Also known as the little red one. Used to travel between St. Lucia and Margarita via Barbados, St. Vincent and Trinidad. Really well known for the amount of sea sick pills consumed by passengers.
She was originally a "fjordsteamer", named Nordfjord 1, runnning in the fjords north of Bergen with Bergen being her homeport. She was built for Fylkesbaatane i Sogn og Fjordane, the company is now called Fjord 1 and the company concentrates now on ferry operation in Norway and high speed passenger transport.
As a little boy, a travelled on her often since my family lived in the fjords, and travel by sea was often the best option. Here is a link to a little more information (in german); http://www.fjordfaehren.de/no_f/nordfjord11963.htm
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