Greek Line


The Greek Line, formally known as the General Steam Navigation Company of Greece, was a passenger ship line that operated from 1939 to 1975. The Greek Line was owned by the Ormos Shipping Company. The line operated transatlantic and short-to-long distance voyages. The company later began operating leisure cruises as the jet age replaced passenger ships as the means of transportation across the Atlantic Ocean.
Except for one ship, the Olympia, all of the ships that the Greek Line operated were second-hand purchases. One of the line's former ships, the Queen Anna Maria, became the Carnivale. The Carnivale was the second ship to sail for the then newly-formed Carnival Cruise Lines, which today is one of the largest cruise lines in the world.
None of the Greek Line's former ships are in operation. The last ship was retired and sold for scrap in spring 2009.

Ships operated by the Greek Line