Ωρίων [Αχιλλεύς - Achilleus, Orion, Thomas II, Olympia I]

[pantelis2009]

Toυλάχιστον,εδώ δεν βλέπουμε ελικοδρόμιο κ εκκλησάκι.

Εδώ όμως φαίνεται το εκκλησάκι. Φωτο του φίλου Selim San και τον ευχαριστώ, με ημερομηνία 08.11.2006.

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[ΒΙΚΤΩΡ ΧΙΩΤΗΣ]

Εδώ όμως φαίνεται το εκκλησάκι. Φωτο του φίλου Selim San και τον ευχαριστώ, με ημερομηνία 08.11.2006.

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Mε αυτήν την μετασκευή ασελγήσανε στο βαπόρι.

[TSS QUEEN ANNA MARIA]

Mε αυτήν την μετασκευή ασελγήσανε στο βαπόρι.

Σαφώς, συμφωνώ απόλυτα με τον Βίκτωρα Χιώτη, ιδίως η πλατφόρμα του ελικοπτέρου (άραγε χρησιμοποιήθηκε ποτέ? προσωπικά αμφιβάλλω γιατί ίσως προόριζαν το καράβι για εκδηλώσεις υψηλών εισοδημάτων που θα προσγειωνόντουσαν με ελικόπτερα αλλά δεν πέτυχαν τελικά το target group) αλλά και το δύσμοιρο το εκκλησάκι του γνώρισε άραγε ποτέ μυστήριο? Το καράβι ήταν ουσιαστικά ένα πλωτό catering-καφετέρια και λιγότερο περιηγητικό σαν Thomas Cruises και γι' αυτό κλείστηκαν και τα ανοικτά καταστρώματα των λέμβων.

[Henry Casciaro]

Interesting photo from a US tour operator brochure of 1969 showing the Orion in her original form when acquired by Kavounides before external conversion but with the bold K logo on her funnel.

Henry.

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[TSS QUEEN ANNA MARIA]

Interesting photo from a US tour operator brochure of 1969 showing the Orion in her original form when acquired by Kavounides before external conversion but with the bold K logo on her funnel.

Henry.

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The picture Henry shows Agamemnon and not Achilleus. Note the windows of the partly enclosed upper promenade which was a late feature of Agamemnon after the purchase of Dorian Cruise Line, altering the identical external appearance of the two ships until then. So I would say it is a doctored picture of Agamemnon with a painted over Kavounides logo.

[Henry Casciaro]

The picture Henry shows Agamemnon and not Achilleus. Note the windows of the partly enclosed upper promenade which was a late feature of Agamemnon after the purchase of Dorian Cruise Line, altering the identical external appearance of the two ships until then. So I would say it is a doctored picture of Agamemnon with a painted over Kavounides logo.

Yes you are right and if so it is a very good retouched photo for that period. What puzzles me is that square box at the after end of the boat deck, must be some kind of canopy. Still its a very smart photo of her and her funnel markings are in perfect proportion to her hull and superstructure not like the first Kavounides K which was very small and looked awkward on the funnels and was later changed to a more stylised modern version.

[Ellinis]

What puzzles me is that square box at the after end of the boat deck, must be some kind of canopy.

Maybe it is a screen for an open cinema?

[TSS QUEEN ANNA MARIA]

Maybe it is a screen for an open cinema?

Yes, during the Nomikos years and maybe during Olympic Cruises both ships had an open air movie screen on the top deck for the entertainment of the passengers. As I suspect, being mostly Mediterranean ferries and occasional cruise ships lacked the entertainment shows and music bands that are a standard feature of all cruise ships. Check previous pages of the Achilleus or Agamemnon topics in this forum and you will see more pictures with the movie screen deployed.

[Henry Casciaro]

Two brilliant photos of Orion taken in 1984 at Piraeus (courtesy J Fitzpatrick Shipspotting).

Henry

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[Henry Casciaro]

Interesting photo of Achilleus in Beirut taken in July 1961 (courtesy D Longly Shipsnostalgia)

Henry.

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