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.
By 1955 at the latest Home Lines began making cruises from New York to The Bahamas during the winter season with two ships, Italia and Homeric. In 1958 Home Lines abandoned transatlantic traffic to New York (leaving it to Hamburg Atlantic Line) In 1961 Home Lines gave up transatlantic traffic completely when the Italia was transferred to the New York-Bahamas cruise service. Three years later the ship was sold to Freeport Bahama Enterprises for use as a floating hotel.
In 1965 Home Lines took delivery of their first purpose-built ship, Oceanic, which replaced the ageing Italia. The Oceanic entered service on 1965 as Caribbean Luxury Cruise during 1965 till about March 1965 then to the New York to Bahamas cruise route, and the Homeric was transferred to cruising on the Caribbean.
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