 Hamburg Atlantic logo | |
| Industry | Ocean liner and cruise ship traffic |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1958 |
| Defunct | 1973 (1st time) |
| Reestablished | 1991 |
| Defunct | 1997 (2nd time) |
| Fate | Acquisition |
| Successor | Hapag-Lloyd Cruises |
| Headquarters | Hamburg, West Germany |
Key people | |
Hamburg Atlantic Line (German: Hamburg Atlantik Linie) was an ocean liner and cruise ship operating company established in Hamburg, West Germany in 1958 by Axel Bitsch Christensen and Vernicos Eugenides, the latter being the adopted son of Home Lines' founder Eugen Eugenides.[1][2] In 1966, the company changed its name to German Atlantic Line (German: Deutsche Atlantik Linie). Liner services were abandoned in 1969, after which the company's ships concentrated solely on cruising. Due to the 1973 oil crisis, German Atlantic Line closed down in December 1973.[2]
In 1991 Dirk Moldenhauer, the captain of the last German Atlantic Line ship in service, acquired the rights to the Hamburg/German Atlantic Line logo and established Hanseatic Tours which used the same livery and ship names as the German Atlantic Line. In 1997 Hapag-Lloyd acquired Hanseatic Tours, and their operations were merged to those of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The last Hanseatic Tours vessel, MS Hanseatic retained the Hanseatic Tours livery in Hapag-Lloyd service until 2011.[2]
- ^ Thorsten Totzke. "Die Hamburg Atlantic Linie". Club TS Hamburg (in German). Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ a b c Ian Boyle. "Hamburg Atlantik Line / Deutsche Atlantik Line / Hanseatic Tours". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 2008-02-14.