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HISTORY
SSS Guglielmo Marconi was an
Italian ocean liner launched on 24 September 1961 for Lloyd
Triestino's Genoa—Sydney service. Her sister ship was SS Galileo
Galilei. Guglielmo Marconi left Genoa on her maiden voyage on
November 18th 1963. In 1976, Guglielmo Marconi was transferred
to the Naples-Brazil-River Plate service of Italia Line.
American Adventure in Key West Harbor.
In 1979 she was transferred to Italia Crociere as a full-time
cruise ship. This was not a success and she was sold to Costa
Lines in 1983. After a two-year rebuild, the ship reappeared as
Costa Riviera for Costa Cruises in 1985. Costa Riviera
alternated between Caribbean and Alaskan cruising during her
time with Costa Cruises.
In 1993, American Family Cruises was launched, a joint venture
between Costa and Bruce Nierenburg, to operate cruises aimed at
young American families with children. AFC were not successful,
and the ship sailed for Genoa in September 1994 where she was
converted back to the Costa Riviera, and began cruising her last
years in Europe until Costa Riviera was sold for scrap under the
name Liberty in 2001. .
Name:
Guglielmo Marconi (1963–1983)
Costa Riviera (1983–2001)
Owner:
Lloyd Triestino (1961–1976)
Italia Line (1976–1979)
Italia Crociere (1979–1983)
Costa Lines (1983–1985)
Costa Cruises (1985–1993)
American Family Cruises (1993–1994)
Port of registry: 1963-1983 Trieste, Italy. 1983-2001 Genoa,
Italy
Route: Genoa-Naples-Messina-Port
Said-Aden-Fremantle-Melbourne-Sydney
Builder: Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy
Yard number: 1863
Launched: 24 September 1961
Completed: October 1963
Maiden voyage: 18 November 1963
Fate: Scrapped 2001
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