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Topic: Vote the best italian liner

Italian Cruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 1684

posted 11-21-2000 03:35 PM

Which is the best italian liner for you?This is my personal classification:Leonardo da Vinci,Raffaello & Michelangelo,Andrea Doria & Cristoforo Colombo,Galileo Galilei & Guglielmo Marconi,Oceanic.Most of these are gone,others were converted into cruise ships,often with no care(the Eugenio c.,Guglielmo Marconi,Federico C.were simply ruined by owners who conceived the strange idea of "party boats").I think that the classic liners have yet a future in the cruise bussiness(Many persons don't love the megaships).

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kbozman
First Class Passenger
Member # 642

posted 11-21-2000 04:37 PM

That's easy for me.

there is only one in my humble opinion.

John b.

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PauloMestre
First Class Passenger
Member # 1613

posted 11-21-2000 05:12 PM

I agree with your personal classification and I like it, but I find a bit strange that you don't mention the REX and the CONTE DI SAVOIA. After all they were the biggest Italian liners ever built and even REX won the Blue Ribband for the Italia Line. Besides in my opinion they were among the finest ships of their time.
My Italian liners list:

- Rex
- Conte Di Savoia
- Raffaello/Michelangelo
- Leonard da Vinci
- Guglielmo Marconi/Galileo Galilei
- Andrea Doria/Cristoforo Colombo
- Augustus/Guilio Cesare

Regards

Paulo Mestre

[This message has been edited by PauloMestre (edited 11-21-2000).]

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Jesse C
First Class Passenger
Member # 1678

posted 11-21-2000 11:43 PM

What about the Costa Ships?
Does abybody like them?

Also, the SS CostaRiviera wasn't as ruined as the MS Edinburgh Castle and the SS Seabreeze, but it lacks some nice things.

Have a magnifico time,
Jesse

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 11-22-2000 05:17 AM

It is easy for me to say.....Cristoforo
Colombo.

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claudio
First Class Passenger
Member # 1214

posted 11-22-2000 07:22 AM

I AM A BIT BIASED GALILEO AND MARCONI, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CONVERSIONS OF ANGELINA LAURO, ACHILLE LAURO AND FAIRSTAR WHILST FAIRSTAR WAS TECHNICALLY AN ITALIAN IT WAS RUN BY ITALIANS AND A GREAT SHIP THEY ALL HAD WIDE PROMENADE DECKS A GOOD PROMENADE DECK WINS ME OVER EVERYTIME. I WAS SO DISAPOINTED WHEN I WENT ON CANBERRA AND FOUND HER PROMENADE DECK PINTED GREEN METAL

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Italian Cruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 1684

posted 11-22-2000 09:10 AM

To Jesse C.The old Costa liners were wonderful ships with a great service.I particularly loved the Carla Costa and the Enrico Costa.The Costa Riviera after the conversion into the American Adventure is a Ship that lack of personality!

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Jesse C
First Class Passenger
Member # 1678

posted 11-22-2000 10:01 AM

Oh, so it wasn't Costa's fault.
I would rename the ship to SS CostaMarconi's Riviera

Any questions?

Have a Magnifico time,
Jesse

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Patrick
First Class Passenger
Member # 364

posted 11-22-2000 01:15 PM

Personally I liked very much the ACHILLE LAURO.

But here a question: When you go the the V-Ships website, there is a picture of a ship´s funnel which is colored yellow. A painter is painting a huge "V" on it but you can clearly see that once there was a "C" on it. So, I guess it was a Costa-ship before. Who can tell me which ship changed the fleet from Costa to V-Ships ?

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Italian Cruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 1684

posted 11-23-2000 06:49 AM

To Patrick:I agree with you it's a funnel of a former Costa ship(from the form of the funnel could be the Federico C but this ship has never joined the Vships fleet).It's a great mistery !

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Scottylass
First Class Passenger
Member # 420

posted 11-23-2000 07:02 AM

I like the interiors of Conte-Grand (1927)..
Nice outside look as well.

Cheers
M.

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Terry
First Class Passenger
Member # 448

posted 11-23-2000 09:15 AM

The inter-war VICTORIA was an excellent Italian take on Art Deco and Modernism. Apart from that I like the CONTE DI SAVOIA and the CONTE GRANDE.

Terry Donegan

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Terry
First Class Passenger
Member # 448

posted 11-23-2000 09:20 AM

Patrick,
I beleive the former DAPHNE, which cruised for Costa and is now the SWITZERLAND is owned and mangaed by VASLOV's V-Ships.

Terry Donegan

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PauloMestre
First Class Passenger
Member # 1613

posted 11-23-2000 09:35 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Terry:
Patrick,
I beleive the former DAPHNE, which cruised for Costa and is now the SWITZERLAND is owned and mangaed by VASLOV's V-Ships.
Terry Donegan

Nope, the Switzerland doesn't have her funnel painted in V-Ships livery, just white with black topping. Besides the funnel shape in the picture doesn't look like the one on Daphne/Danae.

Regards

Paulo Mestre

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AJL
First Class Passenger
Member # 956

posted 11-23-2000 09:41 AM

What's the address of the V-Ships site?

Thanks
AJL

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Italian Cruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 1684

posted 11-23-2000 11:10 AM

The web site of Vships is www.vships.com-It doesn't contain many informations about the cruise bussiness.

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Commodore
First Class Passenger
Member # 1575

posted 11-23-2000 07:30 PM

My grandparents are from Italy.I will list them in number order.

Conte Grande
Neptunia
Cristopher Colombo
Andrea Doria
Saturnia
Roma

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