Archives: Italia Prima

August 20, 2011

The Italia Prima sailed in the 1990s for Classical Cruises (as shown above), and is currently the Athena for Classic International Cruises.

This vessel was built in 1948 as the Stockholm for Swedish America Line and famously collided with the Andrea Doria in 1956 off the coast of Massachusetts.

Read more about colorful history of the current Athena here, and the Andrea Doria, here.

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