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Shalom
Shalom - Hanseatic - Doric - Royal Odyssey - Regent Sun - Sun Venture - Sun
These pages are devoted to postcards of the Zim Liner
Shalom
, which had a varied subsequent career under numerous names.
The Zim Israel liner
Shalom
was built in 1964. After only three years, she was bought by the
Deutsche Atlantik
group in 1967 and renamed
Hanseatic (2)
. She was sold again to
Home Lines
in 1973, and named
Doric
(Home Lines needed to find a replacement for the fire-damaged
Homeric (1)
)
.
She served with Home Lines until the new
Atlantic
was delivered in 1981, when she was sold to
Royal Cruise Line
as their
Royal Odyssey
. In 1988 she became the
Regent Sun
in the
Regency Cruises
fleet. She has been inactive since the
Regency Cruises
bankruptcy, despite an announced sale to Royal Venture cruises as their
Sun Venture
. Later names were
Sun
and
Sun 11
, with owners Canyon Ranch. She never sailed in service again and sank in 2001 on the way to the breakers.
Sections on this Page:-
Shalom
- Zim Line 1964-67
Hanseatic (2)
- Deutsche Atlantik Line 1967-73
Doric
- Home Lines 1973-81
Royal Odyssey
- Royal Cruise Line 1981-88
Regent Sun
- Regency Cruises 1988-95
Associated Pages:-
Zim Lines
Deutsche Atlantik Line
Home Lines
Regency Cruises
Royal Cruise Line
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Shalom
(Zim Lines: 1964-67)
The Zim Israel liner
Shalom
was built in 1964. She was 25338 grt, 628 ft long, and was built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in St Nazaire. She operated between Haifa and New York. In 1965, only one year after her introduction, Zim announced that they were terminating their Atlantic services, and all ships were sold over the following two years.
Shalom
was bought by the
Deutsches Atlantik
group in 1967 and renamed
Hanseatic (2)
.
An official Zim Lines postcard of
Shalom
.
An official Zim Lines postcard of
Shalom
.
Scan: Ken Murayama.
An official Zim Lines postcard of
Shalom
.
Scan: Ken Murayama.
CT Publishing
014 of
Shalom
, issued 1993, and photographed by Harry Wolf at Montreal in July 1967.
Hanseatic (2)
(Deutsche Atlantik Line: 1967-73)
The first
Hanseatic
(ex-
Empress of Scotland
) fire in New York in 1966. She was towed to Hamburg to be broken up.
Deutsche Atlantik
were able to buy the three-year-old
Shalom
, and renamed her the
Hanseatic (2).
Although intended for Hamburg-New York service, she soon spent her time cruising the world, and an attractive series of official cards were issued showing many ports of call (although they were not identified on the cards).
The following eight postcards are all
Deutsche Atlantik
official releases of the
Hanseatic (2)
.
She received generous postcard coverage of this stage of her career.
Deutsche Atlantik
official release of the
Hanseatic (2)
.
Deutsche Atlantik
official release of the
Hanseatic (2)
Deutsche Atlantik
official release of the
Hanseatic (2)
Deutsche Atlantik
official release of the
Hanseatic (2)
Deutsche Atlantik
official release of the
Hanseatic (2)
Deutsche Atlantik
official release of the
Hanseatic (2)
Deutsche Atlantik
official release of the
Hanseatic (2)
.
This is an enlargement from the official postcard above.
Otto Schulze (Hamburg) card 745a (79/84) of
Hanseatic (2).
Hildegard Mielck (Kiel) card 7086 of
Hanseatic (2).
HHH (Hans Hartz, Hamburg) postcard 1/518 of
Hanseatic (2).
HHH (Hans Hartz, Hamburg) postcard 1223 of
Hanseatic (2).
Aune postcard F-4685-0 of
Hanseatic (2),
at Hammerfest, Norway.
Coastal Express
Midnatsol
(Bergen Line) to the left of the card.
Postcard of
Hanseatic (2)
at Cuxhaven.
Postcard of
Hanseatic (2)
at Cuxhaven.
Doric
(Home Lines: 1973-1980)
Home Lines
needed to find a replacement for the fire-damaged
Homeric (1)
in 1973. They found a most suitable vessel in the shape of the
Hanseatic (2)
. She served with
Home Lines
as
Doric
until the new
Atlantic
was delivered in 1981, when she was sold to
Royal Cruise Line
as their
Royal Odyssey
.
