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MS Finlandia (1966)
MS ''Golden Princess'' was a casino cruise ship owned by Eurasia International, operated on short casino cruises out of Hong Kong. She was built in 1967 by the Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard in Helsinki, Finland as ''Finlandia'' for the Finland Steamship Company. In 1975 she was sold to Finnlines, who converted her into the cruise ship ''Finnstar'' in 1978. In 1982 she entered service for Pearl Cruises as ''Pearl of Scandinavia''. In 1988 she was renamed ''Ocean Pearl''. In 1994 she entered service with Croisières Paquet as ''Pearl''. Between 1995 and 1998 she sailed for Costa Cruises as ''Costa Playa''. In 1998-1999 she sailed as ''Oriental Pearl'' for Mega Wave International, and in 1999-2000 as ''Joy Wave'' for Costa Cruises. In 2000 she was sold to Eurasia International and entered service under the name ''Golden Princess'' . In 2009 she was sold for scrap to China. Concept and construction During the early 1960s Finland Steamship Company's service between Finland, Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finlandia 1967
''Finlandia'', Opus number, Op. 26, is a tone poem by the Finns, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was written in 1899 and revised in 1900. The piece was composed for the Press Celebrations of 1899, a covert protest against increasing censorship from the Russian Empire, and was the last of seven pieces performed as an accompaniment to a tableau depicting episodes from history of Finland, Finnish history. The premiere was on 2 July 1900 in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus. A typical performance takes between 7½ and 9 minutes depending on how it is performed. In order to avoid Russian censorship, ''Finlandia'' had to be performed under alternative names at various musical concerts. Titles under which the piece masqueraded were numerous and often confusing —famous examples include ''Happy Feelings at the awakening of Finnish Spring,'' and ''A Scandinavian Choral March.'' Most of the piece is taken up with rousing and turbulent music, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
