isramco announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magic 1 Cruise Line, Corp., entered into a lease agreement pursuant to which it will lease the cruise liner Mirage 1 to a cruise line tour operator for the period from April 14, 2005 through October 31, 2005) 

  OCEANSTAR (Dreieich, Germany)
  

• Hanse Explorer, 12 pax (Expedition ship) 

  OCEANWIDE EXPEDITIONS (The Netherlands)
  

• Plancius, 116 pax (Maiden voyage on January 8, 2010) 

  OLA CRUISES – SERVICIOS ACUÁTICOS DE VENEZUELA (Venezuela)
  

• Ola Esmeralda, 450 pax (Ex Fred. Olsen Black Prince. Charter to house earthquake aid workers at Haiti) 

  ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS & TRAINS (UK)
  

• Road To Mandalay, 118 pax (She will again cruise the rivers of Myanmar starting on August 26, 2009) 

  ORIENT LINES / ORIGIN CRUISE GROUP LLC
  June 2008: Origin Cruise Group LLC acquired the Orient Lines brand from Star Cruises Ltd. August 2008: Orient Lines announced its flagship: The Marco Polo II (formerly the 650 pax Maxim Gorkiy) will begin cruises in April 2009 from Barcelona. November ##Q##08: Orient Lines announced it shall delay the launch of its cruises.
  In June 2007 NCL Corp. announced the sale of the 826 pax Marco Polo(Former Alexandr Pushkin) to Global Cruise Lines, Piraeus effective March 23, 2008. She joins the fleet of Transocean Tours in 2008 on long term charter. August ##Q##09: Cruise and Maritime Services (CMS) has signed a five-year deal to operate the 820-passenger Marco Polo year-round from the UK starting January 2010) 

  ORIENT ROYAL CRUISES
  (River cruises in China)
  

• East King, 192 pax
  
• East Queen, 192 pax (sister ship) 

  ORION EXPEDITION CRUISES (Australia)
  Orion, 106 pax (Ex Sun Bay Kreuzfahrten##Q##s Sun Bay. Following a programme of expedition cruises for Travel Dynamics International of New York she arrived in Sydney at the end of March 2005 to begin operation for Orion Expedition Cruises) 

  PARADISE CRUISES(Cyprus)
  

• M/V Atalante, 260 cabins 

  PANDAW CRUISES – IRRAWADDY FLOTILLA CO.(Yangon, Myanmar)
  

• Pandaw II, 24 cabins
  
• Tonle Pandaw, 28 cabins
  
• Mekong Pandaw, 68 pax
  
• Pandaw IV
  
• Orient Pandaw, 30 cabins
  (All the ships are for river cruises)
  (May 2008: Pandaw IV and Pandaw II are turned to the relief work in Myanmar) 

  PETER DEILMANN CRUISES – REEDEREI PETER DEILMANN (Germany)
  Peter Deilmann Cruises will shut down its river cruise division beginning in 2010. The ocean-going cruise ship, Deutschland, will not be affected and will continue to offer luxury cruises. August 2010: Aurelius, the Munch based industrial holding company, has acquired a controlling interest in Reederei Peter Deilmann.
  

• Deutschland, 513 pax
  
• Dresden, 106 pax (River Vessel)
  
• Konigstein, 58 pax (River Vessel. July ##Q##09: she has been sold and will be operated by Nicko Tours from 2010)
  
• Mozart, 204 pax (River Vessel)
  
• Cezanne, 100 pax (River Vessel)
  
• Katharina, 79 pax (River Vessel)
  
• Princesse de Provence, 148 pax (River Vessel. July ##Q##09: she has been sold and will be operated by Nicko Tours from 2010)
  
• Casanova, 96 pax (River Vessel)
  
• Frederic Chopin, 79 pax (River Vessel)
  
• Heidelberg, 110 pax (River Vessel)
  (The 50 pax sailing cruiseship Lili Marleen was sold and converted into a private yacht in October 2004)
  (The river Vessel Danube Princesswas sold to Favorit Reisen. Summer 2007: Donauprinzessin is sailing under the name Rossini for Favorit Reisen) 

  PHOENIX REISEN GMBH (Bonn, Germany)
  

• Amadea, 592 pax (Ex Asuka)
  
