page_title: Minoan Lines
section_title: Former Fleet
hierarchical_section_title: Minoan Lines / Former Fleet
caption_attribution_description: F/B Fedra (Bj. 1974, Minoan Lines: 1987-2000)
context_page_description: Minoan Lines is one of the largest passenger ferry companies in Europe, and one of the dominant passenger ferry companies in Greece, sailing between Piraeus and Crete and in the Adriatic Sea, between Patras and various Italian ports. The company was founded in May 1972. Since 2008 Grimaldi's Compagnia di Navigazione SpA owns and controls 95.9 of the stock of Minoan Lines.
  Its logo is derived from The Lily Prince fresco of Knossos
context_section_description: Minos (1974-1984) scrapped in 1984
  Ariadne (1975-1999) scrapped as Diamond in 2010 at Aliaga, Turkey
  Zakros (1977-1985) scrapped in 1985
  Knossos (1978-1998) scrapped as MV Ancona in 2011 at Alang, India
  El Greco (1979-2002) scrapped as Zaman in 2008 at Alang, India
  Festos (1984-1998) scrapped as Sancack I in 2003 at Aliaga, Turkey
  Agia Galini (1986-2002) sank as Dayana in 2006 at Colombia
  Fedra (1987-2000) scrapped as Winner 8 in 2010 at Alang, India
  King Minos  (1987-2002) scrapped as Mawadahh in 2019 at Gadani Beach, Pakistan
  Daedalus (1989-2005) scrapped as Caribbean Galaxy in 2018 at Aliaga, Turkey
  N.Kazantzakis (1989-2001) now as Metropolis since 2007 in China
  Erotokritos (1991-2002) scrapped as Kritos in 2011 at Alang, India
  Aretousa (1995-2002) now as Girolata for Grandi Navi Veloci since 2020
  Ikarus Palace (1997-2016) now as Cruise Smeralda for Grimaldi Lines since 2016
  Pasiphae Palace  (1998-2009) now as Jean Nicoli for Corsica Linea since 2018
   Olympia Palace (2001-2018) now as Cruise Bonaria fpr Grimaldi Lines since 2018
  Oceanus (2001-2002) as Ariadne Palace I (2002-2003) now as Mega Express Three for Corsica Ferries since 2004
  Prometheus (2001-2003) now as Zeus Palace for Grimaldi Lines since 2003
  Ariadne Palace (2002-2006) now as Moby Tommy for Moby Lines since 2006
caption: Fedra
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