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1592:Celebration
929:Ship List:
600:ocean liner
531:ocean liner
441:Ocean liner
344:Yard number
324:, Cruising)
256:Panama City
254:1998–2008:
224:Panama City
194:2003–2008:
188:1998–2003:
182:1996–1997:
173:1993–1994:
146:1997–2003:
140:1995–1997:
129:1975–1994:
123:1964–1975:
112:1956–1963:
91:1997–2008:
85:1995–1997:
79:1993–1994:
73:1975–1993:
67:1964–1975:
61:1955–1964:
1689:1955 ships
1668:Categories
1506:Mardi Gras
1460:Mardi Gras
1076:Beaverpine
981:References
896:June 1985.
761:Peace Boat
757:Peace Boat
618:Greek Line
487:Propulsion
482:30,000 shp
412:IMO number
395:April 2008
384:In service
360:Christened
339:, Scotland
274:Basseterre
196:Peace Boat
125:Greek Line
1555:Tropicale
1545:Tropicale
1534:Festivale
1524:Festivale
1513:Carnivale
1296:Concordia
777:The Topaz
773:The Topaz
769:The Topaz
765:The Topaz
735:The Topaz
720:The Topaz
709:Epirotiki
683:Carnivale
669:Carnivale
645:Carnivale
634:Carnivale
533:built by
406:Call sign
387:1955-2008
368:Completed
298:Liverpool
93:The Topaz
75:Carnivale
39:The Topaz
1356:Sunshine
1292:Splendor
1241:Conquest
937:Archived
890:Archived
824:See also
811:SS
799:breakers
624:. This
503:Capacity
466:85.2 ft.
352:Launched
310:Montreal
302:Greenock
159:Operator
1603:Fantasy
1585:Jubilee
1578:Holiday
1567:Holiday
1496:Empress
1366:) class
1364:Triumph
1360:Destiny
1298:) class
1144:Fantasy
1135:Current
727:Olympic
713:Olympic
698:Olympic
653:Florida
614:Empress
581:Glasgow
565:History
541:on the
471:Draught
458:640 ft.
447:Tonnage
416:5103924
414::
329:Builder
318:Piraeus
312:(1965,
87:Olympic
51:History
1174:Spirit
1000:
818:Norway
813:France
787:After
559:Europe
555:Canada
526:was a
474:29 ft.
455:Length
408:: V4XW
306:Quebec
283:
272:2008:
268:Panama
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250:Greece
247:
236:Panama
233:
216:
97:2008:
1605:class
1569:class
1547:class
1526:class
1498:class
1403:class
1401:Vista
1321:class
1319:Dream
1243:class
1220:class
1176:class
1146:class
1129:fleet
836:Notes
807:Alang
803:Topaz
789:Topaz
745:Topaz
661:Queen
649:Miami
626:Queen
543:Clyde
539:Govan
495:Speed
337:Govan
314:Haifa
294:Route
107:Owner
99:Topaz
998:ISBN
909:Time
816:/SS
643:The
557:and
521:RMS
511:Crew
463:Beam
437:Type
424:Fate
371:1956
56:Name
43:Kobe
869:SS
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