Galileo Galilei
&
Guglielmo Marconi
These two glorious sisters were both completed in 1963 for Lloyd Triestino's Genoa-Sydney service. In 1976,
Guglielmo Marconi
was transferred to the Naples-Brazil-River Plate service of Italia Line. In 1979, both ships were transferred to Italia Crociere as fulltime cruise ships. This was not a success and both ships were laid up, later to be sold to
Chandris Line
and
Costa Crociere
respectively. On 21st May 1999,
Sun Vista
, ex-
Galileo Galilei,
sank off the Malaysian coast following an engine room fire. There were no fatalities.
Associated Pages:-
Galileo Galilei - Page 2
- Chandris/Sun Cruises career
Guglielmo Marconi -Page 2
- Costa Crociere career
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All pictures are from Lloyd Triestino official postcards unless otherwise stated.
The abbreviated names
Galilei
and
Galileo
are as shown on the card titles - both were used.
Colour art postcard of
Galileo Galilei
.
Scan: Ken Murayama.
Monochrome card of
Galileo Galilei
.
Monochrome card of
Galileo Galilei
, posted from Singapore to Genova in the 1960s (postmark illegible).
Colour card of
Galileo Galilei
.
Similar colour card of
Galileo Galilei
with ship enlarged.
Colour card of
Guglielmo Marconi
at Sydney.
Colour card of
Galileo Galilei
at Pago Pago.
Colour card of one of the sisters at Wellington.
Colour card of one of the sisters at Sydney.
Colour card of one of the sisters at Acapulco.
Colour card of one of the sisters at Las Palmas with a Sitmar ship.
The first class lounge of
Marconi
.
The tourist class Olimpia Lounge of
Galilei
.
The cinema, children's room and children's lido on
Galileo
.
The tourist class dining room of
Galileo
.
Folk dance aboard
Galilei
.
Crossing the line ceremony on one of the sisters.
Commercial card of
Guglielmo Marconi
at Sydney.
Scan: John E Hoskin.
Enlarged view from the card above card of
Guglielmo Marconi
at Sydney.
Scan: John E Hoskin.
John Engelander commercial card
Galileo Galilei
at Fremantle. Serial no. 1035/70, printed in West Germany.
Official Italia Line card of
Guglielmo Marconi
for the Mediterranean-South America service.
Official Italia Crociere card of
Galilei
.
Official Italia Crociere card of
Marconi
.
Finally, a pair of the many multi-view cards of Genoa showing the two sisters.
Galileo Galilei - Page 2
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Guglielmo Marconi -Page 2
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