Eastern Steamship Line (1965)

In 1954 Frank L. Fraser purchased the two final ships of the original Eastern Steamship Lines, Yarmouth (Queen of Nassau, and later renamed Yarmouth Castle) and Evangeline both for what's then known as the Eastern Shipping Corporation.

In May 1961, owner Frank L. Fraser had passed full control of the company to William R. Lovett (of Winn-Dixie supermarkets), with the name being changed to Eastern Steamship Corporation.

In 1968 the line acquired the even larger Miami from the Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Co and renamed her New Bahama Star.

In 1972 the Ariadne would be sold, and replaced with the larger TSS Emerald Seas, which was purchased from Chandris Line as the Atlantis.

[2] In 1981 the company was renamed again to the more modern Eastern Cruise Line.