Cruise Ships and Contact Numbers

Abercrombie & Kent

The M/S Explorer (96 passengers) makes luxury expedition cruises with Zodiac landing craft and naturalist lecturers in remote regions of the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Antarctica. (800) 426-7794.

Alaska Sightseeing/Cruise West

The Spirit of Discovery (84 p), Spirit of Alaska (82 p), Spirit of Glacier Bay (58 p), Spirit of ’98 (101 p) and upcoming Spirit of Columbia (72 p, the former New Shoreham II) provide casual quarters and close-up views of Alaska in summer, the Pacific Northwest in spring and fall and the San Francisco Bay area in spring. (800) 426-7702.

American Canadian Caribbean Line

Caribbean Prince (76 p), Mayan Prince (90 p) and new Niagara Prince (84 p) are low-key, non-fancy U.S.-flag vessels with casual dress, soft adventures and lots of seniors aboard. (800) 556-7450.

American Hawaii Cruises

The Constitution (798 p) and Independence (798 p) are U.S.-flag ships based in Honolulu that emphasize Hawaiian traditions, food and culture as they cruise around the islands. (800) 765-7000.

Bergen Line

A fleet of 13 small steamers (131-322 p) sails the coast of Norway year-round, stopping at 35 ports along the way as they deliver mail and supplies. (800) 666-2374.

Carnival Cruise Lines

The glittering “fun ships” Fascination (2,040 p), Sensation (2,040 p), Ecstasy (2,040 p), Fantasy (2,040 p), Celebration (1,486 p), Jubilee (1,486 p), Holiday (1,486 p), Tropicale (1,022 p) and Festivale (1,146 p) will be joined by the new Imagination (2,040 p) in July of 1995. (800) 327-9501.

Celebrity Cruises

The Horizon (1,354 p), Meridian (1,106 p) and Zenith (1,374 p) cruise the Caribbean, Bermuda and part of the Panama Canal with outstanding food and service at moderate prices for young and middle-age couples and families. (800) 395-2300.

Clipper Adventure Cruises

The World Discoverer (138 p) offers expedition-type adventures with Zodiac inflatable landing craft and naturalist-lecturers on board through the end of the Antarctic cruise season in February, after which the ship returns to Society Expeditions. (800) 325-0010.

Clipper Cruise Line

U.S.-flag Yorktown Clipper (138 p) and Nantucket Clipper (102 p) sail America’s coastline and waterways, stopping at historic ports along the East Coast for sightseeing and golf programs. (800) 325-0010.

Club Med Cruises

Club Med 1 (376 p) and Club Med 2 (392 p) are sailing ships/motor yachts that cruise the Mediterranean, Caribbean and South Pacific offering water sports and casual Club Med style. (800) 453-7447.

Commodore Cruise Line

Commodore’s Enchanted Seas (736 p) sails from New Orleans into the Mexican Caribbean with various theme evenings celebrated aboard. (800) 237-5361.

Costa Cruise Lines

The handsome flagship CostaRomantica (1,350 p) and sister ship CostaClassica (1,300 p) cruise Italian-style in the Caribbean and Mediterranean. (800) 332-6782.

Crystal Cruises

Crystal Harmony (960 p), which cruises worldwide, ranks as one of the top ships in the luxury class of traditional cruise vessels. Sister ship Crystal Symphony (960 p) debuts in May. (800) 446-6620.

Cunard Crown

A new division within Cunard of mid-sized, moderately priced ships includes the Crown Jewel (800 p), Crown Dynasty (800 p), Cunard Countess (790 p) and Cunard Princess (750 p), offering year-round cruises in the Caribbean and Europe and summer sailings in Alaska. (800) 221-4770.

Cunard QE2

The QE2 (1,814 p), a city in itself, makes regular transatlantic crossings between New York and Southampton, interspersed with Caribbean cruises throughout the year, plus a 102-day world cruise beginning Jan. 6. (800) 221-4770.

Royal Viking

A luxury fleet cruising worldwide under this new label is headed up by the elegant Royal Viking Sun (740 p) and includes the Sagafjord (620 p) and the Vistafjord (736 p), classic mid-sized luxury ships attracting an older, affluent audience, and the yacht-like Sea Goddess I and II (116 p each), renowned for their champagne-and-caviar lifestyle. (800) 458-9000.

Delta Queen Steamboat Co.

The classic Delta Queen (176 p) and more modern Mississippi Queen (436 p) are paddle-wheelers that cruise the Mississippi and other nearby rivers on three- to 12-night sailings from New Orleans and points north. The new American Queen (420 p) joins the fleet next summer. (800) 543-1949.

Diamond Cruise, Inc.

The striking Radisson Diamond (350 p) is a futuristic twin-hulled ship with extra-spacious cabins and public rooms, fine food and service, which sails the Caribbean, Panama Canal and Europe. (800) 333-3333.

Dolphin Cruise Line

SeaBreeze (842 p), OceanBreeze (776 p) and Dolphin IV (588 p) are vintage ships with affordable prices, good for first-time and budget cruisers. (800) 222-1003.

