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ATHENA [IMO 5383304]
Cruise ship, 16,144 gt, chartered to Phoenix Reisen from Classic International Cruises, , built 1948 as Stockholm for Swedish America Line. Famous for the North Atlantic collision with Italian liner Andria Doria (1956). Sold 1960 to East Germany, named Volkerfreundschaft, sold 1985 became Fridtjof Nansen, as a refuge hostel in Oslo, 1989, sold and laid up, eventually becoming Italia I in 1993. Rebuilt, renamed Italia Prima (1994), becoming Valtur Prima (1998), Caribe (2002), current name since 2005. Leith 31st August 2009
BOUDICCA [IMO 7218395]
Fred Olsen Cruise Line, 28,388gt. Built as Royal Viking Sun (1973), Royal Viking Line. 1991 Sunward (NCL), Summer 1992 Birka Queen (2), Birka Line, 1992 Sunward (NCL), 1993 Golden Princess (1) Princess Cruises; 1996 Supersatr Capricorn; 1998 Chartered by Hyundai Merchant Marine as Hyundai Keumgang; 2001 Superstar Capricorn, 2004 Grand Latino, Iberojet; 2006 refitted as Boudicca, Fred Olsen Cruise
Leith 22nd June 2008
COSTA ALLEGRA -
28,430 grt, COSTA CRUISES, 1066 passengers
Built 1969, as container ship Annie Johnson, Johnson Line, bought 1986, Regency Cruises for conversion to cruise ship, renamed Regent Moon, 1988 renamed Alexandra, 1990 bought by Costa Cruises, lengthened and converted for cruising, renamed Costa Allegra 1992 on completion. 30th MAY 2006, FIRTH OF FORTH
