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What is the oldest cruise ship that is still running today? |
Travel Info What is the oldest cruise ship that is still running today? Travel Tips Medina. Built for Mallory Line. Completed 1914. Last reported in service with Good Books For All as a floating ministry/bookshop. Name sequence: Medina, Roma, Franca C, Doulos. Source(s): http://www.allatsea.co.za/oldestships.ht... Other Travel Tips The Titanic. I've been on it. I think it's the Queen Mary 2. The Titanic has sunk and is not in use. QM2 was built 2004 as is not old. Pearhaps you are thinking about QE2? Johan The Oldest Passenger/Cruise Ships still Afloat A ship has a lifespan of about 30 years, some seem to lead charmed lives and go from owner to owner without being sent to the breakers. The demise of the Britanis and Romanza and the recent spate of scrappings, trimmed the oldies list down considerably, but the list still has pre-war vessels in it. I don't know how long it will be before SOLAS condemns them to the breakers too, but while they are still afloat we can still experience seeing what shipbuilding was all about. At the time of writing, my information listed the vessels below as still afloat although some were laid up, and some were on their way to the breakers, this list was current up till November 2001 and the data for pre 1959 ships was updated as the information came through. I have tried to use a launch date wherever possible and have listed the ships up till those launched by the end of 1959. Unfortunately it is very difficult to keep a list like this current so any changes that may occur may not be listed because I don't know about them. Certain omissions are possible as the ship may have been listed as going to be scrapped and as such at the time of compilation were not included. If there are any additions or corrections to this list I would be happy to make them. Last updated 11 November 2006, (Madagascar, Monterey, Norway, Anastasis) Indicates broken up, Indicates sank. Indicates picture. Last known name is in Yellow Pre 1950 built ships Medina. Built for Mallory Line. Completed 1914. Last reported in service with Good Books For All as a floating ministry/bookshop. Name sequence: Medina, Roma, Franca C, Doulos. Orion. Built for Carl Julius Forstman as a private yacht. Completed 1929. Last reported under charter to Phoenix Reisen as Regina Maris. She servied briefly as an accomodation ship at the Athens Olympics and was sold for breaking up. Arriving in December 2004. Name sequence: Orion, Vixen, Argonaut, Regina Maris. Dunottar Castle. Built for Union Castle Line. Launched: 25/1/1936. Was last in service with Louis Cruise Lines as Princesa Victoria. It was reported that she was acquired for use as an hotel ship in the London Docklands area, but this never came to pass and in early 2004 she was sold to the breakers, arriving at Alang on 25 May 2004. Name sequence: Dunottar Castle,Victoria, The Victoria, Princesa Victoria General W.P. Richardson. Built for United States Government. Launched 06/08/1944. laid up in Piraeus, she is managed by Majestic International Cruises. She is occasionally used as a static hotel ship and is unlikely to re-enter commercial service again. In April 2004 she was under consideration for breaking up and in December 2004 she was finally run up on the beach. Name sequence: General W P Richardson, Laguardia, Leilani, President Roosevelt, Atlantis, Emerald Seas, Funtastica, Terrifica, Sapphire Seas, Ocean Explorer I Stockholm. Built for Swedish America Line. Launched 9/9/1946. Currently in service under the name Athena. She had been laid up in Havana following the cancellation of her 5-year charter with Valtur. Reportedly to be entering service with Festival Cruises Company in December 2002 under the name Caribe operating out of Cuba. Name sequence: Stockholm, Volkerfreundschaft, Volker, Fridtjof Nansen, Italia, Italia Prima, Valtur Prima, Caribe Athena.. Munster. Built for British and Irish Steam Packet Company. Completed: 1948. Sold to breakers in mid 2001. Name sequence: Munster, Theseus, Orpheus, Orpheu. read more here : http://www.allatsea.co.za/oldestships.ht... |
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