Home Lines

Home Lines
IndustryOcean liner and cruise ship traffic
Founded1946
Defunct1988
FateAcquisition
SuccessorHolland America Line
HeadquartersGenoa, Italy
Key people
Eugen Eugenides, Nicolaos Vernicos-Eugenides[1]
SubsidiariesNational Hellenic American Line

Home Lines was an Italian passenger shipping company that operated both ocean liners and cruise ships. The company was founded in 1946, and it ceased operations in 1988 when merged into Holland America Line. Although based in Genoa, Home Lines was an international company with ships registered in Panama, while the original company chairman Eugen Eugenides was Greek. By the time Home Lines was merged into Holland America, they were one of the most highly regarded cruise lines in the world.[2]

Home Lines were connected to Cosulich Lines, Swedish American Line and Hamburg-America Line. Eugen Eugenides' adopted son Nicolaos Vernicos-Eugenides cofounded the Hamburg Atlantic Line in 1958, and he later served as the CEO of both Home Lines and Hamburg Atlantic Line.[2]

  1. ^ "Eugene Eugenides". Greek Shipping Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  2. ^ a b Ian Boyle. "Home Lines". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 2008-01-08.