| IMO number : |
6416043 |
| Name of ship : |
SAGA ROSE |
| Call Sign : |
C6ZU |
| Gross tonnage : |
24528 |
| Type of ship : |
Passenger (Cruise) Ship |
| Year of build : |
1965 |
| Flag : |
Bahamas |
|
On July 29, a group of members from the Merseyside
Branch of the World Ship Society visited SAGA ROSE (ex SAGAFJORD, ex
GRIPSHOLM) of Saga Shipping at the Langton Cruise Terminal,
Liverpool to disembark and embark passengers. She was completed in
1965 by Soc. des
Forges de la Méditerranée (La Seyne sur Mer) for Norwegian America
Line. The builders lost so much money on the construction contract
that they went into liquidation the following year. In 1983
following the take over of NAL by Trafalgar House both
SAGAFJORD and her sister VISTAFJORD were incorporated into the
Cunard Fleet. A short charter to Transocean Tours for the 1996
season followed. She was then sold to Saga Shipping as SAGA ROSE.
Her sister VISTAFJORD remained with
Cunard through its absorption by Carnival Corporation gaining the
name CARONIA before being sold on to Saga Shipping. |
