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- Westerdam - Costa Europa
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is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Home Lines ship
Homeric of 1986, which subsequently served as the Westerdam of Holland America Line
and the Costa
Europa
of Costa Crociere.
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- Homeric
(2)
was built in 1986 for Home Lines by Jos.L.Meyer (yard number
610) at Papenburg. She has a similar feel in some areas to P&O's
Oriana from the same yard in 1995, particularly along
the spacious promenade deck. Although built as a cruise ship
rather than an ocean liner, the liner background of Home Lines
is still apparent in some of the layout - the dining saloon is
down on deck four with low ceilings. Homeric spent her summers on
Home Lines New-York-Bermuda service, and wintered in the Caribbean.
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- Home Lines
was bought by Holland America Line (HAL) in 1988, and the still
new Homeric became the Westerdam on November 2nd. They
sold her running mate, the Atlantic, to Premier Cruise
Lines. Almost immediately, HAL was acquired by Carnival, who
invested heavily in Westerdam when she returned to her builders in
October 1989 for lengthening by 39.6 metres, returning to service
in March 1990. Two forwards lounges were replaced by a two deck
theatre, the original theatre on the uppermost deck initially
remaining as a cinema/smaller theatre. Westerdam continued to run Caribbean
cruises in winter, but ran to Alaska from Vancouver in the summer.
Carnival bought a 50% interest in Costa Crociere (with Airtours)
in December 1996, taking the remaining 50% from Airtours in 2001.
In 2002, Westerdam was transferred to Costa
and was renamed Costa
Europa.
She received a further major refit which included the replacement
of the original one-level cinema by six large balcony suites.
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series of pages on a Costa Europa Cruise taken in 2008
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1988-2003
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- Homeric (2)
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Lines: 1986-1988)
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- Homeric
replaced
the Oceanic in the Home Lines fleet. In 1988, Home Lines
were bought by Holland
America,
who in turn were bought by Carnival. Carnival transferred herto Costa in
2002.
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- This
is the advance official Home Lines card of Homeric (2).
- "Proudly
Introducing mv Homeric. Now under construction. Italian crew
- Panamanian Registry. About 34000 tons".
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- Official
Home Lines photographic postcard of Homeric (2).
- Scan:
Ken Murayama.
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- Official
Home Lines photographic postcard of Homeric (2).
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- Official
Home Lines photographic postcard of Homeric (2).
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- Westerdam
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America: 1988-2002)
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will be added soon!
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- Costa Europa
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2002- )
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- Westerdam was transferred to Carnival's
subsidiary Costa
Cruises
as the Costa Europa in 2002. She received a modest refurbishment,
and weighed in at 53,872 grt, carrying 1,494 passengers in lower
berths. Upon entering service for Costa, Costa Europa
will offer 10 and 11-night sailings throughout the Mediterranean.
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- More images of Costa Europa
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- Official
Costa postcard of Costa Europa.
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- Official
Costa postcard of Costa Europa.
- Scan:
Francesco Galantino.
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- Photograph
of Costa Europa (right) at Lerwick (Shetland), plus the
World.
- Photo:
© Francesco Galantino.
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