Cruise Ship Builders/Owners/Year Built
Wanna know which are the major cruise ship builders and the biggest passenger ship building companies of the world plus the complete cruise ship year built info about all major cruise ships)? Find out who built the Titanic ship, who built the most expensive cruise ship in the world, who built the most expensive yacht in the world, who is responsible for making the world's best cruise ships. This survey holds the right answer to who builds the biggest cruise ships in the world and who is the builder of your favorite "top best vacation" ship. Into this survey we've included some smaller cruise ships which names are quite well known all over the world to symbolize "special" by their designs, destinations, expensive prices and owners. The list bellow includes all operational vessels by line, including the original names of cruise ships currently chartered to other operators under different names.
List of major cruise ships builders and ship building yards (official web-site links):
- STX Europe (ex Aker Yards ASA), the Eurepe's largest shipbuilding company. Founded 2004, a subsidiary of STX Corporation (South Korea). STX Europe ship building yards:
- STX Finland Cruise Oy - the Kvaerner Masa-Yards (ex Wartsila) in Helsinki and Turku, and in Rauma.
- STX France Cruise SA - the ex Chantiers de l'Atlantique (St Nazaire) and the yards in Lorient.
- (Romania) STX OSV Braila SA, STX OSV Tulcea SA.
- In Germany
- Meyer Werft (Papenburg), founded 1795, since 1997 together with Neptun Werft (Rostock) is part of Meyer Neptun Group.
- Aker MTW Werft (Wismar), now part of STX
- Bremer Vulkan (Bremen), bankrupt
- Schichau Seebeckwerft (Bremerhaven), founded 1988
- Lloyd Werft (Bremerhaven), established 1857, now part of Fincantiery
- Blohm & Voss (Hamburg), founded 1877, currently a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.
- In Italy
- Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A.
- Ancona shipyards (Ancona)
- Marghera shipyards (Venice)
- Monfalcone shipyards (Gorizia)
- Sestri Ponente shipyards (Genoa)
- Trieste shipyards (Trieste).
- T. Mariotti S.p.A. (Genoa), a mega-yacht construction yard.
- In Japan
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Nagasaki shipyards), founded 1934, a core company of the Mitsubishi Group), the largest defence contractor in Japan and the world's 25th largest.
- List of related to the topc articles:
- Cruise Ship Building
- The World's Largest Ship Building Companies
- Cost of Building a Cruise Ship
- Newest Cruise Ships/Inaugural Cruises
- New Cruise Ships on order/under construction.
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Cruise Ships Owners (official web sites) |
Cruise Ships Names & Operators | Cruise Ship Year Built | Cruise Ships Building Yards |
| AIDA Kreuzfahrten | |||
| AIDAaura | 2003 | Aker MTW Werft | |
| AIDAbella | 2008 |
Meyer Werft |
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| AIDAblu | 2010 | Meyer Werft | |
| AIDAcara | 1996 |
Kvaerner Masa (Turku) |
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| AIDAdiva | 2007 |
Meyer Werft |
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| AIDAluna | 2009 |
Meyer Werft |
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| AIDAmar | 2012 |
Meyer Werft |
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| AIDAsol | 2011 |
Meyer Werft |
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| AIDAstella | 2013 |
Meyer Werft |
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| AIDAvita | 2002 |
Aker MTW Werft |
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| AIDA-TBA | 2015 |
Mitsubishi |
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| AIDA-TBA | 2016 |
Mitsubishi. |
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RCCL |
AZAMARA ships | ||
| Azamara Quest | 2000 |
St Nazaire |
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| Azamara Journey | 2000 |
St Nazaire. |
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| Carnival Corp | CARNIVAL ships builders | ||
| Carnival Breeze | 2012 | Monfalcone | |
| Carnival Conquest | 2002 |
Monfalcone |
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| Carnival Destiny | 1996 |
Monfalcone |
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| Carnival Dream | 2009 |
Monfalcone |
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| Carnival Ecstasy | 1991 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Carnival Elation | 1998 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Carnival Fantasy | 1990 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Carnival Fascination | 1994 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Carnival Freedom | 2007 |
Monfalcone |
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| Carnival Glory | 2003 |
Monfalcone |
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| Carnival Imagination | 1995 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Carnival Inspiration | 1996 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Carnival Legend | 2002 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Carnival Liberty | 2005 |
Monfalcone |
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| Carnival Magic | 2011 |
Monfalcone |
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| Carnival Miracle | 2004 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Carnival Paradise | 1998 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Carnival Pride | 2002 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Carnival Sensation | 1993 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Carnival Spirit | 2001 | Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) | |