Epirotiki Cruises

The Argonaut (160 p), Jason (272 p), Neptune (186 p), Odysseus (452 p), Triton (706 p, the former Sunward II) and World Renaissance (536 p) sail the Aegean and Mediterranean in comfort but little style, with some winter Caribbean and South American cruises. (800) 554-4114.

EuroCruises

The Black Prince (450 p) makes North African/Canary Island cruises, the Norwegian fiords and the Mediterranean, while the Baltica (646 p, the former Danae) explores the Canaries from Tenerife in winter, the Norwegian fiords and the North Cape. (800) 688-3876.

Fairstar Cruises

The casual Fairstar (1,300 p) makes modestly priced, footloose South Pacific cruises year-round from Australia, with primarily Australian passengers. (800) 433-8747.

Fantasy Cruises

The Britanis (926 p) is a vintage vessel that makes a fall 55-day circumnavigation of South America and winter seven-day Caribbean cruises at moderate prices. (800) 926-3800.

Galapagos Cruise Line

The Ambassador I (capable of carrying 160 p but limited to 86 p in the national park) offers expedition cruising among the Galapagos Islands. (800) 448-2624.

Golden Bear Travel

The Bremen (the former Frontier Spirit, 164 p) is a state-of-the-art, environmentally correct expedition ship that carries luxury-loving adventurers to exotic ports in the Antarctic, South America, the Pacific and Asia. (800) 551-1000.

Holland America Cruise Line

October marks the debut of the new Ryndam (1,266 p), which joins sister ships Maasdam (1,266 p), Statendam (1,266 p), Nieuw Amsterdam (1,214 p), Noordam (1,214 p), Rotterdam (1,114 p), and Westerdam (1,494 p) to make up the Holland America fleet that cruises worldwide. (800) 426-0327.

Ivaran Cruise Line

The cargo-carrying Americana (88 p) gives passengers comfortable quarters on year-round cruises between U.S. East Coast ports and the South Atlantic coast of South America. (800) 451-1639.

Majesty Cruise Line

The Royal Majesty (1,056 p) sails from Boston to Bermuda through October and then makes four-day midweek cruises from Miami to the Mexican Caribbean and three-day weekend Bahamas sailings. The dining room is nonsmoking, and nonsmoking cabins are available. (800) 532-7788.

Nina Cruise Lines

The Italia (560 p) sails on four- and five-night Mediterranean cruises from Rome between March and November. (800) 367-1789.

Norwegian Cruise Line

The Windward (1,246 p), sister ship Dreamward (1,242 p), the mega-liner Norway (2,032p), Seaward (1,504 p) and Starward (754p) cruise the Caribbean in winter, Alaska and Caribbean in summer. Dreamward does Bermuda sailings in spring and summer. Los Angeles-based Southward (727 p) leaves the fleet early in 1995. (800) 327-7030.

Oceanic Cruises

The luxurious little Oceanic Grace (120 p) cruises Japan, China and the Russian Far East year-round. (800) 545-5778.

Odessa America Cruise Co.

The Akademik Ioffe (79 p), Andropov (280 p), Azerbaydzhan (550 p), Glushkov (288 p), Gruziya (400 p), Kareliya (550 p), Southern Cross (750 p), Terra Australis (126 p) cruise itineraries in the Caribbean, Mexico, the Mediterranean, North and South America; Baltic, Russian and Ukraine waterways, the South Pacific and the Antarctic. (800) 221-3254.

Orient Lines

Marco Polo (800 p) cruises to exotic destinations in Africa, the Pacific and Far East with a mix of soft adventure and traditional cruise appeal. (800) 333-7300.

P & O Cruises

The vintage Canberra (1,399 p) and handsome Sea Princess (714 p) offer world cruises and long sailings in the Pacific at moderate prices; the new Oriana (1,826 p) joins the fleet in April, 1995. (800) 551-1000.

P & O Spice Island Cruises

The Spice Islander (35 p) and Island Explorer (35 p) cruise to off-the-beaten-track islands in Indonesia. (800) 426-5492.

Pearl Cruises

The Pearl (480 p) offers destination-oriented cruises in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, China and Japan. (800) 556-8850.

Premier Cruise Lines

The Atlantic (1,500 p) and Oceanic (1,650 p) make three- and four-day family cruises to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral with plenty for kids to do. The line’s smaller Majestic (760 p) sails from Tampa to Key West and the Mexican Caribbean until it leaves the fleet in February. (800) 327-7113.

Princess Cruises

The “love boat” line sails worldwide itineraries aboard the Crown Princess (1,590 p), Fair Princess (890 p), Golden Princess (830 p), Island Princess (640 p), Pacific Princess (640 p), Regal Princess (1,590 p), Royal Princess (1,200 p), Sky Princess (1,200 p) and Star Princess (1,470 p). (800) 568-3262.

Quark Expeditions

Quark conducts exotic adventure programs to the Arctic in summer and Antarctic in winter, some of them rugged and real explorations aboard Russian icebreakers. (800) 356-5699.

