Insignia
Jewel of the Sea
Le Diamont, Lyubov Orlova
HANSEATIC (A)
8,378 grt, HAPAG-LLOYD CRUISES, 188 passengers
Built 1991 as Society Adventurer, 1992 sold and renamed.
Leith
HANSEATIC (B)
HORIZON
Celebrity Cruises, sold 2006 to Sunshine Cruises, renamed Island Star. 46,8111gt, built 1979, 1875 passengers.
photograph by Graeme Simpson
Insignia
Oceana Cruises, 30,277 tons, 1998, 684 passengers
16th June 2004, Round British Isles then Lisbon
Formerly R-1 of Renaissance Cruises (USA now out of business) All eight ships are now chartered out under the management of Cruiseinvest, see 'Notes'
Insignia
) All eight ships are now chartered out under the management of Cruiseinvest, see 'Notes'
ISLAND SKY
Mauritius Island Cruises. Built as Renaissance Eight (Renaissance Cruises), renamed 2000 - Rena II, renamed 2004
4,200grt, 1992, 114 passengers
Bergen July 2004
ISLAND SKY
Post 2006 refit and change in livery.
Arriving Leith 13th June 2007
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JEWEL of the SEAS (Port)
90,090grt, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, 2004, 2,500 passengers
off Greenock, Firth of Clyde, June 2005
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JEWEL of the SEAS (Starboard)
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KRISTINA REGINA
Kristina Cruises, Finland. Built 1960 as Borea, renamed 1967 Bore, current name since 1977. 4,295grt, 353 passengers.
Leith 10th August 2007
KRISTINA REGINA (2008)
Departing, 17th August 2008. [Forth Rail Bridge in background]
LE DIAMONT
8,828 grt, Cie des Ilse du Diamont, 265 passengers
Built 1974 as cargo ship Begonia, 1986 rebuilt as cruise ship Explorer Starship, Explorer Starship Ltd, sold 1990 to Diamont Cruise, renamed Song of Flower, 2003 renamed Le Diamont,sold to present owners 2005
LYUBOV ORLOVA (A)
4,251grt, Lyubov Orlova Shipping, 1976, 206 passengers. Sistership Clipper Adventurer.
Leith 2005
LYUBOV ORLOVA (Ushuaia)
4,251grt, Lyubov Orlova Shipping, 1976, 206 passengers
2008
Marco Polo
22,080 grt, Orient Lines.
Built 1965, as Aleksandr Pushkin, renamed and refitted 1991
21st June 2005, Leith
Marco Polo (B)
MINERVA (A) {IMO 9144196}
launched Rusian Research Vessel OKEAN, 12,331grt rebuilt 1996;ex Minerva (Swan Hellenic Cruise), renamed Saga
Arriving Leith 11th July 2008
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MINERVA (B) {IMO 9144196}
Leaving Leith 17th June 2008.
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MINERVA II
Swan Hellenic's Minerva II, former R-Eight, sister ship to Insignia and Delphin Renaissance. She replaced the original Minerva in 2003 who them served as Explorer II/ Saga Pearl and later as Alexander von Homboldt.
photographed on a very wet day 2004
Mona Lisa
28,891grt, Holiday Cruises since 2002, 720 passengers
Built as Kungsholm, Swedish America Line (1966); sold P&O, 1978, renamed Sea Princess, 1995, renamed Victoria, sold 2002. Currently (summer 2007) sailing as Oceanic II before becoming The Scholar Ship.
Detail of funnel, showing the Mona Lisa
