San Giorgio - City of Andros - Ocean Islander - Royal Star
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Adriatica ship San Giorgio, still in service in 2004 as the cruise ship Royal Star.
 
San Giorgio was built, with sistership San Marcos, for Adriatica Line services from Italy to Piraeus, Istanbul and Izmir. They sailed both from the east coast ports of Trieste and Venice, and the west Mediterranean ports of Genoa, Naples and Marseilles. Passengers totalled 274 in three classes, and were 4755 gross tons. San Giorgio entered service in 1956, and the round trip from either Trieste or Genoa took 12 days. San Giorgio was sold to Andreas and George Kyrtatas of Piraeus in 1976, and was converted into the cruise ship City of Andros. She operated on 3- and 4-day cruises out of Piraeus, and her success resulted in sistership San Marcos being bought for a similar conversion as the City of Myconos.
 
City of Andros was sold in 1984 to new cruise venture Ocean Cruise Lines. She was rebuilt into the luxury cruise ship Ocean Islander, and joined the Ocean Princess in a two-ship fleet. In summer she sailed along the Dalmatian coast from Venice, and in winter cruised the Caribbean from Barbados. In 1990, Ocean Cruise Lines was bought by Accor SA and Chargeurs SA, who also owned Paquet Cruises. Ocean Islander was not part of the deal, and she was sold to the Swiss-owned African Safari Club. She was renamed Royal Star and was used on cruises out of Mombasa to the islands of the Indian Ocean. Her sistership City of Myconos (ex-San Marcos), sank at her moorings in 1996 after a lengthy period laid up.
 
 
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San Giorgio - Adriatica: 1956-1976
City of Andros - Kyrtatas: 1976-1984
Ocean Islander - Ocean Cruise Line: 1984-1990
Royal Star - Starline Cruises: 1990-
 
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San Giorgio
(Adriatica: 1956-76)
 
San Giorgio was built for Adriatica Line services from Italy to Piraeus, Istanbul and Izmir. They sailed both from the east coast ports of Trieste and Venice, and the west Mediterranean ports of Genoa, Naples and Marseilles. Passengers totalled 274 in three classes, and were 4755 gross tons. San Giorgio entered service in 1956, and the round trip from either Trieste or Genoa took 12 days. San Giorgio was sold to Andreas and George Kyrtatas of Piraeus in 1976, and was converted into the cruise ship City of Andros.
 
 
Official Adriatica Line postcard of San Giorgio.
 
 
 
 
City of Andros
(Princess Cruises charter: 1976-84)
 
San Giorgio was built for Adriatica Line services from Italy to Piraeus, Istanbul and Izmir. San Giorgio was sold to Andreas and George Kyrtatas of Piraeus in 1976, and was converted into the cruise ship City of Andros. She operated on 3- and 4-day cruises out of Piraeus. City of Andros was sold in 1984 to new cruise venture Ocean Cruise Lines. She was rebuilt into the luxury cruise ship Ocean Islander,
 
 
 
 
 
Ocean Islander
(Ocean Cruise Line: 1984-90)
 
City of Andros was sold in 1984 to new cruise venture Ocean Cruise Lines. She was rebuilt into the luxury cruise ship Ocean Islander, and joined the Ocean Princess in a two-ship fleet. In summer she sailed along the Dalmatian coast from Venice, and in winter cruised the Caribbean from Barbados. In 1990, Ocean Cruise Lines was bought by Accor SA and Chargeurs SA, who also owned Paquet Cruises. Ocean Islander was not part of the deal, and she was sold to the Swiss-owned African Safari Club. She was renamed Royal Star and was used on cruises out of Mombasa to the islands of the Indian Ocean.
 
 
Official Ocean Cruise Line postcard of Ocean Islander.
 
Official Ocean Cruise Line postcard of Ocean Islander.
 
Ocean Islander at Sint Maarten.
 
Ocean Islander at Portoferraio, Elba.
 
Enlarged image from the card above of Ocean Islander at Portoferraio, Elba.
 
 
 
 
 
Royal Star
(StarLine Cruises: 1990- )
 
In 1990, Ocean Cruise Lines was bought by Accor SA and Chargeurs SA, who also owned Paquet Cruises. Ocean Islander was not part of the deal, and she was sold to the Swiss-owned African Safari Club, operating as StarLine Cruises. She was renamed Royal Star and was used on cruises out of Mombasa to the islands of the Indian Ocean.
 
 
Official StarLine Cruises postcard of Royal Star.
 
Official StarLine Cruises postcard of Royal Star.
 
Official StarLine Cruises postcard of Royal Star.
 
 
 
 
 
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