Regency Cruises
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Founded | 1984 |
Founder | Anastasios Kyriakides and William Schanz |
Defunct | 1995 |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Cruises |
Parent | Lelakis Group |
Regency Cruises was a Greek cruise company operating in the late 1980s and early 1990s, created by Anastasios Kyriakides and William Schanz.
History
The company began with the MS Regent Sea, a former transatlantic ship. In 1986, the company bought 2 million container ships[citation needed] to convert them for passenger cruises, but this was cancelled the following year. By 1993, they had bought six ships. The company filed for bankruptcy in 1995.
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Following bankruptcy, Kyriakides took the M.S Regent Sun and launched a new company, Sun Venture. The other ships were sold to cruise companies.
Fleet
Ship | Image | Built | In Service fo Regency | Status | Notes |
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Regent Sea | ![]() |
1957 | 1984-1995 | Sank on way to Scrapyard in 2001 | Built as the Gripsholm for Swedish American Line |
Regent Star | ![]() |
1956 | 1986-1996 | Scrapped in 2004 | Built as the Statendam for Holland America Line |
Regent Sun | ![]() |
1964 | 1988–1996 | Sank on way to scrapyard in 2001 | Built as the Shalom for Zim Lines |
Regent Rainbow | ![]() |
1958 | 1992–1996 | Scrapped in 2012 | Built as the Santa Rosa for Grace Line |
Regent Spirit | ![]() |
1962 | 1992–1996 | Scrapped in 2009 | Built as the Anna Nery |
Regent Jewel | ![]() |
1967 | 1993-1994 | Scrapped in 2013 | Built as the Canguro Verde |
Regent Isle | ![]() |
1956 | 1995 | Scrapped in 2006 | Built as the the RMS Carinthia for Cunard Line. Chartered for only one year prior to bankruptcy |
Unbuilt & Uncompleted
- Regent Sun
- Regent Moon
- Regent Sky
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References
- Bailey, Jordan (2020-09-02). "Remembering Regency Cruises & The Abandoned Regent Sky". Cruise Capital. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- Bailey, Jordan (September 3, 2020). "Remembering Regency Cruises & The Abandoned Regent Sky". Cruise Capital. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- Liam (July 15, 2011). "The Rise and Fall of : Regency Cruises". crociere.co.uk. Wesea. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- "Regency Cruises Ship Postcards". www.simplonpc.co.uk. Simplon postcards. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- Cudahy, Brian J. (2001). The Cruise Ship Phenomenon in North America. Cornell Maritime Press. ISBN 9780870335297.
- Plowman, Peter (2004). The SITMAR Liners: Past and Present. Rosenberg Publishing. ISBN 9781877058257.
- Klein, Ross A. (2001). Death by Chocolate: What You Must Know Before Taking a Cruise. Breakwater Books. ISBN 9781550811728.