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The smallest ship I have cruised on was the old RCI Song Of America, 37,584 tons and max 1,575 passengers. Built in 19982 I cruised on her 12-15 1996 and 04-12-1998. She was the second ship I had been on.
I have great memories of cruising on her both times. On my bucket list is to go on her now as the Celestial Olympia for a Greek Island cruise.
My parents went on that one for the Baja cruise.
Golden Odyssey. Royal Cruise Line. 420 passengers. My second cruise. So memorable. PERFECTION !!
ss Azure Seas
Hmm, all the river cruise ships we’ve sailed were well under 200 passengers, but for ocean cruising it would be Azamara Journey at 30,277 gross register tonnage carrying 694 passengers.
Probably the SS Meridian from Celebrity Cruises. I cruised on it for my first cruise in the 90's. Technically, it was an ocean liner ship that was converted into a cruise ship. I even remember having to step over the threshold to get into the cabin!
Empress of the Seas
Maiden Voyage(as Nordic Empress) June 25, 1990
Christened by Gloria Estefan
48,563 GWT
691ft long
101ft Beam
23.5ft Draft
2,270 Guests Maximum
1,602 Guests at Double Occ
668 Crew
Sailed on her on January 6-11, 2018. Between this cruise, and our 2019 cruise on Majesty of the Seas, we found that the guests and crew on smaller ships seemed to be much more friendly than the Mega ships!
Wow! So little!
I prefer small ships and the smallest I have sailed was Paul Gauguin in January 2013 for 10 nights from Tahiti, French Polynesia to the Society Islands and the Cook Islands. What a marvelous trip it was. Likely once in a lifetime on this ship but worth every penny. The crew were so attentive. The cruise line has a Polynesian dance troup that adds cultural enhancements. I sat on the floor one night while they danced and made leis. The ship brought in hundreds and hundreds of flowers to make them. What a cool experience. They also taught us about their music, played their music each might in the bar, and taught folks how to dance/hula and tie Pareo. It added so much to an already magical cruise.
m/s Paul Gauguin Fact Sheet
Gross Tonnage: 19,170
Length: 504.03 feet (153.63 meters)
Beam: 72.18 feet (22 meters)
Draft: 17.11 feet (5.214 meters)
Cruising Speed: 18 knots
Ship’s Registry: Bahamas
Guest Capacity: 332
Crew: 217
Premier Cruise Lines SS Atlantic 35,143 gt, 1062 passengers in the early 1990s.
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