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- Ausonia
of 1957
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- Ausonia was delivered from builders
Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Monfalcone, to Adriatica SpA
di Navagazione on September 23rd, 1957. She was put into service
on Adriatica's Trieste-Beirut service. In 1978/9, Ausonia
was converted for cruising by Arsenale Triestino SpA, San Marco,
running Mediterranean cruises for Italia Crociere Internazionali
SpA, with 690 passengers. In 1983 she was registered under the
ownership of Ausonia Crociere SpA, of Naples, part of the Grimaldi-SIOSA
group. After a further refit in 1984, passenger numbers increased
to 750. Her current owners are Louis Cruise Lines of Cyprus.
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- A selection
of official and commercial postcards is shown below. A series
of photos from a 1999 cruise on Ausonia is shown on Page 2.
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- Ausonia
details:
11879 (later
12368) Gross Tons, Length: 159.3m, 185 1st Class, 135 2nd Class,
252 3rd Class Passengers (later 750 Passengers when cruising),
Speed 20.7 knots, Engines: two sets of geared turbines, total
17400shp, twin screws.
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- Ausonia (SIOSA: 1983-1998)
- Ausonia (Louis: 1998- )
- Ivory (Louis: 1998- )
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- Ausonia
- (Adriatica:
1957-1983)
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- An
official Adriatica card of Ausonia, described as being
of 2-Classes for 529 Passengers, engaged in Mediterranean and
Black Sea cruising.
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- An
official Adriatica card of Ausonia, described as being
of 2-Classes for 529 Passengers, engaged in Mediterranean and
Black Sea cruising.
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- A
commercial card of Ausonia, published by Edizione Angelo
Garbizza (s/n VE108).
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- An
official Italia Crociere card of Ausonia.
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- Ausonia
- (SIOSA:
1983-1998)
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- An
official SIOSA-Ausonia Crociere card of Ausonia, now with
additional superstructure aft.
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- A
later official Grimaldi-SIOSA, Ausonia Crociere card of Ausonia,
clearly showing extra superstructure forward of the bridge.
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- Ausonia - Ivory - Aegean Two
- (Louis:
1998- )
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- An
official Louis Cruise Lines card of Ausonia.
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- Ausonia
at Tinos,
October 1999
- Photo:
© Mike Tedstone
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- Ausonia
at Skiathos,
October 1999
- Photo:
© Mike Tedstone
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- Ausonia
at Volos,
October 1999
- Photo:
© Mike Tedstone
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- Ausonia arriving at Kos, October
1999
- Photo:
© Mike Tedstone
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- Ausonia at Kos, October 1999
- Photo:
© Mike Tedstone
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- In
2000, the Ausonia was chartered by Louis Cruise Lines
to First Choice Holidays.
- Scan:
Dimas Almada.
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- Ausonia when chartered to First
Choice.
- Scan:
Dimas Almada.
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- Chantry Classics postcard CC/S298 of
Ausonia, when chartered to First Choice.
- Photographed
by Clive Harvey in 2000.
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- Ausonia
at Skiathos,
October 1999
- Photo:
© Mike Tedstone
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- Ivory
at Pireaus
20th May 2006
- Photo:
© Panteleimon Lelekis -
Scan: www.faktaomfartyg.se
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- Ivory
at Pireaus
30th December 2006
- Photo:
© George Koutsoukis -
Scan: www.faktaomfartyg.se
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- Ivory
at Piraeus
- Photo:
© Tien-Lun Yao, 10th January 2007
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- Ivory
at Piraeus
- Photo:
© Tien-Lun Yao, 10th January 2007
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- Ivory
at Piraeus
- Photo:
© Tien-Lun Yao, 10th January 2007
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- Ivory (right) at Piraeus
with Ocean Monarch and Perla
- Photo:
© Tien-Lun Yao, 10th January 2007
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- Aegean
Two at
Pireaus, 23rd March 2007
- Photo:
© Nikos Thrylos -
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- Aegean
Two at
Pireaus, 27th April 2007
- Photo:
© George Koutsoukis -
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- Aegean
Two at
Pireaus, 22nd June 2007
- Photo:
© George Koutsoukis -
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- Aegean
Two at
Pireaus, 22nd October 2007
- Photo:
© Gunnar Friberg -
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