F/B Ionian Queen - Limassol

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F/B IONIAN QUEEN

Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Patras, 12/01/07 #5730

Ship	Ionian Queen (2005)	Building Spec.	Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries (I.H.I.), Kure, Japan, 1988 – N° 2972
Call Sign	C4CC2	IMO Number	8712635
GRT	30.435	DWT	7.622
Dimensions	192,90 x 29,40 x 6,75	Engines	2 Ishikawajima-Pielstick 8PC40L570, 17.480 kW
Speed	21,8 knots	Passengers	1.600
Beds	472	Cars	452
Lane Metres	1.860	Sister ships	Ferry Azalea Ferry Shirakaba Ocean Grand
Registry Port	Limassol	Flag	Cyprus
Former Names/Own.	New Akashia – Shin Nihonkai Ferry 1988-2004 Ionian Glory – Endeavor Shipping 2004-04/2005
New Names/Owners	Ionian Queen – Endeavor Lines 2008à
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Delivered as the “New Akashia” in 1988 to Higashi Nihon Ferry, was put up for sale in 2004, finding a buyer in Endeavor Shipping of Mr Gianetatos, a company which is in business with Agoudimos Lines and renamed “Ionian Glory”, arriving in Greece at the beginning of 2005 where refit work on her started. In the meanwhile of her refit was renamed “Ionian Queen”, reflagged to Cyprus and registered in Limassol: this statement allows her to make the domestic trade Patras – Igoumenitsa, being Cyprus a new member of European Union. The final result of the rebuilding work is a fabulous ferry: the “mazinga” type ramp was removed from starboard side, replaced by a stern ramp which leads directly to the upper garage deck, with a free height of 4,20 metres, as the main garage. On the new starboard-side stern ramp there is also a passenger entrance with stairs and escalator which leads to the three passenger decks. The bed number is not very high; anyway the ship has very spacious public rooms and with a far modern design; the ferry has the casino, the a-la carte restaurant, self service, the shop, but also very distintive services on services like those carried by the ferry as the disco-theatre at deck 9, two suites with separate living-room and private balcony (the first time ever on a Italy – Greece ferry) and also the swimming pool, which seemed to have been built in Greece, with wooden floor and tables with sun umbrellas. She started serving the Patras – Igoumenitsa – Bari line at the end of August 2005, with a little delay on the previously stated start, and she “met” the quay at Bari on her first approach to the Italian port, however without consistent damage. Together with her sister “Ionian Queen” sails daily from Patras at 17:30 and Igoumenitsa at 23:55, sailing back to Greece from Bari daily at 18:30 except of Saturday, at 17:30, and on Sunday, at 14:00. During October 2005 the ferry was forced to remain five days at Bari due to engine problems; then in Spring 2006 the interior restyling of the ferry was finished, as long as the ferry was deployed in service with not all public areas refitted. Later, the Bari line stopped also at Cephalonia, then, at the beginning of 2008 Endeavor Lines took back the ferry and deployed it on its Brindisi – Igoumenitsa – Patras service.