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Eagle - Azur - The Azur - Eloise - Royal Iris
1971: Entered service as
Eagle
for a new cruise ferry service from Southampton-Lisbon-Tangier. Southern Ferries were part of the General Steam Navigation Co, who became part of P&O.
1975: Sold to Nouvelle Cie. de Paquebots, Marseille (Paquet) and renamed
Azur
for ferry work and cruising in the Mediterranean.
1981: Rebuilt as a fulltime cruise ship, with cabins added in the car decks.
1987: Sold to Chandris, and re-named
The Azur
.
1994: Sold to Festival Cruises, name retained as
The Azur
.
2004: Festival Cruises failed and
The Azur
was sold for $10.5 million to an unknown operator, being renamed the
Eloise
.
2005: Sailing for Mano Cruises from Israel as the
Royal Iris
.
Ship Names on this Page:-
Eagle
- Southern Ferries 1971-75
Azur
- Nouvelle Cie. de Paquebots, Marseille (Paquet) 1975-81
The Azur
- Chandris Line 1987-94
The Azur
- Festival Cruises 1994-
Royal Iris
- Mano Cruises 2005-
Associated Pages:-
Chandris Lines
Festival Cruises
Mano Cruises
Paquet
Southern Ferries
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Eagle
(Southern Ferries 1971-75)
The official Southern Ferries card of
Eagle
, printed by J.Arthur Dixon (serial no. L6/SP.2805).
"M.V.EAGLE - Southern Ferries - The General Steam Navigation Company, part of the P&O Group. Cruise Liner car Ferry between Southampton, Lisbon, Tangier."
The second official Southern Ferries card of
Eagle.
Ramsey Postcards card 52 of
Eagle
.
Photographed by Philip James at Southampton.
Azur
(Paquet: 1975-87)
Joal Mariaud postcard 39/1982 showing the
Azur
, in initial all-white Nouvelle Cie. de Paquebots (Paquet) colours.
A Turkish card of Kusadasi showing the
Azur
, in initial all-white Paquet colours.
Croisieres Paquet official card of
Azur
. Printed by Editions Leo.
Regent Holidays official card of
Azur
, (chartered from Paquet).
The Azur
(Chandris: 1987-94)
An official Chandris Fantasy Cruises card of
The Azur
, printed in USA.
An official Chandris card of
The Azur
, printed in Italy, serial no.C23/88.
An official Chandris card of
The Azur
, printed in Italy, serial no.C298/91.
An official Chandris card of
The Azur
, printed in Greece.
Ramsey Postcards
card 27 of
The Azur
.
Chantry Classics card CC/S160 of
The Azur
, photographed by Wil Moojen.
Keskin Color postcard (serial 09/854) of Minoan Lines'
Ariadne
and
The Azur
at Kusadasi.
An enlarged view of the ships is shown beneath.
Photograph of
The Azur
.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Amsterdam 6th July 1991.
Photograph of
The Azur
.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Amsterdam 6th July 1991.
Photograph of
The Azur
.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Amsterdam 6th July 1991.
Photograph of
The Azur
.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Amsterdam 6th July 1991.
Photograph of
The Azur
in the North Sea Canal.
Photo: Wil Moojen, 21st July 1991.
The Azur
at Dubrovnik.
Photo: © Ivo Batricevic
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The Azur
(Festival Cruises: 1994-2004)
Festival Cruises official card of
The Azur
.
Festival Cruises official card of
The Azur
.
Festival Cruises official card of
The Azur
(and
Bolero
).
A more recent Festival official card of
The Azur
.
CT Postcards
Serial 055 of The Azur in Festival Cruises colours.
2001 issued Festival official card of
The Azur
.
The Azur
at Korcula, Croatia.
Scan: Martin Lear
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The Azur
at Dubrovnik.
Photo: © Ivo Batricevic
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The Azur
at Dubrovnik.
Photo: © Ivo Batricevic
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In 2004, Festival Cruises failed and
The Azur
was sold.
She is seen here laid up in Gibraltar on 13th April 2004, with the Festival logos painted out.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Gibraltar, 13th April 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Gibraltar, 13th April 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Gibraltar, 13th April 2004.
Royal Iris
(Mano Cruises: 2005- )
Following the collapse of Festival Cruises,
The Azur
was sold for $10.5 million to an unknown operator, being renamed the
Eloise
. However, in 2005 she is sailing for
Mano Cruises
as the
Royal Iris
.
Mano Cruises postcard of
Royal Iris
.
Image: ©
www.mano.co.il
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Harold Jordan
postcard L.40 of
Royal Iris
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Ivo Batricevic
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
Royal Iris
.
Image: ©
www.mano.co.il
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
Royal Iris
.
Image: ©
www.mano.co.il
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Mano Cruises publicity image of