A brief Company History by Martin Cox Union-Castle Line, famed for it's lavender hulled liners that ran on a clockwork timetable between Southampton and South Africa, began as two separate companies: Union Line and Castle Line.…
Memory by Diane Kolyer: SS OLYMPIA I made at least two Atlantic crossings on OLYMPIA. My memories are mainly of people I met and things that happened on the trips. I have a 1966 Greek Line sailing schedule and a Greek Line deck plan from the same vintage in front…
Memory written Eva Silver: S.S. WASHINGTON 1936 Munich was the city of my birth and where we lived. The number In our family was eight: six children, two parents. The Port of Embarkation was Hamburg and we arrived there a week before the scheduled departure date because we had heard…
First MaritimeMatters Sea Treks video clip by Peter Knego, posted from the MV MARINA float out ceremony at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente yard (ex Ansaldo — builders of MICHELANGELO, GRIPSHOLM and ANDREA DORIA) near Genoa on February 26. See the approach to the ship and visit the mock ups of the Penthouse Suites and Veranda Staterooms [...]
February 26: An exciting day at Fincantieri’s historic Sestri Ponente shipyard (where great liners like MICHELANGELO, ANDREA DORIA and GRIPSHOLM were built) near Genoa as a select group of journalists and travel partners were led through two mock-up cabins for the newbuilding MV MARINA before being taken aboard to view…
February 26, 2010: A steel cutting ceremony was held today for the sister ship to Oceania Cruises’ MV MARINA, for which a float out ceremony was held as the first ship enters the fitting out phase of her construction. The new ship, to be named MV RIVIERA, will be identical…
February 26: The COSTA EUROPA (ex HOMERIC, WESTERDAM) was driven into a pier this morning at 4:45 AM at Sharm el-Shiek, Egypt today, killing three crew members and reportedly injuring several passengers. High winds drove the ship into the dock, holing her starboard side but now the vessel, carrying 1,437…
February 25: It was announced in France yesterday that MSC has signed on for a fifth MUSICA class ship at the same time the line is taking delivery of the fourth sister in the series, MSC MAGNIFICA, from the STX shipyard of St. Nazaire, France. The MAGNIFICA will be christened…
February 23: Dubai opened a new cruise ship terminal today with the naming of the newest Costa Cruise Line ship, COSTA DELIZIOSA. The 2,800 passenger vessel (with interior design combining traditional Arabic and modern Italian styles) will operate cruises from Dubai, which has seen a massive rise in passenger numbers,…
After her initial sea trials in the Adriatic, which commenced from Monfalcone shipyard on February 19, 2010, P&O’s brand-new AZURA entered the Trieste dry-dock at 16:00hrs on February 21, 2010. Her hull will be cleaned and painted before running the second and final sea trials. She is expected to sail…
