Cruise Trade Information seems at among the key ship strikes and transactions that befell between April and Might 2024.
For an entire overview of the market, see the Secondhand Market Report by Cruise Trade Information.
AQV River Ships
Ships: American Queen, American Empress, American Duchess and American Countess
Capability: 166 to 426 visitors
Tonnage: 20,079 (mixed)
Yr constructed: 1995 to 2020
Transfer: Bought in public sale to American Cruise Traces
Date: April 2024
American Queen Voyages’ river fleet was offered to American Cruise Traces in an public sale in early April. The lineup consists of the 436-guest American Queen, which entered service in 1995 and is taken into account the most important paddle-wheeler ever constructed.
Three extra conventional river boats – the 223-guest American Empress, the 166-guest American Duchess and the 246-guest American Countess – had been additionally acquired by ACL as a part of a $5.5 million bid.
AQV Coastal Ships
Ships: Ocean Navigator and Ocean Voyager
Capability: 202 visitors every
Tonnage: 4,954 every
Yr constructed: 2001
Transfer: Bought in public sale to John Waggoner
Date: April 2024
Along with AQV’s river fleet, the Ocean Navigator and the Ocean Voyager had been additionally offered at public sale in early April. The 202-guest coastal vessels had been acquired by American Queen’s founder John Waggoner.
Constructed to sail within the Nice Lakes, the 2001-built sister ships had been acquired with a bid of $1.8 million.
Ocean Victory
Capability: 186 visitors
Tonnage: 8,000
Yr constructed: 2021
Transfer: Chartered to Alma Cruceros
Date: April 2024
SunStone’s Ocean Victory has a brand new charterer for the summer time seasons beginning in 2025: Alma Cruceros. The Spain-based startup cruise line introduced a deal to function the 186-guest vessel in early April.
A part of SunStone’s China-built Infinity Class, the Ocean Victory was initially designed to supply upscale experiences in distant and polar areas, together with Antarctica and the Arctic.
World Explorer and World Seeker
Capability: 200 visitors every
Tonnage: 9,300 every
Yr constructed: 2019 and 2025
Transfer: Acquired by Windstar Cruises
Date: April 2024
As a part of a deal introduced in early April, Windstar Cruises acquired two of Mystic Make investments’s oceangoing ships, the World Explorer and the World Seeker.
Presently chartered to Rivages du Monde and Quark Expeditions, the Explorer is ready to enter service for the posh operator in late 2026. Nonetheless below development in Portugal, the Seeker will debut first, in late 2025.
Mykonos Magic (ex-Costa Magica)
Capability: 2,720 visitors
Tonnage: 103,000
Yr constructed: 2004
Transfer: To be operated by Neonyx Cruises
Date: April 2024
The previous Costa Magica might be operated by Neonyx Cruises. After being acquired by the Greek ferry operator Seajets, the 2004-built vessel is ready to enter service for the brand new cruise line within the Japanese Mediterranean beginning in July.
Additionally primarily based in Greece, Neonyx plans to supply an adults-only product onboard the Mykonos Magic, which might be renamed Goddess of the Evening forward of its debut.
