Concept and Construction
The Hamburg Atlantic Line had begun operations in 1958, operating the former Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Scotland as the first SS Hanseatic on a route connecting Cuxhaven, Germany to New York. In 1965 the company decided to order a replacement for the Hanseatic. In order to finance this, a new company German Atlantic Line was founded and shares of the new company were offered to past Hamburg Atlantic Line passengers. The unusual scheme was successful, and an order was placed for the new ship at Deutsche Werft, Hamburg in November 1966. Before the ship was delivered, Deutsche Werft merged with Howaldtswerke to form Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft.
The new ship, eventually named Hamburg was originally planned to operate both as an ocean liner and as a cruise ship, similarly to RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, under construction at the time. However, by the time the Hamburg was delivered in March 1969, German Atlantic Line (as the whole company was known by then) had abandoned liner service and the Hamburg was used for full-time cruising. Additionally the first Hanseatic had burnt in September 1966, and instead of replacing her the Hamburg now entered service alongside the second Hanseatic that had been purchased from Zim Lines in 1967.
The ship's interiors were modernized 1988, however most public spaces were in the same configuration as they were when the ship was built until the end of her career.
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