Stern’s Guide to the Greatest Resorts of the World, Stern’s Guide to the
Cruise Vacation and The Indispensable Guide to Foreign Words and Phrases by Steven B. Stern (Sponsored by Stern’s Travel Guides, Ltd.)
CALYPSO: 11,162 G.R.T.; 486-passenger capacity; cruises Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean (adults only); leased from Louis Cruise Lines.
EMERALD: entered service 1958; refurbished 1992; 26,431 G.R.T.; 1,198-passenger capacity; leased from Louis Cruise Lines.
THOMSON DESTINY (formerly Song of America): entered service 1981; 37,000 G.R.T.; 705’ x 93’; 1,522-passenger capacity; 701 cabins; leased from Louis Cruises Lines.
THOMSON SPIRIT (formerly Nieu Amsterdam): entered service 1983; refurbished 2003; 33,900 G.R.T.; 1,254-passenger capacity; 627 cabins; leased from Louis Cruise Lines.