Renaissance Cruises
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Renaissance Cruises, originally founded in 1989, was a cruise line operator that operated cruises to the Mediterranean, the Greek Isles, Tahiti and the South Pacific, Northern Europe and Scandinavia. The company ceased operations on 25 September 2001 and accommodated up to 220,000 guests in 2000. The terrorists attack on september 11th is credited with the demise of this cruise line.
Renaissance Cruises offered year-round itineraries to The Greek Isles, Tahiti and the South Pacific, Northern Europe and Scandinavia, and the Mediterranean on eight brand new 684-passenger R-Class ships named R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8. Many of the R-Class ships have been bought by other cruise lines such as Princess and Oceania and continue to operate to this day.
The company also owned and operated eight "Renaissance" class ships, No longer than 300 feet in length and weighing no more than 4,000 gross registered tons, these yacht-like vessels accommodated 114 passengers. The small, intimately sized vessels used Roman numeral designations as part of their names; Renaissance I through Renaissance VIII. Renaiassance ships I through VI were chartered and sold off so the line could concentrate on the larger, newer "R-Class". After the line folded, Renaissance VII and VIII were sold to other interests.
