ADVENTURER of the SEAS

Royal Caribbean Cruises, 137,276 grt, 2001, 3,840 passengers,

photograph by Graeme Simpson

AIDAvita

42,289gt, Aida Cruises,2002, 1,266 passengers

One of the largest cruise vessels to enter Leith.  27th August 2007

AKADEMIC SERGEY VAVILOV

Russian Research Ship, used for Arctic and Antarctic cruising.

5th July 2004, 

ALBATROS [IMO 7304314]

Cruise Ship, Phoenix Reisen, 28,518 gt, Built 1973. Renamed 2004, ex Crown (2002), ex Norwegian Star (1997), ex Royal Odyssey (1991), ex Royal Viking Sea.  Sister ship of Boudicca (see Below). 

Under Forth Road Bridge, Off North Queensferry, 12^th August 2008

ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT 

Phoenix Reisen, launched Russian Research Vessel OKEAN, 12,331grt rebuilt 1996;ex Minerva (Swan Hellenic Cruise), renamed Saga Pearl (Saga Cruises) 2003 - 05, sails as Explorer II in winter.  

(23rd May 2006 )

ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT 

(17th Sept 2005)

ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT (2) [IMO 8709573]

Phoenix Reisen, 15,343 gt, renamed 2008, ex Jules Verne ( 2007), ex Walrus (2000),  Nautican (1996), ex Crown Monarch, built 1990

Leith 7th July 2008

AMADEA

28,856gt, 22,480dwt, Phoenix Reisen, Germany, built 1991

4th September 2007 

AMADEA at Forth Rail Bridge

4th September 2007

ANDREA

West Wind Ltd, Operator - Elegant Cruises, 2,540 grt, 1960

ex Harald Jarl,  TROMS FYLKES DAMPSKIBSSELSKAP, renamed 2002

Leith 11th August 2007

ARION (A)

5,888 grt, CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL CRUISES, 350 passengers

Built 1965 as ISTRA, 1991 renamed ASTRA, 1999 renamed NAUTILUS, present name  2000

20th July 2005 Leith

ARION (B)

ASTOR

20,506 grt Transocean Cruises, 650 passengers

Built 1987, renamed 1988 Fedor Dostoyevskiy, Far East Shipping Company; sold and renamed Astor 1995. 

 7th June 2006 off North Queensferry

ASTOR (B)

ASTORIA

18,591 grt, Transocean Cruises, 540 passengers

Built 1981 as ASTOR for HAPAG CRUISE LINE,; sold 1984 South African Marine Corp; 1985 renamed ARKONA, Deutfracht Seereederei; 1990 ArkonaTouristik/Deutsche Seetouristik; 2002 sold and renamed as anbove.

21st Aug 2004

ASTORIA at Bergen

3rd August 2004

AZAMARA JOURNEY

Azamara Cruises, [owned by RCI] 30,277 grt 702 passengers. 

Built 2000 as R-Six, renamed Blue Dream 2007.  Sister ships: Delphin Renaissance (R-Seven); Insignia (R-One); Nautica (R-Five); Minerva II (R- Eight).

BALMORAL [IMO 8506294]

Fred Olsen Line, 43,537gt, built 1988  as Crown Odyssey, renamed 1996 -Norwegian Crown, 1997 reverted to  Crown Odyssey, 2003 renamed  Norwegian Crown. Lengthened 2007 and entered Fred Olsen fleet as Balmoral.  1400 passengers.  Leith 15th October 2008.

BLACK PRINCE (A)

11,208 grt, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines 527 passengers

1966 - 86 Operated as Black Prince in winter and as Venus, Bergen Line in Summer.  Bergen Line bought over by Fred Olsen 1986 and she was rebuilt as a cruise ship. 

17th July 2006

BLACK PRINCE (B)

Black Prince (C)

20th June 2005

BOUDICCA [IMO 7218395]

Fred Olsen Cruise Line, 28,388gt.  Built as Royal Viking Sun (1973), Royal Viking Line.  1991 Sunward (NCL), Summer 1992 Birka Queen (2), Birka Line, 1992 Sunward (NCL), 1993 Golden Princess (1) Princess Cruises; 1996 Supersatr Capricorn; 1998 Chartered by Hyundai Merchant Marine as Hyundai Keumgang; 2001 Superstar Capricorn, 2004 Grand Latino, Iberojet; 2006 refitted as Boudicca, Fred Olsen Cruise

Leith 22nd June 2008

BRAEMAR [9000699]

19,089grt, Fred Olsen Cruise Line, 800 passengers.

Built 1993 as Crown Dynasty, Crown Cruise Line; renamed Norwegian Dynasty, Norwegian Cruise Line. 1997; renamed Crown Dynasty, Commodore Cruise Line,  1999; present ownership and name 2001

Departing Leith 16th July 2007

Braemar at Newcastle

31st July 2006

BREMEN (Bergen)

  Built 1990 as Fronteir Spirit,  Frontier Cruises, Japan; 1994, Hapag-LLoyd, and renamed, 6,752 grt, 164 passengers

3rd August 2004

CARNIVAL DESTINY

Carnival Cruises, 101,353, grt, 1996

,photograph by Graeme Simpson, 23rd Feb 2005

CARONIA

Built 1973 as Vistafjord, Norwegian America Line; 1983 sold to Cunard who renamed her 1999. Seen on one of her last voyages in Cunard colours before being sold to Saga Cruises.

9th Augut 2004, at Forth Rail Bridge

CARONIA

9th Augut 2004, at Forth Rail Bridge

CENTURY renamed Celebrity Century (Feb 2008)  [IMO 9072446]

Celebrity Cruises, 70,606grt, 1995, after 2006 refit.

Off Hound Point, Firth of Forth, 19th May 2007,

From Amsterdam on Round Britain Cruise.

CENTURY (B)