Stories and reports

We are very thankful to all persons who have travelled on Michelangelo or Raffaello and that has sent us one story with their impressions about their travel and the liner.
All ex-passengers or crew members who wish add their testimony, please contact us by the e-mail addresses findable in the introduction page.

CREWS   MEMBERS

NameTaskLinerTime relative to the reportRemarks
Claudio Suttora
(Chiavari – Genova – Italy)
First OfficerMichelangelo12 April 1966Accident of the Michelangelo
Gian Filippo Zichele
(Roma – Italy)
Third OfficerMichelangelo
Raffaello
12 April 1966
19 May 1970
Accident of the Michelangelo
Collision of the Raffaello
Giovanni Belfiore
(Genova – Italy)
Third OfficerRaffaello25 October 1965Fire in the engine room
Ignazio Blasi
(Civitavecchia – Italy)
Room and
restaurant Staff
Raffaello19 May 1970Collision of the Raffaello in Algeciras
Rolando Sorrentino
(Torre del Greco – Naples)
StokerRaffaello
Michelangelo
29 April 1977Delivery of the Raffaello in Iran
Soudie Parnian
(USA)
Michelangelo1976-77
Bandar Abbas – Iran
Wife of the Iranian Captain
Parviz Farrokh-Tala
Venanzio Langella
(Torre del Greco – Naples)
CookMichelangelo12 April 1966Accident of the Michelangelo
Yassan Behzad
(Los Angeles – USA)
OfficerRaffaello1978-79
Bushehr – Iran
Service in Iran

PASSENGERS

NameLinerDate of travelClassRoute
Andrew Bryant
(San Francisco – California – USA)
Raffaello
Michelangelo
28 April 1973
July 1975 (last crossing)
First
First
Italy – New York
New York – Italy
Corrado Cattonar
(Trieste)
RaffaelloJune 1973
September 1973
TuristicaItaly – New York
New York – Italy
John Mattessich
(New Jersey – USA)
Raffaello
Michelangelo
June 1969
September 1969
TouristNew York – Genoa
Genoa – New York
Julius F. Apuzzo
(Los Angeles – USA)
Michelangelo25 April 1970TouristNaples – New York
Mary Milligan
(Westport, Connecticut – USA)
RaffaelloJune 1974CabinNew York – Naples
Merry Harwood
(London – UK)
MichelangeloSept. 1st  1969FirstGenoa – New York
Micheal Marshall
(New York – USA)
MichelangeloAugust 1966FirstGenoa – New York
Patrizia P.
(New York- USA)
MichelangeloJanuary 1970TouristGenoa – New York
Peter De Monte
(New York – USA)
Michelangelo
Raffaello
24 June 1966
26 September 1966
TouristNew York – Naples
Naples – New York
Richard A. Volpe
(Palm Beach – Florida, USA)
Raffaello
Michelangelo
5 July 1969
24 July 1969
CabinNew York – Genoa
Naples – New York
Silvio Di RienzoMichelangelo15 October 1970TouristNaples – New York
Stephen OwensMichelangeloOctober 1972TouristNew York – Genoa