March 16, 2013

Oasis of the Seas

MS Oasis of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship, delivered to its owner, Royal Caribbean International, in October 2009. The first of her class, she was joined by her sister ship MS Allure of the Seas in December 2010. Both vessels cruise the Caribbean from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She set a new record of carrying over 6,000 passengers. The ship surpassed the Freedom-class cruise ships (also owned by Royal Caribbean) to become the largest... Read more at Wikipedia | Sister Ship: Allure of the Seas
Oasis of the Seas by carinkyle
Oasis of the Seas, a photo by carinkyle on Flickr.
oasis of the seas by ozzycana
oasis of the seas, a photo by ozzycana on Flickr.
Oasis of the Seas by auroracruises
Oasis of the Seas, a photo by auroracruises on Flickr.
Oasis of the Seas by auroracruises
Oasis of the Seas, a photo by auroracruises on Flickr.
Oasis of the Seas by kenDollGT
Oasis of the Seas, a photo by kenDollGT on Flickr.

March 14, 2013

National Geographic Endeavour

MS National Geographic Endeavour is a small expedition ship operated by Lindblad Expeditions for cruising in remote areas, particularly the polar regions. The ship was originally a fishing trawler built in 1966 as Marburg, and converted to carry passengers in 1983. First named North Star, then Caledonian Star, she received her present name in June 2001. On March 2, 2001, the ship was struck by a 30-metre-high rogue wave while crossing the Drake Passage; the wave smashed the windows... Read more at Wikipedia
Norway (36) by SevillaSD
Norway (36), a photo by SevillaSD on Flickr.
National Geographic ENDEAVOUR by RAF-YYC
National Geographic ENDEAVOUR, a photo by RAF-YYC on Flickr.
National Geographic Endeavour by yidnaMU
National Geographic Endeavour, a photo by yidnaMU on Flickr.
natgeogroup by LandLopers.com
natgeogroup, a photo by LandLopers.com on Flickr.
Jeopardy group by LandLopers.com
Jeopardy group, a photo by LandLopers.com on Flickr.

March 12, 2013

L'Austral

L'Austral is a cruise ship operated by the French cruise line company Compagnie du Ponant. She is their latest flagship and sister vessel of Le Boréal, built in 2011, with 132 cabins and suites for 264 passengers and 140 crew members. L'Austral was put into service on April 20, 2011. Read more at Wikipedia
Sister Ship: Le Boreal
L'Austral by Daisuke Ido
L'Austral, a photo by Daisuke Ido on Flickr.


l'austral by josephmeo
l'austral, a photo by josephmeo on Flickr.

Island Adventure

The Kazakhstan (first name) was launched on 17 October 1975 and delivered in June 1976. She was named after the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. The Kazakhstan was converted to a cruise ship at Lloyd Werft, West Germany in 1984. In December 1994 she was transferred under the ownership of Blasco UK, transferred under Liberian flag and renamed Ukraina. On 2 September 1996 she was chartered to Royal Seas Cruises Lines, reverted to Ukrainian flag and used for cruising from Tampa. After the end of charter in January 1997 she reverted to the name Ukraina and was chartered to SeaEscape. On 13 February 1998 she was renamed Island Adventure but continued service with SeaEscape until the company ceased operations in August of 2008. The ship never re-entered service and was sold for scrap in 2011... Read more at Wikipedia
Sister Ships: Delphin | Enchanted Capri | Salamis Filoxenia | Neptune
Island Adventure by neiljennings51
Island Adventure, a photo by neiljennings51 on Flickr.

Island Adventure by neiljennings51
Island Adventure, a photo by neiljennings51 on Flickr.

March 8, 2013

Hanseatic

MS Hanseatic (previously Society Adventurer) is a five-star cruise ship owned by the Hapag-Lloyd cruise line. According to the Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships, it is the only five-star expedition-cruise ship worldwide. Built in 1991, she specialises in trips to the Antarctic. She was built as Society Adventurer, but was renamed when she was purchased by Hanseatic Tours, as the fourth in a line of Hanseatics. In 1997, Hapag-Lloyd purchased Hanseatic Tours... Read more at Wikipedia
Hanseatic by SKIPPERSGUIDE
Hanseatic, a photo by SKIPPERSGUIDE on Flickr.


March 6, 2013

Gemini

MS Gemini is a cruise ship operated by Quail Travel Group. She was built in 1992 by Union Navale de Levante, Valencia, Spain for Crown Cruise Line as Crown Jewel. She has also sailed under the name Cunard Crown Jewel. She also operated as SuperStar Gemini for Star Cruises from 1995 to 2008. The Crown Jewel was built in 1992 for Crown Cruise Line (a subsidiary of EffJohn), and which was itself the merger of Finland Steamship Company and Johnson Line. The vessel Crown Jewel/Gemini is the largest cruise ship ever built in Spain... Read more at Wikipedia | Sister Ship: Braemar
Gemini in Gothenburg by Christopherkr
Gemini in Gothenburg, a photo by Christopherkr on Flickr.
Gemini by Andre Moura2010
Gemini, a photo by Andre Moura2010 on Flickr.
DSCN0118 by chin kin
DSCN0118, a photo by chin kin on Flickr.
DSCN0119 by chin kin
DSCN0119, a photo by chin kin on Flickr.
DSCN0122 by chin kin
DSCN0122, a photo by chin kin on Flickr.
DSCN0120 by chin kin
DSCN0120, a photo by chin kin on Flickr.

March 3, 2013

Fram

MS Fram is a passenger vessel operated by the Norway-based Hurtigruten Group. The ship is named after the original Fram, the ship used by explorers Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen. The ship operates in the Arctic Ocean and around Greenland in the summer, and cruises around Antarctica at other times of the year. In December 2007, the ship lost power and struck a glacier in Antarctica, sustaining damage to the starboard side; the collision did not affect the ship's seaworthiness... Read more at Wikipedia
Fram by Gunnar Ries zwo
Fram, a photo by Gunnar Ries zwo on Flickr.

MS FRAM Cruise ship by Marina & Enrique
MS FRAM Cruise ship, a photo by Marina & Enrique on Flickr.