Kalypso

Kalypso - Star Pisces

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards of the AB Slite (part of the Viking Line consortium) ferry Kalypso.

 

Kalypso was built in 1990, following sistership Athena, for the Viking Line Sweden-Finland services, but was sold to Star Cruises in 1993 after the bankruptcy of AB Slite. She was renamed Star Pisces. The funnel design was adopted as the Star Cruises logo. In February 2001 it was announced that sistership Langkapuri Star Aquarius had been purchased by DFDS for service between Copenhagen and Olso as the Pearl of Scandinavia. Star Pisces is also reputedly available for sale, and had been linked to Color Line amongst others.

 

 

Ships on this Page:-

Kalypso - Viking Line (AB Slite): 1989-93

Star Pisces - Star Cruises: 1993-

 

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Kalypso - Viking Line

(AB Slite:- 1990-1993)

 

Kalypso was built in 1990, following sistership Athena, for the Viking Line Sweden-Finland services, but was sold to Star Cruises in 1993 after the bankruptcy of AB Slite.

 

 

Official Viking Line postcard of Kalypso (printed by Niklas Vykort, serial 296).

 

 

Official Viking Line postcard of Kalypso (printed by Niklas Vykort, serial 326).

 

 

Official Viking Line postcard of Kalypso (printed by Niklas Vykort, serial 379).

 

 

An aerial view of Kalypso (or sister Athena) at Mariehamm.

Printed by Niklas Vykort, serial 428.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Star Pisces

(Star Cruises: 1993- )

 

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. Kalypso was renamed Star Pisces. Their funnel design was adopted as the Star Cruises logo. In February 2001 it was announced that sistership Langkapuri Star Aquarius had been purchased by DFDS for service between Copenhagen and Olso as the Pearl of Scandinavia.

 

 

Three photographic cards of Star Pisces with blue hull.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The latest card of Star Pisces, with white hull.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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