MS Cruise Ausonia
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MS Cruise Ausonia is a fast Ro-Pax jumbo ferry owned by the Grimaldi Lines and sails on the Livorno-Palermo route. She was built in 2002 for Superfast Ferries as MS Superfast XII by a shipyard in Lübeck, Germany, and is the last vessel of 12. She is a sister ship of Superfast XI.
Name
- Superfast XII (2002–2018)
- Cruise Ausonia (2018–Present)
Owner
- Superfast Ferries (2002-2018)
- Grimaldi Group 2018-present [1]
Operator
- Superfast Ferries 2002-2018
- Grimaldi Lines 2018-present
Cruise Ausonia berthed in Livorno | |
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| Port of registry | |
| Route | Livorno-Palermo |
| Builder | Flender Werft, Germany |
| Yard number | 683 |
| Laid down | 23 November 2000[3] |
| Launched | 7 December 2001[3] |
| Completed | 2 October 2002[3] |
| In service | 2002–present |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Class & type | Superfast XI class fast ropax ferry |
| Type | Ro-pax ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Beam | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Draft | 6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)[2] |
| Decks | 10 |
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| Speed | Service 28.6 knots (52.97 km/h; 32.91 mph)[2] |
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Superfast XII was on the route Patras–Ancona until March 2009. From March 2009 she operated on the route Piraeus–Heraklion (Crete).From 25 May 2015 she is on route Piraeus-Syros-Patmos-Leros-Kos-Rhodes. Since 2017 she has also been making calls in Kalymnos.
In June 2018 her sale to Grimaldi Group was completed as part of Attica Group takeover of Hellenic Seaways shares from Grimaldi lines.