Regency Cruises

The Regent Spirit (400 p) cruises the Land of the Maya this winter, while the Regent Rainbow (960 p), Regent Sea (715 p), Regent Star (950 p) and Regent Sun (832 p) make Caribbean winter cruises, Alaska and New England/Canada summer sailings. The Regent Calypso (500 p, the former Jewel) will sail Far East itineraries from Singapore this winter. (800) 388-5500.

Renaissance Cruises

Six almost-identical ships, Renaissance III-VIII (100-114 p) offer luxurious destination-oriented cruises in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Aegean, Mediterranean and Baltic. (800) 525-5350.

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line

Young to middle-age couples and singles like the Monarch of the Seas (2,354 p), Majesty of the Seas (2,354 p), Nordic Empress (1,600 p), Nordic Prince (1,012 p), Song of America (1,402 p), Song of Norway (1,004 p), Sovereign of the Seas (2,276 p), Sun Viking (714 p) and Viking Serenade (1,512 p). The fleet cruises Bermuda and the Caribbean, Alaska and Europe in summer and soon is expected in Asia and the Pacific. The new Legend of the Seas (1,808 p) sails on its maiden voyage May 16, 1995. (800) 327-6700.

Royal Cruise Line

The line noted for gentleman hosts and health-conscious cuisine attracts upscale older travelers to its Crown Odyssey (1,052 p), Royal Odyssey (750 p) and Star Odyssey (750 p) on cruises all over the world. The Queen Odyssey (212 p, the former RVL Queen) joins the fleet in January. (800) 622-0538.

Royal Viking Line

The prestigious luxury line ceases operation in January when the Royal Viking Queen (212 p) joins Royal Cruise Line. The Royal Viking Sun (740 p) has already moved to Cunard Royal Viking. Call (800) 422-8000 for ’94 Queen sailings, (800) 622-0538 for ’95 cruises.

St. Lawrence Cruise Lines

The Canadian Empress (66 p) sails spring through fall on St. Lawrence and Ottawa river cruises to scenic and historic areas; shore excursions are included and most passengers are seniors. (800) 267-7868.

Seabourn Cruise Line

Elegant sister ships Seabourn Spirit and Seabourn Pride (200 p each) offer top-of-the-line luxury cruises in various parts of the world for passengers who want (and can pay for) the very best. (800) 929-4747.

Seawind Cruise Line

The gracious Seawind Crown (624 p) sails the southern Caribbean from Aruba year-round at moderate prices. (800) 258-8006.

Seven Seas Cruise Line

The luxurious, all-inclusive Song of Flower (172 p) cruises Europe and the Mediterranean in summer, Asia and the Pacific in winter. The Hanseatic (170 p) makes luxurious expedition sailings to the Arctic and Antarctic, the Caribbean and South America, South Africa and the Seychelles. (800) 285-1835.

Silversea Cruises

The Silver Cloud (296 p) and Silver Wind (296 p, due January, 1995) are luxurious ships with an all-inclusive fare, plenty of private verandas and a world-wide itinerary. (800) 722-6655.

Society Expeditions

The World Discoverer (138 p) offers expedition-type adventures with Zodiac inflatable landing craft and naturalist-lecturers to the Arctic, the Antarctic, South America, Alaska and in spring, 1995, the South Pacific. (800) 548-8669.

Special Expeditions

The Polaris (80 p), Sea Bird and Sea Lion (70 p each) emphasize wildlife sightings on their expedition cruises in the Americas, Northern Europe and the Arctic, including rivers of the American West. The Caledonian Star (110 p) sails Asia and the Indian Ocean. (800) 527-6298.

Star Clippers

The world’s tallest ships, the four-masted sailing ships Star Clipper and Star Flyer (170 p each) sail the Caribbean year-round, the Mediterranean in summer and transatlantic twice yearly. (800) 442-0551.

Sun Line Cruises

Stella Solaris (620 p), Stella Oceanis (300 p) and Stella Maris (180 p) sail the Greek Isles, Turkey, Egypt, the Holy Land and western Mediterranean in summer, while the Solaris moves to the Caribbean, Central and South America in winter. (800) 872-6400.

Swan Hellenic Cruises

The Orpheus (250 p) takes Swan Hellenic’s culture-conscious travelers to ancient and classic sites with prestigious lecturers; tips and shore excursions are included. (800) 426-5492.

Tall Ship Adventures

The Sir Francis Drake (28 p) is a three-masted schooner with a casual lifestyle that sails to offbeat islands in the Caribbean. (800) 662-0090.

Windjammer Barefoot Cruises

Yankee Clipper (64 p), Flying Cloud (74 p), Fantome (128 p), Mandalay (72 p) and Polynesia (126 p) are three- and four-masted sailing ships, the Amazing Grace (96 p) a motor-supply freighter. All sail the waters of the Caribbean year-round. (800) 327-2600.

Windstar Cruises

Wind Star, Wind Song and Wind Spirit (148 p each) are deluxe ships with computer-operated sails that cruise Tahiti, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. (800) 258-7245.

World Explorer Cruises

Universe (550 p) makes moderately priced 14-day Alaska cruises every summer with nine ports of call, classical music, cultural lectures and casual dress code. (800) 854-3835.