Aquamarine International Cruises

[Ship's Agent]

M/S AQUAMARINE

History.

Build as M/S PRINCESA ISABEL.

Build @ 1962 Soc. Espanola de Construccion Naval, Bilbao, Spain.
Yard Number. 104.
Dimensions. 145,90 x 18,65 x 7,40 m.
Grt/ Dwt. 9639/ 3300.
Engines. Two 8-cyl, B&W-Espanola diesels.
Power. 6766 kW.
Speed. 17,0.
Pax. 530.
IMO. 5284780.

1961 01 18. Keel laid.
Delivered on the 30th August 1962 to Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd Brasileiro, Brasil.
1962. Trading in Brasil coat line up to South America countries
1969 10. Sold to Dominion Navigation Co, Melbourne, Australia. Re-named MARCO POLO.
1969-1977 . Employed in the far-east routes.

1978 Sold to Kavounides Shipping Co, Pireus, subsidiary Arkley Navigation Co. Hong Kong, employed on the Hong-Kong-Kobe route.

1980 04 Transferred to Arkley navigation, Piraeus, Greece trading as Aquamarine International Cruises- Piraeus, renamed AQUAMARINE, under Greek flag, call sign J4GU, home port Piraeus.

Was delivered to Khalkis Shipyard S.A., for internal refit and an external modification on her structure, changing her original external design and employed on cruising.

1980. Employed on cruises to Australia and inherent markets.

1981. Taken by Commercial Bank of Greece.

1981 08 18. laid up in Eliseus, Greece.
1988. Sold to Epirotiki Lines, Piraeus, Greece and changed name into M/S “ ODYSSEUS”.
1995 12 01. Sold to Royal Olympic Cruises, Piraeus, Greece.
2005 04 06. Sold after Roc bankruptcy via auction to Mantovana Holding Ltd, Panama.
2005 05. Re-named LUCKY STAR.
2005. Used as a casino cruise ship operating off- Macau.
2006. Used as a casino cruise ship now operating off- Singapore.
2008. Sold to Indian ship breakers. Re-named LUCKY.

Enjoy the image of her official Aquamarine Cruises postcard, by the time she proudly sailed with Greek flag !


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[.voyager]

Ηere is a photo (http://www.nautilia.gr/gallery.asp?contentid=1140) of Aquamarine, as Odysseus, sailing the Aegean Sea. The picture is taken about 13 years ago.

[Ellinis]

Aquamarine International was unfortunately short lived. It was a innovative idea at that time, to cruise in "red" China, but it did'nt paid out.
AQUAMARINE was arrested by the bank and laid up.

According to "Liners & Cruise Ships" by A.Cooke, her sale/charter for various operations was rumoured but remained laid up for 7 years. There was a rumour that she was going to return to the Far East for "American Global Cruises" under her previous name of MARCO POLO. Another that she was going to "Rasa Sayang Cruises" to replace the burned out RASA SAYANG. Yet another that she would cruise for "Polaris Cruises" as the AQUAMARINE POLARIS.
The only one that came through was the sale to Epirotiki in 1988.

[Henry Casciaro]

Aquamarine International was unfortunately short lived. It was a innovative idea at that time, to cruise in "red" China, but it did'nt paid out.
AQUAMARINE was arrested by the bank and laid up.

According to "Liners & Cruise Ships" by A.Cooke, her sale/charter for various operations was rumoured but remained laid up for 7 years. There was a rumour that she was going to return to the Far East for "American Global Cruises" under her previous name of MARCO POLO. Another that she was going to "Rasa Sayang Cruises" to replace the burned out RASA SAYANG. Yet another that she would cruise for "Polaris Cruises" as the AQUAMARINE POLARIS.
The only one that came through was the sale to Epirotiki in 1988.

Hope you enjoy the attached pages taken from the 1980/81 brochure which was a very well produced publication.
Aris do you know if she ever operated any of these cruises at all??
Also I think that this company was related to K Lines Hellenic or Kavounides or was a subsidiary company, can you confirm this.

All the best
Henry
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[Ellinis]

This brochure must be very rare... I suppose that she did'nt sailed on any of them. The first one was scheduled for April 1980 and the information that A.Cooke gives at this book "Liners & Cruise Ships" is that she was laid up at Hong Kong since April 1980.
Aquamarine was indeed a company that belonged to Kavounides, I suppose you can call it a sister company to K-Lines.

[Ship's Agent]

Henry,

Fantastic broschure! Thanks for sharing!!!

P.S.- and...this forum is absolutely great, thanks for the tip my great friend!