Oldest Cruise Ships Still In Operation

Shipping companies like PO and Cunard got in on the mail delivery game and by 1844 PO was offering sea tours to such destinations as Gibraltar Malta and Athens making them the oldest cruise line still in operation.

Oldest cruise ships still in operation. The ships on this list which include warships yachts tall ships and vessels recovered during archaeological. The oldest cruise ship still operating on the open seas may be retiring this year. Amazingly every company on this list has been in continuous operation for at least 200 years and in the case of the oldest company on this list over 300 years.

She is older than me. Ad The future of cruising - Modern Spacious ships. In fact sometimes smaller is better.

Carnival Fantasy is the oldest in the Carnival Cruise Line fleet and Inspiration is a near-twin from the same Fantasy Class. The line also was famous for marketing Astoria the worlds oldest cruise ship still in operation. Originally built to operate in the Northern Atlantic cruise route as the MS Stockholm MS Athena has provided faultless cruising service to its other owners in the years since and is not one of the oldest cruise.

The Pesse canoe is the worlds oldest known ship dating between 8040 and 7510 BC. They operate several older ships. Immerse yourself into culture cuisine art and history on Vikings award winning ships.

As of December 2019 all of the companies on this list are still in operation. Carnivals oldest cruise ship which is still active today is the Carnival Fantasy. The MV Astoria set sail for its maiden voyage from Gottenberg to New York on Feb.

She entered service as the MS STOCKHOLM in February 1948. We were sad to hear a couple of ships we have been booking on repeatedly - MS Marco Polo and MS Astoria the oldest cruise ship still operating in the world - appear to be on the way to be. It was launched in 1990 and currently offers departures form Mobile Alabama.