Wakashio Maru - Sunflower 7 - Apollon - Minoan Prince

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the 1973 Japanese ferry Wakashio Maru, later Sunflower 7, which was rebuilt for Epirotiki as the cruise ship Apollon.

 

Wakashio Maru was bult by Kansai Zosen in 1973. She was renamed as Sunflower 7 1979. In 1992 she was sold for rebuilding as a cruise ship, entering service with Epirotiki Line as Apollon. Her rebuilding was intended to allow 3- or 4-day cruises, but she was put into service on short 1-day cruises from Crete to Santorini. In 1995 she passed to Minoan Cruises (part of Minoan Lines) as Minoan Prince, remaining on the same route. She was laid up in 2001, and sold the following year to Golden Prince (Greece) and renamed as Golden Prince.

 

 

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Wakashio Maru - Kansai Kisen: 1973-79

Sunflower 7 - Kansai Kisen: 1979-92

Apollon - Epirotiki Line: 1992-95

Minoan Prince - Minoan Line: 1995-2002

Golden Prince - Golden Prince: 2002-

 

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Wakashio Maru

(Kansai Kisen: 1973-79)

 

Wakashio Maru was bult by Kansai Zosen in 1973. She was renamed as Sunflower 7 1979. In 1992 she was sold for rebuilding as a cruise ship, entering service with Epirotiki Lines as Apollon.

 

Postcard of Wakashio Maru.

Scan: Ken Murayama.

 

 

 

 

Sunflower 7

(Kansai Kisen: 1979-92)

 

Wakashio Maru was bult by Kansai Zosen in 1973. She was renamed as Sunflower 7 1979. In 1992 she was sold for rebuilding as a cruise ship, entering service with Epirotiki Lines as Apollon.

 

Official Kansai Kisen postcard of Sunflower 7.

 

 

 

 

 

Apollon

(Epirotiki Line: 1992-95)

 

In 1992 Sunflower 7 was sold for rebuilding as a cruise ship, entering service with Epirotiki Lines as Apollon. Her rebuilding was intended to allow 3- or 4-day cruises, but she was put into service on short 1-day cruises from Crete to Santorini. In 1995 she passed to Minoan Lines as Minoan Prince, remaining on the same route.

 

Official Epirotiki postcard of Apollon.

 

Scan supplied by J.F.Metello.

 

Adam postcard K1724 of Apollon at Santrorini.

 

Enlargement from postcard K1724 above at Santrorini.

 

Haitalis postcard H211 of Apollon at Santrorini.

 

Enlargement from postcard H211 above at Santrorini.

 

I.Mathoulaxis postcard S167 of Apollon at Santrorini.

 

 

 

 

 

Minoan Prince

(Minoan Line: 1995-2002)

 

In 1995 Apollon passed to Minoan Lines as Minoan Prince, remaining on the same short 1-day cruises from Crete to Santorini. Minoan Prince was laid up in 2001, and sold the following year to Golden Prince (Greece) and renamed as Golden Prince.

 

 

Postcard of Minoan Cruises' Minoan Prince.

 

Photo of Minoan Cruises' Minoan Prince from the brochure below.

 

Brochure Minoan Cruises' Minoan Prince.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Prince

(Golden Prince: 2002- )

 

Minoan Prince was laid up in 2001, and sold the following year to Golden Prince (Greece) and renamed as Golden Prince.

 

 

Photograh of Golden prince in Heraklion, June 2003.

Photo: © Foto Ted Blank.

 

 

 

 

 

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