Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is a German cruise line that operates smaller luxury ships on worldwide itineraries, along with three expeditions ships.
History
On September 1, 1970, Hapag-Lloyd was formed by the merger of two German transportation/maritime companies, Hamburg-American Line (HAPAG), which dated from 1847, and Norddeutscher Lloyd (known in English as North German Lloyd), which was formed in 1857. Hapag had withdrawn from passenger service in 1960, while Norddeutscher Lloyd was operating the Bremen and Europa. The merged line adopted the orange and blue funnel and new logo still used on these ships today. The new lines first purpose built ship was the Europa, built in 1981.
Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten operated as a subsidiary of Hapag-Lloyd AG in 2008. In 2008, TUI AG integrated Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten. It was renamed Hapag-Lloyd Cruises in 2016. In 2020, Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten was sold to TUI Cruises, a joint venture between TUI and Royal Caribbean.
Fleet
Current fleet NameImageBuiltIn service for HAPAG-LLOYD CruisesTonnageYard BuiltEuropa19991999–Present28,890 GTKvaerner Masa-Yards Hietalahti shipyard, Helsinki, FinlandEuropa 220132013–present42,830 GTChantiers de l'Atlantique, FranceHanseatic Inspiration20192019–present15,540 GTVard Shipyard, RomaniaHanseatic Nature20192019–present15,540 GTVard Shipyard, RomaniaHanseatic Spirit20212021–present15,540 GTVard Shipyard, Romania
Former Fleet NameImageBuiltTonnageIn service for HAPAG-LLOYD CruisesBremen193832,360 GRT1970–1971Europa195221,164 GRT1970–1981Finnstar19678,583 GRT1979–1980Europa198137,049 GT1981–1999Bremen19906,752 GT1993–2021Hanseatic19938,445 GT1996–2018Columbus199715,067 GT1997–2012Columbus 2199830,277 GT2012–2014
References
External links
Official Hapag Lloyd Cruises webpage
HANSEATIC nature @ shipvideos.net