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Jadrolinija’s Ivan Zajc

Repost of a voyage report originally posted here in 2009 but subsequently lost. In 2010 the Ivan Zajc was sold for service in Equatorial Guinea for service to the island…

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Mediterranean Massacre – Part Two

After the recent cull of Southern Europe’s elderly ferry fleet, which ships will be next? There remain plenty of veterans out there, and the list below is a bit of…

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Maintaining Ancona

A whole day in port – time for the crew to take a breather and relax in advance of another packed sailing in the evening? Not so for the crew…

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Picture of the week: Superfast VI

Superfast VI off Ancona. Click for larger image. Last week’s picture

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Picture of the week – 4 March 2009

The Olympic Champion arriving at Ancona, dwarfing a pair of former Polferries fleetmates in the Split 1700 (ex-Wilanow, Kronprins Carl Gustav) and the Sveti Stefan II (ex-Nieborow, Prinz Hamlet). Click…

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The Ancona (ex-Knossos, Saga, Hispania, Svea)

From Ancona to Split with the Ancona of Blue Lines. Blue Lines’ Ancona is the former Knossos of Minoan Lines, and before that the Saga, Hispania and originally the Svea…

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