• Albatros (Former Cunard##Q##s Sylvania, P&O##Q##s Dawn Princess. Sold to Indian shipbreakers) (The ship will be replaced by the Crown, former Royal Viking Sea)
  
• Maxim Gorki (Former Hanseatic. November 2007: Phoenix announced that the ship will be retired in the autumn of 2008)
  
• Athena, 550 pax (Ex Valtur Prima, ex Italia Prima, ex Caribe)
  
• Viktoria, 180 pax (River vessel)
  
• Aurelia, 158 pax (River cruises) 

  PLANTOURS & PARTNER GMBH (Bremen, Germany)
  Vistamar, 320 pax
  Swiss Crystal (River Vessel)
  Swiss Coral (River Vessel)
  Swiss Tiara, 146 pax (River Vessel)
  Vatchenko (River Vessel in Russia) 

  POLAR STAR EXPEDITIONS – KARLSEN SHIPPING (Nova Scotia, Canada)
  Polar Star, 105 pax 

  PREMIER CRUISE LINES (Port Canaveral, FL) (Out of business) 

  PRESIDENT YANGTZE SERIES CRUISES / WUHAN YANGTZE CRUISE CO., LTD (China)
  (All river ships)
  President No 1, 188 pax
  President No 3, 168 pax
  President No 4, 190 pax
  President No 5, 104 pax
  President No 6, 196 paxPRESTIGE CRUISE HOLDINGS
  Oceania Cruises (Miami)
  

• Marina, 1,252 pax
• Regatta, 684 pax (Former R2)
• Insignia, 684 pax (Former R1. January 2011: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is set to charter the ship, as Columbus 2, for 2 years, starting in April 2012)
• Nautica, 684 pax (Former R5, ex Pullmantur##Q##s Blue Dream)
  Regent Seven Seas Cruises (Ex Radisson Seven Seas Cruises)(Fort Lauderdale, FL)
• Paul Gauguin, 320 pax (She will depart the Regent Seven Seas fleet in January 2010 upon completion of the current management agreement with Paul Gauguin Shipping Limited (PGSL), the owner of the vessel. Paul Gauguin Shipping Ltd. is owned by Grand Circle Corp. and Vantage Deluxe World Travel of Boston. August ##Q##09: Paul Gauguin Cruises has been sold to resort leader Pacific Beachcomber)
• Seven Seas Navigator, 490 pax
• Seven Seas Mariner, 700 pax,
• Seven Seas Voyager, 700 paxQUEST OWNER LTD. (BAHAMIAN CLIPPER GROUP)
  Quest, 100 pax (Ex Disko II. Built by Arctic Umiaq Line as Saqqit Ittuk and sold in April 2007. Charter for the 2007 summer season to Albatros Travel – Denmark. Summers from 2008 chartered by Polar Quest – Sweden)

  RAZZMATAZZ OCEAN CRUISES (South Africa)
  December 2007: all programmed cruises have been cancelled

• Razzmatazz (Ex Bremerhaven, Stella Maris II, Viking Bordeaux, Madagascar. The maiden voyage was scheduled for August 31, 2007. February 2008: the ship is still under arrest in Durban and was sold at auction in May 2008)REGAL CRUISES(St. Petersburg, FL – Out of Business)

  RENAISSANCE CRUISES (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) (Out of business)
  R1 (Currently Oceania Cruises Insignia)
  R2 (Currently Oceania Cruises Regatta)
  R3 (Currently Pacific Princess)
  R4 (Currently Ocean Princess, ex Tahitian Princess)
  R5 (Currently Oceania Cruises Nautica)
  R6 (Currently Azamara Journey – Photo courtesy FrangiB46 at Photobucket.com)
  R7 (Currently Azamara Quest. Ex Delphin Renaissance, ex Pullmantur Cruises##Q## Blue Moon)
  R8 (RClass ship), 684 pax (Leased for seven years to Swan Hellenic. She was renamed Minerva II)
  Renaissance VII, 114 pax (Sold to Mauritius Island Cruises)
  Renaissance VIII, 114 pax (Sold to Mauritius Island Cruises)

  RIVERBARGE EXCURSION LINES, INC. (New Orleans, LA)
  (December ##Q##08: RiverBarge Excursion Lines has ceased operations, according to a statement on the company##Q##s website)
  River Explorer, 198 pax

  ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES
  Celebrity Cruises (Miami, FL)

• Celebrity Eclipse, 2,850 pax
• Celebrity Equinox, 2,850
• Century, 1,740 pax
• Mercury, 1,740 pax (She will become the second ship of TUI Cruises as Mein Schiff 2 in February 2011)
• Millennium, 1,950 pax
• Celebrity Infinity, 1,950 pax
• Celebrity Summit, 1,950 pax (Photo courtesy Port of Cherbourg)
• Celebrity Constellation, 1,950 pax
• Celebrity Solstice, 2,850 pax
  Celebrity Xpedition
• Celebrity Xpedition, 92 pax
  Azamara Cruises
• Azamara Journey, 698 pax (Ex Celebrity Journey, Ex Blue Dream, ex Blue Star: the former Renaissance R6. Photo courtesy FrangiB46 at Photobucket.com)
• Azamara Quest, 684 pax (Ex R7, Delphin Renaissance, ex Pullmantur Cruises##Q## Blue Moon)
  Royal Caribbean International (Miami, FL)
• Oasis of the Seas, 6,360 pax
• Grandeur of the Seas, 1,950 pax
• Legend of the Seas, 1,808 pax
• Majesty of the Seas, 2,354 pax
• Monarch of the Seas, 2,354 pax
• Rhapsody of the Seas, 2,000 pax
• Splendour of the Seas, 1,808 pax
• Vision of the Seas, 2,000 pax
• Enchantment of the Seas (Enchantment of the Seas before the addition of a new 73-foot midsection)
• Voyager of the Seas, 3,114 pax
• Explorer of the Seas, 3,840 pax
• Radiance of the Seas, 2,100 pax
• Adventure of the Seas, 3,138 / 3,840 pax
• Brilliance of the Seas, 2,400 pax
• Navigator of the Seas, 3,138 pax
• Serenade of the Seas, 2,490 pax
• Mariner of the Seas, 3,138 / 3,807 pax
• Jewel of the Seas, 2,110
• Freedom of the Seas, 3,600 pax
• Liberty of The Seas, 3,634 pax
• Independence of the Seas, 3634 pax
• Allure of the Seas, 6,360 pax (2,704 staterooms)
  Pullmantur Cruceros (Spain)
• Sovereign, 2324 pax (Ex Sovereign of the Seas)
• Empress, 1,602 pax (Ex Empress of the Seas, former Nordic Empress)
• Zenith, 1,374 pax (Ex Celebrity Zenith)
• Pacific Dream, 1,442 pax (Ex Island Star, ex Celebrity Cruises##Q##Horizon. November 2010: she will be transfered to CDF Croisieres de France as replacement of the Bleu de France sold to Saga and renamed L##Q##Horizon)
• Ocean Dream, 980 pax (Ex Pacific Star ex Costa Tropicale, Carnival Tropicale. December ##Q##09: sold to undisclosed buyers)
  (Oceanic, 1,132 pax, ex Premier Cruises##Q## Big Red Boat I. March ##Q##09: sold to a Panamanian company with operations in Asia for use by the Peace Boat educational program)
  (Atlantic Star, 1,200 pax, ex Sky Wonder, ex Pacific Sky ex Fairsky and Princess Sky. May ##Q##09: Pullmantur has decided to withdraw the ship from cruise service: she will be placed in Brazil operated by CVC Cruises and Pullmantur. December ##Q##09: laid up in Marseilles. January 2011: sold to Kyma Ship Management)
  CDF Croisiéres de France
• Bleu de France, 752 pax (Pullmantur##Q##s Holiday Dream. Former SuperStar Aries, ex former Hapag-Lloyd##Q##s Europa. November 2010: she has been acquired and will enter service with Saga in March 2012).
  TUI Cruises (Germany)
• Mein Schiff, 1870 pax (Ex Celebrity Galaxy)ROYAL OLYMPIA CRUISES (Piraeus – Athens, Greece and New York, NY – out of business)
  (merger of Sun and Epirotiki)
  Odysseus, 448 pax (Purchased by a Chinese company in April 2005. May 2008: arrived at shipbreakers in Alang, India)
  Stella Solaris, 628 pax (Laid up)
  Triton, 676 pax (Former Sunward II. Purchased by Louis Hellenic Cruises in April 2005)
  World Renaissance, 474 pax (Purchased by Ravenscroft Shipping – Elysian in April 2005 and renamed Grand Victoria)

