Phoenix Reisen
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Phoenix Reisen is a Germany-based travel agency that also operates a fleet of cruise ships. The company first entered the cruise business in 1988 by chartering the Soviet Union-owned cruise ship SS Maxim Gorkiy.
Image: Amadea departing Tallinn 20 May 2016 (cropped)
Image: Amera in the Kiel canal VIII
Image: Artania in Port of Tallinn 18 May 2012 (cropped)
Image: Deutschland in Tallinn Bay Tallinn 4 August 2017 (cropped)
MV Astoria
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MV Astoria is a ship that was constructed as the transatlantic ocean liner Stockholm for Swedish American Line, and rebuilt as a cruise ship in 1993. Ordered in 1944, and commenced service in 1948, at 76 years old, she is the oldest deep water passenger liner still around in a non retired status. As Stockholm, she was best known for an accidental collision with Andrea Doria in July 1956, resulting in the sinking of the latter ship and 46 fatalities off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States.
Astoria in Thames Estuary, 7 March 2017
Stockholm as built
26 July 1956: After colliding with Andrea Doria, Stockholm, with severely damaged bow heads to New York
Damaged Stockholm entering port of New York