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- Starward
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- Starward
- Bolero - Orient Queen
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- Starward was completed in 1968
by AG Weser of Bremerhaven, for the Kloster subsidiary NCL (Norwegian Caribbean
Line, later Norwegian Cruise Line). She operated out of Miami,
on seven day cruises to the Caribbean islands. She originally
had a stern car door and garage space to take trailers, particularly
to Jamaica. This space was later converted to cabins. She is
a sister to Skyward (later Leisure World).
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- Starward was sold to Festival Cruises in 1994, their second ship, becoming
the Bolero. In 2000, Bolero was chartered
to First Choice Cruises, followed by charters to other travel
companies. Following the collapse of Festival Cruises, Bolero became the Orient Queen of Orient Queen Shipping.
She passed to Louis
Cruise Lines
in 2006.
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- Bolero
details:
12949 Gross
Tons, Length: 450ft, Passengers 850, Crew 240, Speed 16 knots,
Engines 2 x MAN 12792 Kw
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- Ship Names on this
Page:-
- Bolero - Festival Cruises:
1994-2004
- Starward - Norwegian Caribbean
Line: 1968-1994
- Orient
Queen
- Orient Queen Shipping: 2005-2006
- Orient
Queen
- Louis Cruise Lines: 2006-
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- Starward
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1968-94)
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- Following
the success of Sunward, two larger cruise ships were ordered
by NCL, the Starward and Skyward. Starward was
completed in 1968 by AG Weser of Bremerhaven, for the Kloster
subsidiary NCL (Norwegian Caribbean Line, later Norwegian Cruise
Line). She operated out of Miami, on seven day cruises to the
Caribbean islands. She originally had a stern car door and garage
space to take trailers, particularly to Jamaica. This space was
later converted to cabins. She is a sister to Skyward
(later Leisure World). Starward was sold to Festival Cruises in 1994, becoming their
second ship, Bolero.
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- NCL
official postcard of Starward.
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- Detail
from an oversized NCL official card of Starward, Skyward,
Southward.
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- A
later oversized NCL official card of Starward, Skyward, Southward,
plus Sunward II.
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- NCL
card of Starward, published by Editions FISA of Barcelona
(serial 501).
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- Later
NCL oversized postcard of Starward.
- This
shows the later NCL colours.
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- Later
NCL oversized postcard of Starward.
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shows the later NCL colours.
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- Bolero
- (Festival:
1994- )
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- Starward was sold to Festival Cruises in 1994, their second ship, becoming
the Bolero. In 2000, Bolero was chartered to First
Choice Cruises, followed by charters to other travel companies.
Following the collapse of Festival Cruises, Bolero became the Orient
Queen of Orient Queen Shipping.
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- Festival
official card of Bolero.
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- A
later Festival official card of Bolero.
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- Festival
official card of Bolero, with The Azur.
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- Ramsey
Postcards serial 90 of Bolero.
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- In
year 2000, Festival chartered the Bolero to UK Operator
First Choice during the summer.
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is an official First Choice card of Bolero. The charter
is not to be repeated in 2001.
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- RMGS
postcard of Bolero on charter to SCL.
- Photo:
© RMGS.
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- In 2002,
Bolero was chartered to SCL (Spanish Cruise Line).
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is seen here in Barcelona on 2nd September 2002.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, Barcelona,
2nd September 2002.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, Barcelona,
2nd September 2002.
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- In 2004,
Festival Cruises failed and Bolero was sold.
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is seen here laid up in Gibraltar on 13th April 2004, with the
Festival logos painted out.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, Gibraltar,
13th April 2004.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, Gibraltar,
13th April 2004.
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- Bolero and The Azur
- both laid up.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, Gibraltar,
13th April 2004.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, Gibraltar,
13th April 2004.
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- Orient Queen
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Queen Shipping: 2005-2006)
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- Photograph
of Orient Queen.
- Photo:
© Andreas Alexandrakis,
Limassol 2005.
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- Orient Queen
- (Louis
Cruise Lines: 2006- )
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- Starward was sold to Festival Cruises in 1994, their second ship, becoming
the Bolero. In 2000, Bolero was chartered
to First Choice Cruises, followed by charters to other travel
companies. Following the collapse of Festival Cruises, Bolero became the Orient Queen of Orient Queen Shipping.
She passed to Louis
Cruise Lines
in 2006. In the spring of 2007, she ran a World Cruise charter
for Delphin Seereisen when their new Delphin Voyager was
delayed, returning to Louis when the cruise was completed. Some
ports were omitted on the cruise due to her lower speed.
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- Louis
Cruises image of Orient Queen.
- Scan:
Rogerio Gouveia
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- Louis
publicity image of Orient Queen.
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- Orient
Queen
on charter to Delphin Seereisen at Dubai in April 2007
- Photo: © Tom Hefti
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