SS Shalom was a combined ocean liner-cruise ship built in 1964 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique St Nazaire France for ZIM Lines Israel for transatlantic service from Haifa to New York. In 1967 she was sold to the German Atlantic Line becoming their second SS Hanseatic. Subsequenly she served as SS Doric for Home Lines SS Royal Odyssey for Royal Cruise Line and SS Regent Sun for Regency Cruises. She was laid up in 1995 following the bankruptcy of Regency Cruises.
Builders of the SS Shalom are Chantiers de l'Atlantique, France and Saint-Nazaire.