CRUISE SHIPS IN LISBON

With the call of the BLACK PRINCE on 5th March, the new cruise ships season in Lisbon has started.
About 300 calls by more than 100 ships are scheduled for 2008, including 20 maiden calls by either new ships or ships recently positioned to Europe or renamed.
This month of March there are 12 calls by the following ships: BLACK PRINCE (2 calls - see her in the photo taken on 5th March with OCEAN MONARCH in the background), COSTA EUROPA (3 calls), COSTA VICTORIA, MARCO POLO, MSC ARMONIA, NORWEGIAN JADE, SEABOURN PRIDE, WIND SPIRIT and ZUIDERDAM.

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FRED OLSEN BLACKs of 1966

When they were built in Germany back in 1966, they were the largest cruise ferries in the world: Fred Olsen Lines sisters BLACK WATCH and BLACK PRINCE. They met in Lisbon on 24 April 1990 while cruising. By then the BLACK WATCH was cruising as NORWAY LINE's JUPITER.
Texto e imagens /Text and images copyright L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia