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Some Notable Early Cruise Ships from Miami

ss Ariadne  ss Bahama Star  mv Bilu  ms Boheme  ss Emerald Seas  ss Evangeline  ts Flavia  ss Florida  mv Freeport  ss Jerusalem  tss Mardi Gras  mv Nili  ms Song of Norway  ms Starward  ms Sunward  ss Yarmouth 

15,465 tons; length 556 ft., width 70 ft., draft 26 ft., 18 knots; 378 cabins; 850 passengers; steam turbines, twin screw; built 1947, scrapped 1989

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The lovely Flavia was one of several vessels that contributed to the stellar reputation and prestige of the Costa Line in the growing market of cruises from the U.S.A. to the Caribbean and Bahamas in the 1970s. Originally the second-tier transatlantic liner Media for the Cunard Line, the ship was sold to the Cogedar Line of Italy in 1961 and underwent a radical conversion which gave the renamed Flavia a completely new profile and superstructure, additional cabins, two outdoor swimming pools, two restaurants, a two-level ballroom and cinema.

Flavia was deployed on Cogedar's Europe to Australia service until 1968, when the ship passed to the Costa Line, received a refurbishment and began three and four day Miami to Nassau cruises on December 20, 1968. With Italian registry and an all-Italian crew, Flavia was a great success providing a "Roman Holiday" to thousands of happy, mainly American passengers.

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In Costa service, the ship had accommodations for 850 passengers in 153 two-berth cabins, 220 two lower bed cabins with upper berths and five cabins with three lower beds plus upper berths, all with private facilities. By 1982, Flavia's steam turbines and boilers were simply worn out and the company put the ship up for sale. It was mainly laid up in Hong Kong until 1989, when a fire broke out onboard and the tired old cruise ship rolled over and sank in the harbor.

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