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Aegean Queen (ship)
MS ''Starward'' was a cruise ship built in 1968 at the AG Weser shipyard in Bremerhaven, West Germany. Originally commissioned for Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Caribbean Line after the success of its first ship, , ''Starward'' was the first purpose-built ship for the newly-established cruise line. In 1995, ''Starward'' was sold to Festival Cruises, which they renamed the vessel ''Bolero''. The vessel was shortly Chartering (shipping), chartered to Spanish Cruise Line, however, it was sold to Abou Merhi Cruises after Festival Cruises was forced to declare bankruptcy in early 2004. In 2006, Celestyal Cruises, Louis Cruise Lines bought ''Orient Queen'' and kept the name intact. ''Orient Queen'' was briefly used the United States Government in 2006 to evacuate U.S. citizens out of Lebanon due to 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, conflict between Lebanon and Israel. Louis Cruise Lines renamed the ship to ''Louis Aura'' in 2012. In 2017, Etstur, a Turkish travel agency, chartered the sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Economy of Lebanon, Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important Port of Beirut, seaport for the country and region, and rated a Global City, Beta- World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