  ROYAL STAR CRUISES / AFRICAN SAFARI CLUB (Basel, Switzerland and Mombasa, Kenya)
  Royal Star, 220 pax (Former names: Ocean Islander, San Giorgio, City of Andros. September ##Q##08: The ship has officially ended her programme of cruises and will no longer sail)

  ROYAL ZANTE CRUISES (St. Kitts)
  Caribbean Duchess

  SAGA HOLIDAYS (UK, U.S. office in Boston, MA)
  Spirit of Adventure

• Spirit of Adventure, 470 pax (Ex Berlin)
  Saga Cruises
• Saga Ruby (Former Caronia, Vistafjord)
• Saga Pearl II (Ex Astoria. August 2009: Saga purchased the ship to replace the Saga Rose)SALAMIS CRUISE LINES(Cyprus)
• Salamis Filoxenia, 500 / 800 pax (Ex Gruziya, Odessa Sky, Club I and Van Gogh)SCENIC TOURS(Australia)
• Scenic Emerald
• Scenic Sapphire
• Scenic Diamond
• Scenic Ruby
  (All river cruise ships based in Europe)SCYLLA TOURS (Basel, Switzerland)
  (All river vessels)
  Swiss Pearl, 123 pax
  Swiss Crystal, 125 pax
  Swiss Crown, 150 pax
  Swiss Coral, 90 pax
  Swiss Diamond, 124 pax
  Saxonia, 89
  Switzerland, 115 pax
  Switzerland II, 107 pax
  Venezia, 104 pax
  Swiss Ruby
  Swiss Corona (Managed by Transocean Tours)
  Swiss Emerald, 124 pax
  Swiss Gloria, 153 pax
  Swiss Tiara, 153 pax

  SEA CLOUD CRUISES(Germany, U.S. office in Parsippany, NJ)
  Sea Cloud, 64/70 pax (Sailing vessel)
  Sea Cloud II, 96 pax (Sailing vessel, chartered by Hapag-Lloyd)
  River Cloud, 90 pax
  River Cloud II, 88 pax

  SEADREAM YACHT CLUB(Miami, FL)

• SeaDream I, 56 staterooms (Former Seabourn Goddess I)
• SeaDream II, 56 staterooms (Former Seabourn Goddess II)SIAM WHITE ASIA LTD. CO. (Thailand)
  Thanatharee, 12 pax (Rice barge, Chao Phrya River, Thailand)

  SILVERSEA CRUISES(Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

• Silver Spirit, 540 pax
• Silver Shadow, 388 pax
• Silver Cloud, 296 pax
• Silver Whisper, 382 pax
  Silver Wind, 296 pax
• Prince Albert II, 140 pax (Ex World Discoverer. The company took delivery of the vessel in Singapore on September 17, 2007)SOCIETY EXPEDITIONS (Bremen, Germany and Seattle, WA)
  (Out of business. March ##Q##9: The Seattle-based company Resort Society announced that it acquired the Society Expeditions brand and other intellectual property)

  SONESTA HOTELS, RESORTS & NILE CRUISES (Boston, MA – Cairo, Egypt)

• Sonesta Star Goddess, 66 pax
• Sonesta Moon Goddess, 100 pax
• Sonesta Sun Goddess, 124 pax
• Sonesta Nile Goddess, 130 pax
• Sonesta St. George I, 118 pax
• Sonesta Dahabeya
  (All river ships sailing the Nile)SPANISH CRUISE LINE (Madrid, Spain)
  Crown Mare Nostrum, 800 – 1,150 pax (Ex Crown, ex Norwegian Star 1, ex Royal Viking Sea / Royal Odyssey)

  STAR CLIPPERS (Coral Gables, FL)
  Royal Clipper, 228 pax
  Star Clipper, 170 pax
  Star Flyer, 170 pax
  (January 2006: the three tall ships have recently undergone a series of upgrades and refurbishments)

  STAR CRUISES (Singapore and Port Klang, Malaysia)

