Oldest Cruise Ship Still Running

Olsen acquired the Færder Steamship Company in 1901 a first decisive venture into the passenger business.

Oldest cruise ship still running. The following list is showing the scheduled location of all cruise ships. It is currently named the Athena and still operates as a cruise ship. She was known under various names including Alkyon and Dolphin.

Please click on the ship name to see the current ships position in a map and additional. In recent years the most popular place for old cruise ships to get demolished has been Alang in India where there is a ten-mile stretch. Did you know that you can follow in Agatha Christies footsteps by stepping aboard the Steam Ship Sudan in Egypt.

Lofoten is still powered by the original Burmeister Wain diesel engine. The queen of crime herself stepped aboard the Steam Ship Sudan to sail down the Nile. Even though four replicas of this antique ship have been built ever since none are the exact duplicates.

The MV Astoria is the oldest cruise ship currently sailing and Cruise and Maritime Voyages embraces the story of its vintage vessel. Though there are older passenger ships that have not been broken up they are not operating to commercial schedules and are usually permanently moored. The ships on this list which include warships yachts tall ships and vessels recovered during archaeological.

Fun Fact Carnivals newest active ship the Mardi Gras is also Carnivals oldest ship. Eventually however ageing cruise ships become unseaworthy outdated or too expensive to operate and sail off into their ultimate sunset. The oldest ship currently being used by Celebrity is the Century which first entered service in December 1995.

Oldest cruise ships still sailing are 50 to 80 years old and two out of five are property of a single owner specializing in classic cruise ships. Cruise ships have a lifetime of about 30 years. On Christmas Day 1492 this sturdy little historic ship was run aground and salvaged for wood which was later used for the construction of another famous ship named La Navidad.