Raffaello:
Builder: Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste, Italy
Yard number: 1578
Launched: 24 March 1963
Acquired: July 1965
In service: 10 July 1965
Out of service: 6 June 1975

Nice photo, interesting comments too: A ship "out-of-time" yet still a beauty in her own right.

Hi Denis. From what I read about her not many did like cruising on her. When the trans Atlantic passenger trade started to dwindle they tried cruising with her but the accommodation wasn't up to scratch for the job, especially the 3rd class. They decided it would be way too costly to convert her and gave up. She'd been built for $90M in 1965 and in 1976 she was sold for just $4M.

Nice ship but those funnels give her a kinda nuclear/radiation shade. Wouldn't want to be on a cruise on her.

Nice, real nice David, ty mate

Well done David.

Thanks Finn,
Having a cabin behind the wheelhouse always provided a great vantage point from which to take photos. David

Fabulous! What a terrific perspective! Thanks.
Finn