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Hapag Lloyd is a German cruise line that offers cruises to
the world's more remote regions, following in the
footsteps of the great explorers on smaller bilingual
cruise ships. A selection of adventure voyages are
offered each year with both German and English spoken in
commentaries and lectures. Itineraries include Arctic and
Antarctic regions and offer magnificent realms, rare
encounters and top-of-the-line
accommodations for those seeking adventure.
Hapag-Lloyd is the result of the merger in 1970 of two of
Germany's oldest steam ship companies, Hapag
(Hamburg-Amerikanische Packfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft or
Hamburg America Line) and Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL - North
German Lloyd). Both companies were founded in the 1840s to
carry passengers and freight between what is now Germany
and the United States. Hapag was founded in Hamburg, while
North German Lloyd served Bremen. After the merger
Hapag-Lloyd discontinued its transatlantic passenger
service, but in 1982, the line returned to cruising with
the launch of Europa, a cruise ship that set the standard
for luxury and service in the German market. Seventeen
years later, Hapag-Lloyd introduced its new flagship, also
Europa, almost the same size as her predecessor, but
carrying 200 fewer passengers. Today, the line boasts four
passenger-carrying motor ships, marketed primarily to
German-speaking Europeans, and has begun an effort to
increase awareness of the line's offerings on three of
their cruise ships among English-speaking passengers. The
present Hapag-Lloyd motor fleet is comprised of four
cruise ships, the luxurious flagship Europa, the luxury
expedition ship Hanseatic, the small, premium ship
Columbus, and the premium expedition ship Bremen. (Bremen
is not marketed outside German-speaking Europe.)
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Cruise
ships and itineraries:
Europa: Bahamas
registry, built 1999, 28.600 gross tons, 468
passengers, 264 crew members.
Itineraries: Mediterranean, Western Europe, Northern
Europe, Africa, South-East Asia, Far East,
Australia/New Zealand, Hawaii, India, Arabia,
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Columbus: Bahamas
registry, built 1997, 14.000 gross tons, 420
passengers, 170 crew members.
Itineraries: Mediterranean, US/Canada Great Lakes,
Western Europe, Africa, Trans-Atlantic, Caribbean,
Panama Canal, South America, Arabia. |
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Bremen: Bahamas
registry, built 1990, 6.752 gross tons, 164
passengers, 100 crew members.
Itineraries: Mediterranean, Western Europe, Iceland,
Baltics, Trans-Atlantic, Caribbean, South America,
Antarctica. |
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Hanseatic: Bahamas
registry, built 1993, 8.378 gross tons, 184
passengers, 125 crew members.
Itineraries: Mediterranean, US/Canada Great Lakes,
Western Europe, Northern Europe, Iceland, Far East,
South-East Asia, Australia, New Zealand,
Trans-Atlantic, Antarctica, South America. |
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Sea Cloud: Bahamas
registry, built 1931, 2.532 gross tons, 68
passengers, 60 crew members.
Itineraries: Mediterranean, Trans-Atlantic,
Caribbean. |
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Sea Cloud II: Bahamas
registry, built 2001, 3.000 gross tons, 96
passengers, 56 crew members.
Itineraries: Mediterranean, Trans-Atlantic,
Caribbean. |
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