Saga Ruby Classic Ocean Liner

Returning by ferry from Suomenlinna Fortress on the south bay of Helsinki, on this day you could see an ocean liner of classical architecture at the docks of the port of Helsinki. There are almost no such vessels left, they have been replaced by more modern ones, but the elegant forms of marine design of the 60s and 70s please my opinion more than the current giant floating bricks.

Saga Ruby was built in England and launched in 1973 under the name Vistafjord. For ten years, the ship worked on the Norwegian-American line, making regular flights from Oslo to New York. In 1983, the liner became the property of Cunard Line, and for a long time sailed under the old name, until in 1999 it received the traditional Cunard name Caronia. However, after 5 years, the ship again changed its name to Saga Ruby, as it was sold to the cruise company Saga Cruises.

Currently, the ship already bears a different name Oasia, and it seems that it has ended its cruise career - in January 2014, the ship again changed its owner - the Singapore company Millenium, plans to turn it into a floating hotel.

And another photo I took in Lisbon from the Miradoro do Santa Luzia observation deck in the spring of 2012.