MS Athena

MS Athena

MS Athena is a cruise ship owned and operated by Classic International Cruises. She was built in 1948 as the Stockholm by Götaverken in Gothenburg for the Swedish America Line. Since her career with SAL she has sailed under the names 'Völkerfreundschaft, Volker, Fridtjof Nansen, Italia I, Italia Prima, Valtur Prima and Caribe, before beginning service under her current name.

As Stockholm she was best known for colliding with the Andrea Doria in 1956, resulting in the sinking of the latter ship.