• Star Pisces, 2,192 pax (July ##Q##09: laid up in Port Klang, pending sale)
• Superstar Virgo, 2,800 pax
• MegaStar Taurus, 72 pax
• MegaStar Aries, 72 pax
• SuperStar Libra, 1,534 pax (Ex Norwegian Sea)
• SuperStar Aquarius, 1,529 lower berth pax (Ex Norwegian Wind. Transfered to Star Cruises in June 2007)
  Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)(Miami, FL)
• Norwegian Epic, 4,200 pax
• Norwegian Sky (Ex Pride of Aloha, formerly the Norwegian Sky)
• Norwegian Gem, 2,384 pax lower berths
• Norwegian Spirit, 2,800 pax (Ex SuperStar Leo)
• Norwegian Sun
• Norwegian Majesty, 1,462 (Former Royal Majesty. April 2008: sold to the Cyprus Louis Group. She will be chartered back to complete her announced scheduled itinerary. July ##Q##09: Louis will rename the ship Louis Majesty)
  
• Norwegian Dream, 1,750 pax (Former Dreamward. April 2008: sold to the Cyprus Louis Group. She will be chartered back to complete her announced scheduled itinerary. September 2008: Star Cruises said it has called off the US$218 million sale of its Norwegian Dream cruise ship after the buyer Louis Ltd. failed to take delivery of the vessel within the deadline. October 2010: she is still in the Mediterranean awaiting a buyer)
• Norwegian Star, 2240 pax (March ##Q##09: chartered for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver)
• Norwegian Dawn, 2,224
• Norwegian Jewel, 2,224 pax
• Norwegian Pearl, 2,394 pax
• Norwegian Jade, 2400 pax (Ex NCL America##Q##s Pride of Hawaíi)
  
• Pride of America, 2000 (Ex Project America ship 1)
• S/S United States (NCL intends to convert the vessel to a modern cruise ship)
  NCL America (This brand has ceased operations)TAHITI CRUISES
  Haumana, 36 pax

  TAUCK WORLD DISCOVERY (Norwalk, CT)

• Swiss Emerald, 118 pax (River ship)
• Swiss Diamond, 124 pax (River ship)
• Swiss Sapphire, 118 pax (River ship)
• Swiss Jewel, 118 paxTEMPTRESS ADVENTURE CRUISES (Miami, FL)
  Temptress Explorer, 99 pax (Operated in partnership with Cruise West)
  Voyager, 63 pax

THE RIVER CRUISE LINE (UK)
Amsterdam, 98 pax
Lady Anne, 106 pax

THE WORLD OF RESIDENSEA (Oslo and New York)
The World, 110 privately owned residences and 88 guest suites

TRANSOCEAN TOURS(Germany)

• Astor, 590 pax (Former Fedor Dostoyevskiy)
• Astoria, 500 pax (Former Arkona. She will be back to owner Club Cruise in May 2008)
• Arielle, 1,050 pax (Transocean Tours chartered the Aquamarine from Louis Cruise Lines for 212 days a year for a period of five years, starting April 2006; the 1971-built ship was renamed Arielle. The Aquamarine is the Nordic Prince, ex Carousel)
• Bellevue, 198 pax (TwinCruiser class river ship)
• Marco Polo, 826 pax (Former Alexandr Pushkin. The owner of the ship is Global Cruise Lines, Piraeus. Marco Polo joins in 2008 the fleet of Transocean Tours on long term charter; she will replace Arielle that will be redelivered to owner Louis Cruises. From 2008 Transocean will operate three ships: Astor, Astoria and Marco Polo)TRAVEL DYNAMICS INT. (New York)
• Corinthian II, 114 pax (Ex Island Sun, ex Renaissance VIII)
• Clelia II, 100 pax (Ex Renaissance IV)
• Callisto, 34 paxTRAVELSCOPE (UK)
  December 2007: Travelscope Holidays has gone into administration and ceased taking bookings
  Funchal, 400 pax (Charter for the 2006 summer. Photo D.R. Carneiro)
  Athena, 550 pax (Ex Valtur Prima, ex Italia Prima, ex Caribe. Charter for the 2006)

  TROPICANA CRUISES (UK)
  Adriana, 300 pax (Ex-Adriana III from Plein Cap)

