The cruise ship OCEAN BREEZE photographed leaving New York in the summer of 1997. The SONG of AMERICA can be seen in the background.
Built in 1955 for the round the world service of Shaw Savill Line by Harland & Wolff as the revolutionary SOUTHERN CROSS, and sold in 1973 to the Greek Vlassopulos Group, who rebuilt her for cruising as the CALYPSO, she later became AZURE SEAS and OCEAN BREEZE, outliving her newer running mate NORTHERN STAR of 1962 by many decades. She was a really distinctive turbine steamer...
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Built in 1955 for the round the world service of Shaw Savill Line by Harland & Wolff as the revolutionary SOUTHERN CROSS, and sold in 1973 to the Greek Vlassopulos Group, who rebuilt her for cruising as the CALYPSO, she later became AZURE SEAS and OCEAN BREEZE, outliving her newer running mate NORTHERN STAR of 1962 by many decades. She was a really distinctive turbine steamer...
Text and images copyright L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia
