Cruising the Past and Cruise History – A Long List of Retired Cruise Ships – from 1979 to 2007
For all you cruise ship addicts here is a listing of retired liners. Its extensive, showing you that many of the ships you enjoyed in the past. Many of these are gone, laid up or scrapped. Ships many of you will remember: Angelina Lauro, Prinsendam, Regency, Cristobal, France, Argentina, Norway, Andrea C., etc.
SS FRANCE – In her glory days.
SS FRANCE/NORWAY – Scrapped.
Youtube – Passenger liner ex SS France/SS Norway renamed Blue Lady for scrapping is wrecked on the beaches at Alang, India. This still shot shows the first stages of cutting designed to make it impossible to float the vessel again.
RETIRED CRUISE SHIPS
Year – Cruise ship – Year – Built as – G.R.T. – Max Pass – Cabins – Crew – Speed – Cause
1979
ANGELINA LAURO – 1939 – ORANJE – 20565 – 21,5 – FIRE
XING HU – 1967 – CABO IZARRA – 4438 – 19,5 – TRADING AS PASSENGER LINER
Number cruise ship – 2 – Total grt//Total passenger – 25003
GRT year/Total GRT retired//Pass year/Total pass.capacity – 0,97%
1980
PRINSENDAM – 1973 – 8566 – 455 – 201 – 164 – 21 – FIRE
Number cruise ship – 1 – Total grt//Total passenger – 8566 – 455
GRT year/Total GRT retired//Pass year/Total pass.capacity – 0,33% – 0,38%
1981
FIESTA – 1946 – MONA’S QUEEN – 3659 – 0 – 20 – BROKEN UP
GOLDEN PRINCESS – 1943 – U.S.SHELIKOF – 3008 – 236 – 105 – 15,5 – SUNK
REGENCY – 1952 – IRISH COAST – 4811 – 343 – 142 – 17 – TRADING AS PASSENGER LINER
Number cruise ship – 3 – Total grt//Total passenger – 11478 – 579
GRT year/Total GRT retired//Pass year/Total pass.capacity – 0,44% – 0,48%
