homeric cruise ship 1987

Homeric is very special – in many ways. As the very first cruise ship built by MEYER WERFT, it marks our grand arrival in the world of cutting-edge shipbuilding. The ship was constructed in the open – the covered docks in Papenburg were only built later on. Homeric was also the first and last vessel of its size to be launched sideways. There was a carnival atmosphere around the shipyard as the ship’s hull slipped sideways into the water, unleashing a gigantic wave. The ship was delivered to Home Lines in 1986 after two years of construction.

Homeric was renamed “Westerdam” in 1988 and returned to MEYER WERFT to be upgraded in 1989. The ship was to be extended by 40 metres to create more space for cabins, restaurants and sports facilities. Our shipyard specialists achieved this by splitting the vessel in two and adding more blocks in the middle. Never before had such extensive redevelopment work been carried out on a cruise ship of that size, which presented MEYER WERFT with a huge challenge.

Following the redevelopment work, Westerdam left the shipyard in Papenburg with a length of 244 metres and a visibly stretched design. The extended Westerdam now featured a two-storey show lounge with seating for over 700 guests. A sliding glass roof was installed in the pool area, where passengers could relax outdoors in good weather.

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HOMERIC 1986-1988 I Know She's MARELLA DREAM....

By Mrs.Linarcos , August 17, 2020 in What Ever Happened To........???

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However, I'm looking for interior photos of her when she was with Home Lines. and then when she became the WESTERDAM with HAL. Thank you so much for your kind assistance. 

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On 8/17/2020 at 9:31 AM, Mrs.Linarcos said: However, I'm looking for interior photos of her when she was with Home Lines. and then when she became the WESTERDAM with HAL. Thank you so much for your kind assistance. 

Although I never sailed on the Homeric or the Westerdam, I have every brochure that Home Lines issued between 1986-1988 when Home Lines was purchased/merged with Holland America. Home Lines' photography was very sparse in those brochures. There were no overall pictures of the decks, public rooms, nor even the cabins. Virtually all photos were close-cropped vignettes that could have been taken on either Atlantic or Homeric, or possibly even left-overs from Oceanic or Doric. 

I've included some scans from the introductory 1986 brochure, the 1987 brochure and the final 1988 brochure.

I know have Westerdam brochures from the HAL years, pre-lengthening and post-lengthening. I just need to search the archives (aka boxes in the closet). I'll scan and post what I unearth.

Thank you so much those photos are so good. 

5 hours ago, Mrs.Linarcos said: Thank you so much those photos are so good. 

I was mistaken. Holland America stretched the Homeric immediately upon delivery. They never sailed the ship in its original Home Lines configuration. Below are the relevant pages from the Westerdam's inaugural season with HAL.

Holland America was as stingy with ship photographs throughout the 1990's as Home Lines was in the 1980's. All of the  HAL brochure images are close-cropped vignettes that could have been taken on any HAL ship. Or they are so generic, they could have been stock photos from any ship, any line. The only interior photos I could find are these cabin photos, scanned from the 1992-93 brochure.

1 hour ago, ryndam said:   I was mistaken. Holland America stretched the Homeric immediately upon delivery. They never sailed the ship in its original Home Lines configuration. Below are the relevant pages from the Westerdam's inaugural season with HAL.   Holland America was as stingy with ship photographs throughout the 1990's as Home Lines was in the 1980's. All of the  HAL brochure images are close-cropped vignettes that could have been taken on any HAL ship. Or they are so generic, they could have been stock photos from any ship, any line. The only interior photos I could find are these cabin photos, scanned from the 1992-93 brochure.   Rob

Thank you again, I remember this brochure, more than the first one you put up in my request. And yes, they did stretch her out.

Interesting that so many folks complain about cruising "not what it used to be" and how the lines are cutting back.  But if you look at the front of the brochure in the above post, for the 89/90 winter season,  rates for a 10 day cruise start at $1539.  30 years later, some lines offer a 10 day cruise for prices starting even lower than that.  Of course they are cutting back...to offer the prices they do, they have to.   $1539 in 1990 would be  $3051 in 2020.  I don't think there is any mainstream line offering starting rates of $3000 for a 10 day cruise.

