Kapal penumpang adalah kapal yang digunakan untuk angkutan penumpang. Untuk meningkatkan effisiensi atau melayani keperluan yang lebih luas kapal penumpang dapat berupa kapal Ro-Ro , ataupun untuk perjalanan pendek terjadwal dalam bentuk kapal feri .
Di Indonesia , perusahaan yang mengoperasikan kapal penumpang antara lain PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia atau biasa disingkat menjadi PELNI, sementara kapal Ro-Ro penumpang dan kendaraan antara lain dioperasikan oleh PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry , PT Dharma Lautan Utama , PT , dan berbagai perusahaan pelayaran lainnya.
Daftar kapal yang pernah sangat terkenal pada zamannya
| Tahun | Nama | Perusahaan | Negara | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1819 | SS Savannah | 320 BRT | Savannah Steamship Company | Amerika Serikat |
| 1831 | 540 BRT | St. John & Halifax Steam Navigation Company | Kanada | |
| 1838 | 1,340 BRT | Great Western Steamship Company | Britania Raya | |
| 1840 | 2,366 BRT | British & American Steam Navigation Company | Britania Raya | |
| 1845 | 3,270 BRT | Great Western Steamship Company | Britania Raya | |
| 1857 | 4,145 BRT | New York & Liverpool Amerika Serikat Mail S.S. Co. (Collins) | Amerika Serikat | |
| 1858 | SS Great Eastern | 18,915 BRT | Eastern Steam Navigation Company | Britania Raya |
| 1867 | (after loss of Great Eastern ) | 4,352 BRT | Pacific Mail Steamship Company Inc. | Amerika Serikat |
| 1871 | 4,670 BRT | Ltd. | Britania Raya | |
| 1875 | 5,526 BRT | Inman Line Ltd. | Britania Raya | |
| 1881 | 7,391 BRT | Cunard Line | Britania Raya | |
| 1881 | 8,415 BRT | Inman Line | Britania Raya | |
| 1893 | 12,952 BRT | Cunard Line | Britania Raya | |
| 1897 | 14,349 BRT | Jerman | ||
| 1899 | 17,274 BRT | White Star Line Ltd. | Britania Raya | |
| 1905 | 23,876 BRT | White Star Line Ltd. | Britania Raya | |
| 1906 | 24,581 BRT | Hapag | Jerman | |
| 1907 | RMS Lusitania | 31,550 BRT | Cunard Line Ltd. | Britania Raya |
| 1912 | RMS Titanic | 46,329 BRT | White Star Line Ltd. | Britania Raya |
| 1912 | RMS Olympic (after loss of Titanic and refit) | 46,439 BRT | White Star Line Ltd. | Britania Raya |
| 1913 | SS Imperator | 52,117 BRT | Hapag | Jerman |
| 1914 | 54,282 BRT | Hapag | Jerman | |
| 1914 | SS Bismarck | 56,551 BRT | Hapag | Jerman |
| 1922 | (ex Bismarck ) | 56,551 BRT | White Star Line Ltd. | Britania Raya |
| 1935 | SS Normandie | 79,280 BRT | S.A. | Prancis |
| 1940 | RMS Queen Elizabeth | 83,673 BRT | Cunard-White Star Ltd. | Britania Raya |
| 1971 | SS Seawise University (ex Queen Elizabeth ) | 83,673 BRT | Orient Overseas Container Line | Hong Kong |
| 1972 | (after loss of Normandie (1942), Queen Mary (1967), and Seawise University ) | 66,343 BRT | Prancis | |
| 1984 | (ex Prancis ) | 70,202 BRT | Norwegian Cruise Line | Norwegia /Amerika Serikat |
| 1990 | (after reconstruction) | 76,049 BRT | Norwegian Cruise Line | Norwegia/Amerika Serikat |
| 1996 | 101,509 BRZ | Carnival Cruise Line Inc. | Amerika Serikat | |
| 1997 | MS Grand Princess | 108,865 BRZ | P & O Princess Cruises Ltd. | Britania Raya/Amerika Serikat |
| 2004 | RMS Queen Mary 2 | 148,528 BRT | Cunard Line Ltd. | Britania Raya |
| 2006 | MS Freedom of the Seas | 154,407 GT | Royal Caribbean International | Norwegia/Amerika Serikat |
| 2007 | and MS Freedom of the Seas | 154,407 GT | Royal Caribbean International | Norwegia/Amerika Serikat |
| 2008 | 160,000 GT | Royal Caribbean International | Norwegia/Amerika Serikat |
Lihat pula
Referensi
- Durand, Jean-François. Autour du Monde Paquebots. Cruise ships around the world. Editions marines, 1996. [bilingual text]
- Marin, Pierre-Henri. Les paquebots, ambassadeurs des mers. Paris: Gallimard, 1989.
Pranala luar
- PELNI Diarsipkan 2008-05-15 di Wayback Machine .
- Jadwal Kapal Laut Marathon-boat . Diakses tanggal 18-09-2019.