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).  

Pasing under  Forth Rail Bridge, Off North Queensferry, 18^th July 2009

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

Picture dated 4th September 2007 replaced with one 24th June 2010

AMADEA at Forth Rail Bridge

Picture dated 4th September 2007 replaced with one 24th June 2010

ANDREA

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

ex Harald Jarl,  TROMS FYLKES DAMPSKIBSSELSKAP, renamed 2002

Leith 11th August 2007

ANTARCTIC DREAM [IMO 5278432]

Passenger ship, Antarctic Shipping, 1,685 gt, built 1959,  Renamed 2002 ex- Hotu Matua, 1997 ex- Piloto Pardo.  Ushuaia,  30^th November 2008

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)

ARTEMIS [IMO 8201480]

Cruise Liner, 44,438 gt, P&O, built 1984.  Off North Queenferry, 7th July 2009.

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

ATHENA [IMO 5383304]

Cruise ship, 16,144 gt, chartered to Phoenix Reisen from Classic International Cruises, , built 1948 as Stockholm for Swedish America Line.  Famous for the North Atlantic collision with Italian liner Andria Doria (1956).  Sold 1960 to East Germany, named Volkerfreundschaft, sold 1985 became Fridtjof Nansen, as a refuge hostel in Oslo, 1989, sold and laid up, eventually becoming Italia I in 1993. Rebuilt, renamed Italia Prima (1994), becoming  Valtur Prima (1998),  Caribe (2002), current name since 2005.                                         Leith 31st August 2009

ATHENA [IMO 5383304] Stern

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 (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

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

C COLUMBUS

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

25th August 2006, off Rosyth

C COLUMBUS (Leith)

Departing Leith 24th July 2008

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

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