1 hour ago, marco said: Interesting that so many folks complain about cruising "not what it used to be" and how the lines are cutting back.  But if you look at the front of the brochure in the above post, for the 89/90 winter season,  rates for a 10 day cruise start at $1539.  30 years later, some lines offer a 10 day cruise for prices starting even lower than that.  Of course they are cutting back...to offer the prices they do, they have to.   $1539 in 1990 would be  $3051 in 2020.  I don't think there is any mainstream line offering starting rates of $3000 for a 10 day cruise.

I know what you mean, those were very good prices then, I don't even think Cunard would offer those prices like that for a 10 day trip, unless you got a really expensive room.

We sailed on it 2X as the "Homeric" and 1X as the "Westerdam"...a beautiful ship!

1 minute ago, marco said: We sailed on it 2X as the "Homeric" and 1X as the "Westerdam"...a beautiful ship!

I wished we had. 😞 😞 That's why I have been asking for interiors of her. I'm sure she was then. Home Lines and HAL always did an exquisite job when it comes to decor for their ships.

2 hours ago, Mrs.Linarcos said: Home Lines and HAL always did an exquisite job when it comes to decor for their ships.

An exquisite job for service and cuisine on both lines, as well.  

21 hours ago, ryndam said: Below are the relevant pages from the Westerdam's inaugural season with HAL.

If there is any improvement that has been made over the years to the brochures that the cruise lines issue, in my opinion, it is the wasted page or two of fares available for the cruises.  Who ever paid what the "brochure rate" was?

In 2020, the question has recently been--and I am afraid will continue to be--is a brochure for the cruise line in which one is interested even available?  

On 8/23/2020 at 4:16 PM, rkacruiser said:   If there is any improvement that has been made over the years to the brochures that the cruise lines issue, in my opinion, it is the wasted page or two of fares available for the cruises.  Who ever paid what the "brochure rate" was?   In 2020, the question has recently been--and I am afraid will continue to be--is a brochure for the cruise line in which one is interested even available?  

Indeed....."once upon a time"  the brochure rate was the price, no matter who you contacted.  Of course, this was long before the internet and on-line agencies.   As far as brochures, there are readily available.  You can ask one to be mailed to you from the cruise line.  If you have sailed on any line with any frequency, your mailbox should contain  several with some regularity.  We just recently recieved the 2021/2022 brochures from Cunard, Princess and Crystal.

1 hour ago, marco said:  As far as brochures, there are readily available.  You can ask one to be mailed to you from the cruise line.  If you have sailed on any line with any frequency, your mailbox should contain  several with some regularity.  We just recently recieved the 2021/2022 brochures from Cunard, Princess and Crystal.

I am a HAL 5 Star Mariner, Princess Captain's Circle Elite, some status with Carnival (don't recall what--maybe Gold), and Cunard World Club Member.  The brochures that I get with any regularity are from cruise lines that I have never sailed:  Regent and Oceania.  

HAL is supposed to send a new Cruise Atlas each time one is produced; rarely happens.  Princess will sometimes send a new brochure, but with no regularity.  I receive the World Club Magazine from Cunard, but no brochures.  As for Carnival, brochures are simply not available.  Research must be done online. 

I have had more success in obtaining a brochure, if one is available, by requesting it from my travel agent rather than the cruise line.

Given how Covid has so up-ended the cruise lines' itineraries and schedules, it's pointless to try to obtain anything from them currently.  

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Sadly I have 0 brochures for the Homeric, just a nice menu from 1988 which was her last year for Home Lines, the menu is dated Feb 27, 1988 and has a nice picture of the ship on the front an back cover. I also have tiles when she was the Westerdam for HAL and a pewter model for when she was the Costa Europa, but I have nothing for any of the names after that.

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I sailedon this ship both as Homer's & Westerdam...she was lovely & the slight edge she had over OCEANIC was an aft pool & shallower draft so Homer's could dock in FRONT STREET.

