HSF Cruise Bonaria
The HSF Cruise Bonaria is a Ro-Pax high speed ferry, built in 2000 at the Sestri Ponente shipyards by Fincantieri and owned by Grimaldi Lines previously owned by Minoan Lines as Knossos Palace. It can accommodate up to 2,500 passengers and 700 cars, and has 758 beds plus 742 airseats for passengers. The vessel is powered by four 4x Wärtsilä 16V46C diesel engines with a combined power of 67,517 kW, which give her a top 'speed of 31,6 knots. In November 2020 Minoan Lines announced that Knossos Palace exchanged with her former ship Cruise Bonaria previously named Olympia Palace. The first sold to Grimaldi Lines and renamed it Cruise Bonaria and the other one renamed Knossos Palace. The former Knossos Palace was under the Minoan Lines 20 years. For 20 years did the Piraeus-Heraklion route. The ship left Greece forever on 24 November and arrived in Napoli, Italy after two days. In there will change signals and name.
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| Port of registry | Heraklio, Greece 2000-2020 Palermo, Italy 2020-present |
| Route | Patras-Igoumenitsa-Brindisi |
| Builder | Sestri Ponente shipyards |
| Yard number | 6059 |
| Launched | 28 June 2000 |
| Completed | 2000 |
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| Status | In service |
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| Type | Ro-pax ferry |
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| Length | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Beam | 26.4 m (87 ft) |
| Height | 7.10 m (23 ft) |
| Ramps | Two |
| Installed power | Four diesel engines, 67,517 kW (combined) |
| Speed | 31.6 knots (58.5 km/h; 36.4 mph) |
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