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 CRUISE LINE (example)

SHIPNAME  

Gross Tonnage

Built  

Pass. Cap. based on 2  

Remarks

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LANCE SHIPPING  -  CYPRUS 

MIRAGE -I*

14.264

1973

536

 ex.Magic-1.Operated by Caspi Cruises - Israel

LEONARDO -SHIPPING  - BAHAMAS   see by Kyma Shipmanagement

LINDBLAD SPECIAL EXPEDITIONS - USA  in alliance with National Geographic

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ENDEAVOUR *

3.132

1966

108

ex. Endeavour renamed 2005- ex.Caledonian Star -Owned by SpexCalstar

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER*

6.471

1982

148

ex. LYNGEN Aquired from Hurtigruten delivery oct.2007.Start operation 2008

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ISLANDER 1.065 1995 48 Owned by Interlago - Ecuador
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC POLARIS 2.138 1960 82 Owned by Metrohotel -Ecuador

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SEA BIRD

630

1982

70

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SEA LION

630

1982

70

 

SEA VOYAGER  

1.195

1982

60

ex.Temptress Voyager- Owned by Voyager holdings Honduras

LOUIS CRUISES - CYPRUS and Louis Hellenic Cruises -Greece

AQUAMARINE*

23.149

1971

1051

ex.Carousel of Sun/MyTravel Operated from 2005 on Greek- arm of Louis-Owned by: Bregenz Shipping Co Ltd. From April 2006 to 2007 on charter to German Transocean New name: Arielle. Return to Louis Cruises in 2008 sailing again under old name

CALYPSO*

11.162

1967

 486

Operated from 2005 on Greek-arm of Louis

CRISTAL* 25.611 1980  966 Aquired may 2007 as Silja Opera/Opera
CORAL*

14.155

1971

 756

Purchased by public auction apr.'05 ex.Triton of Royal Olympia  Greek-arm of Louis

THE  EMERALD*

26.431

1958

 990

Charter to Thomson Holidays- UK.Charter ended oct.2008

IVORY *

12.609

1957

 508

 ex.Ausonia  Re-named may 2006. On charter to Golden Star Cruises 2007 and re-named Aegean-II. Back to Louis Cruises in 2008 SOLD FOR SCRAP 2010
LOUIS  MAJESTY*

40.876

1992

1460

ex.NORWEGIAN MAJESTY  Sold april 2008 to Louis Cruises. Left NCL fleet on dec.2009 Start operations for Louis dec.4-2009

ORIENT  QUEEN * 15.781 1968  828 Aug.28/2006 on five year bareboat/hire purchase agreement from Abou Mehri. Sold to Teal Shipping 2007(Louis Cruises interest)

AEGEAN PEARL *

16.710

1971

 784

ex.  Seawing Sun/MyTravel Greek-arm of Louis. Renamed Perla. Sailing for Golden Sun Cruises temporary name AEGEAN PEARL. Charter ended 2009 back to Louis  name  not changed   AEGEAN PEARL. SOLD may 14 -2010 to Caspi Cruises Israel.  Left fleet june 2010

PRINCESA MARISSA*

10.487

1966

 853

First ship of Louis acquired in 1987. Withdrawn from service march 2008.  Sold for scrap april 2008.

SAPPHIRE*

12.563

1967

 650

 

SEA DIAMOND*

22.412

1986

1160

 ex.Birka Princess*  Acquired by Louis Cruise.-febr.2006  Ship sank off Santorini

SERENADE*

14.173

1957

 739

ex. Mermoz. Owned by Uniground Shipping Ltd.-Bahamas a Louis Comp. Withdrawn from service march 2008 Sold for scrap april 2008.

THOMSON DESTINY *

37.773

1982

1432

ex.Sunbird of Sun/MyTravel.Charter to Thomson Holidays- UK until nov. 2011 New name Thomson Destiny  Fully owned by Louis may 2008.

THOMSON SPIRIT*

33.930

1983

1214

(ex.Nieuw-Amsterdam) Bareboat/hire purchase agreement with Carnival Corp.(HAL). Fully owned by Louis may 2008. Charter to Thomson Holidays- UK until nov. 2011

N/N

50.760

1992

1730

Ex NORWEGIAN DREAM* After  sales failed in 2008. Now an agreement is reached. Start operations nov. 2010

LORAL Ltd. - GREECE

DREAM

4.326 1997 180 Aquired june 2005 from Turkish Maritime as TDI KARADENIZ

LUBOV ORLOVA SHIPPING CO Ltd.  -   RUSSIA a Far Eastern Shipping comp. ( see also RUSSIAN SHIPS -Fleetlist R)

LYUBOV  ORLOVA*   4.251 1976 110 Expedition ship

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