OCEANIC would drop anchor in the bay & we would tender into Hamilton...

I celebrated my 30th bday on board HOMERIC...WONDERFUL MEMORIES.

On 8/17/2020 at 10:31 AM, Mrs.Linarcos said: However, I'm looking for interior photos of her when she was with Home Lines. and then when she became the WESTERDAM with HAL. Thank you so much for your kind assistance. 

Sadly she is now in Lay-Up and there is talk about her being scrapped, as she has had a name change and is just called Ella now. Laid up, Expected to be Scrapped in Turkey.

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On 8/22/2020 at 3:25 PM, ryndam said:   I was mistaken. Holland America stretched the Homeric immediately upon delivery. They never sailed the ship in its original Home Lines configuration. Below are the relevant pages from the Westerdam's inaugural season with HAL.   Rob   Not correct. The inaugural season was actually 1988-90. I sailed on the Westerdam in February of 1989 and it had not been stretched at that point yet.  lynn

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Home Lines HOMERIC…

The Homeric was originally the Mariposa. She was a 18,017 gross ton ship, length 632 feet x beam 79.4 feet, two funnels, two masts, twin screw, speed 22 knots.

Accommodation for 475 first class and 229 cabin class passengers. Built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, she was launched for the Matson Navigation Company in Los Angeles on 18th July 1931. The Mariposa was used on the San Francisco – Honolulu – Sydney service and in 1941 entered service as a US Navy transport.

After wartime service, the Mariposa was laid up at Alameda in 1946 and in 1953 was sold to Home Lines, Panama and renamed the SS Homeric the following year.

The Homeric was completely refitted with accommodation for 147 first class and 1,096 tourist class passengers. The Homeric started regularly scheduled Southampton – New York sailings in 1955 and Le Havre – Montreal sailings in 1957.

From 1963 she was used for cruising only and after a serious fire in 1973, it was found uneconomical to repair her and she was sold for scrapping at Taiwan.

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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Marella Dream is being retired by Marella Cruises and now faces an unknown future.

The 54,760-ton vessel launched in 1986 under he Home Lines banner and also spent time in the Holland America Line and Costa Cruises fleets before sailing for Thomson Cruises in 2010.

Early 1980s: Home Lines orders a new ship at Meyer Werft . Named the Homeric, the vessel is planned as a replacement for the 1963-built Oceanic.

1985: As the very first cruise ship built by Meyer Werft, the Homeric is constructed in the open and launched in a traditional way, slipping sideways into the water. Meyer’s covered docks were built a year later.

1986: The Homeric is delivered to Home Lines in May. A few weeks later, the vessel arrives in New York City to start a program of summer cruises to Bermuda. Longer itineraries to the Caribbean are planned for the winter. 

1987: After buying Home Line’s Oceanic for its Premier Cruise Lines brand, Greyhound Corporation negotiates to buy Homes Lines and its remaining fleet. The deal was expected to be concluded by the end of the year but it ended up falling through.

1988: Only two years after its debut, the Homeric is sold to Holland America Line , along with the Atlantic.  

1988: While Home Lines ceases operations, the Homeric is delivered to Holland America in November. Renamed the Westerdam, the vessel begins sailing for its new owners with alternating seven-night Eastern Caribbean and seven-night Western Caribbean cruises from Fort Lauderdale.

1989: The former Homeric returns to Meyer Werft for  big update, that includes lengthening. At the time, it became the first ship to return to the shipyard.

1990: A longer Westerdam returns to service in March. The vessel is now 40 meters long, featuring more cabins, restaurants and sports facilities.

1990s: In service with Holland America, the ship usually spends its summers in Alaska, sailing in the Caribbean during the winters.

2001: After buying Costa, Carnival Corporation announces it is transferring two ships to the Italian brand fleet. The Westerdam was one of the vessels, along with Carnival’s Tropicale.

2002: Following a major refit, the ship is renamed Costa Europa and enters service for Costa in April. The work included the addition of balcony cabins and a new night club.   

