The Moby Dick is a passenger ship operated by Bonner Fähr- und Fahrgastschifffahrt GmbH & Co. KG (the company also operated the Rhine ferry Rheinnixe until 2022 and the MS RheinTreue since the beginning of 2025). The striking ship, shaped like a whale, usually travels on the Rhine between Bonn and Linz am Rhein. It was built in 1976 at the Oberkassel shipyard. Its inspiration and name came from a beluga whale that swam up the Rhine to Bonn in 1966 and was named after Herman Melville‘s novel Moby Dick. read more…
Vision of the Seas is a Vision-classcruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International, the last of her class. She is also the namesake of her class. Her maiden voyage began on May 2, 1998, following which she sailed for a year in Europe before being moved to other routes. read more…
HMT Empire Windrush was a passengermotor ship that was launched in Germany in 1930 as the MV Monte Rosa. She was built as an ocean liner for the German shipping company Hamburg Süd. They used the ship to carry German emigrants to South America, and as a cruise ship. During World War II, she was taken over by the German navy and used as a troopship. During the war, she survived two Allied attempts to sink her. read more…
Kaohsiung Port Cruise Terminal is a cruise shipterminal located in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan and is part of the Asia New Bay Area project. The building looks like a silver-white hull with a towering chimney. The total floor area is about 80,774 m² (869,440 sq ft). The upper part is made of steel frame structure, with 15 floors above ground and 2 floors underground. read more…
70000 Tons of Metal (officially stylized as 70000TONS OF METAL) is an annual heavy metal music festival that takes place on board a cruise ship. The event is a five-day festival, including one shore day at a select Caribbean destination. read more…
Santa Maria Manuela is a Portuguese four-masted schooner. Originally a codfish fishing ship, Santa Maria Manuela is now used for sail training, hands on sailing holidays, environmental expeditions and team development programs. It belongs to Grupo Jerónimo Martins and is the sistership of the Portuguese Navy‘s Creoula. It’s one of the last ships of the former Portugese “Frota Branca/White Fleet”. read more…