TUI TRAVEL PLC (UK)
Thomson Cruises (UK)

• The Emerald, 1174 pax (Former Santa Rosa, Regent Rainbow, chartered from Louis Cruise Lines. Thomson Cruises will no longer charter the ship after the ##Q##08 summer)
• Thomson Spirit, 1,212 pax (Formerly the Nieuw Amsterdam of 1983, ex AMCV##Q##s Patriot. Chartered from Louis Cruise Lines. Owner of the ship is HAL. Winter 2005: the ship is based in Sharm el Sheikh offering seven-night sailings to ports in Egypt and Jordan. Spirit departs the Red Sea at end April, heading back to her summer Palma de Mallorca base)
• Thomson Celebration, 1350 (Ex Noordam. The ship left the HAL fleet on November 2004)
• Thomson Destiny, 1432 pax (Ex Song of America, ex Sunbird. To begin operation in 2005. Chartered by Louis Cruise Lines)
• The Calypso, 486 pax (Former Canguro Verde, Regent Calypso, etc. Chartered by Thomson summer-only for a three-year period from 2007 onwards. To be taken out of service at the end of ##Q##09)
  Island Cruises (A former joint venture between UK tour operator First Choice – TUI Travel and Royal Caribbean International)

• Island Escape, 1,514 pax (Photo D.R.Carneiro) (ex Viking Serenade. She underwent a 16-day makeover which included the addition of 20 new outside balconies, plus refurbishment of various public areas in April 2006)
  
• Island Star, 1,506 lower berth pax (Ex Horizon)
  (October ##Q##08: RCL has sold its 50 percent interest to First Choice Holidays Ltd. As part of the transaction, RCL and TUI agreed to an early termination of the charter of Island Star. TUI has not decided on the future of the Island brand. The Island Star, will be returned to Celebrity Cruises and the Island Escape will move to Thomson cruises. January ##Q##09: The Island Star is going over to Pullmantur at the end of her Island Cruises stint and relaunching as the Pacific Dream) 

  TUI Travel PLC (Germany)
  (TUI Travel PLC is formed by the merger of First Choice Holidays PLC with the Tourism Division of TUI AG)
  Grand Expeditions, Inc. (Boca Raton, Florida)
  Grand Expeditions brands include The Moorings, (yacht charter company) and NauticBlue (power yacht vacations)
  Le Boat, Crown Blue Line, Connoisseur and Emerald Star (Canal boating vacations in Europe)
  Intrav / Clipper Cruise Line (St. Louis, Missouri )
  Clipper Odyssey, 128 pax (May 2007: sold to International Shipping Partners. INTRAV will operate the ship through September. Zegrahm Expeditions of Seattle has chartered the ship for five years starting in April 2008)
  Clipper Adventurer, 122 pax (ex Alla Tarasova. May 2007: sold to International Shipping Partners. INTRAV will operate scheduled departures through February, and will charter the vessel for next spring. Noble Caledonia and Albatros Travel has chartered Clipper Adventurer for the summer 2008. For Winter 08/09 and the next four winters the vessel has been chartered by First Choice/Quark Expeditions. Summer 2010 the ship is operated by Adventure Canada)
  Peregrine Adventures (Melbourne)
  Akademik Ioffe / Peregrine Mariner, 110 pax
  Akademik Sergei Vavilov / Peregrine Voyager, 110
  In November 2006 the two vessels of Clipper Cruise Line, along with the two small ships operated by the First Choice Holidays-owned Australian travel company Peregrine, will be brought together under one management and brand: First Choice Expedition Cruising.
  (The Yorktown Clipper and the Nantucket Clipper were acquired by Cruise West in January 2006)
  Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA)
  Quark Expeditions(Darien, CT)
  Professor Multanovskiy, 49 pax
  Professor Molchanov, 52 pax
  Kapitan Khlebnikov, 112 pax
  Orlova, 122 pax
  Sapik Ittuk, 82 pax (November 2006: sold to Nova Cruising Ltd. and then chartered to Supernova Expeditions Ltd. April 2007: the ship has been renamed Ocean Nova. She is managed by ISP) 

  UNIWORLD BOUTIQUE RIVER CRUISE COLLECTION (Los Angeles, California and Basel, Switzerland)
  Europe
  

