The Emerald [Regent Rainbow ,Santa Rosa]

[sylver23]

Το emerald σήμερα στο Πέραμα

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[Ellinis]

Ξέρουμε αν το ετοιμάζουν για τη σεζόν και που θα ταξιδέψει?

[AegeanIslands]

Aν ισχυει η ναυλωση των AQUAMARINE και ORIENT QUEEN στη Σαρδηνια για τη G8, τοτε το πλοιο τελος του τρεχοντος πρεπει να ειναι ετοιμο neck and crop!

[sstraveler]

I am hoping someone here can help me with some information about the reconstruction of the Santa Rosa into the Rainbow/Regent Rainbow or the later work on the ship as the Emerald.

I am writing a history of this ship.

I am looking for details and photos when the ship was at the Avlis shipyard.

Please contact me at sstraveler @ aol . com (remove spaces)

Sorry I do not speak Greek.

[sstraveler]

I am looking for information and photos about the conversion of the Santa Rosa at the Avlis Shipyard into the Rainbow for a new history of the ship that I am writing.

I also need pictures of the conversion as it was taking place.

Anyone know who did the work on the ship and what work was done?

Please contact me(I do not speak Greek). You can email me at

sstraveler @ aol . com

[Henry Casciaro]

Dear SSTraveller,

I am also am a great fan of the Santa Rosa/Regent Rainboew/Emerald and am completeing a research file of this Louis owned veteran which luckily enough is still sailing successfully today after 50+ years of service. Hopefully I will be sailing on her for a short 4 day cruise in September from Limassol!

Anyway although I don't have any pictures of her conversion at Avlis I have attached a couple of pages which might be of interest to you as they have some technical details about her equipment and conversion. Also the designers and conversion cost are stated.

All the best
Henry.

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[Henry Casciaro]

sstraveller, if you look under www.ssmaritime.com there is a history of the Santa Rosa with two photos in her later stages, one of them when her conversion started at Avlis.
Henry.

[Ellinis]

So far I have not seen any pictures of the ship at Avlis.
I know a fellow forum member actually boarded her prior to the start of the refit at Avlis and described that internally she was still impressing. SANTA ROSA arrived under tow in March 1990 and the conversion was supposed to be completed in June 1992.

As far as I know the work was done by naval architects employed by Lelakis (owner of both Regency and Avlis Shipyard at that time).

What is little known is that initially the ship was renamed PACIFIC SUN , probably for employment by Starlite Cruises (also Lelakis controlled) that also owned PACIFIC STAR (ex-SITIA).
Then during the conversion the name DIAMONT ISLAND was considered (or actually taken?) but instead she became the REGENT RAINBOW.

[BEN BRUCE]

the ΕΜΕRALD στη ροδο στις 15 απριλιου του 2006


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[sstraveler]

Thanks for the reponse. The website however has a number of inaccuracies. The picture that it says is in Greece was lifted from another website and it is not Greece at all. That's when the ship was laid up in Baltimore and there is no work going on at that time.