Cruise Talk: Buying Ship Models on Ships

Cruise Talk

Cruise News

Welcome to Cruise Talk the Internet's most popular discussion forum dedicated to cruising. Stop by Cruise Talk anytime to post a message or find out what your fellow passengers and industry insiders are saying about a particular ship, cruise line or destination.

>>> Reader Reviews
>>> CruisePage.com Photo Gallery
>>> Join Our Cruise Club.

Latest News...Disney Cruise Line announced today that the honorary role of "godparent" for its new ship, the Disney Treasure, will be held by The Walt Disney Company cast, crew, Imagineers and employees around the world. The profound declaration is a heartfelt tribute to the more than 200,000 dreamers and doers who make every Disney entertainment, vacation and at-home experience possible. Disney Cruise Line is proud to celebrate...

Latest News...Carnival Cruise Line is adding to its line-up of 2026/27 deployment with sailings from New York City on Carnival Venezia, and more Long Beach sailings on Carnival Firenze and Carnival Radiance. “Our two Carnival Fun Italian Style ships offer great options from the east and west coasts, conveniently connecting New York and Long Beach to popular destinations, while delivering unique experiences on board...

Latest News...Vacationers are in for more ways to make memories across Royal Caribbean’s latest combination of tropical and Northeast 2026-27 getaways. The lineup of 12 Royal Caribbean ships rounds out a variety of adventures across Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico and the Northeast for every type of family and vacationer to get away any time of year. Crown & Anchor Society loyalty members...

More Cruise News...

my profile | register | search | faq | forum home

»	Cruise Talk » Cruise Ships » Buying Ship Models on Ships

UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!

Author

Topic: Buying Ship Models on Ships

Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 05-11-2004 02:26 AM

RCI sell models of their ships onboard their ships. I’m surprised that other cruise lines do not do this, or do they?

I would imagine that they are a very popular gift?

Posts: 19210 | From: Essex (Just Outside London) | Registered: A Long Time Ago! | IP: Logged

claudio
First Class Passenger
Member # 1214

posted 05-11-2004 07:55 AM

p&o sell a modelof pacific sky onboard her for about 20 buck its about 8 inches long not perfect but its ok i bought it anyway

Posts: 468 | From: melbourne australia | Registered: Apr 2000 | IP: Logged

Andy
First Class Passenger
Member # 3856

posted 05-11-2004 08:08 AM

I can't understand why ship models are not widely sold onboard. They are nice gifts and proves that you have cruised with that ship or that line. With so many sisters in the market now I really feel that every ship should sell its own model.

Anyway those of you who have sailed with STAR recently may find the paper ship model sold onboard. STAR also have "Star Ship Radio" on sale, which is a radio in the shape of Star Pisces.

Also some ships have models made of something like china right?

Posts: 581 | From: Hong Kong | Registered: May 2003 | IP: Logged

John Bowman
First Class Passenger
Member # 4119

posted 05-11-2004 08:15 AM

You can/could last year buy a whitmetal model of QE2 in her gift shop. Unpinated it was maybe $60, painted a lot more, but very nice thing to have

Posts: 38 | From: London | Registered: Sep 2003 | IP: Logged

Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 05-11-2004 09:09 AM

Looking at what is available on ebay, and what I remember from my recent cruises, I think you can buy a model of the Celebrity Millennium class, all RCI ships, some NCL ships, most Carnival Ships, and a few Costa vessels. Unfortunately the models are not of great quality, but they only price out at about $20.00, so not that bad.

Posts: 1967 | From: Boston, MA | Registered: Apr 2000 | IP: Logged

Salaison
First Class Passenger
Member # 4722

posted 05-11-2004 10:44 AM

Can anyone tell me where i can buy model of cruiseships that i have to assemble myself. I don't want buy an already put together model. I was going through the Photo gallery where i saw some models being put together. Looks like fun. So can anyone help me out here?