• River Beatrice, 80 cabins
  
• River Ambassador, 140 pax
  
• River Duchess, 136 pax
  
• River Queen, 136 pax
  
• River Empress, 136 pax
  
• River Princess, 136 pax
  
• River Countess, 136 pax
  
• River Baroness 140 pax
  
• River Royale, 132 pax
  
• Douro Queen, 130 pax (Operated jointly with Douro Azul)
  (Douro Spirit and River Antoinette are scheduled to enter service in 2011)
  Russia
  
• River Victoria (Renovated and reconstructed for the 2011 sailing season)
  Nile and Egypt (Ships under charter agreements)
  
• M.S. Prince Abbas, 120 pax
  
• River Tosca
  China
  (Affiliation with the river cruise ships of Victoria Cruises) 

  VANTAGE DELUXE WORLD TRAVEL(Boston)
  River Discovery, 166 pax
  (+ 3 other river cruise ships navigating in European rivers)VARIETY CRUISES (Athens, Greece)
  (The merger of Zeus Cruises and Hellas Yachts)
  M/S Viking Star, 50 pax
  M/Y Zeus II, 34 pax
  Harmony G, 44 pax
  Harmony V, 50 pax
  Galileo, 50 pax
  Panorama , 50 pax (Luxury motor sailor)
  Pegasus

  VERMONT DISCOVERY CRUISES (Burlington, Vermont)
  

• Moonlight Lady, 8 staterooms (Waterway yacht) 

  VICTORIA CRUISES(New York, NY)
  (All river vessels in China)
  

• Victoria Jenna, 378 pax
  
• Victoria Queen, 204 pax
  
• Victoria Star, 204
  
• Victoria Prince, 170 pax
  
• Victoria Empress, 198 pax (Refurbished in winter 2007/2008)
  
• Victoria Katarina, 266 pax
  
• Victoria Rose (Rebuilt in 2001)
  
• Victoria Anna, 308 pax 

  VIKING RIVER CRUISES(Woodland Hills, California and Basel in Switzerland)
  (Vessels cruising in Europe)
  Viking Legend, 189 pax
  Viking Seine, 162 pax (formerly Viking Rhone)
  Viking Burgundy, 162 pax
  Viking Danube
  Viking Pride, 150 pax
  Viking Europe, 150 pax
  Viking Spirit, 75 cabins
  Viking Neptune, 75 cabins
  Viking Sky, 144 pax (Former Blue Danube II, sister ship of the Viking Danube)
  Viking Sun, 198 pax
  Viking Schumann, 120 pax (Ex Clara Schumann)
  Viking Helvetia, 198 pax (The ship is a sister to Viking Sun)
  Viking Fontane, 122 pax (Ex Theodor Fontane)
  Viking Primadonna, 149 pax
  (Vessels cruising in Russia and Ukraine)
  Viking Kirov
  Viking Pakhomov
  Viking Lavrinenkov
  Viking Surkov, 199 pax (She is to undergo a conversion and upgrading by Aker Yards Lifecycle Services for the 2008 season)
  Viking Peterhof
  (Vessels cruising in China)
  Viking Century Sky, 300 pax (In partnership with the Chongqing New Century Cruise Company)
  Viking Century Sun, 300 pax (In partnership with the Chongqing New Century Cruise Company)
  (February ##Q##09: The line will not operate two chartered ships this year — the Viking Century Sky in China and the Lavrinenkov in Ukraine. Viking will operate three ships — the Viking Surkov, the Viking Kirov and the Viking Pakhomov — in Russia this year)VIVADA CRUISES (Vivada Inland Waterways, India)
  M.V. Ahalya, 20 cabins + 12 suites (River cruises, Sunderban, Bengal, India)

  WINDJAMMER BAREFOOT CRUISES (Out of Business)
  September 2007: the ships are all stranded. Yankee Clipper is in Trinidad, Mandalay is in Panama, Polynesia is in Aruba and Legacy is in Costa Rica
  S.V. Legacy (Tall ship)
  S.V. Mandalay (Tall ship)
  S.V. Polynesia (Tall ship)
  S.V. Yankee Clipper (Tall ship)

