Regency Cruises

Regency Cruises

Industry	Cruises Hospitality Travel Tourism
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 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.

M.S Regent Sea 1984 - 1995

M.S Regent Star 1986 - 1995 (M.S Regent Star In the process of modification in spite of providing service in Regency Cruises)

M.S Regent Sun (As S.S Doric) 1988 - 1995

M.S Regent Sprint (As C.S Salamis Glory) 1992 - 1995

M.S Regent Rainbow (As M.S Emerald) 1992 - 1995

M.S Regent Jewel (As M.S Calypso) 1993 - 1994

M.S Regent Sun 2 (As M.S Costa Marina) 1986 - 1987

M.S Regent Moon (As M.S Costa Allegra) 1986 - 1988

M.V Regent Sky 1989 - 2009 ( Ship under construction that was not completed due to the financial problems of Regency Cruises)

T.S.S Regent Isle 1995 - 1995 as T.S.S China Discovery (The ship did not enter service because it was planning to enter operations at Regency Cruises in 1995 but that year it went bankrupt and in the end the ship was acquired by P&O Holidays Cruises)

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
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

M.S Regent Star in Eleuisis 2000 Waiting to be scrapped.

The M.S Regent Rainbow as M.S The Emerald ( Being one of the last ships that were in Regency Cruises still in operation) In Venice, Italy in 2008.

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.