2000s: Costa deploys the ship in Mediterranean, Northern Europe and the Middle East. The Costa Europa was also one of the first vessels to sail Costa’s new program in the Indian Ocean, embarking passengers in Mauritius. 

2009: After seven years sailing for Costa, the Europa is chartered to Thomson Cruises . The British cruise line signs a 10-year bareboat charter agreement with Carnival Corporation, with the option of buying the ship after the period.

2010: In February, two months before its delivery to Thomson, the Costa Europa is involved in a accident in Egypt. Attempting to moor in bad weather, the vessel collides with the dock in Sharm-el-Sheik.

2010: In April, the ship is delivered to Thomson Cruises and renamed Thomson Dream. Under the cruise line, the vessel joins two former fleet mates from its Holland America Line years, the 1983-built Thomson Spirit (former Nieuw Amsterdam) and the 1984-built Thomson Celebration (former Noordam).

2012: The vessel goes through another significant refit. To launch its new “Platinum Cruises” product, Thomson decides to upgrade the Dream , refurbishing cabins, lounges and bars.

2017: As part of Thomson Group’s rebranding, Thomson Cruises becomes Marella Cruises . As a result, the former Homeric is now sailing as the Marella Dream.  

2020: In January, Marella announces plans to retire its so-called “classic fleet.” According to the cruise line, both the Marella Celebration and Marella Dream will leave the fleet within the next five years.  

2020: A few months later, in September, Marella decides to get rid of the ship immediately .

Future: The ship remains docked in Croatia and a buyer has not been named.   

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In the years prior to the First World War, Germany had to expand their merchant fleet because the large British liners was way ahead of Germany’s best bid. The Hamburg-Amerika Line was trusted to ensure Germany’s confidence with giants such as the Imperator-class vessels at over 50,000 tons. However, satisfaction was not reached with a single trio of large ships; some smaller vessels was also commissioned as a complement to what was supposed to be the finest merchant fleet in the world.

Two of these vessels were ordered by Norddeutscher Lloyd. The first of this class would be named Columbus and the second Hindenburg. At 35,000 tons they would be large ships, but their speed was not given much consideration. Because only two propellers powered such a large ship, the Columbus would only be able to maintain a service speed of 18 knots.

In December 1913, the Columbus was launched as the largest ship in Norddeutscher Lloyd’s possession. For a year work on the ship continued until the Great War broke out. In August 1914, all work was stopped, and the steamer was laid up in Danzig during the hostilities. From now on, the Columbus’ destiny follows the path of another great German ship: The 56,000-tonner Bismarck, third of the Imperator-class.

The war came and went; in 1918 it was all over. The following year, the Columbus along with many other German ships such as the Bismarck was ceded by the British as substitute for the ships they had lost in the war. The Bismarck was renamed Majestic and went into the hands of the White Star Line, replacing the mined Britannic. Also the Columbus was handed to White Star and renamed Homeric. Together with Majestic, the Columbus had mended the badly erased Olympic-class trio, and by the time she replaced the Titanic, the Columbus had been renamed Homeric.

The name ‘Homeric’ was certainly no coincidence. The White Star Line had planned to expand the Olympic-class trio into a quartet with a 50,000-ton Homeric. Originally the intended name for that vessel had been ‘Germanic’, but as irritation grew between Britain and Germany, ‘Homeric’ was chosen instead. In Germany, the Homeric’s former sister ship, the intended Hindenburg, was at a very early stage in construction, and did not awake any interest among the British. After having lost the ex-Columbus, the Germans renamed the Hindenburg Columbus, to psychologically overshadow the loss of the first ship.