| Carnival Splendor | 2008 | Sestri Ponente | |
| Carnival Triumph | 1999 |
Monfalcone |
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| Carnival Valor | 2004 |
Monfalcone |
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| Carnival Victory | 2000 |
Monfalcone. |
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| Carnival Corp | iberoCruceros ships | ||
| Grand Celebration | 1987 |
Kockums Varv (Malmo, Sweden) |
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| Grand Holiday | 1985 |
Aalborg Vaerft (Aalborg, Denmark) |
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| Grand Mistral | 1999 | St Nazaire. | |
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RCCL |
CELEBRITY Cruises ships | ||
| Celebrity Century | 1995 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Celebrity Constellation | 2002 |
St Nazaire |
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| Celebrity Eclipse | 2010 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Celebrity Equinox | 2009 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Celebrity Infinity | 2001 |
St Nazaire |
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| Celebrity Millennium | 2000 |
St Nazaire |
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| Celebrity Reflection | 2012 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Celebrity Silhouette | 2011 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Celebrity Solstice | 2008 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Celebrity Summit | 2002 |
St Nazaire |
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| Celebrity Expedition | 2001 |
Cassens Werft (Emden, Germany). |
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Classic International Cruises |
CLASSIC International ships | ||
| mv Arion | 1965 |
Brodogradiliste Uljanik (Pula, Yugoslavia) |
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| mv Athena | 1948 |
Gotaverken (Gothenburg, Sweden) |
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| mv Princess Danae | 1955 |
Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries (Belfast, N. Ireland) |
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| mv Princess Daphne | 1955 |
Swan Hunter Shipbuilders (Newcastle) |
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| mv Funchal | 1961 |
Helsingor Skibsvog (Helsingor, Denmark) |
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| Carnival Corp | COSTA Cruises ships builders | ||
| Costa Atlantica | 2000 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Costa Classica | 1991 |
Marghera |
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| 2006 |
Sestri Ponente |
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| Costa Deliziosa | 2010 |
Marghera |
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| Costa Fascinosa | 2012 |
Sestri Ponente |
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| Costa Favolosa | 2011 |
Sestri Ponente |
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| Costa Fortuna | 2003 |
Sestri Ponente |
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| Costa Luminosa | 2009 |
Marghera |
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| Costa Magica | 2004 |
Sestri Ponente |
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| Costa Mediterranea | 2003 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Costa neoRomantica | 1993 |
Marghera |
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Costa Pacifica |
2009 |
Sestri Ponente |
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| Costa Serena | 2007 |
Sestri Ponente |
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| Costa Victoria | 1996 | Bremer Vulkan | |
| Costa Voyager | 1999 |
Blohm-Voss (Hamburg) |
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| Costa Diadema | 2014 |
Marghera. |
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| Nippon Yusen Kaisha Company (NYC Line) | CRYSTAL Cruises ships | ||
| Crystal Serenity | 2003 | St Nazaire | |
| Crystal Symphony | 1995 |
Kvaerner Masa (Turku) |
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| NYC Line | ms Asuka II (ex Crystal Harmony) | 1990 |
Mitsubishi. |
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Cruise & Maritime Services International |
(CMV) Cruise & Maritime Voyages ships | ||
| ms Marco Polo | 1965 |
VEB Mathias Thesen Werft (Wismar, Germany) |
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| ms Ocean Countess | 1976 |
Burmeister & Wein (Copenhagen) |
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| Carnival Corp | the CUNARD liners & ships builders | ||
| ms Queen Elizabeth | 2010 |
Monfalcone |
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| RMS Queen Mary 2 | 2004 |
St Nazaire |
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| ms Queen Victoria | 2007 |
Marghera. |
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| The Walt Disney Company | DISNEY Cruise Line ships | ||
| Disney Dream | 2011 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Disney Fantasy | 2012 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Disney Magic | 1998 |
Marghera |
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| Disney Wonder | 1999 |
Marghera. |
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| Fred Olsen & Co | FRED OLSEN ships | ||
| Balmoral | 1988 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Black Watch | 1972 |
Wartsila (Helsinki) |