Posts: 444 | From: St. Lucia--The Sleeping Leviathan | Registered: May 2004 | IP: Logged

Onno
First Class Passenger
Member # 3071

posted 05-11-2004 11:06 AM

You can buy model kits is most model stores and toy shops. Unfortunately there is only one “real” modern cruise ships available as a model kit that you can assemble yourself and that is Revell’s miniship of the AIDA in scale 1:1250. Other kits available are classic liners like QE2, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Canberra, Mauretania and soon two QM2 models in scale 1:600 and one in scale 1:400 (really huge)

Hope it helps,

Onno

Posts: 3583 | From: the Netherlands (Berenbotje ging uit varen...) | Registered: May 2002 | IP: Logged

lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 05-11-2004 12:25 PM

Since my model shop quit selling ocean liner models years ago, I have bought most of my models on EBAY. I have a large collection that goes back to the 1950s, all in their original beautiful boxes. As Onno stated, there are the classics such as QE2, Canberra, QM and soon to be released QM2. On EBAY you can find (sometimes) the discontinued models of such liners as s/s France, Argentina and Brasil, President Cleveland, United States etc. Expect to pay a very high price for s/s France, Argentina and Brasil if you fine them, as high $100.00 US or more in some cases. Good hunting!!

Posts: 7654 | From: Hollywood Hills/L.A. | Registered: Mar 2004 | IP: Logged

JLW
First Class Passenger
Member # 4715

posted 05-11-2004 01:06 PM

For anyone interested Dragon Waves is a new line making models of ships.

At the moment they only have the Carnival Pride and Carnival Spirit, however, the models are high quality and fairly reasonable at $40.

Posts: 32 | From: London, England | Registered: May 2004 | IP: Logged

Italian Cruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 1684

posted 05-11-2004 01:29 PM

Costa Cruise Lines offers a model of their ship as a gift to the Costa Club members since 2001.
They are metal ones, quite pretty.
I have the models of Costa Riviera, Tropicale, Europa, Romantica and Allegra.
Some years ago there were also avalaible models in plexyglass. I have one of Costa Marina.

Posts: 887 | From: Orvieto (Italy) | Registered: Nov 2000 | IP: Logged

anthonyvandyk
First Class Passenger
Member # 3899

posted 05-11-2004 01:52 PM

Classic Ship Collection (www.classic-ship.de) offers an excellent range of models of ocean liners, ferries and other vessels.

Posts: 34 | From: Oxford, England | Registered: Jun 2003 | IP: Logged

Beezo
First Class Passenger
Member # 1505

posted 05-11-2004 03:40 PM

I do remember when I was on the Norway back in April 2000 (wow, its been 4 years!

), they had a model of the ship on sail in the store called "logo Locker" (I believe thats what it was called)

~Brian

Posts: 865 | From: Massachusetts, USA | Registered: Aug 2000 | IP: Logged

RICHARD CHUDY
First Class Passenger
Member # 1323

posted 05-11-2004 04:20 PM

Hello all, On my roundtrip HAL Hawaii cruise out of San Deigo last December I was able to get a nice model of the Statendam right from the gift shop onboard. $20.00

Richard

Posts: 195 | From: Singal Hill, CA 90755 In sight of The Queen Mary | Registered: May 2000 | IP: Logged

Andy
First Class Passenger
Member # 3856

posted 05-12-2004 12:20 AM

Have a look at the ship models found in the shop of Omar III (ex-Sun Viking):

They are not for sale but they are there! Are they left behind by Royal Caribbean?

Posts: 581 | From: Hong Kong | Registered: May 2003 | IP: Logged

Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 05-12-2004 12:30 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Gundam X Divider:
Have a look at the ship models found in the shop of Omar III (ex-Sun Viking):
They are not for sale but they are there! Are they left behind by Royal Caribbean?

I doubt they were left by RCI because why would they sell HAL, NCL, and the other models. I can see the NORWEGIAN SEA and NORWEGIAN CROWN's left by Star Cruises though...

Posts: 6108 | From: Vallejo,CA : California Maritime Academy!!! | Registered: Nov 2002 | IP: Logged

Andy
First Class Passenger
Member # 3856

posted 05-12-2004 12:58 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Keitaro:
I doubt they were left by RCI because why would they sell HAL, NCL, and the other models. I can see the NORWEGIAN SEA and NORWEGIAN CROWN's left by Star Cruises though...

Yes, it is really strange to see models from several lines placed together.
Anyway, was she still with STAR when STAR acquired NCL?

Posts: 581 | From: Hong Kong | Registered: May 2003 | IP: Logged

JLW
First Class Passenger
Member # 4715

posted 05-12-2004 02:12 AM

Are the RCI models metal or China?

Also, what scale are they. They look like 1:1200 or 1:1250?

Posts: 32 | From: London, England | Registered: May 2004 | IP: Logged

Andy
First Class Passenger
Member # 3856

posted 05-12-2004 02:31 AM

I think plastic right? I don't know the scale by the way.