  WORLD EXPLORER CRUISES (San Francisco)
  S.S. Universe Explorer, 739 pax max (Formerly the Enchanted Seas, currently laid up in Portland, OR. The Institute for Shipboard Education used the ship during the fall and spring semesters for their school programs on board, WEC used the ship during the summer for their voyages to Alaska. World Explorer Cruises have advised that they have acquired the Brasil, which will commence cruising as of winter (US). She is currently in Hong Kong where she is to receive a refit)

  WORLD HERITAGE CRUISES (Tasmania – Australia)
  Discovery. T, 24 pax (A luxury catamaran. The vessel will operate three-day/two-night cruises around Tasmania##Q##s World Heritage Wilderness from Dec. 31)

  WT-CRUISES (Rotterdam, Holland)
  (All river vessels)
  Erasmus, 114 pax
  Esmeralda, 126 pax
  Mr. Jan Elshout, 136 pax
  Elegant Lady, 128 pax
  Europa, 84 pax

  Miscellaneous Ships

• M.S. Giselle, 158 pax (Ex Uniworld)
  
• Regent Spirit (Ex Salamis Glory)
  
• Saga Rose, 580/747 pax (Ex Sagafiord. Ritired in December ##Q##09)
  
• Polaris, 74 pax (Ex Disko, ex Shearwater until 2000. In 2001 she became Viking Polaris and then in 2003 Brand Polaris. In 2005 she was sold to her current owners, Murmansk Shipping Company and renamed Polaris)
  
• M/Y Diogenis V., 50 pax
  
• Sepik Spirit, 16 pax (Papua New Guinea, Sepik River)
  
• Britannia, 184 pax
  
• Universe Ambassador, 729 pax (Ex Argentina, Veendam, Brazil, Monarch Star, Bermuda Star, Enchanted Isle)
  
• Rembrandt, 1,075 pax (Ex Big Red Boat IV, ex Rotterdam V)
  
• Terra Australis, 114 pax
  
• Prussian Princess (River Vessel), 144 pax
  
• OceanBreeze, 776 pax (Former Southern Cross, Calypso, Azure Seas – out of service)
  
• Liberte, 8 pax (River barge)
  
• Grand Latino, 701 pax, formerly SuperStar Capricorn, Royal Viking Sky and Hyundai Kumgang. Iberojet Cruceros sold the ship to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in October 2005)
  
• Grand Amazon, 144 pax (River cruises in the Amazon River from Manaus, Brazil)
  
• Aegean Glory
  
• Akademic Sergey V
  
• Akademik Ioffe
  
• Anacoluthe (Continental Waterways)
  
• Chardonnay (Continental Waterways)
  
• Andropov
  
• Arlene (Boonstra River Line)
  
• The Topaz, 1050 (Former Olympia. The owner of the ship is Kyma Ship Management, Inc.)
  
• Letty (Austin-Lehman Adventures )
  
• Chekhov (Orthodox Cruise Company)
  
• Princess Donia (River Nile)
  
• Etoile, 4-6 pax (France Cruises)
  
• M.V. Amazing Grace, 92 pax
  
• Galapagos Adventurer V, 15 pax
  
• Radisson Diamond, 350 pax (She left the Radisson##Q##s fleet on June 2005 and sailed for Hong Kong to be renamed Omar Star and operated as a casino vessel for the new owners Asia Cruises. December ##Q##09: she is now based in Singapore)
  
• Princesa Marissa, 853 pax (Former Finnhansa. May 2008: Louis Cruise Lines announced that she has been sold to breakers)
  
• Serenade, 739 pax (Formerly Jean Mermoz, Mermoz. May 2008: Louis Cruise Lines announced that she has been sold to breakers)
  
• Aegean I, 280 cabins (Louis purchased the ship from Golden Sun Cruises in June 2005 and then laid-up in Piraeus for the past few years. April 2008: it is reported she has been sold for conversion into an expedition-type cruise ship)
  
• Independence (Purchased at federal auction from the US Maritime Administration. February 2008: renamed Oceanic she was towed out of her berth in San Francisco. NCL sold the ship last year)
  
• Wasa Queen, 250 cabins (Star Cruises sold the cruise ferry in early 2009 to a Greek operator who renamed the ship Arberia)
  
• Rousse, 210 pax (River cruise ship)