ANDROMEDA (ΑΝΔΡΟΜΕΔΑ)
-Andromeda NE
Built in 2009 (age 15). Registered in Heraklion. Current line: None (under refit in Rhodes)
The small passenger boat ANDROMEDA was ordered in 2000 as tour boat that would be performing daily cruises in Crete. Her construction began in Egypt and she arrived in Greece in 2001. However, her owners went bankrupt and her construction was never finished, and she was therefore left abandoned in Heraklion. In 2008 she was bought by the Salamina-based company Andromeda NE and her construction was finally finished in 2009, after which she was deployed on the Piraeus-Salamina line. Following the completion of the 2011 season, due to financial issues faced by her owner, she was laid-up in Salamina. Despite undergoing a refit from 2017 to 2018 that indicated a potential reactivation, she ultimately remained laid-up in Salamina. In 2023 she was damaged by a fire which partially destroyed her main passenger deck. However, she was repaired and her accommodation superstructure was fully rebuilt in Salamina, and she is rumoured to be resuming service in Rhodes.
PHOTOS (2022):
The ANDROMEDA seen laid-up in Salamina (11/2022).
The ANDROMEDA seen laid-up in Salamina, just four months before she was partially damaged by a fire, although she was eventually repaired immediately afterwards (11/2022).