Posts: 581 | From: Hong Kong | Registered: May 2003 | IP: Logged

Matts
First Class Passenger
Member # 4120

posted 05-12-2004 04:12 AM

Those models are 1:1250 scale made usually from metal. They would be relatively expensive, starting at around 70 Euros approximately. See www.steelnavy.com/1250 for a collectors site and www.wiedling.de for a very good dealer.

Posts: 829 | From: London, United Kingdom | Registered: Sep 2003 | IP: Logged

Mr_Cunard
First Class Passenger
Member # 4649

posted 05-16-2004 09:42 AM

i knwo Cunard QE2 sell models of the QE2 in the book shop!!!

Posts: 132 | From: Australia | Registered: Apr 2004 | IP: Logged

PauloVictor
Just Boarded
Member # 4741

posted 05-16-2004 11:41 AM

Hi, I´m new here.

A GREAT site of cruise ship models:
www.maritimereplicas.com

Posts: 6 | From: Brazil | Registered: May 2004 | IP: Logged

Guest
First Class Passenger
Member # 1157

posted 05-19-2004 10:48 AM

I bought the Airfix "1969" model of QE2 in the "QE2 Shop" in 1995 - but since then have not seen "do it yourself" kits aboard QE2. There are small metal (like the Triang) models of QE2, Mary, Liz and Titanic for sale in the Bookshop but these are very price-y .

I wish a good size model of QE2 with her fat funnel would come out - the best I have are my two 1 meter models of her - 1972 and the other is in her post-Falkland scheme, but none since 1987 (the year she became whole again).

Chris.

Posts: 1888 | From: Earth | Registered: Mar 2000 | IP: Logged

DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 05-19-2004 10:38 PM

I just bought my 3rd cruise ship model from Carnival, the IMAGINAION. I love buying them. I also have a few resin models, and the Mercury heavy models that Costa had made for their ships. And yes, on our last cruise on the SS NORWAY, I managed to get a model of her as well.

Posts: 2554 | From: Florida, USA, Where the Legend SS NORWAY sailed from. Moving back to FL next yr. | Registered: May 99 | IP: Logged

All times are ET (US)

Ultimate Bulletin Board^TM 6.1.0.3

VACATION & CRUISE SPECIALS

Check out these great deals from CruisePage.com

Royal Caribbean - Bahamas Getaway from $129 per person

Description: Experience the beautiful ports of Nassau and Royal Caribbean's private island - CocoCay on a 3-night Weekend Getaway to the Bahamas. Absorb everything island life has to offer as you snorkel with the stingrays, parasail above the serene blue waters and walk the endless white sand beaches. From Miami.

Carnival - 4-Day Bahamas from $229 per person

Description: Enjoy a wonderful 3 Day cruise to the fun-loving playground of Nassau, Bahamas. Discover Nassau, the capital city as well as the cultural, commercial and financial heart of the Bahamas. Meet the Atlantic Southern Stingrays, the guardians of Blackbeard's treasure.

NCL - Bermuda - 7 Day from $499 per person

Description: What a charming little chain of islands. Walk on pink sand beaches. Swim and snorkel in turquoise seas. Take in the historical sights. They're stoically British and very quaint. Or explore the coral reefs. You can get to them by boat or propelled by fins. You pick. Freestyle Cruising doesn't tell you where to go or what to do. Sure, you can plan ahead, or decide once onboard. After all, it's your vacation. There are no deadlines or must do's.

Holland America - Eastern Caribbean from From $599 per person

Description: White sand, black sand, talcum soft or shell strewn, the beaches of the Eastern Caribbean invite you to swim, snorkel or simply relax. For shoppers, there's duty-free St. Thomas, the Straw Market in Nassau, French perfume and Dutch chocolates on St. Maarten. For history buffs, the fascinating fusion of Caribbean, Latin and European cultures. For everyone, a day spent on HAL's award winning private island Half Moon Cay.

Celebrity - 7-Night Western Mediterranean from $549 per person

Description: For centuries people have traveled to Europe to see magnificent ruins, art treasures and natural wonders. And the best way to do so is by cruise ship. Think of it - you pack and unpack only once. No wasted time searching for hotels and negotiating train stations. Instead, you arrive at romantic ports of call relaxed, refreshed and ready to take on the world.

Holland America - Alaska from From $499 per person

Description: Sail between Vancouver and Seward, departing Sundays on the ms Statendam or ms Volendam and enjoy towering mountains, actively calving glaciers and pristine wildlife habitat. Glacier Bay and College Fjord offer two completely different glacier-viewing experiences.

More Vacation & Cruise Specials...