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.
Links to Ship Names on this Page:-
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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