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Cunard Line
 
Page 5 - The Cruise Ships: 1971-
 
 
This page is one of a series devoted to postcards and photographs of the ocean liners and cruise ships in the Cunard Line, and it covers the purpose-built cruise ships built or acquired since 1971. The post war fleet of ocean liners is covered on this link. There is a table of individual ship histories on the Cunard - Header Page.
 
 
Ships Covered on this Page:-
Caronia - 1999-2005
Cunard Adventurer - 1971-1977
Cunard Ambassador - 1971-1977
Cunard Countess - 1975-1997
Cunard Princess - 1977-1997
Queen Elizabeth (2) - 2010-
Queen Mary 2 - 2004-
Queen Victoria (1) - 2005 - Transferred to P&O Cruises as Arcadia (3)
Queen Victoria (2) - 2007-
Royal Viking Sun
Sagafjord - 1984-1996
Sea Goddess I - 1986-1998
Sea Goddess II - 1986-1998
Vistafjord - 1984-99
 
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Cunard - Page 4 - Ocean Liners 1940-1970
Cunard - Page 5 - Cruise Ships 1971- this page
 
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Cunard Line Fleet List
Part 5: The Cruise Ships
 
 
 
Cunard Adventurer
(Cunard Line: 1971-1977)
 
Cunard Adventurer was built in 1971 and was sold to Norwegian Caribbean Line in 1977. She was renamed the Sunward II. In 1991 she was sold on to Epirotiki Line and renamed Triton. Epirotiki later formed part of Royal Olympic Cruises, who are now owned by the Cyprus-based Louis Cruise Line.
 
Complete history of Cunard Adventurer
 
 
Official Cunard card of Cunard Adventurer.
 
 
 
 
 
Cunard Ambassador
(Cunard Line: 1971-1977)
 
Cunard Ambassador was built in 1972. She was declared a CTL in 1974 after an engine room fire, and was sold for conversion to the livestock carrier Linda Clausen.
 
 
Official Cunard card of Cunard Ambassador.
 
 
Photographic postcard of Linda Clausen (ex-Cunard Ambassador).
 
 
 
 
 
Cunard Countess
(Cunard: 1975-1997)
 
Launched by Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen in 1974, Cunard Countess was moved to La Spezia for fitting out, entering service in August 1976. Sistership was Cunard Princess. She originally had a white funnel like the Cunard Adventurer, which she replaced in service. Cunard Countess was given Cunard funnel colours in 1980. In 1982/83 she was used as a troop ship during the Falklands conflict. Cunard Countess was sold to Royal Olympic in 1997 becoming the Olympic Countess (later Olympia Countess).
 
Complete history of Cunard Countess
 
 
Official Cunard card of Cunard Countess.
Advance card published by J.Arthur Dixon.
 
 
Official Cunard card of Cunard Countess.
 
 
Official Cunard card of Cunard Countess.
 
 
Official Cunard card of Cunard Countess.
 
 
 
 
 
Cunard Conquest (Cunard: 1976-1977)
Cunard Princess (Cunard: 1977-1995)
 
Launched by Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen in December 1976 as Cunard Conquest. Moved to La Spezia for fitting out, like her sistership Cunard Countess, and named Cunard Princess when entering service in 1977. Received Cunard funnel colours in 1980. Chartered, then sold to StarLauro as the Rhapsody from 1995, later transferring to MSC.
 
Complete history of Cunard Princess
 
 
Official Cunard card of Cunard Princess.
 
 
Official Cunard card of Cunard Princess.
 
 
Official Cunard card of Cunard Princess.
 
 
Postcard of Cunard Princess.
 
 
 
 
 
Sagafjord
(Cunard Line: 1984-96)
 
In 1983, Trafalgar House acquired Norwegian American Cruises, and the Sagafjord and Vistafjord joined the Cunard fleet, both retaining their names. In 1996 was chartered to Transocean Tours as the Gripsholm, followed in the same year by sale to Saga Cruises as the Saga Rose.
 
A complete postcard history of this ship is available on this link.
 
 
Cunard/NAC official postcard Q702 of Sagafjord.
Later issued as a Cunard card without the NAC banner.
 
 
Cunard official postcard of Sagafjord.
 
 
Oversized Cunard official postcard of Sagafjord.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vistafjord (Cunard Line: 1983-1999)
Caronia (Cunard Line: 1999-2005)
 
In 1983, Trafalgar House acquired Norwegian American Cruises (NAC), and the ships joined the Cunard fleet, Vistafjord retaining her name. In 1999, Cunard renamed the Vistafjord as Caronia. By this time she carried 736 passengers and tonnage had increased to 24492 following additional cabins on the upper deck. In May 2003, Caronia was reported sold to Saga Cruises, to rejoin her former fleet-mate Saga Rose from 2005.
 
A complete postcard history of this ship is available on this link.
Photographs of Vistafjord and Caronia in Cunard service are available on this link.
 
 
Cunard/NAC Line official postcard of Vistafjord.
 
 
Cunard/NAC Line official postcard of Vistafjord.
Note top deck cabins extended aft from previous card.
 
 
Cunard Line official postcard of Vistafjord. Plus card back.
 
 
Cunard Line official postcard of Vistafjord.
Note additional top deck accommodation area added aft of the funnel since the previous cards.
 
