World's Oldest Active Cruise Ships - Cruising Earth
World's Oldest Active Cruise Ships
This is a list of the World's 10 Oldest Cruise Ships which are still currently in active service for a cruise line. List is sorted by the ship's original "In Service" date. All ships listed are also trackable using the links located under each ship.
1
In Service:
1910
(113 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: January 01, 1910
Weight: 300 Gross Tons
Length: 153.00 Feet
Beam: 22.00 Feet
Speed: 6.0 knots / 6.9 mph
Passenger Capacity: 20
Crew Capacity: 5
Track Noorderlicht2
In Service:
1922
(101 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: January 01, 1922
Weight: 435 Gross Tons
Length: 162.40 Feet
Beam: 22.90 Feet
Speed: 6.5 knots / 7.5 mph
Passenger Capacity: 33
Crew Capacity: 12
Track Rembrandt Van Rijn3
In Service:
1931
(92 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: May 03, 1931
Weight: 3,077 Gross Tons
Length: 360.00 Feet
Beam: 49.10 Feet
Speed: 14.0 knots / 16.1 mph
Passenger Capacity: 64
Crew Capacity: 60
Track Sea Cloud4
In Service:
1948
(75 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: February 21, 1948
Weight: 15,614 Gross Tons
Length: 525.30 Feet
Beam: 69.00 Feet
Speed: 19.0 knots / 21.9 mph
Passenger Capacity: 556
Crew Capacity: 218
Track Astoria5
In Service:
1960
(63 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: June 20, 1960
Weight: 2,598 Gross Tons
Length: 285.00 Feet
Beam: 43.00 Feet
Speed: 18.0 knots / 20.7 mph
Passenger Capacity: 118
Crew Capacity: 50
Track Serenissima6
In Service:
1963
(60 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: January 01, 1963
Weight: 499 Gross Tons
Length: 164.00 Feet
Beam: 26.00 Feet
Speed: 11.0 knots / 12.7 mph
Passenger Capacity: 34
Crew Capacity: 16
Track Callisto7
In Service:
1964
(59 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: January 01, 1964
Weight: 5,900 Gross Tons
Length: 300.00 Feet
Beam: 54.00 Feet
Speed: 11.0 knots / 12.7 mph
Passenger Capacity: 110
Crew Capacity: 85
Track Belmond Road To Mandalay8
In Service:
1964
(59 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: July 30, 1964
Weight: 2,112 Gross Tons
Length: 236.00 Feet
Beam: 46.00 Feet
Speed: 12.0 knots / 13.8 mph
Passenger Capacity: 49
Crew Capacity: 38
Track Hebridean Princess9
In Service:
1966
(57 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: June 09, 1966
Weight: 3,132 Gross Tons
Length: 292.60 Feet
Beam: 46.00 Feet
Speed: 11.5 knots / 13.2 mph
Passenger Capacity: 169
Crew Capacity: 64
Track National Geographic Endeavour10
In Service:
1966
(57 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: July 27, 1966
Weight: 10,417 Gross Tons
Length: 443.90 Feet
Beam: 63.00 Feet
Speed: 18.0 knots / 20.7 mph
Passenger Capacity: 621
Crew Capacity: 257
Track Ocean Majesty11
In Service:
1968
(55 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: January 01, 1968
Weight: 9,780 Gross Tons
Length: 440.00 Feet
Beam: 69.00 Feet
Speed: 20.0 knots / 23.0 mph
Passenger Capacity: 360
Crew Capacity: 120
Track Freewinds12
In Service:
1968
(55 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: January 01, 1968
Weight: 292 Gross Tons
Length: 131.00 Feet
Beam: 69.00 Feet
Speed: 9.0 knots / 10.4 mph
Passenger Capacity: 12
Crew Capacity: 9
Track Kruzof Explorer13
In Service:
1970
(53 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: March 18, 1970
Weight: 1,453 Gross Tons
Length: 223.00 Feet
Beam: 32.80 Feet
Speed: 10.0 knots / 11.5 mph
Passenger Capacity: 60
Crew Capacity: 28
Track Monet14
In Service:
1971
(52 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: May 16, 1971
Weight: 9,159 Gross Tons
Length: 466.00 Feet
Beam: 72.00 Feet
Speed: 18.0 knots / 20.7 mph
Passenger Capacity: 850
Crew Capacity: 274
Track Knyaz Vladimir15
In Service:
1973
(50 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: August 22, 1973
Weight: 11,906 Gross Tons
Length: 140.51 Feet
Beam: 20.42 Feet
Speed: 18.0 knots / 20.7 mph
Passenger Capacity: 380
Crew Capacity: 180
Track Aegean Odyssey16
In Service:
1975
(48 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: January 01, 1975
Weight: 4,614 Gross Tons
Length: 332.00 Feet
Beam: 53.50 Feet
Speed: 12.0 knots / 13.8 mph
Passenger Capacity: 132
Crew Capacity: 87
Track Ocean Adventurer17
In Service:
1976
(47 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: January 01, 1976
Weight: 3,434 Gross Tons
Length: 293.00 Feet
Beam: 47.00 Feet
Speed: 10.5 knots / 12.1 mph
Passenger Capacity: 108
Crew Capacity: 47
Track Plancius18
In Service:
1980
(43 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: January 01, 1980
Weight: 490 Gross Tons
Length: 143.00 Feet
Beam: 28.00 Feet
Speed: 9.0 knots / 10.4 mph
Passenger Capacity: 49
Crew Capacity: 21
Track Baranof Dream19
In Service:
1980
(43 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: January 01, 1980
Weight: 12,919 Gross Tons
Length: 423.30 Feet
Beam: 87.10 Feet
Speed: 13.0 knots / 15.0 mph
Passenger Capacity: 100
Crew Capacity: 60
Track Kapitan Dranitsyn20
In Service:
1981
(42 Years of Service)
Ship Statistics
In Service: January 01, 1981
Weight: 12,288 Gross Tons
Length: 401.90 Feet
Beam: 86.94 Feet
Speed: 15.0 knots / 17.3 mph
Passenger Capacity: 110
Crew Capacity: 70
Track Kapitan Khlebnikov
Page last updated: Fri Mar 17, 2023