Romanza Cruise Ship

The Fiorita the Romanza the Atlantis and the Britanis.

Romanza cruise ship. MS Aurelia - Photo Page. She operated various passenger services out of Venice for Mr Chandris although not under the Chandris Lines banner. Free cancellation before 48 hours.

Initially the company also traded under the names Greek Australian Line National Greek Australian Line and Europe-Australia Line. Built by John Brown Ltd Clydebank ex- Amsterdam ferry 1969 purchased from British Rail refitted into a cruise ship renamed Fiorita 1977 laid up 1978 used as a hotel ship for oil drilling crews in North Sea 1980 renamed Ariane II and laid up 1983 again used as a floating hotel at Turkish port of Fethiye 27 January 1987 broke away during storm and capsized. When you have never taken one before you will be pleasantly surprised at the scenarios that are available to you.

Huascaran Beaverbrae Later named. 17000 GRT loa 176m 250 crew 911 passengers Union Castle took the Kenya Castle into service in 1952. In 1947 she was acquired by Canadian Pacific and sailed as Beaverbrae until 1954 when she began sailing as Aurelia for Cogedar Line.

She was the 1911 Fraissinet steamer Corte II. According to a spokesperson for Chandris Fantasy Cruises the 562-passenger Romanza is no longer in the fleeet The decision for the de-acquisition was made by the principals in Piraeus and therefore the spokesperson said that no. The author has been in the passenger shipping industry since May 1960 and is now semi-retired but continues to write article on classic liners and cruise ships in order to better to inform cruise and ship enthusiasts for their pleasure.

She was popular in UK as a cruiseship but fuel hungry Oil crisis in 74 and faulty engines stopped her career with Chandris and after the 1974 season she get laid up in Greece until sold as a accomodation ship. The former MS Aurelia was put to work in Chandris colours in 1971 as Romanza a configuration she would keep until 1991. The first passenger ship owned by the founder of Chandris John D.

She was the second vessel in a series of three she and her sisters Rhodesia Castle and Braemar Castle were built in 1951-1952. Announcement preliminary brochure by Milbanke Travel. She was purchased 1972 from North German Lloyd when her name was Bremen.