ANDREA

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

ex Harald Jarl,  TROMS FYLKES DAMPSKIBSSELSKAP, renamed 2002

Leith 11th August 2007

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 (C)

20th June 2005

BLACK PRINCE (D)

6th June 2009

BLACK WATCH  [IMO 7108930]

Fred Olsen Cruise Line, 28,613gt.  Built as Royal Viking Star (1972) for Royal Viking Line.  1990 Westward (NCL), 1993 Star Odyssey. 1996 refitted as Black Watch for Fred Olsen.

Departing Leith 11th August 2009.  See also Fidra in 'Tugs at Work'.

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

BOUDICCA at Forth Bridge

11th July 2009

BOUDICCA [IMO 7218395] (2009)

11th July 2009

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

BREMEN (Leith)

6th June 2009

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)

CELEBRITY CENTURY

as renamed 20th May 2008 

Photograph no longer available

CELEBRITY CONSTELLATION  [IMO 9192399]

Celebrity Cruises, 90,280 gt, 2002

at anchored at Hound Point 26th April 2008

C COLUMBUS

1997, Hapag-Lloyd. 14,903 grt, 420 passengers

25th August 2006, off Rosyth

C COLUMBUS (Leith)

Departing Leith 24th July 2008

Clipper Adventurer

4,376 grt, Clipper Cruise Line, 122 passengers

Built 1975 as Alla Tarasova, Murmansk Shipping Company, 1997 converted to cruise ship, renamed by new owners.  Sister ship of Lyubov Orlova - (next page).

New photograph, Leith,  23rd July 2007

Clipper Odyssey [IMO 8800195]

 Cruise Ship, 5,218 gt, 938dwt.  Clipper Group, 128 passengers. Built 1989. Ex Oceanic Odyssey, (1997 -1998), ex Oceanic Grace

Leith 14^th  July 2011 

COSTA ALLEGRA    -

28,430 grt, COSTA CRUISES, 1066 passengers

Built 1969, as container ship Annie Johnson, Johnson Line, bought 1986, Regency Cruises for conversion to cruise ship, renamed Regent Moon, 1988 renamed Alexandra, 1990 bought by Costa Cruises, lengthened and converted for cruising, renamed Costa Allegra 1992 on completion.                                                           30th  MAY 2006, FIRTH OF FORTH 

Costa Allegra  (B)

COSTA CLASSICA [8716502]

photograph by Graeme Simpson

24th Feb 2005

      COSTA CLASSICA

52,926grt, Costa Cruises, 1991, 1905 passengers

 Off Hound Point,   Firth of Forth, 30th May 2006

Costa Magica [IMO 9239795]

Cruise Ship,102,587 gt, Costa Crociere, 3,470 passengers, built 2004. 

Hound Point 15th June 2011 

COSTA MAGICA and Forth Rail Bridge

CROWN PRINCESS [IMO 9293399]

Princess Cruises, 113,651 gt, built 2006.  Off South Queensferry 4th July 2009

CRYSTAL SERENITY

Crystal Cruises (NYK) 68,870 gt built 2003, 1,140 passengers.

Hound Point

CRYSTAL SYMPHONY

Crystal Cruises (NYK) 51,044 gt built 1995, 940 passengers.

Departing Rosyth 2004