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| Boudicca | 1973 |
Wartsila (Helsinki) |
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| Braemar | 1993 |
Union Naval de Levante (Valencia). |
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| Hapag-Lloyd AG | HAPAG-LLOYD ships | ||
| Bremen | 1990 |
Mitsubishi |
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| C Columbus | 1997 |
MTW Schiffswerft (Wismar, Germany) |
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| ms Europa | 1999 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Europa 2 | 2013 |
STX Europe (St Nazaire) |
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| Hanseatic | 1993 |
Rauma-Repola (Rauma, Finland). |
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| Carnival Corp | HOLLAND AMERICA (HAL) ships | ||
| ms Amsterdam | 2000 |
Marghera |
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| ms Eurodam | 2008 | Marghera | |
| ms Maasdam | 1993 |
Monfalcone |
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| ms Nieuw Amsterdam | 2010 |
Marghera |
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| ms Noordam | 2006 |
Marghera |
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| ms Oosterdam | 2003 |
Marghera |
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| ms Prinsendam | 1988 |
Wartsila (Turku) |
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| ms Rotterdam | 1997 |
Marghera |
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| ms Ryndam | 1994 |
Monfalcone |
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| ms Statendam | 1993 |
Monfalcone |
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| ms Veendam | 1996 |
Marghera |
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| ms Volendam | 1999 |
Marghera |
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| ms Westerdam | 2004 |
Marghera |
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| ms Zaandam | 2000 |
Marghera |
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| ms Zuiderdam | 2002 |
Marghera. |
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| Hurtigruten (Hurtigruta) cruise ships | ms Fram | 2007 | Fincantieri. |
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Mediterranean Shipping Company SA (Aponte family) |
MSC Cruises ships | ||
| MSC Armonia | 2001 |
St Nazaire |
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| MSC Divina | 2012 |
STX Europe (St Nazaire) |
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| MSC Fantasia | 2008 |
STX Europe (St Nazaire) |
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| MSC Lirica | 2003 |
St Nazaire |
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| MSC Magnifica | 2010 |
Aker Yards (St Nazaire) |
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| MSC Melody | 1982 |
Industrielles de la Mediterranee (La Seyne-sur-Mer, France) |
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| MSC Musica | 2006 | Aker Yards (St Nazaire) | |
| MSC Opera | 2004 |
St Nazaire |
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| MSC Orchestra | 2007 |
Aker Yards (St Nazaire) |
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| MSC Poesia | 2008 |
Aker Yards (St Nazaire) |
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| MSC Prezioza | 2013 |
STX France |
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| MSC Sinfonia | 2002 |
St Nazaire |
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| MSC Splendida | 2009 |
STX Europe (St Nazaire). |
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| 50% Apollo Management, 50% Genting Group | NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) ship builders | ||
| Norwegian Breakaway | 2013 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Norwegian Dawn | 2002 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Norwegian Epic | 2010 |
STX Europe (St Nazaire) |
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| Norwegian Gem | 2007 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Norwegian Getaway | 2014 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Norwegian Jade | 2006 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Norwegian Jewel | 2005 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Norwegian Pearl | 2006 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Norwegian Sky | 1999 |
Lloyd Werft |
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| Norwegian Spirit | 1998 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Norwegian Star | 2001 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Norwegian Sun | 2001 |
Lloyd Werft |
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| NCL | NCL America - Pride of America | 2005 |
Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding (Pascagoula, USA-MS) & Lloyd Werft. |
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Apollo Management |
OCEANIA Cruises ships | ||
| Insignia | 1998 | St Nazaire | |
| Marina | 2011 |
Sestri Ponente |
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| Nautica | 2000 |
St Nazaire |
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| Regatta | 1998 |
St Nazaire |
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| Riviera | 2012 |
Sestri Ponente. |
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| Carnival Corp | P&O Cruises UK ships | ||
| mv Adonia | 2001 |
St Nazaire |
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| mv Arcadia | 2005 |
Monfalcone |
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| mv Aurora | 2000 |
Meyer Werft |
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| mv Azura | 2010 |