In 1920, the Homeric was finished at last. She had been completed in Germany under the supervision by Harland and Wolff. By that period of time conversion into oil-burning was common, but still the Homeric was completed as a coal-burner. In early 1922, the Homeric arrived from Germany and received her actual renaming, and on February 15, that year, she steamed out on her maiden voyage after nearly ten years of waiting. Even though she was not very fast, it was noted that the ship was remarkably steady in rough seas. This made her very popular, and that seemed to make up for her slow appearance. However, the speed was somewhat bettered in October 1923, when the Homeric was taken in for her winter refit. The coal burning engines were removed and replaced by oil burning ones. On April 9, 1924, she was back in service, and the ship proved to be somewhat faster than before. Still, at 19.5 knots she could not be successfully matched with the Olympic and Majestic, both with a service speed above 23 knots. Nevertheless, the Homeric reduced one day on her average transatlantic voyage.

In the early 1920s, the Americans tried to halt the mass immigration to the country by restricting the number of allowed foreign settlers. Perhaps this was necessary, but it proved a massive stroke on the shipping lines. The Homeric was built with immigration in mind, and had large steerage areas. These became unused, and after a few years the White Star Line considered to put her on permanent cruise service because of the ship’s unprofitable transatlantic voyages.

However, the ex-German continued on her Atlantic service, but time showed that she had a hull from the early 1910s. In 1928, the thousand feet Oceanic was announced as a replacement, and on June 1, 1932 the Homeric made her final crossing over the Atlantic. The plans for permanent cruising were realised, and the Homeric was to cruise in the Mediterranean from British ports. She was one of the first ships ever to be used only as a cruise ship. She handled this position brilliantly, and soon the Homeric had worked up a superb cruising-reputation, partly because her steadiness. When at anchor, off Tenerife, on September 28, 1932, the vessel was damaged by the Cia Transmediterrania’s small Isla de Tenerife who had failed to steer whilst circling the Homeric. The larger ship was not badly damaged and her service was soon continued. In that winter, the Homeric cruised the West Indies in a sleepy mood. Unfortunately, cruising also became unprofitable, and with no passengers, she slowed down her tempo. The White Star Line had problems standing on its own in the hard times of the early thirties, so in 1934, the Homeric became part of the newly formed Cunard-White Star Line. The two old rivals had to merge in order to finish Cunard’s 80,000 ton Queen Mary. One of the last missions for the Homeric was to attend to King George V’s Silver Jubilee fleet review in July 1935. Only two months later, the Homeric was laid up. After that, she never saw any kind of service, for she was sold to Scottish ship breakers in 1936. She was evidently an old ship, but had only seen 13 years of actual service when she was retired.

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• 774 feet (236.4 m) long
• 82 feet (25 m) wide
• 34,351 gross tons
• Steam triple expansion engines powering two propellers
• 18.5 knot service speed
• Passenger capacity of 2,766 people

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White Star Line was left in a very dangerous position following World War II. Their fleet had been decimated by the war effort. As war reparations, White Star acquired the 35,000 ton German liner Columbus renaming her Homeric.

The ship was originally laid down in 1912 for Norddeutscher Lloyd. Powered by tripe expansion engines, the twin screw liner was one of the largest built at the time, and able to achieve 18 knots.

Having sailed for Norddeutscher Lloyd before World War II, Homeric entered White Star service in 1922, after extensive rebuilding following years of neglect.

The liner was initially popular with passengers; however her slow service speed and coal-powered boilers made her difficult and costly to manage on the premiere transatlantic route. Homeric’s boilers were converted to burn oil in 1923; many years later than other express liners. This increased her speed to just over 19 knots. While the conversion improved her reliability, she was still unable to successfully match the speed and efficiency of her fleet mates, Olympic and Majestic.

Another problem for Homeric was her steerage accommodation, designed to transport thousands of immigrants. However, when the US. curtailed its mass immigration programme in the 1920s, this made a large area of Homeric obsolete.

White Star Line’s worsening financial position, and the onset of the Great Depression, saw Homeric suffer further. She was used as a cruise ship while still undertaking occasional crossings, before being laid up in 1932.

Later, she was reinstated as a full time cruise ship, but following the 1934 merger of Cunard and White Star, Homeric was flagged as excess tonnage.

Following a brief final moment of glory, whereby she participated in King George V’s Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, Homeric was laid up once more and eventually scrapped in 1936.

