Oldest Cruise Ships Still In Operation

The fantasy class ship is the oldest ship and one of the smallest ships in the Carnival lineup but that means little for the fun that guests can have.

Oldest cruise ships still in operation. John Carlton has mentioned the Royal Navy shipyards as among the oldest shipyards still in operation the same is true for their French counterparts. As of December 2019 all of the companies on this list are still in operation. Carnival Fantasy is the oldest in the Carnival Cruise Line fleet and Inspiration is a near-twin from the same Fantasy Class.

Fred Olsen Cruise Line 1848 1966 cruise services Fred Olsen Cruise Line is one of the UKs oldest companies having started out as a cargo shipping company back in the 1800s. The ships on this list which include warships yachts tall ships and vessels recovered during archaeological. 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.

List of oldest surviving ships. Vasco da Gama was a former Holland America ship. Magellan a 1250-passenger vessel is the former Holiday at Carnival Cruise Line.

Immerse yourself into culture cuisine art and history on Vikings award winning ships. 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. Carnivals oldest cruise ship which is still active today is the Carnival Fantasy.

They operate several older ships. Brest and Lorient date back to the 17th century 1630s and 1666 respectively and are still active to this day. 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.

The idea for the first pleasure cruise is. In fact sometimes smaller is better. The oldest cruise ship still operating on the open seas may be retiring this year.