![]() ![]() Some, like ship historian John Maxtone-Graham, believe that France was purposely built to serve as both a liner and a cruise ship, stating: "Once again, the company had cruise conversion in mind. During her last years, to save fuel costs, crossings took six days/nights. She was renamed SS Blue Lady and sold to be scrapped in 2005, and scrapping was completed in late 2008.įrance was the French Line flagship from 1961 to 1974, combining regular five days/nights transatlantic crossings with occasional winter cruises, as well as two world circumnavigations. At the time of her construction in 1960, the 316 m (1,037 ft) vessel was the longest passenger ship ever built, a record that remained unchallenged until the construction of the 345 m (1,132 ft) RMS Queen Mary 2 in 2004.įrance was later purchased by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) in 1979, renamed SS Norway and underwent significant modifications to refit her for cruising duties. SS France was a Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT, or French Line) ocean liner, constructed by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard at Saint-Nazaire, France, and put into service in February 1962. Lloyd Werft (Refitting for Cruising Duties) Miami, Key West, Cozumel, Roatán, Great Stirrup Cay, Miami, and also European cruises ![]()
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