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LOUIS AURA - IMO 6821080

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© Petros Psarras

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Photographer:

Petros Psarras [ View profile ]

Captured:

Oct 28, 2013

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Location:

Piraeus, Greece

Photo Category:

Cruise Ships And Liners Built 1961-1970

Added:

Oct 28, 2013

Views:

2,648

Image Resolution:

1,024 x 768

Description:

Departing from Piraeus

Current name:

Former name(s):

- Aegean Queen (Until 2018 Jun)

- Louis Aura (Until 2017 Jun)

- Orient Queen (Until 2013 Sep)

- Bolero (Until 2004 Nov 25)

- Starward (Until 1995 Nov)

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Builder:

Ag Weser - Bremen, Germany

Vessel Type:

Passenger (cruise) Ship

Gross tonnage:

15,781 tons

Summer DWT:

2,516 tons

Length:

138 m

Beam:

23 m

Draught:

6.6 m

Photos:

415 photos by 121 photographers

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Starward was completed in 1968 by AG Weser of Bremerhaven, for the Kloster subsidiary NCL (Norwegian Caribbean Line, later Norwegian Cruise Line). She operated out of Miami, on seven day cruises to the Caribbean islands.
She originally had a stern car door and garage space to take trailers, particularly to Jamaica.
This space was later converted to cabins. Starward was sold to Festival Cruises in 1994, their second ship, becoming the Bolero. In 2000, Bolero was chartered to First Choice Cruises, followed by charters to other travel companies. Following the collapse of Festival Cruises, Bolero became the Orient Queen of Orient Queen Shipping. She passed to Louis Cruise Lines in 2006.

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Rd77, I don't think she was ever used as a ferry. The original SUNWARD was I think. I remember seeing an artist's rendering of this liner announcing intent to build in a travel magazine. What a thrill it was to see!

person

I think she's had that ducktail for at least thirty. It was added when she was converted from a car-ferry into a full cruise ship. Sister SKYWARD was built as a cruise ship from the outset.

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The duck tail design will in fact enhance the propulsion thrust in fact.

person

The 'duck tail stern' dosen't help but she still looks grand up against the new croud! mrdot.

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