Monfalcone |
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| mv Oceana | 2000 |
Monfalcone |
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| mv Oriana | 1995 |
Meyer Werft |
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mv Ventura |
2008 |
Monfalcone |
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P&O - TBA |
2015 |
Monfalcone. |
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| Carnival Corp | P&O Cruises AUSTRALIA ships | ||
| Pacific Dawn | 1991 |
Monfalcone |
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| Pacific Jewel | 1990 |
Monfalcone |
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| Pacific Pearl | 1989 |
St Nazaire. |
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| Phoenix Reisen ships | |||
| Albatros | 1973 | Wartsila | |
| Amadea | 1991 | Mitsubishi | |
| Artania | 1984 | Wartsila. | |
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Carnival Corp |
PRINCESS Cruises ships | ||
| Caribbean Princess | 2004 |
Monfalcone |
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| Coral Princess | 2002 |
St Nazaire |
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| Crown Princess | 2006 |
Monfalcone |
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| Dawn Princess | 1997 |
Monfalcone |
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| Diamond Princess | 2004 |
Mitsubishi |
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| Emerald Princess | 2007 |
Monfalcone |
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| Golden Princess | 2001 |
Monfalcone |
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| Grand Princess | 1998 |
Monfalcone |
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| Island Princess | 2003 |
St Nazaire |
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| Ocean Princess | 1999 |
St Nazaire |
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| Pacific Princess | 1999 |
St Nazaire |
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| Regal Princess | 2014 | Monfalcone | |
| Royal Princess | 2013 |
Monfalcone |
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| Ruby Princess | 2008 |
Monfalcone |
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| Sapphire Princess | 2004 |
Mitsubishi |
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| Sea Princess | 1998 |
Monfalcone |
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| Star Princess | 2002 |
Monfalcone |
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| Sun Princess | 1995 |
Monfalcone |
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| TBA Princess | 2014 |
Monfalcone. |
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RCCL |
PULLMANTUR Cruises ships |
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| mv Atlantic Star | 1984 |
Industrielles de la Mediterranee (La Seyne-sur-Mer, France) |
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| mv Empress | 1990 |
St Nazaire |
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ms Monarch |
1991 |
St Nazaire |
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Ocean Dream (ex Tropicale) |
1981 |
Aalborg Vaerft (Aalborg, Denmark) |
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| mv Sovereign | 2008 |
St Nazaire |
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| mv Zenith | 1992 |
Meyer Werft |
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| RCCL |
CDF mv Horizon |
1990 |
Meyer Werft. |
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Apollo Management |
(RSSC) REGENT Seven Seas Cruises ships | ||
| Seven Seas Mariner | 2001 |
St Nazaire |
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| Seven Seas Navigator | 1999 |
T Mariotti |
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| Seven Seas Voyager | 2003 |
T Mariotti. |
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| (RCCL) Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd | (RCCL) ROYAL CARIBBEAN International cruise lines ship builders | ||
| Adventure of the Seas | 2001 |
Kvaerner Masa (Turku) |
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| Allure of the Seas | 2010 |
STX Europe (Turku) |
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| Brilliance of the Seas | 2002 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Enchantment of the Seas | 1997 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Explorer of the Seas | 2000 |
Kvaerner Masa (Turku) |
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| Freedom of the Seas | 2006 | Aker Yards (Turku) | |
| Grandeur of the Seas | 1996 |
Kvaerner Masa (Helsinki) |
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| Independence of the Seas | 2008 |
Aker Yards (Turku) |
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| Jewel of the Seas | 2004 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Legend of the Seas | 1995 |
St Nazaire |
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| Liberty of the Seas | 2007 |
Aker Yards (Turku) |
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| Majesty of the Seas | 1992 |
St Nazaire |
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| Mariner of the Seas | 2003 |
Kvaerner Masa (Turku) |
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| Navigator of the Seas | 2002 |
Kvaerner Masa (Turku) |
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| Oasis of the Seas | 2009 | STX Europe (Turku) | |
| Project Sunshine 1 | 2014 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Project Sunshine 2 | 2015 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Radiance of the Seas | 2001 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Rhapsody of the Seas | 1997 |
