Cruise Ferry "CRUISE EUROPA" of MINOAN LINES

Cruise Ferry "CRUISE EUROPA" arriving Ancona 14.11.2015. The ship together with her sister "CRUISE OLYMPIA" are operated by the 1972 founded Greek Ferry company "MINOAN LINES", one of the leading Ferry companies in Greece. These mega cruise ferries are on charter from GRIMALDI, parent company since 2008. CRUISE EUROPA was built in 2009 and OLYMPIA in 2010, at 54.000 GT they are the largest cruise ferries operating in the Adriatic Sea, they have two more sister ships the CRUISE ROMA and CRUISE BARCELONA, both operated by GRIMALDI on the Civitavecchia to Barcelona route. These quartet of ships can carry 2850 passengers and get to speeds of up to 28.5 knots. Photos 14.11.2015

Cruising the MED on board GRIMALDI's cruise ferry "CRUISE BARCELONA"

Cruising the MED could be just spectacular, most of the times, the sea is calm and the temperature is warm throughout the year, last Saturday I have sailed once again from Barcelona to Civitavecchia on board GRIMALDI's mega cruise ferry "CRUISE BARCELONA", one of the two luxury sisters, the other being the "CRUISE ROMA", employed on this route with daily departures from each port, apart from Sunday, photos taken nearing the end of the voyage, our almost final approach to Civitavecchia, the Port of Rome. Photos 25.10.2015

GRIMALDI LINES sisters CRUISE ROMA and CRUISE BARCELONA

Built by FINCANTIERI in 2008 the new sister ships "CRUISE ROMA" and "CRUISE BARCELONA" are the fast cruise ferries operated by GRIMALDI LINES on the Barcelona to Civitavecchia via Porto Torres route. Both ships have 54.320 GRT, capacity for 2300 passengers and 215 cars. the sisters have a top speed of 28 knots, they normally cruise at an average speed of 24, they have 411 cabins with private shower, 50 junior suites and 18 owner suites, other services include "a la carte restaurant", casino, disco, health centre with sauna, jacuzzi and a swimming-pool with a bar. Photos Barcelona from 30.6.2011 to the 6.7.2012