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Anastasis docked in Amsterdam.
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View from bridge wing overlooking her foredeck.
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Anastasis docked in Amsterdam.
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Anastasis promenade deck.
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| The Anastasis entered service in 1953 as the Victoria. This cargo/passenger liner sailed for the Italian Lloyd Triestino. In 1978 the organisation Mercy Ships bought the Victoria literally from the scrap yard and renamed her the Anastasis. From that time onwards she has served as a hospital ship.
In 2002 the Anastasis visited Amsterdam and I had the change to take a look onboard the Anastasis and see the good things Mercy Ships offers along her routs. Surprisingly for a ship of that vintage and considering the fact that the last 25 years she has served as a hospital ship, she still has much of her original interiors and wooden wall decorations in place. The aging ship is a time capsule and a diamond in the rough showing a glimpse of a different time. For more pictures and information I have a ship file of Anastasis or check out the official site at Mercy Ships In 2004 (two years after the visit from this article) I revisited the Anastasis in the port of Scheveningen. At the following link you can read my report and view the online photo tour I made: Revisiting the Anastasis |
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Inside look of the bridge.
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A technical chart from her Victoria days.
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What used to be the first class staircase.
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Wall art located in what used to be the first class dining saloon.
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The first class dining saloon.
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The pursers office.
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what use to be the second class staircase.
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One of the still present carved wood panels.
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50's style Decorative lighting
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One of her operating theaters.
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Her Engine room.
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