Hapag-Lloyd cruises

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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Company type Joint venture
Industry Transportation
Founded1970
Headquarters Hamburg, Germany
Key people
Julian Pfitzner
Products Cruise ship holidays
Parent
Website www.hl-cruises.com

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is a German cruise line that operates smaller luxury ships on worldwide itineraries, along with three expeditions ships.

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History

Europa MS Europa (1999) at Benoa (4).jpg
Europa

On September 1, 1970, Hapag-Lloyd was formed by the merger of two German transportation/maritime companies, Hamburg-American Line (HAPAG), which dated from 1847, and Norddeutscher Lloyd (known in English as North German Lloyd), which was formed in 1857. [1] Hapag had withdrawn from passenger service in 1960, while Norddeutscher Lloyd was operating the Bremen and Europa. The merged line adopted the orange and blue funnel and new logo still used on these ships today. The new lines first purpose built ship was the Europa , built in 1981. [1]

Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten operated as a subsidiary of Hapag-Lloyd AG in 2008. In 2008, TUI AG integrated Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten. It was renamed Hapag-Lloyd Cruises in 2016. In 2020, Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten was sold to TUI Cruises, a joint venture between TUI and Royal Caribbean. [2]

Fleet

Current Fleet

Name [3] ImageBuiltIn service for HAPAG-LLOYD CruisesTonnageYard Built
Europa
German cruiser Europa in Stockholm harbour.jpg
19991999–Present28,890 GT Kvaerner Masa-Yards Hietalahti shipyard, Helsinki, Finland
Europa 2 MS Europa 2--2.jpg 20132013–present42,830 GT Chantiers de l'Atlantique, France
Hanseatic Inspiration Hanseatic-Inspiration IMG 2368.jpg 20192019–present15,540 GT Vard Shipyard, Romania
Hanseatic Nature 9817133 Hanseatic Nature 2019 2.jpg 20192019–present15,540 GT Vard Shipyard, Romania
Hanseatic Spirit Hanseatic Spirit IMO 9857640 P Hamburg 19-09-2021 (2).jpg 20212021–present15,540 GT Vard Shipyard, Romania

Former Fleet

NameImageBuiltTonnageIn service for HAPAG-LLOYD Cruises
Bremen
Pasteur - Bremen, Cherbourg, annees 70.jpg
193832,360 GRT 1970-1971
Europa
MS Europa vor Taormina (cropped).jpg
195221,164 GRT 1970-1981
Finnstar
19678,583 GRT 1979-1980
Europa
MS Europa 8254749762 6b7654f584 o.jpg
198137,049 GT 1981-1999
Bremen
2015-03-10 MSBREMEN Parati.jpg
19906,752 GT 1993-2021
Hanseatic
MS Hanseatic vor Anker.JPG
19938,445 GT 1996-2018
Columbus
MS C. Colombus in Trondheim 2006.jpg
199715,067 GT 1997-2012
Columbus 2 Hapag-Lloyd Columbus 2 01.JPG 199830,277 GT 2012–2014

References

  1. 1 2 Schwerdtner, Nils (2013). German luxury ocean liners: from Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse to AIDAstella. Gloucestershire: Amberley Publ. ISBN   978-1-4456-0474-9.
  2. "TUI Completes Sale of Hapag-Lloyd to Royal Caribbean Joint Venture". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  3. "Our Ships - Hapag-Lloyd Cruises". www.hl-cruises.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.