An official
Home Lines
card.
An official
Home Lines
card.
Scan: Ken Murayama.
An official
Home Lines
card.
Scan: Ken Murayama.
Lustrachrome card K101237 of
Doric
at Hamilton, Bermuda.
Photo by Bruce Miley.
This Schoning and Schmidt card of
Doric
in the
Nord-Ostsee-Kanal
looks as if it is a retouched version of a
Hanseatic
card
.
I wondered whether
Doric
ever sailed through the Kiel Canal. Russell Hill writes:- "
I don't know for sure, but it is quite possible. I remember
that when Home Lines purchased her from German Atlantic they had her refurbished (or at least renamed and repainted) in Germany. They
then ran a series of Baltic and Norwegian Fjords and further North cruises out of Germany (I thnk that was the only time Home Lines ran cruises
in Europe). I remember I was hoping to take one that ran right up to the Arctic Icefield North of Spitzbergen, but couldn't swing it."
Royal Odyssey
(Royal Cruise Line: 1981-88)
Home Lines sold the
Doric
to
Royal Cruise Line
when their new
Atlantic
was delivered in 1981.
Doric
was given a new single funnel during refurbishment, and renamed
Royal Odyssey
.
Royal Odyssey
was sold on to
Regency Cruises
in 1988, when
Regency Cruises
' new
Crown Odyssey
was delivered.
An official Royal Cruise Line postcard of
Royal Odyssey
.
An official Royal Cruise Line postcard of the
Royal Odyssey
and
Golden Odyssey
.
Chantry Classics postcard CC/S120 of
Royal Odyssey
, photographed by Wil Moojen.
A Pieter Oost postcard of
Royal Odyssey
(no serial number).
Copies of this card are available direct from the publishers at:-
http://www.p-oostcards.nl/
Harold Jordan postcard L4 of
Royal Odyssey
.
Regent Sun
(Regency Cruises: 1988-95)
Regent Sun
was built as the Zim Israel liner
Shalom
in 1964. After only three years, she was bought by the
Deutsches Atlantik
group in 1967 and renamed
Hanseatic (2)
. She was sold again to
Home Lines
in 1973, and named
Doric,
and became
Royal Odyssey
in the
Royal Cruise Line
fleet in 1981. In 1988 she became the
Regent Sun
in the
Regency Cruises
fleet. Following the collapse of
Regency Cruises
, the
Regent Sun
never returned to active service, despite the interest expressed by several companies in operating her. In October 1996 Royal Venture Cruises wished to charter her under the name Sun Venture for additional cruise service, while in 1997 Premier Cruises expressed interest in purchasing the ship, but withdrew their offer due to her poor condition. In 1998 the ship was first sold to Tony Travel & Agency and renamed
Sun
, then sometime later to International Shipping Partners and renamed
Sun 11
, but despite these changes in ownership she remained laid up at The Bahamas. In 2000 International Shipping Partners begun rebuilding the
Sun 11
into a hotel ship, with a planned new name as
Canyon Ranch at Sea
, but this plan too fell through, and in 2001 the S
un 11
was sold to Indian shipbreakers. While en-route to India under tow, the
Sun 11
started taking in water on 25 July 2001 while outside South African territorial waters. The South African authorities forbade the ship to enter South African waters, and on 26 July she sank outside Cape St. Francis.
A
Regency Cruises
official postcard of
Regent Sun
.
Scan: Michael Kenyon
Regency Cruises
official postcard (serial number P44123) of
Regent Sun
.
Regency Cruises
official postcard (serial number P72970) of
Regent Sun
.
Regency Cruises
official postcard (serial number P004 150M 8/89) of
Regent Sun
, in the Caribbean.
An enlarged view of the ship is shown beneath.
"The Gems of the Caribbean cruise sparkles as you visit the dazzling jewels in a chain of lush golden islands".
An enlargement from a commercial postcard of
Regent Sea
and
Regent Su
n at St Thomas is shown below.
It is published by the Virgin Island Postcard Co, using a photograph by Don Herbert. The serial number is 2US VI296.
Benjamin postcard (serial number 2QB 141) of