Month: May 2014
Costa Mediterranea Arrival
Maritime Features
16th August 2019
Costa Mediterranea Arrival
Introduction It’s another day so it’s time for another cruise ship arrival. Today’s caller is the 85,000 GRT, ‘Costa Mediterranea’, operated by Costa Crociere. Built in Helsinki, Finland, she entered service in…
MV Sardinia Vera – Past and Present
Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries
14th April 2021
MV Sardinia Vera – Past and Present
MV Sardinia Vera, ex Corsica Vera, Marine Atlantica, Stena Atlantica - Steel twin screw motor vessel built by Rickmers Werft. GmbH, Bremerhaven in 1974 (Yard No. 381) for Stena Ab,…
MV Costa Luminosa – Past and Present
Carnival Corporation & plc
1st June 2018
MV Costa Luminosa – Past and Present
MV Costa Luminosa - Steel hulled twin Azipod motor vessel built in 2009 at Fincantieri, Porto Marghera, Venedig, Italy (Yard No. 6155) as a Passenger (Cruise) Ship for Carnival Corporation &…
MV Kazakhstan – Past and Present
Cruise Ships
2nd August 2019
MV Kazakhstan – Past and Present
MV Delphin, ex Kazakhstan II, Belorussiya - Steel twin screw motor (Belorussiya class sometimes also referred to as the Gruziya class) vessel built in 1975 by Oy Wartsila Ab. Abo,…
MV Dieppe – Past and Present
Ferries
23rd May 2018
MV Dieppe – Past and Present
MV Baltivia, ex Dieppe, Saga Star, Girolata, Saga Star - Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1981 by Kalmar Yard, Sweden (Yard No.453) for TT-Saga-Line primarily as a passenger/cargo…
Déjà Vu?
Maritime Features
19th May 2014
Déjà Vu?
Introduction With the continuing good weather and a Monday off I headed out early this morning to capture the arrival of the Saga Sapphire and yes, you guessed it, the…
The Sun and the Moon
Maritime Features
2nd June 2014
The Sun and the Moon
Introduction Having gained an extra day off work this week and with a good weather forecast I decided to get up early to try and capture the arrival of AIDA…
MV Pacific Aria – Past and Present
Carnival Corporation & plc
23rd October 2020
MV Pacific Aria – Past and Present
MV Pacific Aria, ex Ryndam - Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1994 by Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy (Yard No 5883) as a Passenger (Cruise) Ship for Holland America Line,…
GTS Celebrity Constellation – Past and Present
Celebrity Cruises
29th May 2018
GTS Celebrity Constellation – Past and Present
GTS Celebrity Constellation, ex Constellation - Steel twin Mermaid pod 'Millenium' class gas turbine vessel, built in 2002 by Chantiers de l’Antique, St. Nazaire, France (Yard No U31) as a…