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Homeric, then Westerdam, now Costa Europa. Cruise Ship, IMO No 8407735. Built 1986, Builder Meyer J.L. & Co, Germany. Two years later it was bought by Holland America, in 1989, and completely rebuilt, including an extension of 130 feet, The ship's capacity was brought up to 1494 passengers. Owner Costa Crociere Engine , Burmeister & Wain Picture taken at Florida 1986 or 1987.

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 -    Marella Dream   (Until 2020 Dec )

 -    Thomson Dream   (Until 2017 Nov )

 -    Costa Europa   (Until 2010 Apr )

 -    Westerdam   (Until 2002 Apr )

 -    Homeric   (Until 1988 Dec )

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Home Lines, which has been operating cruises out of Port Everglades since 1958, added the Homeric to its fleet in mid-May, following its construction in West Germany, said David Sutherland, the company’s vice president of marketing.

The Homeric replaces the Oceanic, which Home Lines sold in late February. Both ships are now sailing from New York to Bermuda and will return to that route next May.

Including the two Home Lines ships, 20 ships will sail out of Port Everglades during the winter cruising season. Of those only three sail year- round, according to Alan Kehrer, director of business development for the Port Everglades Authority.

The others reposition their ships during the spring and summer.

The 42,000-ton Homeric will be sailing seven-day cruises departing on Saturdays to San Juan, St. Maarten, St. Thomas and Nassau.

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On 17th December 1913, Germany’s 35,000 ton Columbus was launched at F. Schihall shipyard in Danzig for Norddeutscher Lloyd. Work continued on Columbus until August 1914 when all work stopped due to the outbreak of World War One.

Following the war Columbus had to be handed over to Britain as war reparation. She was purchased by the White Star Line in 1921 and her construction was completed in Danzig but under Harland and Wolff supervision.

On 22nd January 1922 the ship arrived in Southampton and was renamed Homeric. The White Star Line wanted Homeric along with Majestic (II) to take the places intended for Titanic and Britannic (II).

Under the command of Captain FB Howarth Homeric left Southampton on 15th February on her maiden voyage to New York. Homeric arrived in New York two days late due to high seas and westerly gales.

On 25 the August 1923 Homeric was delayed leaving New York for Cherbourg and Southampton by 45 minutes when half an hour before she was supposed to leave the fireman and coal trimmers let the steam go down and refused to work, with 40 of them leaving the ship, after White Star refused to pay them a £6 bonus to work shorthanded because 15 of them had deserted the ship. The 40 crew members returned to the ship and work resumed after replacements were hired for the deserters.

Between October 1923 – March 1924 Homeric was given a refit by Harland and Wolff which included changing her from being a coal powered ship to an oil powered ship.

On 3rd September 1925 Homeric come very close to crashing into an anchored schooner in New York and nearly grounded in mud off the statue of Liberty after a number of boats drifted across her course.

While Homeric was entering the harbour at Constantinople on 14th February 1926 she lost her starboard anchor after being run into by Charterhurst.

Homeric had to leave a lifeboat with the Italian schooner Giacomo in the English Channel on 9th July 1927 after Homeric collided with her. Homeric was not damaged.

After completing a Mediterranean cruise in 1930 Homeric’s Second cabin class was removed and she become only a first and tourist third class ship.

Homeric left Southampton on her last transatlantic voyage on 1st June 1932 after that voyage she was used only for cruising.

On 27th September 1932 Homeric was accidently rammed by Cia Transmediterrania’s Isla de Tenerife while she was at anchor in Tenerife. Homeric was only slightly damaged.

When the White Star Line merged with Cunard in May 1934 Homeric become part of the new Cunard white star fleet and flew both the Cunard and White Star flag.

In July 1935 Homeric represented Cunard White Star at the Spithead fleet review which celebrated the Silver Jubilee of King George V. Soon after this Homeric was laid up.

Homeric was sold for £74,000 for scrap to Thomas W Ward LTD, on 26th February 1936.

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