Word: saturnia
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Younger & Bigger. The Italian government expects that the twin ships will lure tens of thousands of tourists to Italy, and that 70% of the voyagers will be dollar-dispensing Americans. By introducing two ships at once and simultaneously retiring the older Vulcania and Saturnia, the line reduced from 15 years to seven years the average age of its fleet on the competitive "Southern Atlantic" route, increased its capacity by 30%. Equally important, the twins created work for the Genoa and Trieste shipyards and the Italsider steel complex-all of which are owned by the Italian Line's parent...
...launched the Michelangelo, a 43,000-ton superliner for the North Atlantic run. Last week, to the crash of band music and the splash of spumante, Michelangelo's twin, Raffaello, slid down the ways at Trieste. When the two ships go to work next year, replacing the prewar Saturnia and Vulcania, they will be the fastest liners on the New York-Mediterranean run, cutting the voyage to Naples from eight to seven days...