 
Cunard Line official postcard of Vistafjord.
Note top deck accommodation area extended forward of the funnel since the previous card.
 
 
Cunard Line oversized official postcard of Vistafjord.
 
 
Cunard Line oversized official postcard of Vistafjord.
 
Cunard Line official postcard of Caronia.
 
 
Cunard Line oversized official postcard of Caronia.
 
 
Enlarged view of Caronia from the postcard above.
 
 
Cunard Line oversized official postcard of Caronia.
 
 
Chantry Classics postcard CC/S288 of Caronia.
Photo by Walter Sartori - the best Caronia postcard issued so far.
 
 
 
 
 
Sea Goddess I (Cunard Line: 1986-1998)
Sea Goddess II (Cunard Line: 1986-1998)
 
4333 grt - 104.8 m long - 110 passengers - 17.5 knots
 
Sea Goddess I and Sea Goddess II were built in 1984 and 1985 by Wartsila, Helsinki, for Sea Goddess Cruises of Norway. After a poor season in 1986 they were chartered to Cunard for twelve years. Cunard continued to market them as Sea Goddesses. Following the acquisition of Cunard by Carnival in 1998, the ships were transferred to Carnival's Seabourn Cruise Line, and were renamed Seabourn Goddess I and Seabourn Goddess II. In 2001 they were sold to new company SeaDream Yacht Club and renamed SeaDream I and SeaDream II. SeaDream is owned by Atle Brynstead, founder of Seabourn.
 
History of Sea Goddess I & II
 
 
Official Cunard postcard used for both Sea Goddess I and Sea Goddess II
 
 
Sea Goddess II at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Ivo Batricevic
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Sea Goddess II at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Ivo Batricevic
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Sea Goddess I and Sea Goddess II at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Ivo Batricevic
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Royal Viking Sun
(Cunard Line: 1994-1999)
 
The Royal Viking Sun was built in 1988 by Wartsila, Turku, for Royal Viking Line (part of the Kloster Group). She was transferred to Cunard in 1994 when they acquired Royal Viking Line (but only two of the ships). Following the Carnival takeover of Cunard, Royal Viking Sun was transferred to Seabourn, becoming the Seabourn Sun. She was later transferred again to Holland America as the Prinsendam.
 
A complete postcard history of this ship is available on this link.
 
 
A Cunard official card of Royal Viking Sun, still in original colours.
 
 
A Cunard official card of Royal Viking Sun, now in Cunard colours.
 
 
An oversized Cunard official card of Royal Viking Sun, in original colours.
 
 
An oversized Cunard official card of Royal Viking Sun, in Cunard colours.
 
 
An oversized Cunard official card of Royal Viking Sun, in Cunard colours, a variation on the card above.
 
 
 
 
 
Queen Mary 2
(Cunard Line: 2004- )
 
Queen Mary 2 is due to be delivered in December 2003, with a maiden voyage early in 2004. She will be 150000 gross tons, with a length of 345 metres, making her the longest and largest cruise ship in the world. She will carry 2620 passengers.
 
Further postcards and photos of QM2 are available on this link.
 
 
Official postcard of Queen Mary 2 posted on board Maiden Voyage, 12th to 26th January 2004.
 
 
Card back of postcard above, with Maiden Voyage stamps.
 
 
 
 
 
Queen Victoria (1)
(Cunard Line: 2005)
 
87000 grt - 290m long - 1848 passengers (1968 max)
 
Queen Victoria (1) was due to be delivered by Fincantieri in 2005, having been originally laid down for Holland America. This is a large publicity image issued by the builders after she was transferred to Cunard. She was then transferred again to P&O Cruises before delivery, to be replaced by a similar design ordered from Fincantieri in 2007. She entered service as Arcadia (3) in April 2005.
 
 
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Queen Victoria (2)
(Cunard Line: 2007- )
 
90000 grt - 297m long - 1850 passengers
 
Queen Victoria (1) was due to be delivered by Fincantieri in 2005. She was transferred to P&O Cruises before delivery, to be replaced by a similar design ordered from Fincantieri for delivery in December 2007. She started sea trials on 1st September 2007.
 
More images of Queen Victoria
 
 
Queen Victoria leaving Trieste for sea trials
Photo: © Sergio de Luyk, 1st September 2007
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Queen Victoria Sea Trials - www.simplonpc.co.uk - Photo: © Sergio de Luyk, 1st September 2007
 
 
Queen Victoria leaving Trieste for sea trials
Photo: © Sergio de Luyk, 1st September 2007
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Queen Victoria Sea Trials - www.simplonpc.co.uk - Photo: © Sergio de Luyk, 1st September 2007
 
 
Queen Victoria leaving Trieste for sea trials
Photo: © Sergio de Luyk, 1st September 2007
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Queen Victoria Sea Trials - www.simplonpc.co.uk - Photo: © Sergio de Luyk, 1st September 2007
 
 
Queen Victoria at Southampton prior to leaving on maiden voyage
Postcard to be released in January 2008 - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th December 2007
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Queen Victoria leaving on maiden voyage, with fireworks
Postcard to be released in January 2008 - Photo: © Mike Taplin, 11th December 2007
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Queen Victoria at Rotterdam
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 12th December 2007
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Queen Elizabeth (2)
(Cunard Line: 2010- )
 
 
 
 
 
 
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