1998: a great year in maritime photography and the QE2 back for the first time in the last decade in Quebec city.
ENCHANTED ISLE
Year built: 1958
Gross tonnage (tons): 14208
Length over all (feets / meters): 617.5 / 188.2
Capacity (passengers / crew members): 720 / 325
Engine power (HP): 25500
Speed (knots): 21
Cruise line: Commodore Cruise Line (bankrupt)
Ex Bermuda Star and ex Argentina, the Enchanted Isle was a popular cruise ship on the St Lawrence River over the past years. She's seen here downbound the Mississippi River.
VISION OF THE SEAS
Year built: 1998
Gross tonnage (tons): 78491
Length over all (feets / meters): 915.4 / 279.0
Capacity (passengers / crew members): 2435 / 784
Engine power (HP): 46195
Speed (knots): 22
Cruise line: Royal Caribbean International
Vision of the Seas: the biggest cruise ship in Quebec city for 1998. A brand new vessel at this time.
HANSEATIC
Year built: 1991
Gross tonnage (tons): 8378
Length over all (feets / meters): 402.9 / 122.8
Capacity (passengers / crew members): 188 / 115
Engine power (HP): 7989
Speed (knots): 16
Cruise line: Radisson Seven Seas Cruises
The small cruises ship Hanseatic alongside at the Coast Guard dock in Quebec city.
NORWEGIAN CROWN (CROWN ODYSSEY)
Year built: 1988
Gross tonnage (tons): 34242
Length over all (feets / meters): 615.8 / 187.7
Capacity (passengers / crew members): 1209 / 470
Engine power (HP): 28940
Speed (knots): 19
Cruise line: Orient Line
TheNorwegian Crown leaving Quebec city upbound Montreal.
The Norwegian Crown has been renamed Crown Odyssey.
LEEWARD (SILJA OPERA)
Year built: 1992
Gross tonnage (tons): 25611
Length over all (feets / meters): 521.3 / 158.9
Capacity (passengers / crew members): 1200 / 400
Engine power (HP): 25978
Speed (knots): 21
Cruise line: Silja Line
The Leeward leaving Quebec city (above), and passing Coudres Island below. She's now called Superstar Taurus.
REGAL EMPRESS
Year built: 1953
Gross tonnage (tons): 14533
Length over all (feets / meters): 610.6 / 186.11
Capacity (passengers / crew members): 1160 / 345
Engine power (HP): 20258
Speed (knots): 18
Cruise line: Regal Cruises
The Greek ship Regal Empress alonside in Quebec city.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Year built: 1969
Gross tonnage (tons): 70327
Length over all (feets / meters): 963 / 293.52
Capacity (passengers / crew members): 1810 / 1015
Engine power (HP): 119565
Speed (knots): 28.5
Cruise line: Cunard
The QE2 inbound Quebec city for the first time in the last 15 years.
The only real transatlantic left: the QE2
View from the stern proceeding alongside with 2 tugs.
A picture worths a thousand words.