| Genre: | Documentary |
| Creator: | Exploration Production Inc. Discovery Channel |
| Narrated: | Barbara Budd Anthony Green |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 10 |
| Num Episodes: | 62[1] |
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| Runtime: | 45 minutes |
| Network: | Discovery Channel Canada |
Mighty Ships is a documentary television program produced by Exploration Production Inc. in Canada and aired on Discovery Channel Canada and also broadcast around the world.[2] Each episode of the series follows a particular sea-going vessel and provides an insight into the ship and its crew.
The first episode of the tenth season,[3] featuring the Faroes' largest ferry ship, MS Norröna, was first broadcast in Canada on 3 December 2017.[4] The second episode, first aired on 10 December 2017, featured MSC Oscar, the largest container ship in the world.[5]
Mighty Cruise Ships is a spin-off series focusing on cruise ships which began to air in late 2014.
A typical episode follows the crew of a particular vessel as it prepares to embark upon a voyage and concludes at the end of the journey or once a particular job has been completed. The operational capabilities and technical aspects of the ship feature heavily in the series, whilst members of the ship's crew provide an insight into life at sea and provide a human perspective. The series also makes use of computer-generated animation to show scenes which would otherwise be unobtainable, such as underwater operations.[6]
The series was started after the success of a one-off special on the Discovery Channel entitled Inside Queen Mary 2. The series has featured an extensive range of different types of marine vessels, with cruise ships, an aircraft carrier, fishing boats, dredgers and various types of cargo ships, naval and specialist ships being shown.
In a first for the series, season 7 includes a double-length episode about the maiden voyage of cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway and its construction and sea trials. Season 7 also includes a compilation episode showing vessels from the first six seasons.
The show's mixture of technical insight and human stories has proved popular with audiences.[7]
Mighty Planes is a spin-off series in the same format but featuring aircraft rather than ships. Other later series in the franchise have included Mighty Trains and The Mightiest.
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Mighty Cruise Ships[9] is a spin-off series in a similar style, with each episode about the operations and voyages of a different cruise ship. It was first broadcast in Canada during late 2014.
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A second season of Mighty Cruise Ships aired on the Discovery Channel and repeated on the quest channel in the UK. Ships featured on this series included Carnival Vista, Royal Clipper, MV Viking Sea, MS Europa 2, MS Ocean Endeavour, MSC Divina.
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Vessel type | Vessel operator | Narrated by | Original air date | |
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| 7 | 1 | "Carnival Vista" | Cruise ship | Carnival Cruise Line | Shauna MacDonald | 12 February 2017 | |
| 8 | 2 | "Royal Clipper" | Cruise ship | Star Clippers | Shauna MacDonald | 19 February 2017 | |
| 9 | 3 | "MV Viking Sea" | Cruise ship | Viking Ocean Cruises | Shauna MacDonald | 26 February 2017 | |
| 10 | 4 | "MS Europa 2" | Cruise ship | Hapag-Lloyd | Shauna MacDonald | 5 March 2017 | |
| 11 | 5 | "MS Ocean Endeavour" | Cruise ship | Kristina Cruises | Shauna MacDonald | 12 March 2017 | |
| 12 | 6 | "MSC Divina" | Cruise ship | MSC Cruises | Shauna MacDonald | 19 March 2017 |
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Vessel type | Vessel operator | Narrated by | Original air date | |
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| 13 | 1 | MS Koningsdam | Cruise ship | Holland America Line | Shauna Macdonald | 31 March 2019 | |
| 14 | 2 | Viking Long Ships | Cruise ship | Viking River Cruises | Shauna Macdonald | 7 April 2019 | |
| 15 | 3 | Regal Princess | Cruise ship | Princess Cruises | Shauna Macdonald | 14 April 2019 | |
| 16 | 4 | MV Viking Star | Cruise ship | Viking Ocean Cruises | Shauna Macdonald | 21 April 2019 | |
| 17 | 5 | Symphony of the Seas | Cruise ship | Royal Caribbean International | Shauna Macdonald | 28 April 2019 | |
| 18 | 6 | MS Marina | Cruise ship | Oceania Cruises | Shauna Macdonald | 5 May 2019 |
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Vessel type | Vessel operator | Narrated by | Original air date | |
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| 19 | 1 | Seven Seas Explorer | Cruise ship | Regent Seven Seas Cruises | Shauna Macdonald | 25 November 2020 | |
| 20 | 2 | AIDAnova | Cruise ship | AIDA Cruises | Shauna Macdonald | 1 December 2020 | |
| 21 | 3 | Diamond Princess | Cruise ship | Princess Cruises | Shauna Macdonald | 8 December 2020 | |
| 22 | 4 | MS Nieuw Statendam | Cruise ship | Holland America Line | Shauna Macdonald | 15 December 2020 | |
| 23 | 5 | Costa Diadema | Cruise ship | Costa Cruises | Shauna Macdonald | 22 December 2020 | |
| 24 | 6 | Norwegian Joy | Cruise ship | Norwegian Cruise Line | Shauna Macdonald | 29 December 2020 | |
| 25 | 7 | MS Roald Amundsen | Cruise ship | Hurtigruten | Shauna Macdonald | 5 January 2021 | |
| 26 | 8 | Sky Princess | Cruise ship | Princess Cruises | Shauna Macdonald | 12 January 2021 |
| Country | Network(s) | Notes | |
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| Canada | Discovery Channel Canada | ||
| Asia Pacific | Discovery HD World | All season including spin off | |
| Australia | Seven Network 7mate | ||
| United Kingdom | Quest | ||
| United States | HD Theater Smithsonian Channel | ||
| The Netherlands | Discovery Channel The Netherlands | ||
| Belgium | Discovery Channel Belgium | ||
| Spain | La Sexta HD |