Romanza Cruise Ship

Initially the company also traded under the names Greek Australian Line National Greek Australian Line and Europe-Australia Line.

Romanza cruise ship. MS Romanza departed Venice on her official first cruise on April 1 1971 and she became a popular Mediterranean cruise ship over the next years. Handed over to Canadian Government and sold to Canadian Pacific in 1947. Chandris Line was a Greece-based shipping company founded in 1960 by Anthony Chandris to operate ocean liners between Greece and Australia.

A few years later by 1976 Chandris had the largest passenger-cruise fleet in the world surpassing the prior records held by the likes of Cunard PO and Union Castle. Ad Book Today and Save. 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 operated various passenger services out of Venice for Mr Chandris although not under the Chandris Lines banner. Refitted and renamed Beaverbrae. Cruise Ships and Liners built before 1950.

Originally launched in 1986 the ship underwent an extensive rebuild in 2010 before being completely refurbished in 2016 when she was purchased by the Copenhagen-based Albatros Expeditions. 17000 GRT loa 176m 250 crew 911 passengers Union Castle took the Kenya Castle into service in 1952. For instance the ships usually travel to Upper Europe The netherlands and Russian federation among.

Under Chandris she was listed as being 8891 GRT and proved to be a huge success in the Mediterranean. An unbecoming end to such a fine little ship. Fun for Families World-Class Entertainment Plus The Best Onboard Activities.

Med cruise brochure 19641966 Abstract. 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. Delivered as Hapags Huascaran by Blohm Voss Hamburg.