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Athena
Athena - Langkapuri
Star Aquarius - Pearl of Scandinavia
This page is devoted to postcards of the AB Slite (part of the Viking Line consortium) ferry
Athena
.
Athena
was built in 1989, along with her sistership
Kalypso
, for the Viking Line Sweden-Finland services, but was sold to
Star Cruises
in 1993 following the bankruptcy of AB Slite. She was named
Langkapuri Star Aquarius
. Their funnel design was adopted as the
Star Cruises
logo. In February 2001 it was announced that
Langkapuri Star Aquarius
had been purchased by
DFDS
for service between Copenhagen and Olso as the
Pearl of Scandinavia
.
Ships on this Page:-
Athena
- Viking Line (AB Slite): 1989-93
Langkapuri Star Aquarius
- Star Cruises: 1993-2001
Pearl of Scandinavia
- DFDS: 2001-
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Athena - Viking Line
(AB Slite) (1989-93)
Athena
was built in 1989, along with her sistership
Kalypso
, for the Viking Line Sweden-Finland services, but was sold to
Star Cruises
as
Langkapuri Star Aquarius
in 1993 following the bankruptcy of AB Slite.
Official Viking Line pre-launch art card of
Athena
, overprinted for the Inaugural trip.
The same official Viking Line pre-launch art card of
Athena
, without the overprint.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Athena
(printed by Niklas Vykort, serial 272).
Official Viking Line postcard of
Athena
(printed by Niklas Vykort, serial 293).
An aerial view of
Athena
(or sister
Kalypso
) at Mariehamm.
Printed by Niklas Vykort, serial 428.
Simplon Postcards release sp1152, issued June 1993, of
Athena
, using a photograph by C.Burshe.
Langkapuri Star Aquarius
(Star Cruises: 1993-2001)
The first ships acquired by
Star Cruises
were the AB Slite (part of the
Viking Line
consortium) ferries
Athena
and
Kalypso
, purchased in 1993. They had been built in 1989 and 1990 respectively for the
Viking Line
Sweden-Finland services, and had become available following the bankruptcy of AB Slite. They were named
Langkapuri Star Aquarius
and
Star Pisces
.
Their funnel design was adopted as the
Star Cruises
logo. In February 2001 it was announced that
Langkapuri Star Aquarius
had been purchased by
DFDS
for service between Copenhagen and Olso as the
Pearl of Scandinavia
.
This was the first card issued of
Langkapuri Star Aquarius.
The rather ponderous name
Langkapuri Star Aquarius
was later simplified to
Star Aquarius
, and the card was reissued.
A photographic card of
Star Aquarius.
A photographic card of
Star Aquarius.
A later card of
Star Aquarius.
A newer series of official
Star Cruises
cards were issued later. These are slightly larger than previous issues, and the ships have received hull lettering in place of coloured hulls or bands. This card shows
Langkapuri Star Aquarius
(the name is shown in long form again). This series of cards is unusual in having a faint copy of the main picture on the card back - a sample card back is shown below.
Various cards were issued showing both sisters
Star Aquarius
and
Star Pisces
, here shown in Penang.
Star Aquarius
and
Star Pisces
in Singapore.
Star Aquarius
and
Star Pisces.
Pearl of Scandinavia
(DFDS: 2001- )
Pearl of Scandinavia
was originally built as
Athena
for Rederi AB Slite (part of
Viking Line
). Following the failure of Slite, she was sold to
Star Cruises
and renamed
Star Aquarius
(later
Langkapuri Star Aquarius
). She returned to Northern Europe in 2001, when purchased by
DFDS
for their Oslo-Copenhagen service, replacing
Queen of Scandinavia
.
This is the first official DFDS postcard of
Pearl of Scandinavia.
Simplon Postcards
sp1273 of
Pearl of Scandinavia,
released December 2001.
Photo:y Peter Therkildsen, Copenhagen.
Peral of Scandinavia
off Helsingborg
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 06th August 2007
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Pearl of Scandinavia
and
Century
leaving Copenhagen
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th August 2007
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Pearl of Scandinavia
and
Century
leaving Copenhagen
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th August 2007
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Pearl of Scandinavia
leaving Copenhagen
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th August 2007
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Pearl of Scandinavia
leaving Copenhagen
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th August 2007
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Pearl of Scandinavia
leaving Copenhagen
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th August 2007
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Pearl of Scandinavia
leaving Copenhagen
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th August 2007
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Pearl of Scandinavia
leaving Copenhagen
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th August 2007
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Pearl of Scandinavia
leaving Copenhagen
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th August 2007
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Pearl of Scandinavia
with
Century
and Hven ferry
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th August 2007
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