At the time that I captured this image of Athena in the Port of Civitaveccia Italy, in August 2008 I did not know then that she was 60 years old having been built and launched as the MS Stockholm in 1948! A wonderful old lady of the sea that is a credit to her original and later owners for maintaining her in such good condition. Her gross tonnage is 16100 Tons and with conversions after she was built was capable of accommodating 550 passengers. There is much information on the Internet about her life but I do not know whether she is still in service 10 years after I saw her.