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Cunard Princess
Cunard Conquest - Cunard Princess - Rhapsody
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the
Cunard Princess
.
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
.
Ships on this Page:-
Cunard Conquest
(1976)
Cunard Princess
(1976-1995)
Rhapsody
(StarLauro: 1995)
Rhapsody
(MSC: 1995- )
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Cunard Conquest - Cunard Princess
(Cunard: 1976-1995)
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
.
Official Cunard card of
Cunard Princess
.
Official Cunard card of
Cunard Princess
.
Official Cunard card of
Cunard Princess
.
Postard of
Cunard Princess
.
Rhapsody
(StarLauro: 1995)
Starlauro acquired the
Cunard Line's
Cunard Countess
shortly after the
Enrico Costa
, after first having her under charter.
Scan of postcard of
Cunard Countess
under charter.
Scan: Dimas Almada
Cunard Countess
became the
Rhapsody
; this is the official Starlauro card
.
Rhapsody
(MSC: 1995- )
Following the
Achille Lauro
tragedy, the company reorganised as Mediterranean Shipping Cruises very soon after the purchase of
Rhapsody
.
This is the official MSC card in the new colours.
Official MSC card of
Rhapsody
.
Nelson de Barros Pereira postcard of
Rhapsody
published in Brazil in late 2000.
Official MSC card of
Rhapsody
in later colours.
Rhapsody
at Tilbury Riverside, 19th May 2006
Photo: © 2006 Copyright Ian Boyle
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Photo: © 2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 19th May 2006
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Photo: © 2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 19th May 2006
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Photo: © 2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 19th May 2006
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Photo: © 2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 19th May 2006
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Photo: © 2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 19th May 2006
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Photo: © 2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 19th May 2006
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Photo: © 2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 19th May 2006
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Photo: © 2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 19th May 2006
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Rhapsody
entering Lerwick harbour (Shetland) on 21st August 2006.
This was the last of her five visits in 2006
Photo: © 2006 Copyright John Ward Phillips
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