MS Cruise Ausonia

Cruise Ausonia departing the port of Palermo
History
Name	Superfast XII (2002–2018) Cruise Ausonia (2018–Present)
Owner	Superfast Ferries (2002-2018) Grimaldi Group 2018-present
Operator	Superfast Ferries 2002-2018 Grimaldi Lines 2018-present
Port of registry	2002–2018: Piraeus, Greece 2018 onwards: Palermo, Italy
Route	Livorno-Palermo
Builder	Flender Werft, Germany
Yard number	683
Laid down	23 November 2000
Launched	7 December 2001
Completed	2 October 2002
In service	2002–present
Identification	IMO number: 9227429 Call sign: SYCD MMSI number: 239919000
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Superfast XI class fast ropax ferry
Type	Ro-pax ferry
Tonnage	30,902 GT 6,678 DWT
Length	200 m (660 ft)
Beam	25 m (82 ft)
Draft	6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)
Decks	10
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 12V46C diesels combined 48000 kW
Propulsion	2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster
Speed	Service 28.6 knots (52.97 km/h; 32.91 mph)
Capacity	1639 passengers 774 berths 653 cars 1920 Lane meters

MS Cruise Ausonia is a fast Ro-Pax jumbo ferry owned by the Grimaldi Lines and sails on the Livorno-Palermo route. She was built in 2002 for Superfast Ferries as MS Superfast XII by a shipyard in Lübeck, Germany, and is the last vessel of 12. She is a sister ship of Superfast XI.

Superfast XII was on the route Patras–Ancona until March 2009. From March 2009 she operated on the route Piraeus–Heraklion (Crete).From 25 May 2015 she is on route Piraeus-Syros-Patmos-Leros-Kos-Rhodes. Since 2017 she has also been making calls in Kalymnos.

In June 2018 her sale to Grimaldi Group was completed as part of Attica Group takeover of Hellenic Seaways shares from Grimaldi lines.

External links

• Superfast Ferries official web site - Greece - Italy / Pireaus - Heraklion
• M/S SUPERFAST XII (2002) photo.
• M/S SUPERFAST XII (2002) photo.
• Superfast XII photo
• Christening of Superfast XII