St Nazaire |
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| Serenade of the Seas | 2003 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Splendour of the Seas | 2006 |
St Nazaire |
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| Vision of the Seas | 1998 |
St Nazaire |
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| Voyager of the Seas | 1999 |
Kvaerner Masa (Turku). |
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| SAGA Group | SAGA Cruises ships | ||
| Saga Pearl II | 1981 |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (Kiel, Germany) |
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Saga Ruby |
1973 |
Swan Hunter Shipbuilders (Newcastle, UK) |
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Saga Sapphire (2012) |
1981 |
Bremer Vulkan. |
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| Carnival Corp | SEABOURN Cruise Line ships | ||
| Seabourn Legend | 1990 |
Schichau Seebeckwerft |
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| Seabourn Odyssey | 2009 |
T Mariotti |
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| Seabourn Pride | 1988 | Schichau Seebeckwerft | |
| Seabourn Quest | 2011 |
T Mariotti |
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| Seabourn Sojourn | 2010 |
T Mariotti |
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| Seabourn Spirit | 1988 |
Schichau Seebeckwerft. |
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| SEADREAM Yachts | |||
| SeaDream I | 1984 | Wartsila | |
| SeaDream II | 1985 | Wartsila. | |
| Lefebvre Family (Rome) | SILVERSEA Cruises ships | ||
| Silver Explorer | 1989 |
Rauma-Repola (Rauma, Finland) |
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| Silver Cloud | 1994 | Trieste | |
| Silver Shadow | 2000 | Trieste | |
| Silver Spirit | 2009 | Ancona | |
| Silver Whisper | 2001 |
T Mariotti |
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| Silver Wind | 1995 |
T Mariotti. |
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Genting Group |
STAR Cruises ships | ||
| Star Pisces | 1990 |
Wartsila (Turku) |
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| SuperStar Aquarius | 1993 |
St Nazaire |
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| SuperStar Gemini | 1992 | St Nazaire | |
| SuperStar Libra | 1988 |
Wartsila (Turku) |
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| SuperStar Virgo | 1999 |
Meyer Werft. |
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| Thomson Holidays | THOMSON Cruises ships | ||
| (Island Cruises) Island Escape | 1982 |
Dubigeon-Normandie |
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| Thomson Celebration | 1984 |
St Nazaire |
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| Thomson Dream | 1986 |
Meyer Werft |
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| Thomson Spirit | 1983 |
St Nazaire. |
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| Carnival Corp | TUI Cruises ships | ||
| Mein Schiff 1 | 1996 |
Meyer Werft |
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Mein Schiff 2 |
1997 |
Meyer Werft |
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Mein Schiff 3 |
2014 |
STX Europe (Turku, Finland). |
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Mein Schiff 4 |
2015 |
STX Europe (Turku). |
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| One Cruise Ship Lines | |||
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Club Med |
ms Club Med 2 | 1996 |
Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre (Le Havre, France) |
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Paul Gauguin Cruises |
ms Paul Gauguin |
1998 | St Nazaire |
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Peace Boat |
mv The Oceanic |
1965 |
Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico (Monfalcone) |
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Peter Deilmann |
ms Deutschland |
1998 |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (Kiel) |
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(owned by its residents, operated by ResidenSea) |
ms The World (ship) | 2002 |
Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder (Rissa, Norway) |
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Semester at Sea |
ms Explorer | 2002 |
Blohm-Voss (Hamburg) |
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Swan Hellenic |
mv Minerva |
1990 |
Okean Shipyard (Nikolajev, Ukraine) and T Mariotti |
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Venus Cruise |
ms Pacific Venus | 1998 |
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (Tokyo) |
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Voyages of Discovery |
ms Discovery | 1972 |
Rheinstahl Nordseewerke (Emden, Germany) |
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Voyages to Antiquity |
ms Aegean Odyssey | 1973 |
Santierul Naval Galatz (Romania). |
| Special & Most Expensive passenger ships & private yachts | |||
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Roman Abramovich |
my Eclipse (the largest yacht, cost to build $485 million) | 2010 |
Blohm-Voss (Hamburg). |
| White Star Line | RMS Titanic | 1912 |
Harland and Wolff (Belfast). |
| Cunard Line | RMS Lusitania | 1907 | John Brown & Co (Clydebank, Scotland). |
| Germany | battleship Bismarck | 1939 |
Blohm-Voss (Hamburg). |
| Great Britain | battleship HMS Hood | 1918 |
John Brown & Co. |
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