Month: May 2014

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, 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 - 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 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 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…

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…

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…

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…