Anyone cruise on Epirotiki Semiramis?

My 2-3 day trip from Pireaus to Mikonos, Delos, Hydra in 1968 intoduced me to being a tourist at sea. It was a small spare ship but the sea and the islands were gorgeous!

Hello!

No, unfortunately I've never cruised aboard her, but for those to whom her story is unknown;

Length: 79,5 m

Beam: 12,8 m

GRT: 1,964 t

Built: 1935 Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Nothern Ireland

Operator: Epirotiki Line

Speed: 10 kn

Passengers: 200 in one class

Former name: Calabar 1935-53

She was built for Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool for the West-African coastal trade and during the 2nd World War she was used on the West Africa - Cape Town run. In 1953 was sold to Epirotiki, in 1966 was converted into a cruise ship and in 1970 she was fully refurbished. In 1970 she was doing one-week cruises from Piraeus to Aegean islands plus to Turkey. Before (don't know the year) going to the breakers, she was sold to a Saudi company called Shobokshi Maritime for use as a workers' accommodation vessel. In April 1980 she arrived in Singapore for demolition by National Shipbreakers Pte., the work was commenced in October the same year and finished in February 1981.

See also: http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/EpirotikiPCs.html#anchor324003