List of stretched cruise ships

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Cruise lines have opted to increase capacity by stretching their current ships. Known as lengthening, the process of enlarging a cruise ship usually includes cutting the ship in half and adding a new midsection, adding more cabins and public areas. [1] The first modern cruise ship to be stretched was Royal Caribbean Line's Song of Norway in 1977. [2]

Ship NameCruise LineYear StretchLength of SectionShipyard LengthenedNotes
Song of Norway Vigo (cropped).jpg Song of Norway Royal Caribbean Cruise Line 197785 feet Wärtsilä Marine, Finland
MS-Carousel-Mai-1996-Malaga-Spain.jpg Nordic Prince Royal Caribbean Cruise Line 198085 feet Wärtsilä Marine, Finland
Royal Viking Star 1989 (cropped).jpg Royal Viking Star Royal Viking Line 198127.77 metres (91 ft 1 in) A.G. Weser shipyard in Bremerhaven, West Germany
Kreuzfahrtschiff ROYAL VIKING SKY (norweg.) (Kiel 39.814) (restored).jpg Royal Viking Sky Royal Viking Line 198227.77 metres (91 ft 1 in) A.G. Weser shipyard in Bremerhaven, West Germany
Royal Viking Sea (38737040765) (cropped).jpg Royal Viking Sea Royal Viking Line 198327.77 metres (91 ft 1 in) A.G. Weser shipyard in Bremerhaven, West Germany
"Westerdam" - Quebec City, 1997.jpg Westerdam Holland America Line 198936.9 m (121 ft 1 in) Meyer Werft, Germany
"Costa Allegra" - Genoa, 1992.jpg Costa Allegra Costa Crociere ~1991~13,4 m T. Mariotti, Genoa
"Zoe" - Eleusis, 2009.jpg MV Regent Sky Regency Cruises 1989the ship was never completed and later scrapped
Norwegian Dream1 (cropped).jpg Norwegian Dream Norwegian Cruise Line 199840-metre (131 ft 3 in) Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany.
Norwegian Wind gf16.jpg Norwegian Wind Norwegian Cruise Line 199840-metre (131 ft 3 in) Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany.
Norwegian Majesty-5 (cropped).jpg Norwegian Majesty Norwegian Cruise Line 199933.76 m (110 ft 9 in) Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany.
Costa classica shanghai (recropped).jpg Costa Classica Costa Cruises2000 (CANCELLED)146 ft (intended) [3] Cammell Laird Birkenhead shipyard, United Kingdom New midsection constructed, job was cancelled when ship was enroute to shipyard [4] Would have been largest lengthening of a cruise ship.
Pride of America in Honolulu.jpg Pride of America NCL America 200470 ft Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany.Stretched while under construction at Lloyd Werft shipyard.
Enchantment of the Seas.jpg Enchantment of the Seas Royal Caribbean International 200522 m (73-ft) Keppel Verolme shipyards in Rotterdam
Rostock asv2018-04 img03 Warnemuende port.jpg Balmoral Fred Olsen Cruises 200730 m (98 ft)Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany
9000699 Braemar 1993.jpg Braemar Fred Olsen Cruises 2009102-foot [5] Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany
MSC Armonia (ship, 2001) IMO 9210141; in Split, 2011-10-25 (3).jpg MSC Armonia MSC Cruises 201524 metres (79 ft) [6] Fincantieri Shipyard, Palmero, Italy [7]
MSC Sinfonia arriving in Tallinn 10 June 2015.JPG MSC Sinfonia MSC Cruises 201524 metres (79 ft) Fincantieri Shipyard, Palmero, Italy [7]
MSC Lirica (2).JPG MSC Lirica MSC Cruises 201524 metres (79 ft) Fincantieri Shipyard, Palmero, Italy [7]
Paquebot-MSC-Opera-au-Havre-DSC 0899.jpg MSC Opera MSC Cruises 201524 metres (79 ft) [8] Fincantieri Shipyard, Palmero, Italy [7]
Silversea Silver Spirit 02.JPG Silver Spirit Silversea Cruises 2018 [9] (49 ft) [10] Fincantieri Shipyard, Palmero, Italy [11]
Star Breeze in Portoferraio (cropped).jpg Star Breeze Windstar Cruises 2020 [12] 25.6-meter Fincantieri Shipyard, Palmero, Italy
Star Legend Starboard Side Port of Tallinn 10 June 2022.jpg Star Legend Windstar Cruises 2021 [13] 25.6-meter Fincantieri Shipyard, Palmero, Italy
Star Pride IMO 8707343 P Bar Harbor 02-10-2022.jpg Star Pride Windstar Cruises 202125.6-meter Fincantieri Shipyard, Palmero, Italy

References

  1. ↑ Staff, C. I. N. (2021-01-03). "These Cruise Ships Were Cut in Half To Be Enlarged". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  2. ↑ Kolltveit, Baird (1995). Under crown and anchor: Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, the first twenty-five years, 1970-1995. On-Board Media.
  3. ↑ Staff, C. I. N. (1999-10-01). "Costa Stretch Job". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  4. ↑ "Shipyard left high and dry after £51m liner deal is halted". the Guardian. 2000-11-25. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  5. ↑ "Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines to lengthen the Braemar: Travel Weekly". www.travelweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  6. ↑ "MSC Cruises to stretch ships". www.traveldailymedia.com. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Staff, C. I. N. (2014-02-07). "Fincantieri Starts MSC Steel-Cutting for Ship Stretch". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  8. ↑ Staff, C. I. N. (2015-11-04). "MSC Completes Ambitious Vessel Stretch Program". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  9. ↑ "What Is a Cruise Ship Stretching?". www.cruisecritic.com. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  10. ↑ "Why Do Cruise Lines Keep Cutting Their Ships in Half?". Time. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  11. ↑ "Silversea's Silver Spirit is stretched". Cruise International. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  12. ↑ "Star Breeze stretch and renovation project update". Windstar Cruises Travel Blog. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  13. ↑ Staff, C. I. N. (2021-05-27). "Stretched Star Legend Delivered to Windstar from Fincantieri". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
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